One of the more encouraging pieces of news this week is the inauguration of direct flights between Israel and Morocco, undertaken in accordance with the joint declaration that the two nations signed on December 22 of last year as part of the breakthrough Abraham Accords. Morocco World News reported on July 26 that the arrival of two Israir and El Al flights in Marrakech this past weekend was something of a joyous event. Bands specializing in music alluding to folk tales and legends of Morocco turned out to fete the hundreds of tourists and visitors, and the U.S. State Department sent out a positive tweet about the event.

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