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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 585

Marrakech

A man sits amidst the wreckage that was caused by earthquake, in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, September 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
September 14, 2023, 2:57 pm
Displaced by earthquake, Moroccan families brace for nights with no shelter
Devastation has affected 300,000 Moroccans, including 100,000 children; villagers determined to stay and rebuild
By SAM METZ and MOHAMED BOUKDIRE
Volunteers search for survivors in the rubble in the Moroccan village of Talat N'Yacoub, south of Marrakech on September 11, 2023. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
September 11, 2023, 5:30 pm
Foreign teams join rescue efforts as Moroccan earthquake death toll nears 2,500
Rescuers race to extract survivors from rubble, with head of Spanish team warning ‘it’s very difficult to find people alive after three days’; Rabat hasn’t okayed Israeli aid offer
By AFP
Rubble in aftermath of the earthquake that struck the port city of Agadir, Morocco, March 1, 1960 (AP Photo)
September 10, 2023, 8:38 am
Israeli family in Morocco to memorialize 1960 quake victims is caught in deadly tremor
Jacqueline Bouskila Twizer and her 10 siblings planned to visit Agadir where 10 relatives died; says ‘symbolism’ of also getting caught up in massive earthquake gives her ‘chills’
By ToI Staff
Chief of police Kobi Shabtai attends a ceremony honoring Israeli security forces, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 11, 2022, 6:27 pm
Police chief said to advance extradition and terror-fighting ties with Morocco
Unofficial sources say agreements brokered by Kobi Shabtai last week weren’t included in previous deals between Jerusalem and Rabat
By ToI Staff
An Israir flight seen taking off from Ben Gurion International Airport, on March 24, 2018. (Shai/FLASH90`0
June 1, 2021, 7:47 pm
Israeli airline to launch direct route to Morocco’s Marrakesh in July
Following normalization agreement, Israir will run five weekly services between Tel Aviv and Morocco’s fourth-largest city; round-trip ticket to cost $580
By AFP
Illustrative: A Moroccan Jewish man looks out his window at the street below from his house in the 'Mellah' Jewish quarter of the Medina in Marrakesh, on October 13, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA)
April 16, 2020, 1:02 pm
Report: Morocco blocks joint UAE-Israel effort to repatriate stranded citizens
In a peculiar diplomatic tussle, Rabat and Abu Dhabi said to argue over flight to bring home Israeli and and Emirati tourists stuck in Casablanca and Marrakesh
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative - Moroccan police stand guard in Jemaa el-Fnaa, the central market plaza in Marrakech, Morocco, November 10, 2016. (Getty Images)
March 6, 2020, 11:32 am
In further sign of detente, Israel attends anti-terrorism conference in Morocco
Summit in Marrakech focuses on global efforts to fight al-Qaeda; follows other Warsaw Process working groups where Israeli and Arab officials joined discussions on security issues
By Raphael Ahren
This March 27, 2019 photo shows the sanctuary at Temple Beth-El in Casablanca, Morocco. (Mishael Sims via AP)
April 18, 2019, 8:38 am
Morocco is a trove of Jewish history if you know where to go
Some Jews with ancestry in the north African kingdom maintain second homes, and heritage tours are abundant
By Leanne Italie
Madonna speaks to the press at a news conference in Blantyre, Malawi, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
August 17, 2018, 10:50 am
Madonna turns into ‘berber queen’ for 60th birthday
Queen of pop celebrates with friends in Marrakech, Morocco, and raises money for Malawi children’s charity
By AFP
Moroccan women filling up containers with water from a hose, in Zagora, southeastern Morocco, October 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Issam Oukhouya, File)
November 20, 2017, 3:06 am
15 dead, 10 hurt in a stampede for food aid in Morocco
Amid drought, Sidi Boulalam locals rush market for $16 supplies; King Mohammed VI says he’ll pay for hospitalization of injured and burial of deceased
By AP
Israel's Ori Sasson (blue) competes against France's Cyrille Maret (white) during the Judo World Championships Open in Marrakesh on November 11, 2017. (AFP/Fadel Senna)
November 11, 2017, 5:47 pm
In Morocco, Israeli judoka permitted to display his country’s name
Moroccan authorities initially threatened not to award Israelis visas, but eventually reneged, and unlike the UAE last month did not ban symbols of Jewish state
By ToI Staff
Zionist Union MKs Zouheir Bahloul (R) and Yael Cohen Paran and Kulanu MK Akram Hasson in Marrakech, Morocco in November 2016 (Courtesy)
November 30, 2016, 3:35 am
When a Muslim MK beseeched Israel to fund a Moroccan synagogue
In impassioned plea, Zouheir Bahloul says Jewish state has ‘duty’ to support upkeep of holy places abroad; local community ‘surprised’ by request, says it doesn’t ‘fit with the reality’
By Marissa Newman
Delegates attend the COP22 international climate conference on November 9, 2016, in Marrakesh. (AFP/Fadel Senna)
November 9, 2016, 11:07 pm
Hundreds protest, burn Israeli flag at UN climate talks
Over 200 demonstrate in Morocco against ‘symbolically recognizing’ Jewish state, chant ‘Death to America, Death to Israel’
By AFP
In this photo dated Jan. 31, 2015, the entrance to the Atlas Studio where several major American movies have been filmed in Ouarzazate, Morocco. It has been a banner year for filming in Morocco with more money spent by foreign film productions in the country in 2014 than in the past five years put together, as it rides on its reputation for stability and exotic locales. (photo credit: AP Photo/ Paul Schemm)
April 16, 2015, 10:45 pm
Bible stories and thrillers make Morocco filming choice
With stability and exotic locales, North African kingdom has become a gigantic set, and industry officials say more potential ahead
By Paul Schemm
A view of the medina, or old city, of Marrakech, with the Atlas Mountains in the distance. (photo credit: Michal Shmulovich)
March 9, 2014, 2:29 pm
Glimpsing Jewish memories amid the mellahs of Morocco
Hundreds of years of vibrant history are preserved among the colorful silver and spice souks of Marrakech and Fez
By Michal Shmulovich
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