Keywords
Nonviolent activism; Normalization; Morocco; Israel; Civil society
Content Language
EN
Abstract
Between August and December 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco announced US-brokered agreements with Israel whereby they established full diplomatic relations and effectively withdrew from the Arab Boycott of Israel that tied official relations to the resolution of the so-called Palestine Question. These announcements came as a surprise to Arab-Muslim publics, despite their awareness of informal relations between these states and Israel. Using the case of Morocco and drawing on nonviolent resistance literature, this paper investigates civil resistance to the December 2020 Moroccan-Israeli agreement by three Moroccan activist groupings–opposition leftists, Islamists, and boycott-focused groups. Through document analysis, webinars, and interviews, this study asks two related questions: to what extent do these groups use nonviolent tactics and strategies to resist the Moroccan-Israeli agreement and to what extent is the agreement the focus of protest activities versus serving as a rallying point for advancing calls for socio-political reform.
Recommended Citation
Hallward, Maia and Biygautane, Taib
(2023)
"Anti-normalization, nonviolent activism, and domestic interests: The Case of Morocco,"
Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies:
Vol. 5:
Iss.
2, .
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jacaps/vol5/iss2/2
