[2] Thanks to his many languages known, as a young man he was able to help his father and uncle prepare important negotiations, for which they rewarded him.
The States General of the Netherlands considered him a jeune homme de bonne expectation et fort qualifié et entendu en affaires et plusieurs langages ("young man of good prospects, very qualified, and knowledgeable in business affairs and several languages").
"[4][5] In 1656, Menasseh ben Israel wrote, 'In the Kingdom of Barbary, their [sic] lives also a great number of Iews ... at Marrocco, the Court and Kings house, where they have their Naguid or Prince that governs them, and is their Iudge, and is called at this day, Seignor Moseh Palache'.
[4] His prominence in Morocco led many relatives to return there from the Netherlands, including his brothers Joshua and Abraham.
Abraham set up in the port of Safi, where he provisioned ships and served as unofficial consult for the Dutch.