Thousands took the streets of the Moroccan capital on Sunday to rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza, waving Palestinian flags and denouncing Israel’s actions in the latest war with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers.
The Associated Press has the story:
Thousands rally in Morocco’s Capital to support Palestinians
Newslooks- RABAT, Morocco
Thousands took the streets of the Moroccan capital on Sunday to rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza and denounce Israel’s actions in the latest war with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers.
After Hamas’s unprecedented and deadly Oct. 7 incursion into Israel, Morocco issued a statement condemning the violence. Royal Air Maroc, temporarily cancelled flights from Casablanca to Tel Aviv — a route that began in 2021.
Demonstrators marched in central Rabat, waving Palestinian flags, at the march protesters chanted: “Palestine is resisting”.
“I denounce the double standards of many Western governments regarding Palestinians,” said Charki Lahrech at the protest, saying some nations were turning a blind eye to Israel’s retaliatory strikes after the attack by Hamas militants.
“You cannot denounce Hamas acts and look away from Israeli killing of civilians including children, women and the elderly … This is a message of solidarity with the Palestinian people to tell them you are not alone.”
Morocco, which has a defense cooperation pact with Israel, backs a two-state solution in the Middle East and has urged peace and protection of all civilians.
Israel and Morocco normalized relations as part of the 2020 Abraham Accords, a series of diplomatic agreements between Israel and four Arab countries brokered by then-President Donald Trump. Israel is home to a large community of Jews of Moroccan descent. Morocco and Israel have agreed to military cooperation and boosted trade.
