Morocco has been a relative oasis of peace and peaceful coexistence between Moslems and Jews since the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Many Moroccan Jews left their country on Operation Magic Carpet for Israel, but many others stayed and prospered.
However, Moslem extremists, including an Al Qaeda affiliate for western Africa, have stoked the fires of the less educated, more fundamentalistic Moslems in Morocco. Just look at how many Morocco extremists have been involved in individual attacks in the US, England, and France, among other countries.
Remember, Moussaioui, the so-called 19th hijacker for 9/11, is a Moroccan, and someone wrote on the internet in an article that Moroccan extremists were among the worst in the world.
I hope that the good people of Morocco, and their King, continue to protect their minority peoples, as they have in the past. They have been among the most humane Moslems in all of Africa and they deserve the praise that they have earned for it.
PS: I have a Moroccan in my wife’s extended family. He was over the house yesterday with his new daughter. And he loves baseball.
Yep, I really do hope that Morocco can show some “pushback” against the crazies. Morocco has a very highly developed tourist industry, especially along the coast where skimpy European swimsuits are tolerated. If the crazies have their way, this leading income producer for Morocco will be wiped out. In Egypt, the MB etc is strong enought to demand shariak, regardless of what it does to the tourist economy. In Morocco, I hope we see some pushback. I hope. If they can’t resist the sharia uber alles lunatics in Morocco, there is no hope for any muslim nation to resist.