Amine Ayoub

The next test of the 2020 Abraham Accords is moving beyond diplomatic meetings to factories. At the Marrakech Air Show, Israel opened its first official national pavilion at a Moroccan defense exhibition, while Moroccan Military Industry's production plans offered a concrete measure of how far security ties may extend: from Israeli arms sales toward local manufacturing. The question is whether that shift can deliver systems at scale, support Moroccan forces and attract foreign customers.

Washington’s decision to override human rights conditions on military aid to Cairo reflects the enduring primacy of strategic interests. Israel must not mistake diplomatic necessity for long-term security. When U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio authorized a waiver on October 1, bypassing human rights conditions attached to $320 million in military aid to Cairo, the announcement passed with minimal notice inside a public consumed by warfare with Iran and its proxies.