Tag: Morocco
Court rejects Amnesty petition to revoke export license of Israeli spyware firm
The Tel Aviv District Court ruled on Monday against an Amnesty International petition to cancel the export license of the Israel-based technology company NSO Group, whose spyware, Pegasus, enables the remote surveillance of smartphones.
Amnesty...
Sefrou, the « Little Jerusalem » of Morocco
A city of proverbial tolerance
North of Morocco, not far from the imperial city of Fez, lies the locality of Sefrou in the lap of the Atlas mountains. It was in the nineteenth and the...
Israel sees dawn of a new era as African and Arab countries seek diplomatic...
They say history repeats itself, but sometimes, history is made.
When eight Arab countries gathered in 1967 in Khartoum, Sudan, to condemn Israel just months after the Six-Day War and announce what became known as...
Anti-Semitism and Holocaust education in Morocco
While most Arab countries refrain from addressing the issue of anti-Semitism and do not include the topic of the Holocaust in their school curricula, Morocco appears to be taking a different approach. Speaking at...
Israeli Andalusian orchestra performs second concert in secret in Morocco
An Israeli orchestra from Ashdod performed at a music festival in Morocco in early December, despite calls to cancel and threats to boycott the festival from local BDS activists who are opposed to normalized...
Iran an issue, Netanyahu sets out for meeting with Pompeo in Portugal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to Portugal on Wednesday for a working dinner with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The two were originally scheduled to meet in London on the sidelines of the...
Pompeo to promote normalization of ties with Israel during Morocco visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Morocco next week, where his plans include an effort to normalize relations with Israel, officials said on Wednesday.
“Morocco plays a great role across the region...
Delving into Moroccan multiculturalism
There is no doubt that Morocco occupies a strategic position in its region. As a matter of fact, it sits on the crossroad of many cultures, religions and civilizations, and has through centuries become...
The Intercultural Fusion and Conflation of Islam and Judaism in Morocco
Morocco is one of the most culturally rich countries in the world due to its extensive history; one major reason for its rich cultural heritage is due to the fact that numerous empires controlled...
Morocco’s Jewish community to hold first democratic elections in five decades
Morocco’s Jewish community will hold its first elections in half a century to select its communal representatives.
King Mohammed VI instructed the Minister of the Interior to supervise elections for the positions, which have been...