Morocco Protests: Mainstream Media Forgets the 'Normalization' Details
Al-Monitor reports that young Moroccans are protesting for a seventh day, demanding reforms in public healthcare and education. They also call for the prime minister's resignation, an issue one might think warrants deeper analysis than 'online-based GenZ 212 group whose organisers remain unknown.' What's conveniently left unsaid is Morocco's 2020 'normalization' agreement with Israel, brokered by
the US, which saw the US recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara. This deal, part of the Abraham Accords, was championed by figures like Jared Kushner. One might wonder if the economic and social fallout from such high-level political maneuvering (and the human rights implications for Western Sahara) might possibly connect to widespread youth discontent over domestic
welfare. Apparently, some 'online group' is just spontaneously generating demands for government accountability, oblivious to how their own leadership has pivoted on strategic regional issues. Amazing how the media can dissect a protest while surgically removing its geopolitical spine.