The Children of Seba: The Outlaws of Justice and Spirituality
The Justice and Spirituality Movement thrives on crises. Each time there is tension in the streets, they hide for a moment until calm returns and people start to breathe again, then they emerge with a statement that seems to rise from underground.
Moroccan streets experienced three days of chaos and violence due to what are termed Generation Z protests. The security forces did their job, restored order, and stability resumed. Moroccans want to relax and return to their normal lives. Suddenly, the Justice and Spirituality Movement issues a new statement, calling for a march on October 5 in Rabat under the title “The Deluge of Al-Aqsa.”
Is it a coincidence that this call comes right after the incidents of rioting? Of course not. The movement always waits for sensitive moments to ride the wave. Palestine for them is not a cause but a tool, an emotional weapon to mobilize people and spread their propaganda.
Everyone knows their rhetoric: normalization is treason, the nation, dignity… these are phrases memorized like old cassette tapes. But have they presented Moroccans with any alternative political project? Have they entered the political arena courageously and offered executable programs? No. On the contrary, they continue to exploit any external event or internal crisis to make themselves visible.
Moroccans are no longer fooled by these tricks; people realize that Palestine resides in the hearts of all Moroccans without needing the guardianship of a banned group. They know that security and stability take precedence over any adventure cloaked in slogans.
Today, the movement is trying to fish in troubled waters. However, they should know that the Moroccan street is no longer an open playground as it once was. Today, Moroccans can read between the lines and see that the call for a march after the chaos is not innocent.
What needs to be said frankly is that Justice and Spirituality only survives on chaos. Whenever the street is quiet, they disappear. And whenever a problem occurs, they emerge like a wolf waiting for the moment to pounce. But Morocco today is aware of them; we are in a state governed by institutions, security is present, and Moroccans are astute.
