This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Rabat
Muhammad Al-Simo, a member of the National Rally of Liberals parliamentary team, has retracted his statements calling the Palestinian keffiyeh a “sharwita”, after a wave of widespread criticism over his remarks.
In an explanation he posted on his official Facebook page, Al-Simo explained that his statement was spontaneous and in Moroccan dialect, and that it was not intended to diminish the value of the keffiyeh, which is a symbol of the struggle Palestinian.
Al-Simo stressed that his speech was aimed at inciting some people to exploit the Palestinian issue to achieve narrow political and media goals.
The parliamentarian stressed that the Palestinian issue should not be the subject of one-upmanship in Morocco, which has always supported the Palestinian right, calling for refraining from exploiting this issue for propaganda or incitement purposes.
Al-Simo’s statements sparked controversy during a general session in the House of Representatives last week, when he said: “Moroccans have shown solidarity with the Palestinians without compromise and without ‘conditions’.” referring to the Palestinian keffiyeh.
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