Radio silence: Israeli-Moroccan normalization deal causes ruckus at French-Arab station
Follow Feb. 24, 2021 PARIS – The official warming of ties between Israel and Morocco has led to a heated dispute between a radio station for the French-Maghrebi community and two presenters who wanted to discuss the normalization agreement on air. Malik Yettou and Rose Ameziane host Paris-based Beur FM’s weekly show “L’Actu Autrement” (“News with Another Perspective”), and the spat arose a few days after the normalization deal between the two countries was announced on December 10. Yettou said the Israeli Embassy in Paris contacted the pair directly, offering to discuss the agre...