Moroccan-Israeli stabbed to death in Tangiers
Update: Times of Israel says that the victim was giving food to a homeless person when he was stabbed. The authorities say the assassin’s motive is ‘ not clear’.
A Moroccan-Israeli was stabbed to death in the city of Tangiers on 25 August 2021. Marco Rebibo, 54, had decided to leave Israel and re-settle in Morocco where he opened a kosher restaurant.
The stabbing took place at Rebibo’s restaurant, the Cercle de l’Alliance, in Tangiers. According to Dernières infos d’Algerie the 36-year-old assassin was sporting a Palestinian flag. He was arrested by the Moroccan security forces, and an inquiry into the murder opened.
The incident comes as an embarrassment to Morocco, which has recently signed the Abraham Accords with Israel. It shows that normalisation with Israel is a matter of controversy. The Moroccan press has not specified the victim’s Israeli nationality, stating only that he was Jewish. According to the Algerian medium DIA, the murder has created a climate of fear among Jewish hotel and restaurant owners. The police has reinforced security around Jewish sites.
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