How can I get my abducted child back to Israel from Morocco? I am an Israeli Arab, married,but separated, from my Moroccan husband, whom I met while studying in Europe. I agreed to our son visiting his father and his grandparents in Morocco,but now my husband refuses to return our son to Israel, where I have been living with the child for nearly two years, after separating from my husband.

Fortunately for you,the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction is now in force between Israel and Morocco, and can be used in child abduction proceedings in Morocco, to get your abducted son back home, to Israel, which would appear to be his country of habitual residence. A parent's refusal to return a child to his "home" country, at the end of the agreed period for a visit, and the child's continued presence overseas, constitutes an "act of abduction".

The convention applies to acts of abduction between Israel and Morocco, as of is 1.6.2010, when Israel's acceptance of Morocco's accession to the convention came into force.