VOA News | Sunday, December 24, 2023 
Thousands March in Rabat Demanding End to Morocco-Israel Ties 

RABAT — Thousands of protesters staged one of the largest pro-Palestinian marches Sunday in Rabat since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, demanding an end to Morocco’s ties with Israel. Protests of Israel’s war in Gaza have repeatedly drawn thousands of people in Morocco since the conflict began more than two months ago, mostly led by pan-Arab and Islamist groups. Sunday’s march was co-organized by leftist groups and the outlawed but tolerated Adl wal Ihsan Islamists. Most of the 10,000 protesters appeared to be Islamists with men marching separately from women, waving Palestinian flags and holding placards reading “resistance till victory,” “stop Moroccan government normalization with Israel” and “free Palestine.” Morocco agreed to strengthen ties with Israel in 2020, under a deal brokered by the U.S. administration under then President Donald Trump that also included Washington recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Protesters in Sunday’s march also called for a boycott of brands they accuse of supporting Israel…Read more