Morocco king skirts Africa summit to avoid Bibi

Morocco’s monarch Mohammed VI is to avoid an upcoming summit of African leaders as it is also to be joined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The meeting of the intergovernmental body of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to take place in Liberia on Sunday, The Jerusalem Post reported on Saturday.

The king, whose country does not have diplomatic ties with the usurper regime of Israel, had originally accepted an invitation to the summit, but had second thoughts after finding out about the unwonted invitation forwarded to the Israeli premier.

Morocco's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the king “wants his first presence at an ECOWAS summit not to take place in a context of tension and controversy, and wants to avoid any confusion.”

“Over the last few days, key ECOWAS member states have decided to reduce their level of representation at the summit due to their disagreement with the invitation handed to the Israeli prime minister. Other member states also expressed their astonishment at this invitation,” it added.

The meeting will be gathering 15 African nations, two other among which, namely Niger and Mali, do not have diplomatic relations with Israel either.

Netanyahu, who is heading for Liberia at the head of a high-ranking political mission, is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit with the leaders of Liberia, Togo, and Côte d’Ivoire.

The Zionist Israeli regime premier went on a tour of Africa last year, and is to attend another summit in Togo in October, as Tel Aviv tries to befriend the continent.

The Liberia event is expected to feature signing of a cooperation agreement and two memoranda of understanding between Tel Aviv and ECOWAS.
Like Morocco, most Arab governments have no diplomatic ties with the Israeli regime, seeking to portray themselves as the traditional adversaries of Tel Aviv and the upholders of the Palestinian cause.

Even so, reports have indicated that several of them, including Saudi Arabia, have had secret relations with Tel Aviv and act as per the lines depicted by the usurper regime of Israel.

EA