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The restoration of synagogues in Casablanca, a strong signal of cohabitation between religions in Morocco (ANSA)

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

The restoration of synagogues in Casablanca, announced by the municipality of the city, is a "strong signal" for dialogue and coexistence between religions in Morocco, writes the Italian news agency 'ANSA' '.

Morocco, for centuries, has had a large Jewish community that flourished in all fields without their confession representing any obstacle, says the author of the article.

The Kingdom has, in fact, a long tradition of tolerance, consolidated over the centuries, especially in recent times when, in countries that are not distant, anti-Jewish sentiments have created '' a senseless violence ' says the journalist

Thanks to the late King, His Majesty Hassan II, and his successor King Mohammed VI, Morocco "managed to escape this logic of violence", as evidenced by the large number of Jewish worship places in the Kingdom and members of Jewish communities from various countries who come for pilgrimage”.

The Agency also recalls that thousands of Jews from around the world annually visit Morocco, where they perform, '' in total security ', the great pilgrimage and celebrate Hilloula, particularly in the region of Ouazzane where the sanctuary of Rabbi Ben Amrane Diouane is.

"This is, in short, a strong signal that Morocco is still trying to make them more visible through initiatives that elsewhere would generate a lot of noise, but which are, in the kingdom, a simple continuation of a tradition of tolerance ', concluded the journalist.

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