(Economist-UK) For decades Israel was Morocco's shadowy secret. Business between the two went through intermediaries, often Jewish-Moroccan exiles in Paris and intelligence agents. Syrian tanks captured by Israel ended up in Morocco. Israelis helped fortify the wall that Morocco built to keep guerrillas out of Western Sahara. Now, Israeli tourists are flocking in. Morocco expects 200,000 this year, up fourfold since the accord, with ten direct flights a week. Some Israelis come to rediscover family roots, since 700,000 Israelis are of Moroccan origin. Trade delegations are piling in, too. "There's such high interest, it's crazy," says an Israeli diplomat. Israel Aerospace Industries is building two plants to manufacture drones and may even install a missile-defense system.
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