Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office reiterated Israel's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara on Friday. This statement followed an incident where Netanyahu posted a video brandishing a map that did not recognize Morocco's sovereignty over the region. The map, intended to show Israel's isolation in a region of Arab states, was heavily criticized by Moroccans as it marked Western Sahara as a separate entity. The Israeli government apologized for the error, with Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson Hassan Kaabia attributing the mistake to an unintended error that created a significant media sensation. Netanyahu was scrambling to avoid offending Morocco after the blunder.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was scrambling to avoid offending Morocco after an awkward blunder in which the premier presented a map showing Western Sahara as an independent state and not part of Morocco. https://t.co/7K3cDkdjZE
Benjamin Netanyahu was scrambling to avoid offending Morocco after an awkward blunder in which the premier presented a map showing the disputed Western Sahara as an independent state and not part of Morocco. https://t.co/7K3cDkdjZE
Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday was scrambling to avoid offending Morocco after an awkward blunder in which the premier presented a map showing the disputed Western Sahara as an independent state and not part of Morocco. https://t.co/7K3cDkdjZE
Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday was scrambling to avoid offending Morocco after an awkward blunder in which the premier held a map showing the disputed Western Sahara as an independent state and not part of Morocco. https://t.co/7K3cDkdjZE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday was scrambling to avoid offending Morocco after an awkward blunder in which the premier held a map showing the disputed Western Sahara as an independent state and and not part of Morocco. https://t.co/7K3cDkdjZE
Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video showing him brandish a map to show Israel's isolation in a region of Arab states. The map was heavily criticised by Moroccans, who noted that Western Sahara was marked as a separate entity https://t.co/HVgQP5W74j
"Due to an unintended error, a huge media sensation was created regarding a map used by Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the map of Morocco appears cut off from its desert" - Hassan Kaabia, Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson https://t.co/3mYFE0JPjX
Netanyahu’s office reiterates Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara after map snafu https://t.co/nlC7nZ0QG9
Israel was forced to apologise to Morocco on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video showing him brandish a map that did not recognise the kingdom's sovereignty over Western Sahara https://t.co/4AZCf5FfA1
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office reiterated on Friday Israel’s recognition of Morrocan sovereignty in Western Sahara. https://t.co/4hzNyLwnBL