Hundreds of Moroccan pro-Palestinians took to the streets to protest Israeli forces’ attacks in the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday.
Protesters chanted slogans in front of the Moroccan parliament in Rabat, calling for Arab and international support for Palestine, following intensified Israeli violence against Palestinians.
“We came to protest the attacks in Palestine. There’s been a heightened aggression by Israeli occupying forces, particularly as a result of a bus bombing that happened a few weeks back,” Moroccan activist, Ahmed Benamrou told the media.
The National Action Group for Palestine, previously called for the this protest, that was attended by many faces, especially from the Islamic and leftist classes, in which slogans were raised calling for “criminalizing normalization,” describing the Israeli occupation as “terrorism.”
The Moroccan government has previously “grave concern” over Israel’s attacks on worshippers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan.
“This blatant aggression and methodical provocation during the holy month of Ramadan against the sanctity of the mosque and its place in the heart of the Islamic Ummah will only fuel feelings of hatred and extremism and destroy the chances of reviving the peace process in the region,” the ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad said in a statement.
Several Arab leaders have also condemned the violence, such Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar that also renewed their commitment to the Palestinian cause.
The Palestinian mission to the UN has further recently published a letter condemning the violence, calling on international organizations to take meaningful and serious actions against Israel.
88 Palestinian children have been killed in Palestine since January, making 2021 the deadliest year on record for Palestinian children since 2014, according to a report released by the Defense for Children International, an NGO dedicated to ensuring children’s rights across the five continents.
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