Faced with the controversy over normalization with Israel, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita assures that Morocco will not abandon the Palestinian cause.
King Mohammed VI had a telephone conversation on Thursday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, during which the Sovereign informed him of his exchange with US President Donald Trump.
Hundreds of protesters gathered on Sunday in front of the Parliament in support of the Palestinian people and in opposition to any form of normalization with Israel.
In a message addressed to the President of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Cheikh Niang, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, King Mohammed VI affirms that the "Palestinian Cause is the cornerstone of any permanent and comprehensive solution in the Middle East".
In order to express the firm position of the Moroccan people in the framework of their support for the Palestinian people and resistance to any form of normalization with Israel, several Moroccan bodies and organizations are organizing a demonstration under the slogan: "Let’s all continue to support the Palestinian cause and oppose normalization".
The normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is not to the liking of Arab artists. They are boycotting literary prizes and cultural events sponsored by the country, in a show of solidarity with Palestine.
Two fundamental reasons explain Morocco’s refusal to normalize its relations with Israel.
Morocco would have given its in-principle agreement to participate in the regional summit that the United States intends to organize in the coming weeks with several Arab countries. For its part, Palestine says no to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Riyad al-Maliki, the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, reiterated, on Saturday, February 22 in Ramallah, his country’s constant support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, during talks with the ambassador, director of the kingdom’s representation office, Mohamed Hamzaoui.
Clearly, the Trump administration has not abandoned its strategy of creating a new political and security alliance against Iran. If Morocco was not one of the Arab countries with whom the United States intended to ally, this time the US president is counting on its support.
Morocco remains faithful to its convictions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Vice-President of the House of Representatives, Mohamed Touimi Benjelloun, reaffirmed on Saturday, February 8 in Amman, Morocco’s firm and lasting support for the rights and just cause of the Palestinian people.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas highlighted, on Saturday in Amman, the role played by the Kingdom of Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, in supporting the Palestinian people and their rights to freedom and independence.