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Jewish Activist Sion Assidon Dies, Sparking BDS Tensions

11/10/2025

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Sion Assidon, a Jewish Moroccan activist and founder of BDS Morocco, died at age 77 after a fall that left him in a coma for nearly three months.
The BDS Morocco movement says he was attacked because of his anti-Zionist activism.
His death has drawn attention to tensions surrounding the BDS movement in Morocco.

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Sion Assidon, a Jewish Moroccan activist and founder of BDS Morocco, died at age 77 after a fall that left him in a coma for nearly three months.
The BDS Morocco movement says he was attacked because of his anti-Zionist activism.
His death has drawn attention to tensions surrounding the BDS movement in Morocco.