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Moroccan figures affiliated with the Pan-Arab-Islamic Congress have voiced unequivocal support for Iran in its recent confrontation with Israel. In a statement released on Sunday following their meeting on Saturday, June 28, they strongly «condemned the brutal Zionist and American aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran», calling it a «blatant violation of international law and a dangerous escalation that threatens the security and stability of the region».
The Moroccan members of the Congress, founded in 1996, also «hailed Iran’s firm and determined response», claiming it sent «a clear message that such attacks will not go unpunished» and demonstrated that «the Axis of Resistance now possesses new deterrence strategies that challenge the calculations of the Zionist entity».
The statement makes no mention of the Iranian missile strikes that targeted Qatar, a U.S. ally. It is signed by Mohamed Hamdaoui, representing the Islamist current and a prominent figure within Al Adl wal Ihsane, and Abdessamad Belkebir, a member of the Congress’s Monitoring Committee and a former member of the OADP (Organization of Popular Democratic Action), founded by the late Bensaid Aït Idder.
Several well-known pro-Palestinian activists also took part in the June 28 meeting, including Khalid Sefiani, Secretary General of the Pan-Arab-Islamic Congress and coordinator of the National Action Group for Palestine, and Ahmed Ouihmane, president of the Moroccan Observatory Against Normalization.
The Justice and Development Party (PJD) was notably absent. The party's participation in the Pan-Arab-Islamic Congress was suspended following its endorsement of the resumption of diplomatic ties between Morocco and Israel, announced on December 10, 2020.
In fact, the National Action Group for Palestine also suspended the PJD from its ranks after then-Prime Minister and PJD Secretary General Saad-Eddine El Othmani signed the Joint Declaration between Morocco, the United States, and Israel in Rabat on December 22, 2020, in the presence of King Mohammed VI.
Since returning to the party’s leadership in October 2021, Abdelilah Benkirane has repeatedly called for the severing of diplomatic relations with Israel.
