The head of the Moroccan Observatory Against Normalization, Ahmed Ouihmane, said the «Zionists aspire to establish a Jewish state in Morocco». The anti-normalization activist, inspired by several conspiracy theories, claimed that Hirak protests in Al Hoceima would have been part of a «Zionist plan».
In the 1970s, second generation Jewish immigrants of Middle Eastern and North African descent created a social movement to protest against discrimination. The movement was inspired by African American formation Black Panthers and was headed by Morocco-born activists.