The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/morocco/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Morocco | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/morocco/ 32 32 US says body of soldier found after two went missing during exercise in Morocco https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-says-body-of-soldier-found-after-two-went-missing-during-exercise-in-morocco/ Sun, 10 May 2026 20:57:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3820602 Remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. found by Moroccan troops in Atlantic Ocean after he and another soldier fell off cliff during hike; teams still looking for 2nd soldier

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]]> Moroccan language course revives lost Jewish culture while bridging Mideast divide https://www.timesofisrael.com/moroccan-language-course-revives-lost-jewish-culture-while-bridging-mideast-divide/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:18:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3745188 Yona Elfassi, one of the few remaining Jews in Morocco, teaches Darija to Moroccan Diaspora Jews, inspiring Muslims in the country to reach out to learn Hebrew

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]]> Senegal wins Africa Cup after walk-off protest, chaos over controversial Morocco penalty https://www.timesofisrael.com/senegal-wins-africa-cup-after-walk-off-protest-chaos-over-controversial-morocco-penalty/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:49:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3736972 Moroccan star misses last-minute penalty that would have given the hosts victory, before Pape Gueye scores in extra time for the Teranga Lions

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]]> The day after that never came: How time ran out on Blinken’s plan for postwar Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-day-after-that-never-came-how-time-ran-out-on-blinkens-plan-for-postwar-gaza/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:27:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3675264 Top Biden diplomat's proposal sought to end the war while reviving the Saudi normalization talks derailed on Oct. 7. But he couldn't get it finalized, and Trump now faces many of the same obstacles

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]]> American-Israeli man charged with spying for Iran on Ben Gvir, ex-IDF chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-american-anti-zionist-suspected-of-spying-for-iran-on-ex-idf-chief-ben-gvir/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:35:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3649791 Yaakov Perl, a Satmar Hasid who unsuccessfully sought asylum in the Islamic Republic, indicted on espionage charges after allegedly staking out the homes of top officials

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]]> Pezeshkian vows Iran will ‘never bow before aggressors,’ as snapback sanctions loom https://www.timesofisrael.com/pezeshkian-vows-iran-will-never-bow-before-aggressors-as-snapback-sanctions-loom/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:09:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3649210 Lebanese president demands end to 'Israeli aggression'; Spain's king claims kinship with Jews his country expelled in Inquisition while berating Israel over Gaza 'massacre'

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]]> French proposal envisions multinational Gaza force tasked with gradually disarming Hamas https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-proposal-envisions-multi-national-force-tasked-with-gradually-disarming-hamas/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:03:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3645513 Paris circulating draft, obtained by ToI, aimed at operationalizing internationally-backed NY Declaration to marginalize Hamas; but it's mum on coordination with Israel

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]]> Morocco anti-Israel activists set sights on ports, alleging arms en route to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/morocco-anti-israel-activists-set-sights-on-ports-alleging-arms-en-route-to-israel/ Sun, 04 May 2025 15:23:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3541342 Protesters, seeking reversal of 2020 normalization agreement, call on port officials to block ships carrying military cargo to Israel, but fail to stop F-35 parts passing through

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]]> Moroccan man handed two-year jail term for praising terror attack in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/moroccan-man-handed-two-year-jail-term-for-praising-terror-attack-in-israel/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:03:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3501065 Member of banned Islamist group denies hailing the stabbing of four people in Tel Aviv as the beginning of a 'blessed racist campaign'; lawyer says he will appeal ruling

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]]> Morocco’s Spanish-speaking Jewish minority illuminated in prizewinning book https://www.timesofisrael.com/moroccos-spanish-speaking-jewish-minority-illuminated-in-prizewinning-book/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:28:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3494509 National Jewish Book Award recipient Aviad Moreno’s work focuses on northern Morocco’s Hispanic Jews, whose yearning for a 'homeland' was often for Spain, not elusive Israel

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]]> Reports: Morocco, 2 disputed Somalia regions considered as destinations for Gazans https://www.timesofisrael.com/reports-morocco-2-disputed-somalia-regions-considered-as-destinations-for-gazans/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:33:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3477315 Somaliland and Puntland named as locations under discussion for Gazan relocation per Trump's plans; Israeli official says any talk of destinations is 'extremely premature'

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]]> ‘Unclear why he’s here’: Questions mount over how Tel Aviv stabber was let into Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/unclear-why-he-was-here-questions-mount-over-how-tel-aviv-stabber-was-let-into-israel/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:29:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466023 Reports say officials found Abdelaziz Kaddi had no lodging plans, little money and no obvious reason for wanting to visit, but okayed him anyway; days later he knifed four people

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]]> FIFA to confirm soccer 2030 World Cup hosts, award 2034 tourney to Saudi Arabia https://www.timesofisrael.com/fifa-to-confirm-soccer-2030-2034-world-cup-hosts-amid-bids-controversies/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:54:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437219 Three-continent, six-nation bid led by Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host 2030 event, irking environmentalists over emissions; Saudi Arabia to get 2034 despite human rights record

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]]> Five Israelis killed in Morocco car crash en route to pilgrimage site https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-israelis-killed-in-morocco-car-crash-en-route-to-pilgrimage-site/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:55:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3433947 Safed mayor confirms some victims were city residents; Israelis were reportedly part of a group of Hasidic pilgrims visiting rabbis' gravesites

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]]> Tens of thousands of Moroccans protest ties with Israel on eve of Oct. 7 anniversary https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-of-moroccans-protest-ties-with-israel-on-eve-of-oct-7-anniversary/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 15:25:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3391245 Demonstrators in Rabat wave Palestinian flags and portraits of Hassan Nasrallah, calling for the kingdom's 2020 normalization deal with Israel to be revoked

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