Arab nations where monarchies typically quash dissent and that have normalized or are considering improving relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rabat and other Moroccan cities in support of the Palestinians.
How would you behave? Smile or make them leave by force?” said Abouchitae Moussaif, the national secretary of Morocco’s Al Adl Wal Ihsane, a banned but tolerated Islamist association that has long supported the Palestinian cause. The group, which rejects King Mohammed VI’s dual authority as head of state and religion, organizes throughout Morocco, where undermining the monarchy is illegal. Morocco has not always been so lenient with opponents of normalization.
Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with IsraelCountries in the Middle East that have normalized or are considering normalizing relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. Protesters in Morocco and Bahrain have demanded their governments cut all ties with Israel, mirroring protests agains the war across the region. Read more ⮕
Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with IsraelCountries in the Middle East that have normalized or are considering normalizing relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. Read more ⮕
Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with IsraelCountries in the Middle East that have normalized or are considering normalizing relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. Read more ⮕
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Arab American support for Biden, Democrats plummets over Israel, poll showsPresident Joe Biden’s support among Arab Americans, who are crucial voters in battleground election states, has plunged from a comfortable majority in 2020 to just 17%, a new poll shows, amid growing anger over the Democratic president’s support for Israel’s attacks on Gaza. Read more ⮕
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