Samia Errazouki on Morocco's Summit with Israel

Samia Errazouki on Morocco's Summit with Israel

Author: Arab Studies Institute May 5, 2022 Duration: 58:01

At the end of March 2022, in a bold and historic step backwards for the cause of peace in the Middle East, Morocco was one of four Arab countries meeting in a special summit with Israel and the US.

Although distant Iran was central to the discussions held during this meeting, the central issue of Palestine never broached during this summit, which took place in the heart of historic Palestine.

Khalil Bendib spoke with Samia Errazouki, a journalist formerly based in Morocco and a PhD candidate in early modern Northwest African history at UC Davis, about Morocco's participation in this summit and what might be motivating the Moroccan regime to go against the wishes of its own people.


Courtesy of Voices of the Middle East and North Africa (VOMENA).


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