Demonstrators march in Rabat to express support to Palestinians in October 15, 2023. (Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP)
Doha, Qatar: Thousands took to the streets of the Moroccan capital on Sunday to rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza and denounce Israel’s actions in the latest war.
Waving Palestinian flags, demonstrators marched in central Rabat and threw smoke bombs and fireworks as riot police stood between them and the Parliament building as well as other landmarks.
Royal Air Maroc, temporarily cancelled flights from Casablanca to Tel Aviv - a route that began in 2021.
"The people will liberate Palestine," demonstrators chanted while others waved huge Palestinian flags, donned keffiyehs and voiced "unconditional support for resistance to the occupation".
"We apologise to the people of Gaza because we can't do more than protest," said university professor Sheherazade Bekkari, 50, who had travelled more than 200 kilometres from Fez with her children to join the protest.
Hassan Ait Amar, a 52-year-old from Casablanca, carried a sign demanding Morocco’s lawmakers revoke a normalization of ties with Israel.
"If they want peace, they (Israel) should respect Palestinians, international law, and a two-state solution,” he said.
