The thesis research focused on the Morocco-Israel normalisation and aimed at understanding if the event should be considered a milestone in the countries’ relations. Consequently, the thesis...Show moreThe thesis research focused on the Morocco-Israel normalisation and aimed at understanding if the event should be considered a milestone in the countries’ relations. Consequently, the thesis proposed a central argument that maintained that the Morocco-Israel normalization should not be considered a turning point of the two states’ relations. To determine whether the main argument was realistic, the thesis aimed at answering the overarching question: “what are the factors that led Morocco to start a normalization process with the State of Israel?” The research, to disclose the reasons behind the Morocco-Israel normalization, encompassed three empirical chapters which focused on historical, transnational, and political aspects related to the event that could have played a relevant role in the progress of the two countries’ relations. The research focused on a timeframe that covered the evolution of Morocco-Israel relations from 1948 to the present days. To better understand certain aspects of the relations, the research also considered a timeframe that focused on the Jewish-Berber relations in Morocco at the start of the Arab rule. The thesis relied on a qualitative research that relied on primary sources, like official government statements, and secondary sources, like academic journals and online news articles. Overall, the thesis concluded that Middle Eastern politics and the historical and transnational relations Morocco and Israel hold influenced the finalisation of the Morocco-Israel normalisation. Consequently, the main argument of the thesis holds.Show less
