Moroccan activists arrested for demanding end to normalization of ties with Israel : Peoples Dispatch
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Morocco in 2020 became the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Israel under the US-backed Abraham Accords. The government is facing intense domestic pressure with thousands taking to the streets in solidarity with the Palestinian people
  • livus@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    This is key, and why I was not really surprised:

    The Moroccan government signed the Accords in return for the US recognizing its occupation of Western Sahara.

    Morocco wants the US to support its own colonial occupation, and it can’t get that unless it supports the US’s pet one.