(3 minutes read)
Israel’s decision to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara is criticized by the Algeria-backed Polisario movement. The movement’s spokesperson said that such a position emanating from the Zionist entity or any other party to legitimize the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara is null and void.
Israel’s decision to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara is criticised by the Algeria-backed Polisario movement. The movement’s spokesperson said that such a position emanating from the Zionist entity or any other party to legitimise the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara is null and void.
On Monday, the royal cabinet in Rabat said Israel had decided to “recognise Morocco’s sovereignty” over the mineral-rich desert region, citing a letter from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel confirmed the contents of the statement from Morocco when contacted by AFP.
In a statement quoted by Algeria’s official APS news agency on Wednesday, the Polisario said the development would only reinforce the determination of the Sahrawi people to pursue their national struggle on several fronts. It denounced subversive joint security and military manoeuvres aimed at destabilising the North African region and the Sahel in general. Israeli recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory was “a non-event”, the Polisario added.
Read Also:
https://trendsnafrica.com/morocco-and-the-us-discuss-sensitive-western-sahara-issue/
https://trendsnafrica.com/moroccan-king-invites-israeli-president-to-morocco/
https://trendsnafrica.com/morocco-french-relations-sour/
This move brings no added value to Rabat. On the contrary, it only makes it look worse, as it confirms the alliance of a State with an entity that occupies, both of them using the military, the Western Sahara and Palestine, the Sahrawi Ministry of Information added. The organization disputing sovereignty over Western Sahara with Morocco, further said it regretted a “scornful” decision given the “anger of millions of Moroccans who hold Palestine and Al-Quds (the Arabic name of Jerusalem, one of Islam’s holiest cities) dear” to their heart.
