Through the initiatives it announced its commitment to in favor of the Gaza Strip, “Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, sends the first confirming signals of the positive role of its membership in the Peace Council. It also reminds once again of its balanced approach, which combines a balanced political position with concrete field work,” according to observers’ readings.
Yesterday, Thursday, during the first meeting of the Peace Council, Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, announced Morocco’s readiness to deploy members of the Moroccan police to assume the tasks of training forces in Gaza.
Specialized officers will also be deployed to join the International Stabilization Force, according to the same source.
According to the same government official, Morocco also intends to establish a field hospital to provide urgent medical services, while launching an integrated program to combat hate speech and promote the values of tolerance and coexistence.
“Positive role and practical initiatives”
Tala’ Al-Saud Al-Atlantic, President of the International Committee for Solidarity with the Palestinian People, said, “The steps announced by Morocco, during the first meeting of the Peace Council, are clear indications that the Kingdom’s membership in this council will be useful and positive, and that it will not disappoint the hope placed on it by the Palestinian people that it will bring practical and tangible proposals.”
The Atlantic added, in a statement to Hespress, that “what Morocco announced stems from its comprehensive strategy to approach the Palestinian issue. It is known that His Majesty the King, in addition to being Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, stated more than once that the Palestine issue is a national issue, with multiple forms of material and moral support.”
In this regard, the declarant explained that “the Moroccan initiatives do not touch the essence; establishing the field hospital is extremely important in view of the serious and various injuries caused by the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which require precise and comprehensive health follow-up.” Also, “Morocco’s security participation, whether in training or establishing the police in Gaza, is pivotal, given that one of the most important things required for the establishment of life in Gaza is the establishment of security,” according to the head of the International Committee for Solidarity with the Palestinian People, who considered that “Morocco is qualified for this role, thanks to its extensive security experience in this regard.”
Regarding what was described as “an integrated program to combat hate speech and promote the values of tolerance and coexistence,” Al-Saud considered that “one of the most important causes of what is happening is the Israeli hostility towards the Palestinian people, stemming from the culture of hatred for the latter in their homeland,” stressing “the necessity of combating this culture on all sides; it is not enough just to rebuild Gaza, but the fabric of this reconstruction is with a culture that takes into account tolerance and coexistence.”
“Balanced approach and shared experience”
For his part, Abdullah Benhassi, head of the “Maromed Initiatives” organization, said, “What has been achieved for the Kingdom of Morocco in recent years, the most recent of which is its accession to the founding members of the World Peace Council, with a commitment to actual participation in efforts to bring peace to the Middle East, is not just fleeting diplomatic moves; rather, it is an actual consolidation of the status of a state that combines a balanced political position and concrete field work.”
Benhassi added, in a statement to Hespress, that Morocco, led by King Mohammed VI, in his capacity as Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, “not only diplomatically defended the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people in international forums and always called for a two-state solution to end the conflict in the region, but also continued its practical presence on the ground through ongoing humanitarian and development roles.”
The head of the “Maromed Initiatives” organization highlighted that “the Kingdom’s decision to send soldiers within the framework of peacekeeping missions is an important and responsible decision that can only be in the interest of regional stability in the service of peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and in a manner that first takes into account the interest of the Palestinian people, their security and their right to live in dignity.”
The same spokesman stressed that “Morocco is not an emergency country for peacekeeping operations; rather, it has a well-established experience in establishing stability in conflict areas, as Moroccan forces previously contributed to international missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda, where they gained a high professional reputation for discipline, neutrality, and humanitarian effectiveness.”
Abdullah Benhassi continued, “This accumulated experience makes a Moroccan contribution to peacekeeping efforts in the Gaza Strip with other Islamic countries a natural extension of practical Moroccan diplomacy based on combining international legitimacy, the humanitarian dimension, and field competence.”
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