In Morocco, the announcement of the presumed death of Moroccans in Gaza, the theater since October 7 of a new war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas, has provoked the anger of pro-Palestinians. They reiterate their call for the cancellation of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and the Hebrew state.
Yassine Bounou alias Bono , the Moroccan goalkeeper of the Atlas Lions and the Saudi club Al-Hilal, offered a moment of happiness to a young Palestinian struck by the horror of the war between Hamas and Israel.
Meyer Habib, the (LR) deputy from the 8th constituency of French citizens abroad, which includes Israel, is among the political figures who have defended all the actions of the Israeli government since the outbreak of the war between the Hebrew state and the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas. A position that the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) condemns.
The Secretary General of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), Nabil Benabdallah, spoke out on the Israel-Hamas war, saying it could be a civilizational war instigated by the West against Arabs and Muslims.
As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement intensifies in the Gaza Strip, Israelis and Moroccan nationals are calling on King Mohammed VI , president of the Al Quds Committee "working to safeguard the Holy City and preserve its historical and legal status", for help.
On the web, Moroccans have launched a boycott campaign against the American franchise McDonald’s, which they accuse of supporting the Israeli army that is continuing its offensive against the Palestinian Hamas movement in Gaza.
British model and actress of Moroccan origin Laila Rouass spoke out on the conflict between Israel and the Hamas Palestinian movement that continues to intensify. She calls for an immediate ceasefire.
The German football club Mainz fired the Dutch player of Moroccan origin Anwar El Ghazi for his pro-Palestinian posts on social media. Unhappy, he is contesting his dismissal in court.
Gent’s Moroccan players Tarik Tissoudali and Ismaël Kandouss had to leave the field a little more than half an hour after the start of the match against Anderlecht on Sunday, to remove the armband in the colors of Palestine that they were wearing under their jersey.
The Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, demanded on Thursday the severing of relations between Morocco and Israel. The leader of the Islamist party supports Palestine in the conflict in Gaza and calls for large demonstrations in support of the Palestinians on the streets of the kingdom.
Influencer Warda A., at the center of a controversy related to her ironic video on the alleged death of an Israeli baby in an oven during the Hamas attacks in October, was taken into custody for apology of terrorism.
While the war between Israel and Hamas has been raging for more than a month now, Abdelilah Benkirane, secretary general of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), is defending the Palestinian movement.