Janet Levy: Worrisome since Israel has established military and economic ties with Morocco beginning in 2020!
In 2026, the two countries devised a comprehensive military action plan in Tel Aviv focusing on air defense and intelligence. Israel sold equipment – air defense and rocket artillery to Morocco – and has been helping to modernize Rabat’s armed forces. Israel and Morocco have been collaborating on drone technology and Marrakech is hosting Israeli defense firms at various expos.
My husband and I experienced Morocco as a secular, tolerant Muslim country. Polygamy is prohibited and women can dress however they please. The people openly smoke, drink, and eat pork and don’t seem to have an issue with homosexuality. In fact, Yves St. Laurent’s home in Marrakech is a popular tourist destination.
We did have a harrowing experience outside of Rabat. Our car was pulled over by an officer and we were asked if we were Jews or Americans. We said Americans, got a thumbs up, and went on our way.
In contrast, when we visited Turkmenistan, an authoritarian Muslim country with a secular government, we were openly Jewish without a problem. I was asked a very strange question about being raised as a Jew which I attribute more to ignorance than malice. A tour guide told me that he heard that all Jews have an extensive financial education when they’re growing up and asked if this was accurate.
In the skies of KLM en route to Malta.
Screengrab via Youtube.
By Vlad Tepes | RAIR Foundation | October 4, 2026
Spanish army intelligence has identified at least 72 Moroccan military personnel still operating inside Ceuta, two months after 80,000 people surged across the border on July 30. Twenty-two are agents of Rabat’s intelligence services. Fifty are soldiers embedded in the invasion. Seven additional Moroccan reservists voluntarily presented themselves to Spanish National Police. The classified reports describe them as “centers of gravity” for financing and controlling the settlements still occupying the city.
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