Reasons for Israeli David Govrin’s departure from Rabat

Will Israel lose its new « friendship » with Morocco? The head of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat has left the Cherifian kingdom. A departure that has given rise to various interpretations. In an attempt to cut short the speculation, David Govrin explained on Twitter that he was forced to travel to Israel to be at the bedside of his hospitalized father.

Since the attack on the al-Aqsa mosque last Monday, which led to clashes that killed more than 126 Palestinians, including 31 children, voices have been raised in Morocco to demand that the authorities expel David Govrin in response to Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Al-Quds, Gaza and the West Bank. A demand made by the Group of the Democratic Confederation of Labour (CDT) in the House of Councillors in an oral question addressed to the government El Othmani, Tuesday 11 May.

Coincidentally, the head of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat has left the Cherifian kingdom. A departure that has given rise to various interpretations. In an attempt to cut short the speculation, David Govrin explained on Twitter that he was forced to go to Israel to be at the bedside of his father who is bedridden in a hospital. The diplomat promised to return to Morocco just after the celebration of Shavuot, a Jewish holiday celebrated this year between 16 and 18 May. A version that does not convince the most sceptical, who draw a parallel with the situation between Israel and Palestine.

David Gorvin, 58, was appointed head of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat last January, in the wake of the normalization of relations between Rabat and Tel Aviv. He previously held the post of ambassador in Cairo. It should be recalled that Morocco had broken all diplomatic relations with Israel in 2000, after the second Intifada. Are we heading for a new break of the Cherifian kingdom with the Israeli state?