By Judah Ari Gross - December 15, 2022
The group had been supposed to learn about Druze culture on Saturday night, but Morocco’s World Cup quarter-final was on, so instead the young Moroccans and Israelis gathered in the northern Druze town of Isfiya’s HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed clubhouse to watch the match.
Morocco, of course, stunned with a 1-0 win, marking the first time an Arab country has ever made it to the World Cup semifinals.
“When the goal went in, everyone was dancing and hugging. Everyone forgot who was Israeli, who was Moroccan, who was Muslim, who was Jewish, who was Druze. Everyone just joined in the celebration,” said Abdou Ladino, the head of the Moroccan organization Mimouna, which looks to strengthen Jewish-Muslim ties in the country. Mimouna was founded in 2007 at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco and has since expanded to become a nationwide organization.
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