Storm in Morocco: Israeli Mission Moves to New Headquarters on Street Named After Anti-Zionist

The Israeli mission in Morocco has moved to a new headquarters on a street named after an anti-Zionist, five years after the renewal of relations. Anti-normalization organizations condemned the move as a 'pathetic attempt to harm the collective memory'.

The Israeli mission in Rabat has recently moved to its new official headquarters in the Souissi neighborhood of the Moroccan capital, on a street named after an opposition leader who fiercely opposed Zionism and supported the Palestinians. The move comes five years after the renewal of official relations between Israel and Morocco under the Abraham Accords. Both countries reopened liaison offices, but despite previous statements about upgrading relations to embassy level, this has not yet been completed. The Israeli office previously operated on An-Nakhil Street in the Hay Riad neighborhood, from which it moved to a compound in Souissi. Anti-normalization organizations claimed that opening the office during the ongoing fighting in Gaza contradicts the stance of large parts of the Moroccan public. The 'Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Opposing Normalization' described the move to Ben Barka Street as a 'pathetic attempt to harm the collective memory of the Moroccan people'.