Morocco: Protest against Flying of ’Israeli’ Flag
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Hundreds of people in Morocco held a protest rally in the capital to vent their anger at the "Israeli" flag being flown at UN climate talks in the central city of Marrakesh.
They protested outside parliament in Rabat against "Israel's" flag being hoisted at the COP22 conference that opened on Monday.
"The "Israeli" flag at COP22 means Morocco symbolically recognizing "Israel." It's unacceptable," one protester said.
The rally was staged after the Moroccan government turned down the request by several pro-Palestinian associations to take action against the flying of the "Israeli" flag.
The protesters on Wednesday shouted anti-"Israeli" and anti-American slogans and set an "Israeli" flag on fire.
The National Working Group for Palestine earlier denounced "an "Israeli" presence on Moroccan territory."
The NGO expressed its opposition against "all forms of normalization with "Israel" under any pretext whatsoever."
The group is "opposed to the provocation of Moroccans' feelings and the violation of the nation's sovereignty and dignity; and opposed to supporting terrorism, criminality and racism," it said.
Another non-governmental organization, the Moroccan Association for Supporting the Nation's Causes, described the act as a "provocation of Moroccans' feelings" given their historic support for the Palestinians.
The association called on the people to express their "rejection of these uncalculated steps, which contradict Moroccans' love for Palestine and reinforce the Occupation's crimes."
Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar said Morocco supported Palestine gaining observer status at the United Nations in 2012, adding the country was "the first to defend the Palestinian cause."
He further denounced what he called "political exploitation" of the climate talks running until November 18.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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