An activist who criticized Morocco’s decision to normalize relations with Israel has been sentenced to five years in prison. Critics on Monday denounced the trial of Abdul Rahman Zankad as Morocco's latest effort to target opponents of the government's ties to Israel as the Israel-Hamas war rages on.
RABAT, Morocco — An activist who criticized Morocco ’s decision to normalize relations with Israel was sentenced to five years in prison, as some of the Arab world’s largest pro-Palestinian protests continue to sweep the country.and Morocco ’s 2020 decision to establish diplomatic ties with Israel , the Moroccan Space for Human Rights said in a statement.
Tens of thousands of protesters across the political spectrum have taken to the streets in Morocco to denounce Israel and express support for Palestinian groups, including Hamas. The protesters have criticized Israel’s allies including the United States andin 2020, as part of the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords, which led to both the United States and Israel recognizing Morocco’s claim over the disputed Western Sahara.
Zankad is a member of Morocco’s Al Adl Wal Ihsane, a banned but tolerated Islamist association that has been a driving force behind many of the country’s protests since the war began. “We condemn this unjust ruling in the strongest terms. It is a continuation of the unjust rulings targeting opponents from Al Adl Wal Ihsane, journalists, and leaders of the Rif Movement,” it added, referencing a 2016 protest movement whose leaders were later
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