Reverse Exodus: Young Israeli-Moroccans Embrace Ancestral Roots Amid Growing Migration Trend

Dozens of young people in their thirties and forties, from the second generation of Moroccan immigrants, are resettling in Morocco, reports Yedioth Ahronoth. These young people have obtained their Moroccan identity card. They also hold a Moroccan passport. They are businessmen, actors, comedians, academics, from diverse social and economic backgrounds, and from all political leanings. Most of them are of Moroccan origin, with varied religious, secular or traditional profiles.

Among them are singles, single mothers and fathers, and large families. "They live in different regions of the country, without a unified community existence. It is certain, however, that they all know each other," says the Israeli newspaper. "Despite their deep attachment to Morocco and its people, all the people interviewed stated that they had faced a certain hostility as soon as their Israeli nationality was known, a situation that worsened after October 7," adds the same source.

This wave of migration from Israel to Morocco is not new. It began several years before the Abraham Accords, which came into effect in December 2020. In 2018, a wave of Israeli criminals and people fleeing divorce cases had rushed to Morocco. These individuals had taken advantage of a legal loophole that allowed them to avoid prison due to their Moroccan origins.