How the Conflict in Western Sahara Relates to Peace between Israel and Morocco
Iran has been providing rebels with arms and training.
December 14, 2020
How the Conflict in Western Sahara Relates to Peace between Israel and Morocco
Iran has been providing rebels with arms and training.
As part of the deal that paves the way for the normalization of relations between Jerusalem and Rabat, the U.S. has agreed to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, a long-disputed territory on Africa’s Atlantic coast. The agreement comes a little less than a month after the Polisario Front—an Algeria-backed group fighting for Sahrawi independence—ended a 30-year ceasefire and resumed open conflict with Morocco. Raphael Bouchnik-Chen explains the geopolitical circumstances behind the Western Sahara conflict, and how they relate to Israel:
December 14, 2020
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When Allenby marched into Jerusalem.
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