For the third time in less than a week, a nighttime protest took place in front of the Moroccan Parliament, with demonstrators condemning the ongoing assault on Gaza and denouncing normalization with Israel.
Organized by the National Action Group for Palestine, the gathering echoed strong pro-Palestinian slogans, underscoring public outrage over what they called a “genocide in the besieged strip,” supported by “Trump’s deceitful promises of peace.”
On Friday night, men and women, young and old, rallied in Rabat’s Parliament Square, chanting slogans that have become familiar since October 7, 2023. A speech opening the demonstration affirmed that Moroccans will remain steadfast in their support for Palestine and against normalization under all circumstances.
In his address, a leader of the organizing group criticized Morocco’s official response to the renewed Israeli assault, calling it “delayed by two days after airstrikes disrupted Gazan families’ Iftar meals” and describing it as a “weak statement” given during a press conference rather than an official Foreign Ministry declaration.
Abdelhafid Sriti, coordinator of the group’s national secretariat, reiterated that their activism would continue until this “criminal aggression—ongoing for 15 months and having claimed nearly 60,000 lives, mostly children, women, and the elderly—comes to an end.”
Speaking to Hespress, Sriti accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of committing “genocide against innocent civilians, particularly children, with the full backing of Trump’s administration.” He asserted that this direct support had emboldened Israel, making the U.S. administration “fully responsible for unleashing this criminal in Gaza.”
Sriti called on the international community to take decisive action to stop what he termed “criminal gangs committing genocide,” emphasizing that Israel faces legal pursuit at the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. Addressing Arab governments, he urged them to “take responsibility” and reconsider their ties with Israel.
He argued that those who signed the so-called Abraham Accords and previous normalization agreements have gained nothing but regression, warning that “Trump’s plan is to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza.” He accused Arab leaders of issuing only verbal condemnations, which, in his view, have little impact on stopping the war.
“The normalization must stop,” Sriti declared forcefully, insisting that “the Moroccan people unanimously reject it.” He called on officials to shut down Israel’s liaison office in Morocco and prevent “criminals” from setting foot in the country. He stressed that Morocco had supported the Palestinian cause since the 1960s, and it would remain a “national cause until liberation.”
During the demonstration, protesters waved banners praising Palestinian resistance and called for the opening of border crossings to allow aid into Gaza. Chants filled the air as demonstrators denounced Israeli crimes and what they described as American complicity. The protest ended with the burning of the Israeli flag, a symbolic act repeated at every demonstration since the outbreak of the conflict.
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