Will Spain's new position on Western Sahara make a difference? | Inside Story
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- Spain and Morocco have been at odds for many years.
They've disagreed about territories, immigration and support for rebels in the region.
But, a visit by the Spanish prime minister to Rabat this week, is raising hopes of improved ties.
It comes less than a year since Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez backed Morocco's plan to grant autonomy to the disputed Western Sahara territory.
The Polisario Separatist group - which wants an independent state in the region - has rejected that plan.
So, what does it take to solve this long-running conflict?
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Hugh Lovatt - Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Yasmine Hasnaoui - Professor of Political Science at the American International University in Kuwait.
Mahjoub Mleiha - Advocacy Head of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders.
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I'm a Spanish national. Most of us are in favour of the Saharawi people and their movement and a lot of them are living in the Canary islands so don't be surprised if Spain's "official" view over this matter changes again in the next years. This is just a political movement to normalize relations with Morocco, since Spain has always wanted to have a friendly relationship with both them and Algeria and for them to have good relations with each other since North Africa is an important location for trade and security in the Mediterranean for both Spain and the EU in general. Moroccan government doesn't seem to care and always use Spain as a political enemy. They always break the deals Spain has with them and they use them as enemies to thh Moroccan crown for nationalist purposes. I have no doubt Morocco will initiate another agressive political movement against Spain in the near future and that will change again the situation between both countries. And Spain's current position does not officially recognize Western Sahara as part of Morocco. Moroccan authorities presented a plan of autonomy for Western Sahara similar to what Spain uses with all it's Autonomous Comunities (regional subdivisions of Spain, like a state on a federation) and Spain recognized that it's the most solid option for the Saharan issue (that is, of course, if they actually respect their sovereignty and autonomy within the Moroccan state)
🇲🇦🤝🇪🇸 but western sahara will be with us, sahara was always morocco 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
@@MohammedAliPM Can you utter "Western Sahara" in Morocco? I guess you can´t, or you call it Moroccan Sahara or you will end up in jail just like journalist Ali Amrabet. Be careful
'Spanish national' is meaningless. All you had to do was live legally in Spain for a few years to be considered 'Spanish' in the eyes of the law. Clearly you're just an immigrant to Spain, probably a child of Polisario parents, with the ambition to create a new South Sudan in Africa on Morocco's Southern border. That ain't going to happen, ever. Spain is a lightweight, and that's an understatement, considering Morocco has the US in its corner and many richer European countries, including Belgium (where the terrorist supporter in this 'debate' is sitting). The battle to legitimize a random straight line in the middle of Morocco drawn by European colonizers has been lost, and thank god for that.
@@LasiadSH Morocco does not need to learn lessons from Spain. The world has witnessed how Spain (and the EU!) treats Catalans. Hypocrites.
@@meb5205 ok. The whole world needs lessons from the country ranked 122 in UN Human Development Index. The same country lead by a feudal gay king who is, according to Forbes, richer than the gas and oil owner, Emir of Catar. The world needs to learn from a country whose citizens commit terrorist acts in Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Barcelona, London, Finland and are the 3rd nationality in Daesh with more than 2000 terrorists. A country whose citizens are Nr 1 in Spanish prisons and many accused of terrorist links. A country who claims to have dismantled more than 200 terrorist cells in the last years but couldn't avoid the slaughtering of 2 innocent Norwegian girls. Seriously Morocco shouldn't learn from Spain while tens of thousands of Moroccans receive aid for living decently in Spain?
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🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 there is no sahara
@@MohammedAliPM He's still hallucinating and not yet a reasonable man
Free west Sahara. The Moroccan dictatorship must be punished not supported.
dictatorship? where are u from because i can bet we are way less corrupt than yours. there will never be western sahara 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
Free your mother
keynotes:
if Morroco is sure of the Sahrawi people's desire of choosing the autonomy plan, then why it is not accepting the referendum approach so it confirms its appeals
UN has never said that the autonomy plan is the only basis on which this issue can be resolved
we should be clear that this is a conflict between Morroco and Polisario, not Morroco and Algeria
Good point. Morocco says 80% of the population is in Western Sahara and only 20% is in the refugee camps and "kidnapped" by Polisario and Algeria. If they vote in a referendum, isn´t it very easy for Morocco to win it? Contradiction and nonesense is what Morocco performs
@@badrm9175 Without France at UN, Israeli pro lobbies everywhere, money of Gulf dictatorships, conspiracy of Spain, weapons of USA, Morocco would have been defeated in Western Sahara.
