Professor Bill Miles

Northeastern University

Bio

William F.S. Miles is professor of political science at Northeastern University in Boston. His Zion in the Desert: Israel’s Reform Kibbutzim was a U.S. National Jewish Book Award finalist. He has published in Anthropology of the Middle East; Encyclopedia of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Israel Affairs; The Middle East Journal; and Druze Studies Journal. From 2021-2023 Professor Miles was a Fulbright Global Scholar in Israel and Morocco.

Rewinding from Catastrophe: Morocco and Israel on the Eve of October 7 and Today

Abstract

“Rewinding from Catastrophe” examines the lead-up to and aftermath of the Israeli-Moroccan relationship in light of domestic blowback to the Gaza-Israel War. Anti-Israel sentiment in Morocco following Israel’s response to October 7 has been vehement. Strengthening diplomatic relations between the two nations depends on the extent to which the Moroccan populace remains loyal to a monarch who sees his Kingdom’s interests better served by a policy that engages with Israel rather than reject it.