President Trump announced that Israel and Morocco have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations!
This comes after historic agreements with Bahrain, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates, which also established relations with Israel, and Saudi Arabia granted the right for flights going to/from Israel to overfly their airspace.
Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to full diplomatic relations – a massive breakthrough for peace in the Middle East!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2020
The US in turn recognized Morocco’s control over the disputed Western Sahara:
Today, I signed a proclamation recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara. Morocco's serious, credible, and realistic autonomy proposal is the ONLY basis for a just and lasting solution for enduring peace and prosperity!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2020
Morocco recognized the United States in 1777. It is thus fitting we recognize their sovereignty over the Western Sahara.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2020
Morocco will also grant flights to/from Israel to overfly their airspace.
As we have seen with Bahrain and the UAE, I’d presume that we will soon have direct flights between Casablanca and Tel Aviv on airlines like Royal Air Maroc, El Al, Arkia, and Israir.
Currently, a flight between Tel Aviv and Casablanca means a 10+ hour ordeal via Europe. A nonstop flight will take less than 6 hours.
Morocco has been on my bucket list since reading this DDF Trip Report. You can find the DDF Master Thread on Morocco here.
This will open up a great way to fly between the US and Israel!
A flight from JFK to Casablanca takes less than 7 hours, making it a much more practical connection point than Dubai or Abu Dhabi, which are 13 hour flights.
There are bargains to fly on Royal Air Maroc using AA or Etihad miles.
When they offer nonstop flights to Tel Aviv you’ll be able to fly from North America via Casablanca, where you can stopover and explore or just get on a connecting flight to Israel. With excellent award space in coach and business class, this could be an incredible way to use American or other OneWorld partner miles to fly to Israel!
Have you been to Morocco? Will you fly to Israel via Morocco?
HT: chff
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I’ve been to Morocco and we flew From TLV via Europe and total flight time was under 7 hours
Under 7 hours?
I’m not seeing anything like that. Doesn’t seem possible.
He probably didn’t factor in the time zone change. Maybe it was in between changing clocks in each country and the difference was 2 hours.
From to TLV to CMN, the absolute shortest time I’m finding is 8 hrs, 30 minutes on Alitalia (connecting in FCO for 90 minutes). Is it possible for it to be shorter flying through Madrid or Lisbon?
Yeah, but that doesn’t factor in the hours you’ll need to locate your luggage if you’re flying on an Alitalia connection 😉
I don’t think under 7 hours is remotely possible.
Via CAI is theoretically shorter then 7 hours but doubt many DD readers fly airsinai
Doubt it with the connection.
Via CAI blocked at 7:30 flying time, depart TLV 12:15 depart CAI 1:50 arrive CMN 7:45
Date?
Is this a real world connection that people can book or just narishkeit?
Any date in winter .Royal air Marco departs CMN 1:50 Am arriving 7:35 AM AirSinai doesn’t show on google flights but daily depart CAI 8:55 Arrival 10:15
Don’t see anything like that on Google from CMN-CAI.
Not that it matters. The connection wouldn’t work anyway.
AirSinai doesn’t show on google or OTA, additionally only one way 7:00 flying time https://www.google.com/travel/flights/booking?tfs=CBwQAhpgagcIARIDQ01OEgoyMDIxLTA0LTIwcgcIARIDVExWIh8KA0NNThIKMjAyMS0wNC0yMBoDU0FXKgJQQzIDNjUyIh8KA1NBVxIKMjAyMS0wNC0yMBoDVExWKgJQQzIDNzk1cAGCAQsI____________AUABSAGYAQI&tfu=CsABQ2lkSFRHaDFZVUpITFMwdExTMHRMUzB0ZVhOdGJURTRRVUZCUVVGR1gxTlpVMGxFY2t0RlFVRVNDMUJETmpVeWZGQkROemsxR2dzSXFiVUJFQUlhQTFWVFJEZ2NRQUZLQ0FnQkVCVWFBbEJEVWdKUVExb0NVRU5pTVRJd01qRXRNRFF0TWpBNlEwMU9PbE5CVnpwUVF6WTFNbnd5TURJeExUQTBMVEl3T2xOQlZ6cFVURlk2VUVNM09UVndxYlVC&utm_campaign=sharing
I said CMN-CAI.
And via ATH flight are blocked 2.05 and 3.55 so can do under 7 hours
Again, please show me the full itinerary with connection times.
