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Marrakesh Mayor Signs Trilateral Tourism Accord with Marseille, Haifa; Moroccan Islamists Threaten "Intifada"
Following the signing of a trilateral accord on tourism with the cities of Marseille and Haifa by Marrakesh Mayor Omar Jazouli, the Moroccan Islamist daily Al-Tajdid published a February 26, 2007 report on the accord titled "The Mayor of Marrakesh Normalizes Relations with the Ravishers of Palestine and the Destroyers of the Mughrabi Gate" along with a photo of Jazouli shaking hands with Haifa Mayor Yonah Yahav. Al-Tajdid cited Khaled Soufiani, coordinator of the Working Group for the Defense of Iraq and Palestine, as saying: "This abominable step of normalization demands more than condemnation; there must be collective action on the part of all sectors of Moroccan society… to conduct an intifada against the Marrakesh mayor and to force him to annul this accord with the Zionists…" The accord provides for tourism training for students from Marrakesh and Haifa in Marseille. Jazouli explained that the only accord he signed was with Marseille. To his detractors he responded: "Perhaps they think that I should force people in Marseille to not cooperate with Haifa." Sources: Al-Tajdid, Morocco, February 26, 2007; Aujoud'hui Le Maroc, Morocco, February 27, 2007.
Posted at: 2007-02-28
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