Minister of Justice Mohamed Ben Abdelakder held a meeting, on Wednesday, with judges of the Hebrew Chamber of the Civil Court in Casablanca during which he took note of their proposals and expectations with a view to enhancing the role that the Hebrew Chamber plays under the Moroccan judicial system. During this visit, the minister unveiled the new plate bearing the name of the Hebrew Chamber. For Ben Abdelkader, the plan to make the Hebrew chamber more visible and better integrated within the Moroccan system echoes the North African country’s longstanding history of social inclusiveness and religious tolerance. The Hebrew judicial system was “historically framed by several royal decrees,” he said, in a statement to the media. Ben Abdelkader stressed that Morocco constitutes an exception in the Arab world as it is the only country where Moroccan Jewish citizens have their own Hebrew judicial system.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 31, 2020 13:41 UTC