Morocco Student Jailed for Protesting US Ally; Washington Silent
A Moroccan student just got a year in prison for a pro-Palestine protest. The New Arab covers it, but don't expect the usual hand-wringing from Western capitals or their media mouthpieces. This isn't a 'dictatorship' problem when the dictator is cozy with Washington. Morocco, a key US ally, normalized relations with Israel in 2020 via the Abraham Accords—a move that conveniently got the US to
recognize Moroccan sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara. So, while the Biden administration decries protestors at home, they remain conspicuously quiet when a 'friend' jails a student for a year—a student protesting the very 'aid' that often fuels these alliances. One might wonder: how many 'strategic partnerships' require ignoring human rights abuses?