A Jewish adviser to Moroccan King Mohammed VI has called on Israel to adopt the 2002 Saudi peace initiative, which offers Israel normal relations with the Arab world in exchange for its withdrawal to the 1967 borders. "I am a Jew with a commitment," André Azoulay told a conference in Tel Aviv marking ten years since the founding of Shimon Peres' peace center. He added: "I am an Arab Jew. I advise the king of Morocco... The Arab mainstream sees Israel as the party responsible for preventing peace, not the Arabs."
Azoulay has been active in promoting dialogue between Arabs and Jews and between East and West for many years. He has visited Israel numerous times. He argues that his work to advance peace between Arabs and Jews is part of his duty and belief as a Jew. He also talked about his trips to Saudi Arabia and about Saudi King Abdullah's call for dialogue between Islam and Judaism. "This is a revolution," he said. "In the past, I visited Saudi Arabia but I was asked to hide the fact that I was Jewish. Today, that is over. The climate has changed completely."