king of morocco Muhammad VI returned this Wednesday gratitude to Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. A letter in which he invites to visit the country and avoids any allusion to the Palestinians, a historic cause of the Arab countries, which Rabat decided to sacrifice in order to strengthen ties with Tel Aviv.

“Mr. Prime Minister, I would like to express my sincere thanks and great appreciation for your letter in which you informed me of the decision of the State of Israel to recognize the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over its Sahara and favorably consider the opening of a consulate in the city of Dakhla,” stressed the Alawite monarch in a dispatch published by the Moroccan royal house. The King assures that the Israeli movement “has been highly appreciated by the Moroccan people and its active forces.”

In line with his previous statements, the monarch, who signs long periods of absence from the country, insists that the Sahara issue is “the Kingdom’s national affair and the priority of its foreign policy.” “The important decision you have made is both fair and far-sighted,” he says. “This is true to the extent that it confirms the true legal titles and irrefutable historical rights of Morocco to its Saharan provinces,” he argues.

“His decision is also farsighted. It is part of an irreversible international dynamic in which many countries from all regions of the world are calling for a final political solution to this anachronistic regional dispute, based on the Moroccan initiative for Saharan autonomy and within the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom,” he adds.

Never mentioning Palestine and its right to establish a state, which is becoming increasingly impossible due to Israeli policies, Mohammed VI welcomes the “acceleration” of relations between Israel and Morocco. “The momentum they are experiencing is unprecedented both in terms of exchanging visits from managers and businessmen, and in terms of developing the traditional structure, diversifying cooperation and strengthening commercial exchanges.” “As I indicated to you during our telephone conversation on December 25, 2020, you can visit Morocco at dates to be determined through diplomatic channels in accordance with our mutual convenience,” he concluded.