At a time when Israel’s retaliation against the Hamas movement is intensifying, a Lidl supermarket in the Bas-Rhin department has been accused of trying to pass off avocados from the Hebrew state as avocados from Morocco.
During the football match in Cyprus between Maccabi Haifa and Villarreal, which was played behind closed doors and under strict security measures due to the tensions between Israel and Gaza, two Villarreal players, including Moroccan Ilias Akhomach , chose not to participate in the minute of silence.
Brussels MP and chairman of the Flemish Community Commission, Fouad Ahidar, apologized for controversial statements regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Accused of supporting Israel against Hamas, several McDonald’s branches, including the one in Morocco, have been boycotted by consumers. Faced with the controversy, the fast food giant is trying to reassure its customers.
Several thousand people demonstrated on Sunday in several cities of the kingdom in solidarity with Palestine. The protesters condemn the silence of the international community and call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Moroccan international Noussair Mazraoui met with representatives of the Jewish community in Munich. A meeting that comes after the controversy sparked by the Bayern Munich player’s support for Palestine.
The German football club Mainz has confirmed the dismissal of the player of Moroccan origin Anwar El Ghazi . This decision follows the footballer’s statements in support of Palestine, shared on social media on October 17.
Faced with the continuation of the war between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas, American actress Angelina Jolie, goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has made an urgent appeal to world leaders.
The imam of the Beaucaire mosque, tried on Thursday at the Nîmes correctional court, was sentenced to eight months in prison with a suspended sentence.
The president of the German-Israeli Association, Volker Beck, said he had filed a complaint against the Moroccan defender of Bayern Munich, Noussair Mazraoui , for his pro-Palestinian post on Instagram.
Anwar El Ghazi was suspended by his club, FSV Mainz 05, after posting a pro-Palestinian message on Instagram. The player of Moroccan origin who, according to his club, had regretted his act, continues to maintain his statements.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) denounces the "hierarchy" between civilian victims of the Hamas-Israel war, contrary to republican principles and values, and calls for an "immediate ceasefire to end the massacres of civilians".