A 50-year-old Jewish woman, Mrs. Anna Zafrani, was killed in Casablanca last week, in the third such killing in Morocco since the Arab-Israel war in June. The incident increased the anxiety of Moroccan Jews, who have been departing in greater frequency to France. The opposition Istiqlal Party has been continuing its anti-Jewish campaign.
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