Government officials, scholars and policy experts from Israel and more than 6 Arab countries are convening in Morocco for a 3-day meeting on education, coexistence and people-to-people ties in the region.
Representatives from Israel and several Arab countries meet for the Negev forum steering committee meeting in Bahrain on June 27. Photo: Mazan Mahdi/AFP via Getty Images
The idea was to give backing to the Abraham Accords and create another forum for engagement between Israel and countries in the region.William Wechsler, the senior director for Middle East Programs at the Atlantic Council, told Axios the conference, which will take place Dec. 5-7 in Rabat, will focus on practical ideas and projects like building platforms for regional student and youth exchanges and increasing religious tolerance.
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