Morocco–Palestine relations

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Moroccan–Palestinian relations
Map indicating locations of Morocco and Palestine

Morocco
Palestine

Relationship between the Kingdom of Morocco and the State of Palestine has been historically deep, yet complicated. Morocco has a consulate in Gaza while Palestine has an embassy in Rabat.

History

Morocco and Palestine share a common

Persians
, before finally annexed into the Ottoman territory for the next 400 years. The two later found themselves occupied by Spain, France, and Britain

Contemporary relations

When the European empires began to abandon their colonial possessions in the

anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada in solidarity with their Palestinian brethren, when Morocco was still a Franco-Spanish protectorate.[2] Hassan II commanded Moroccan troops to assist the Arab coalition in the Ramadan War in solidarity with Palestine.[3]

Meanwhile, Palestinians have shown greater sympathy to Morocco's neighbour and arch-rival

Polisario against Morocco.[4] The rift between Morocco and the Palestinian nationalists almost widened when Hassan II sought to make a separate peace with Israel by hosting President Shimon Peres in 1986, but the Moroccan King subsequently backtracked from the original plan.[5] Following the end of Cold War
, Morocco and Palestine entered two decades of relatively stable relations.

Recent years

On 6 October 2023, at the beginning of the

King Mohammed VI instructed to send two Military planes filled with humanitarian aid to Palestinian populations.[11][12] Morocco provided water, food and medicine to Gaza in coordination with the Egyptian Red Crescent.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Theodoropoulos, Panagiotis (April 23, 2020). "The Migration of Syrian and Palestinian Populations in the 7th Century: Movement of Individuals and Groups in the Mediterranean". Brill – via brill.com.
  2. ^ "This Day in Jewish History / Anti-Jewish rioting in Morocco leaves 44 dead". Haaretz.com.
  3. ^ "6th of October 1973 : When Morocco participated to the Yom Kippur war". en.yabiladi.com.
  4. ^ Lamin, Habibulah Mohamed. "Palestinian-Sahrawi solidarity trumped by Morocco-Hamas power politics, campaigners allege". english.alaraby.co.uk/.
  5. ^ "Hassan, Peres Start Talks In Morocco - The Washington Post".
  6. ^ "Morocco reaffirms unwavering support for the Palestinian cause". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  7. ^ "Thousands march in Rabat in solidarity with Gaza". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  8. ^ Kasraoui, Safaa (15 October 2023). "Protesters March En Masse in Rabat to Voice Ever-Lasting Support for Palestinian Cause". Morocco World News. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Protestors burn Israeli flag in front of Parliament". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  10. ^ "BDS Morocco calls on citizens to boycott Israeli companies in support for Gaza". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  11. ^ "Morocco sends two Military planes in humanitarian aid to palestinian populations". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  12. ^ Kasraoui, Safaa. "Morocco to Send Emergency Humanitarian Aid to Palestine". Morocco World News. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Large Batch of Morocco's Aid Enters Gaza". Morocco World News. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Arab countries that normalised relations with Israel see protests". ZB. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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