Without Al Adl wal Ihsane, Rabat holds solidarity march for Iran
Notable participants included Salafist Hassan Kettani and PJD general secretariat member Mohamed El Hilali. The PPS was represented by political bureau member Jamal Benchekroun, who condemned «Israeli aggression against the Iranian people».
Human rights advocate Mohamed Al-Zahari, secretary-general of the North Africa region of the International Alliance for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms, also joined the protest to express solidarity with Tehran.
However, Al Adl wal Ihsane did not participate, and their absence reduced the overall turnout. The group's news site, AWI, provided no coverage, a reflection of deep disagreements with the march organizers, who are united under the National Action Group for Palestine.
Two days earlier, after Friday prayers, Jama'a organized separate solidarity marches in support of Iran. Meanwhile, Al Adl wal Ihsane's partner in opposing normalization with Israel, the Front for the Support of Palestine and Against Normalization, also boycotted the Rabat march, despite having already condemned Israeli attacks against Iran.
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