Meyer Obadia, president of the Jewish community in Casablanca and a candidate for election to the Casablanca Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said today that friendship between Jews and Moslems in Morocco was “more than ever indispensable.”
In an interview in “Al Alam,” Mr. Obadia said that such friendship was necessary to save Morocco’s economy and he warned that “there must be no support of discrimination between Jews and Moslems, between black and white.”
He expressed confidence in the future of Morocco under the regime of the present king, adding he was against any regime which discriminates. He added he himself had been a victim of discrimination during the Petain regime, explaining he had been expelled from a college where he had taught Arabic.
He said that the king had invited the assistance of the various elements of the Moroccan population. He added that Moroccan Jews “are working for the interests of Morocco and our king.”
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