May 11 AT 915 leaving CMN 8:20 A3 928 arrival TLV 2:00 AM total travel 7:20. Connection are not timed very well but it is possible
Please post more clearly what you’re referring to as it’s not legible, but either way I’m talking about valid real world connections that people can book.
I gave you the flight numbers and departing times of a connection via ATH blocked flying time 7:20 with a 1:10 minutes connection,
Don’t see anything like that from CMN-ATH-TLV on 5/11:
https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhogagcIARIDQ01OEgoyMDIxLTA1LTExcgcIARIDQVRIKABwAYIBCwj___________8BQAFIAZgBAg
https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhogagcIARIDQVRIEgoyMDIxLTA1LTExcgcIARIDVExWKABwAYIBCwj___________8BQAFIAZgBAg
And even if it does exist, it’s still not under 7 hours.
You are right, confused the outbound and inbound. But Air Egypt is timed very well.
On which dates? Not seeing that either.
But anyway, you can’t book connections with Air Sinai and connecting in CAI is a nightmare even with a legal connection.
Again, this doesn’t work in the real world.
Most probably meant to say total time in the AIR was less than 7 hours, Which could make sense
Sure, but that’s a meaningless number.
How did chff beat me on the HT? Does he have auto-forward of all trump’s tweets to Dan? 🙂
😀
The fun and games of wonderful diplomatic opportunities will end soon if Biden takes office in January. We can expect stagnant relations, as we have seen for decades under both Democrats and Republicans. A real shame
I wouldn’t be so sure about that.
I bet that Oman and Saudi Arabia and Israel establish relations under Biden. But I certainly give Trump credit for getting the ball rolling.
Saudi Arabia will join with their neighbors Bahrain and the UAE in establishing full relations with Israel as soon as the alter kacker King drops dead. MBS is in full support of relations, but has to wait until the current king leaves these shores for the beyond.
Direct flight, hopefully from Marrakech would be great, just need a direct from the US to Marrakech, as it would be the best possible few day stopover to Israel.
Why not Casablanca?
Will be faster then connecting in many EU countries? I think so
Morocco is a place of real cultural value in and of itself, like Israel’s other supposed new friend, Sudan. Bahrain and UAE are as culturally significant as Las Vegas.
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/business/1366938-israels-el-al-says-mulling-direct-flights-to-morocco
When, not if.
As of now Morroco is red.. But maybe they will get the same special Green political classification that UAE got -:p
LOL
https://twitter.com/ItayBlumental/status/1337108168795676672?s=19
Now also Israir, Arkia and LY are looking into it
love the vibes
Went to Morocco with a kosher tour group a few years back, while the entire country is an amazing experience, nothing comes close to Marrakech. I would certainly spend a few days there with the family on the way to TLV
We took a ferry from Gibraltar to Tangier for a day in 2017. A guide that we had arranged for in Gibraltar showed us around all the Jewish sites. There is a 4 storey restaurant in the Shuk that is a house formerly owned by Jews. The owner allows families to eat their own food inside and buy beverages from him. No one paid any attention to our family of 10 although we were visibly Jewish.
Was in morocco for 3 weeks this past summer, basically covered it from top too bottom, it’s the nicest place I’ve been to.
I’m just afraid once the Israelis show up they’ll ruin the vibe
Hey Dan!
Your posts have helped me tremendously in the past!
I am confused about how to continue with my credit cards though.
I have now five credit cards, and I would like to ask you what I should keep and what not.
I have chase sapphire reserve. marriot rewards. ihg. United explorer mileage plus. and Hilton honors american express.
I live in Israel, and during Covid I don’t travel. Israel hotels do not respect points during this time, as far as I know. In normal times, I would fly a few times a year TLV-NY/NJ and back. I feel like I am paying for these credit cards for anniversary nights, but have not gone anywhere in a year and I am not sure if my anniversary nights are being saved for after Covid.
Also, if I cancel my cards, do I get to keep points I did not use? for how long?
Something diplomatically admirable tarnished by the US president (unilaterally in the US government, did Congress even know?) selling out the long-suffering people of Western Sahara, and issue he probably didn’t even care to learn about. A different price should have been found, one not egregiously morally compromised. We are sadly so far from the spirit and honor expressed in the letter of gratitude from George Washington to the Sultan of Morocco on display in Tangiers.