Juan Peron was a Spainish Seaman, and a hidden Jew, in the 1470~80 he worked for the Portugese as they worked their way down the African coast.
By the late 80's he was a Ships Captian, & owner of several ships.
In the 1490's following the Requestia, the Spainish Rulers started a program to expell the Jews. while Lots of them whould flee east to the Empire, there were many who couldn't. At this point Juan Peron had his Idea.
Along the Moroccan coast Juan had seen the ruins of old Abandoned Roman cities. Juan started using his ships to trasnsport the fleeing Jew south to these cities. Dispite some trouble with the few Berber tribemen, The cities began to be rebuilt. By 1510 Juan Peron had moved close to 25,000 people, with another 5~6,000, arriving on their own.
As Pograms flared up here and there across Europe, in the next several centuries, a small but steady trickle of Jewish immigrants, continued to arrive. This was enuff to maintain a slight Jewish Majority in the Area.
During the Thirty years war in the 1600's Spain made its biggest push to gain control over Morocco, But as Morocco, was part of the Empire. And with the rebuilding of the old Roman Aquaducts, and Roads. ect., it was a very prosperous part. The Ottamans sent troops, and in a major Battle at Tangeriers, The Spainish were forced to withdraw.
Given this Sign that the Empire was serious about protecting the Area, Jews From all over Europe, began moving there in larger numbers. This move wasn't always voluntary, as European States all over, Began expelling Jews to Morocco.
In 1799 with Napoleans campains in Eygpt, and the mid east, the Ottamans withdraw most of their forces in Morocco, for use nearer home. They would not come back.
In the Early 1800's the Jewish population of Morroco, began forming small home Militias, to take the place of the withdrawn Ottoman Army. In 1838 they would be tested. In order to quiet domastic problems, the Frech Gov't launched a invadsion of Algeirs. After conquering Algiers, the French turned their attention to Morrocco.
Alarmed by events in Algiers, the Population of Morocco had Began planning for their own defense. Buying milatary Supplies, and hiring Ex-Soldiers from Europe to help Train their army. In 1843, the French Invaded, and were defeated "In the Name of the Empire", Morocco still being techinally part of the Ottomans.
This set off a new wave of anti-Semitism across Europe, and a new wave of immigrants. This was the Status Quo, for the next 60 years. Morocco was a seperate self governing province of the Ottoman Empire, But as the Ottomans declined, European Influence in Morocco, increased.
In 1914 When the GW1 started, and the Ottomans joined the Central powers, the Moroccoans, chose to stay with the Allies, and the Bond was finally broken. While most of the Moroccoan troops, would be used in Africa, Two Regiments did fight on the Western Front.
In 1933 The Nazi Party took power in Germany, Amid a wave of Anti-Semitism, were the Nazis pointed to the Jewish regiments on the Western Front, & in Africa. In 1935, a Ship load of Jewish reguees were turned away from several ports in Europe, and America. On ther way back to Germany the Ship Stopped in Tangeirs. There Not only were the Refugees wellcomed, But the Gov't refuesed to let the ship go intill unloaded.
For the next four years Thousands of Jews were forcefully expelled from Germany. Thousands More fleed on their own from east Europe. But in September with the Start of GW2, All this stopped.
All During the War, Reports of major Actrocities, But Both FDR & Churchill put Pressure on the Morraccoans to down play the Reports. But in May 1945, The Moroccoans, headed for the Camps, where the reports had come from.
In June 1945 the Morroccoan Gov't passed the "Law of Return", allowing all Jews to immigrate freely. This started a major wave of European Jews leaving. In Fact today, the PerCapita percentage of Jews in Europe is lower than, Before the Roman, Disporia in 79 AD.
Morrocco [inculds OTL Western Sahara] is a stable proporous democratic Country. Self suffifenct in most food areas, with a large Middle Class, respected, and regonized around the World. Morocco Maintains a large Mititary, Justified to It's self as a reaction to the GW2 Holocaust. And the Prevention of a repeat of the Holocausts appears to be their major Foriegn policy. To this end Morocco has sent more Peace Keepers to UN requests than any other Nation.