Moroccans Protest Military Cooperation With Israel
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
Dozens of Moroccans protested in Rabat on Friday against military cooperation and normalization with Israel, coinciding with the opening of a permanent Israeli military attaché office. The demonstration, organized by the "National Action Group for Palestine," demanded an end to the military ties and solidarity with Gaza. This follows a recent visit by a high-level Israeli military delegation and an announcement of "positive dynamics" in bilateral military cooperation. Morocco and Israel restored diplomatic relations in December 2020.
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- Dozens of Moroccans protested in Rabat against military cooperation with Israel.
- Protesters demanded an end to military cooperation and normalization with Israel.
- The demonstration occurred during the opening of a permanent Israeli military attaché office.
- The protest was organized by the "National Action Group for Palestine" under the slogan "In Support of Wounded Gaza."
- Morocco and Israel resumed diplomatic relations in December 2020.
Dozens of Moroccans demonstrated Friday in front of the parliament building in the capital, Rabat, protesting the opening of a permanent office for the Israeli military attaché in the kingdom. Participants called for an end to military cooperation and normalization with Israel, days after a high-level Israeli military delegation visited Morocco. The protest was organized by the "National Action Group for Palestine" under the slogan "In Support of Wounded Gaza." Protesters held signs demanding the reversal of the Israeli military attaché's office opening and an end to military cooperation between the two countries. They also displayed banners expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and condemning Israeli attacks and the humanitarian situation there. Demonstrators further called for the dissolution of the Moroccan-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group, arguing its continuation contradicts demands to halt normalization and support the Palestinian people. The Israeli Ministry of Security announced Tuesday that the visit included the opening of a permanent office for the Israeli security attaché in Rabat. This followed an announcement Monday by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces that military cooperation between Morocco and Israel is experiencing "positive dynamics." Discussions covered developing cooperation in military equipment and technology, defense industry, cybersecurity, and expertise exchange and training. Morocco and Israel resumed diplomatic relations in December 2020, after a halt in 2000, facing opposition from Moroccan civil and political groups advocating for an end to normalization.
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