RABAT — Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested
outside Morocco’s parliament Friday against the kingdom’s normalization of ties
with Israel after Israel recalled its top envoy from
Rabat amid a probe, AFP
correspondents said.
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Around 100 people chanted slogans against the
rapprochement between Morocco and Israel, criticizing its ambassador David
Govrin and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita.
Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported Monday that
a foreign ministry delegation had been dispatched to Rabat, following sexual
abuse allegations against envoy Govrin.
An Israeli diplomatic source confirmed to AFP that
Govrin had been recalled while an investigation got underway, without detailing
the nature of the probe.
According to Israeli media, the envoy is facing
allegations of exploiting Moroccan women, sexual harassment, and indecent
exposure.
“Today, we are in front of the parliament to protest
against the hideous acts” allegedly committed by Govrin, said Amine Abdelhamid,
a pro-Palestinian activist against normalization between Morocco and Israel.
“Morocco’s dignity is not for sale, the
normalization must end,” he said.
Protesters burned an Israeli flag at the end of the
demonstration.
Rabat cut relations with Israel in 2000 following
the outbreak of the second Palestinian intifada, but in 2020 Morocco followed
the
UAE and Bahrain in formalizing ties with Israel.
The US-backed deal saw Washington recognize Moroccan
sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara territory.
Govrin, 59, served as Israel’s envoy to Cairo before
being appointed ambassador to Rabat last year.
Israel’s foreign ministry did not comment when
contacted by AFP this week about the probe.
There are also claims of embezzlement and the
apparent disappearance of a gift from the Moroccan monarch to celebrate
Israel’s Independence Day.
Govrin is currently in Israel and is involved in the
ongoing investigation, an Israeli diplomatic source said.
Moroccan authorities have not commented on the
matter.
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