Islamic Groups Rally for Livni's Morocco Visit
17/11/2009 The Islamic party and other groups in Morocco are preparing to rally against the upcoming visit of Israeli opposition chairwoman Tzipi Livni, and a protest focusing on the former Israeli foreign minister's part in Operation Cast Lead is scheduled to take place in Tangier on Thursday.
Saad Al-Din Al-Othmani, the secretary general of the Islamic-leaning Justice and Development party in Morocco, called for the cancellation of Livni's participation in the Amadeus Institute's conference set to take place in the country.
"We reject the visit of Livni or any other official representative of the Zionist entity to our country, especially after the UN General Assembly has accepted the Goldstone report, which condemns it and accuses its leaders – wanted in European courts – of committing war crimes in Gaza," Othmani said.
Moroccan news agencies have reported that pro-Palestinian groups in the country plan to file a law suit against Livni for her part in the Gaza conflict in January, and the Foreign Ministry's claims department has begun research on the possible effects of this move.
"We are familiar with this issue and see it as part of a global trend to try and harm Israeli leaders' images in court," Yossi Levy, the ministry's spokesman, told Ynet. He added that the ministry was preparing for any scenario, but that it would not recommend Livni cancel her visit.
17/11/2009 The Islamic party and other groups in Morocco are preparing to rally against the upcoming visit of Israeli opposition chairwoman Tzipi Livni, and a protest focusing on the former Israeli foreign minister's part in Operation Cast Lead is scheduled to take place in Tangier on Thursday.
Saad Al-Din Al-Othmani, the secretary general of the Islamic-leaning Justice and Development party in Morocco, called for the cancellation of Livni's participation in the Amadeus Institute's conference set to take place in the country.
"We reject the visit of Livni or any other official representative of the Zionist entity to our country, especially after the UN General Assembly has accepted the Goldstone report, which condemns it and accuses its leaders – wanted in European courts – of committing war crimes in Gaza," Othmani said.
Moroccan news agencies have reported that pro-Palestinian groups in the country plan to file a law suit against Livni for her part in the Gaza conflict in January, and the Foreign Ministry's claims department has begun research on the possible effects of this move.
"We are familiar with this issue and see it as part of a global trend to try and harm Israeli leaders' images in court," Yossi Levy, the ministry's spokesman, told Ynet. He added that the ministry was preparing for any scenario, but that it would not recommend Livni cancel her visit.
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