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• Moroccan Soccer Fans Chant for Gaza as Israel-Hamas Conflict Continues
  28 October 2023, by Sylvanus

  As the fight between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas continues, the Qatari media Al Jazeera celebrates in its own way the moving chant of the supporters of Raja Casablanca in favor of Palestine.
  "Rajawi Falastini". Al Jazeera highlighted this song sung by the supporters of Raja Casablanca in favor of Palestine in the stadiums, but also during demonstrations gathering thousands of people in Rabat and other Moroccan cities to condemn the Israeli aggression against Gaza. In (…)

• Thousands March in Casablanca Against Morocco-Israel Ties, Gaza War
  30 October 2023, by Prince

  Thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday in the streets of Casablanca against the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel and to denounce the "genocide" of Israel in the Gaza Strip.
  "Stop the genocide war against Gaza, open the Rafah terminal and close the Zionist liaison office in Rabat," chanted the protesters throughout the march that began on Avenue Al Fidaa and ended on Avenue Ouled Ziane in Casablanca.
  Initiated by the Moroccan Front for Support to Palestine and (…)

• Bayern Munich Vows to Prevent Pro-Palestinian Posts by Players After Mazraoui Controversy
  30 October 2023, by Prince

  Bayern Munich will take measures to prevent pro-Palestinian publications like that of Moroccan defender Noussair Mazraoui on social media in the future, club president Herbert Hainer has assured.
  "We have to draw the right lessons as a club. Such a publication should not happen again," Hainer said in an interview with the Abendzeitung newspaper.
  To recall, Noussair Mazraoui had shared a post on his Instagram account to support Palestine, a week after the Hamas attack against Israel on (…)

• Moroccan Protesters Condemn Israeli Airstrike on Gaza’s Jabalia Camp
  2 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  In Morocco, hundreds of citizens and activists protested against the attack by the Israeli army on the Jabalia refugee camp (Gaza), one of the most densely populated areas of the Palestinian enclave. Angry, they call on Morocco to backtrack on the normalization of its diplomatic relations with the Hebrew state and to close the Israeli liaison office in Rabat.
  Hundreds of protesters gathered on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, October 31, in Rabat, Tangier and other cities in the kingdom (…)

• Moroccan Jews Divided on Israel-Hamas Conflict as War Continues
  2 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  Moroccan Jews speak out on the war between the Palestinian movement Hamas and Israel, which continues despite numerous calls for a ceasefire.
  "Violence only breeds more violence. The war must stop, and the solution is to decolonize Palestine," said Alia, a Moroccan-French Jew, speaking anonymously to The New Arab. According to her, her anti-Israeli positions have earned her criticism from some members of the Jewish community and have led to heated debates in the synagogue in her (…)

• Muslim Leaders in France Condemn ’Hierarchy of Victims’ in Hamas-Israel Conflict
  2 November 2023, by Prince

  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".
  "The CFCM deplores that men and women from various backgrounds can defend, particularly in the media of our country, the hierarchy between civilian victims. Their arguments remind us of those already used in dark contexts in the history of humanity. (…)

• Bayern Munich Player Faces Legal Action Over Pro-Palestinian Social Media Post
  2 November 2023, by Prince

  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.
  Volker Beck told the Bild newspaper that he had filed a complaint against Noussair Mazraoui with the Munich police and prosecutor’s office for his pro-Palestinian message on social media. "The statement ’help our oppressed brothers in Palestine to win’ can only be understood as an approval (…)

• Imam Sentenced for Anti-Semitic Facebook Posts Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict
  2 November 2023, by Said

  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 justice system accuses Yassin El Himer, of Moroccan origin, of having made, on Facebook, remarks inciting hatred towards Jews and glorifying terrorism, during a period of tensions between Israel and Hamas. Although the prosecution had requested a sentence of eight months in prison, the man left free.
  The facts are based on two (…)

• Angelina Jolie Condemns Gaza Conflict, Urges World Leaders to Act
  3 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  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.
  "Gaza has become an open-air prison for nearly two decades and is turning into a common burial ground. 40% of the victims are innocent children. Entire families are decimated," lamented the American star in a post published on Instagram, describing (…)

• Bayern’s Mazraoui Meets Jewish Leaders After Palestine Post Controversy
  4 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  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.
  At the initiative of Bayern Munich, the Moroccan right-back recently met with representatives of the Jewish community in Munich, including the former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Charlotte Knobloch, and the politician Peter Guttmann, at the Jewish Community Center (…)