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Rabat – Morocco has renewed support for the two-state solution for a settlement to the Palestinian cause and a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
The Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister, Nasser Biourita renewed the country’s traditional position during the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on Sunday.
Morocco will “continue its tireless efforts to defend the Holy Sites, with Al Quds Al-Sharif at the forefront,” Bourita said at the AU meeting, noting King Mohammed VI’s attachment to the Palestinian cause.
The top Moroccan diplomat also reiterated Rabat’s position against Israeli occupation forces’ devastating war on Palestinians, saying that Moroccoshares with its “brotherly African countries deep sadness and profound pain in the face of the violent events and military confrontations in the Middle East region, particularly in the Gaza Strip.”
Recalling the “unfortunate” death toll and injuries caused by the devastating Israeli war on Gaza, he also highlighted the brutal campaign causing the destruction of residential buildings, hospitals and places of worship in flagrant violation of international laws and human values.
“Morocco, through the voice of His Majesty the King, had emphasized in his address to the extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh the need for collective action to achieve four urgent priorities,” Bourita said.
The four priorities include a concrete de-escalation to end the war as well as to ensure the protection of civilians, facilitate humanitarian aid for the Gaza population, and revival of the two-state solution to end the dispute.
Bourita’s comments come as Moroccans continue to urge the government to sever diplomatic ties with Israel in the wake of the humanitarian disaster caused by the brutal Israeli campaign in Gaza.
In recent weeks, tens of thousands of protesters have staged massive demonstrations across Morocco to call for an immediate ceasefire and the end of bilateral ties with Israel.
The two countries re-established ties in December 2020 under the US-brokered Abraham Accords, with Rabat and Tel Aviv showing determination to boost cooperation at different levels, including security and trade.
Since Israel launched its Gaza campaign, Rabat has faced several calls to reconsider its diplomatic rapprochement with the Israeli government.
The latest such appeal was a petition in which many Moroccans urged Rabat to distance itself from a regime engaged in a campaign of punitive and indiscriminate killing of Palestinian civilians and children.
The government recently responded to the petition, stressing that it will examine it and announce its stance on the matter.
“I will process this request and we will examine the petition within the framework of the constitution and the law,” Morocco’s government spokesperson Mustapha Baitas said last month. “The government’s opinion on this matter will then be announced.”
