Due to its tourist potential, its cultural richness and its religious diversity, Marrakech has never ceased to welcome, since the launch of direct commercial flights from Israel, hundreds of Israeli tourists who come to discover the charm and magic of the city. Ocher and its hinterland.
In the context of the health crisis that has paralyzed the global tourism sector, this strong enthusiasm for the destination Morocco in general and Marrakech in particular is causing a lot of envy. Far beyond the mere economic dimension of an influx of tourists giving rise to a recovery in the tourism sector, this testifies, if necessary, of the climate of tolerance, stability and coexistence that has reigned in the Kingdom for thousands of years. ‘years.
This thousand-year-old culture was in the spotlight, Thursday, as part of a Moroccan-Israeli cultural day organized by a hotel establishment that welcomes more than 250 Israeli tourists (according to figures from the Regional Council of Tourism), to seal a mix culture of the Moroccan and Israeli peoples, eight months after the signing of the Morocco-USA-Israel tripartite agreement.
The mythical place of Jamaa El Fna has occasionally moved within this hotel establishment to highlight the richness, diversity and singularity of Moroccan craftsmanship, which reflects the ancestral cultural richness and is part of the jewels of the kingdom’s cultural and artistic heritage.
In this sense, Mr. Jospeh Gabison, director of an Israeli travel agency, did not fail to express his admiration for the cultural richness of the Kingdom, a country “with a breathtaking human warmth that has reigned for decades, in particular thanks to the openness and clairvoyance of HM King Mohammed VI, as well as that of the late HM Hassan II and the late HM Mohammed V ”.
“We are proud to bring a lot of Israelis thanks to the regular flights between Tel Aviv and Marrakech and hope that it will develop further,” he said, adding that Israeli tourists, especially the 800,000 or so Israelis from Moroccan ancestry who have kept very strong links with their country of origin, are eager to return to their roots.
In this sense, Mr. Gabison said that his agency receives more and more requests from its vacationers to make the pilgrimage to the tombs of the great rabbis in Morocco, noting that in addition to religious tourism, Israeli tourists are fascinated by the historical and geographical wealth of the Kingdom.
Following in his footsteps, Raphael Ozin, an Israeli tourist who came with his family from Tel Aviv to spend his first vacation in the Kingdom, expressed his great joy at being in Morocco. “I am very happy to be among the first tourists who arrived directly from Israel. It’s an exceptional event at the international level, ”he said.
The Israeli tourist took this opportunity to thank HM King Mohammed VI for this rapprochement between the two peoples.
For his part, Marc Scalia, the 1980s star host of NRJ radio, expressed his honor and pride to be on board the first flights from Tel Aviv that landed in Morocco, specifically in Marrakech, calling to develop brotherhood between the Moroccan and Israeli peoples.
Regarding the tourist experience in the Ocher city, Mr. Scali, head of the village of an Israeli group visiting Marrakech, did not lack praise for the climate, the hospitality and the welcome. magnificent that Marrakech has in store for its guests and visitors. “We feel good in Marrakech, we want to stay there and we will come back,” he promised.
Last month, the first two direct commercial flights providing the Tel Aviv-Marrakech link, operated by the Israeli companies “El Al” and “Israir”, landed on the Tarmac of the Marrakech-Menara International Airport. arrival of the first Israeli tourists to the Kingdom.
Source: h24info.ma
