Tag: Morocco
Morocco’s Jews ponder future: ‘This is not the country we knew’
“This is not the Morocco we knew,” said Kobi Ifrah, co-founder of Kulna, a nonprofit organization that aims to preserve and promote Jewish Moroccan heritage.
Ifrah moved from Dimona, Israel to Marrakesh 10 years ago,...
‘Israelis Without Borders’
In the wake of the devastating floods earlier this week in Libya, the Palestinian Civil Defense Service, which operates under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority, announced that it was sending a 37-member team...
United Hatzalah opens medical clinics in Atlas Mountains to aid quake victims
United Hatzalah’s disaster-relief mission has been operating in Morocco since Sept. 10, two days after the nearly 6.9 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of the country, particularly in the west in and around Marrakesh, killing nearly 3,000...
On the ground in Morocco: Sharing hope, paving the way
On Saturday afternoon, I was asked to join a jump team of first responders heading to Morocco to provide initial medical treatment and assess how the organization I volunteer for, United Hatzalah, could best assist survivors...
United Hatzalah on the ground in quake-stricken Morocco
A United Hatzalah advance team on Sunday began preparations in quake-stricken Morocco for a wider operation in the coming days.
The Israel-based initial responders arrived in the country on Saturday night, following Friday's devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake centered in...
Moroccan parliamentary leader postpones Knesset visit
Enaam Mayara, the president of Morocco’s House of Councillors, has postponed his scheduled visit to Israel's Knesset on Thursday due to an emergency health issue, Arab media reported on Wednesday.
The parliamentarian canceled the highly anticipated...
Jerusalem summit promotes Israel-Morocco tech, cultural ties
Jerusalem Venture Partners and Margalit Startup City hosted an innovation summit this week in Jerusalem celebrating tech ties and cultural collaboration between Israel and Morocco. The event served as a platform to foster cross-cultural...
Rediscovering the graves of three ‘esteemed’ Moroccan rabbis after 60 years
The tombs of three celebrated 17th- and 18th-century rabbis—Jacob Ben Malca, Hasday Almosnino and Jacob Marrache—have been rediscovered after more than 60 years at a cemetery in Tétouan in northern Morocco.
Renewed knowledge of the...
Morocco cancels plans to host Negev Forum
The Moroccan government has canceled plans to host the Negev Forum next month over recent Israeli announcements regarding the expansion of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
U.S. and Israeli officials confirmed Rabat’s decision to...
Youssef Elazhari, who once relied on Al Jazeera reporting, now gets his facts from...
Growing up in Marrakesh in the Kingdom of Morocco, Youssef Elazhari had positive views of Jews but not of Israel.
There hadn’t been many Jews around in Morocco since the community immigrated after 1948 with...