Israeli diplomat evades Moroccan mob

An Israeli diplomat was smuggled out of the Moroccan Parliament on Sunday, as tens of thousands of protesters marched toward the building while burning Israeli flags.

David Saranga, who heads the European Parliament Liaison Department in Israel’s delegation to the EU, was in Rabat for a conference by the Euro-Med organization at the same time as a mass pro-Palestinian protest was taking place in the streets of Morocco’s capital.

As the protest moved on, thousands remained outside the parliament building apparently because they knew Saranga was present, Ynet reported Monday morning.

According to Army Radio, Saranga was escorted out of a side door and to the airport, from where he was flown back to his post in Brussels.

The protesters called for the liberation of Jerusalem while waving Palestinian Authority flags and burning those of Israel.

Arab media reported that the presence of an Israeli delegate at the conference troubled the people in Rabat, who took to the streets. One of the organizers told the press that the people no longer trusted the leadership to deal with the Palestinian issue, and they would therefore take matters into their own hands, beginning with the upcoming Global March on Jerusalem on Friday.