'We've waited so long for today': Moroccan Israelis fete normalization agreement
444 shares Illustrative: Members of the Ivgy family celebrate the Jewish Moroccan celebration of Mimouna, in the southern coastal city of Ashkelon, April 15, 2020. (Edi Israel/Flash90) Israelis of Moroccan descent celebrated Thursday’s decision by the North African kingdom to normalize relations with the Jewish state, calling it both “a natural agreement” and one they had long awaited. “I have tears in my eyes,” Dimona resident Avi Bohbot, 30, told the Ynet news site. His parents immigrated to Israel from Morocco and he currently organizes student trips to the country. “This...
Source: timesofisrael.com