Hundreds of Families Face Eviction in Tangier Land Dispute with Absentee Owner

In the Benkirane district of Tangier, a rumor has spread like wildfire: a Moroccan Jewish owner exiled in Israel would have come to Morocco to recover his property, fourteen hectares left vacant when he left more than seventy years ago, which would result in summary proceedings that ordered the eviction of sixty-five families last week. The "Zionist who wants to evict nearly eight hundred families from their homes," claim the local press and social networks. The residents are opposed to the destruction of their homes. In reality, it is Moroccans who have requested the evictions and not a Jewish owner.

It is the residents of the neighborhood who have spread this information, according to the news site Kifache. They remember the confession of the former owner of the land. Without failing to mention acts of purchase, land conservation and tax receipts. Is this a new case of land spoliation? Pending verification, the Tangier court has decided to suspend the summary proceedings.