{"id":14538,"date":"2023-08-30T11:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T09:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/?p=14538"},"modified":"2025-04-18T22:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:54:07","slug":"visa-exemption-under-discussion-between-morocco-and-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/une-exemption-de-visa-en-discussion-entre-le-maroc-et-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"A visa waiver under discussion between Morocco and Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2022, there has been a significant rapprochement between Morocco and Israel, notably due to Israel's recognition of Moroccan ownership of Western Sahara. This trend is reflected in a significant increase in the number of Moroccan tourists visiting the Hebrew state. <strong>More than 2,000 Moroccan citizens visited Israel in the first half of 2023, an increase of 66% compared to the same period in 2022.<\/strong>according to<em>Abraham Accords for Peace Institute<\/em>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Towards visa-free travel for Moroccans<\/h2>\n<p>In order to further strengthen religious, cultural and tourist exchanges between the two countries, a visa waiver project for Moroccan citizens is under discussion. Meir Masri, a fervent supporter of this initiative, declared in a tweet: \"<strong>It's shameful and unacceptable for a European or a Russian to enter Israel without a visa and to ask our Moroccan brothers for an entry visa.<\/strong>\"In November 2021, this Labor Party member of parliament tabled a bill in the Knesset to facilitate Moroccans' access to Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1| Morocco and Israel are considering the mutual abolition of visas between the 2 countries, according to a member of the Israeli Labor Party.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TelQuelOfficiel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TelQuelOfficiel<\/a>a member of the Israeli Labor Party, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeirMasri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MeirMasri<\/a>announced that the mutual exemption of... <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SadYz6sEIf\">pic.twitter.com\/SadYz6sEIf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>- Morocco Intelligence (@MoroccoIntel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoroccoIntel\/status\/1690226054491688961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h3>Direct flights between the two countries<\/h3>\n<p>The normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel has also led to the introduction of direct flights between the two countries, attracting more Israeli tourists to Morocco. Daniel, a Moroccan-Israeli guide, explains that he is making more and more return trips to accompany groups of Israelis to discover the Cherifian kingdom.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the benefits of standardization?<\/h2>\n<p>This improvement in relations between the two nations has several advantages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourism development :<\/strong> Visa exemptions and direct flights encourage travel between the two countries, boosting their respective economies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural exchange :<\/strong> Cross-visits by Moroccan and Israeli citizens enable them to discover and appreciate each other's cultures, contributing to a better understanding between peoples.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peacebuilding:<\/strong> This rapprochement can serve as a model for other countries in the region, showing that peaceful and fruitful relations can be established despite political and religious differences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2022, there has been a significant rapprochement between Morocco and Israel, notably due to Israel's recognition of Moroccan ownership of Western Sahara. This trend is reflected in a significant increase in the number of Moroccan tourists visiting the Hebrew state. More than 2,000 Moroccan citizens visited Israel during the ... <a title=\"A visa waiver under discussion between Morocco and Israel\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/une-exemption-de-visa-en-discussion-entre-le-maroc-et-israel\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Morocco and Israel discuss visa exemption\">Read the article<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,33],"tags":[72,54],"class_list":["post-14538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-afrique","category-moyen-orient","tag-israel","tag-maroc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7020205,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14538\/revisions\/7020205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}