Are Algeria and Polisario strong enough to prevent UN, AU, EU and all big countries from recognizing the "Moroccanity" of Western Sahara? Do they have nuclear weapons?
Or is it international legality what is stopping Moroccan expansion to other people's land?
Simply think why UN doesn't act the way Morocco wants. There's something wrong Hasan II did and didn't tell you all. CIA knows it very well. Just read its released secret documents . They are available on Internet.
The disputed land had always been part of Morocco prior to its illegal occupation by Spain, not to mention the fact that the Polisario are decendents of Arab nomadic tribes who arrived in Western Sahara long after so many native Moroccan Berbers had marked their presence there.
In the very first place we must note that there is no native spanish speaker in the room, everyone carries water to their own mill, not very serious from Aljazeera, to say the least, but this is how the international broadcasting behaves towards spanish speaking people, the most broadly spoken language in the world with Mandarin.
Free Western Sahara
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Aljazeera asking Algerian reporter who is not Sahraouian to talk and give his political insights about the matter is a shame .
This channel itself is just adding water to the flood.
A man's heart devises a way, but Yahweh guides his steps.
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The sahara will be freed! Viva el Polisario! 🇪🇭🙋🏼♂️
In your dream SPANIARDO🇲🇦
Así será!!
Spain should try to acquare Western Sahara.
This is the chance for Western Sahara to get rid of Morocco. Make sure that is that happens, Western Saharans demand the Spanish citizenship.
Looks like host has her opinion on this topic against Morocco. She didn't even given enough time to both sides.
What both sides? The people of the region want independence.
Moroccan terror regime is occupying western Sahara 🇪🇭. Obviously, the Moroccan dictatorship must be punished
Your occupying them. What both sides?
Yes, I agree, Laura seems to be giving the "english opinion" far more emphasis than the other, and besides (although I don't know if she chose the interviewees or someone else for her), Spanish speakers were ignored completely, not invited to this event...
🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 no sahara!
From a legal standpoint this is simple. One country occupies a territory, and international law is clear that it has no sovereignty over it. Not different from Russia trying to occupy Ukraine, Israel occupying West Bank, etc.
Absolutely, and Al Jazeera could do with some better journalism to respond to "oh but Sahrawis choose to stay in Morocco"
Islamic Al Andalus was illegally occupied by the county of Castile
From a legal perspective, the Polisario’s claim to Western Sahara, a land which formed part of Morocco prior to its occupation by Spain, is void ab initio under Public International Law, for it is based on fraudulent misrepresentation. President Trump knows that there has never existed a contract of allegiance between the Kings of Morocco and the Polisario. Any ties of such allegiance as referred to by the International Court of Justice were between successive Moroccan monarchs and the region’s tribal leaders of of whom the Polisario constituted no part. These facts on their own render the Polisario a rogue Front and any claim to Western Sahara void ab initio.
Equally importantly, Mr Tump, having access to sound legal advice, knows that since title to Western Sahara has already transferred back to Morocco under the treaty of Madrid, the Polisario has no case and no claim either. Had title not transferred back to Morocco, the Polisario might have been able to seek a judicial remedy to their self-inflicted misfortunes, notwithstanding the fact that international law lacks the ability to bind states.
Other interesting point is the reference to history in this dispute, it turns-up that England was involved circa 1830 in this kerfuffle (as it was all around the globe during the XIXth century).
This is interesting because one of the speakers made a reference to past decolonization experiences in which England does not shine very bright at all if we consider the India's partitioning disaster and the dismembering of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, a still (since 1948 after the collapse of the British Emporium) unresolved conflict between the Palestinian native people and Jewish colonists.
In this case English tried but weren´t succesful due to Saharawi resistance right in the coast. It was never Moroccans who defended that coast simply because Morocco didn´t exist as a state at that time and its Sultan didn´t control the whole Western Sahara (bigger in size than UK) and he didn´t even control what is currently known as South Morocco (Oued Noun and every territory south Oued Daraa)
what is the difference between normal islamism and radical islamism,
But yet people every day come to Islam leaving their previous believes most growing religion right now is Islam how can you explain this if it's false people will not talk about it or join us and when you constantly attack Islam it growsuch more
see ordinary ppl who're muslim, and non radical sermons..
Sorry but Spain doesn't matter in world geopolitics , irrevelent country........
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2 liars that mistrust each others. The relationship is based on very narrow interests and is not made to last long. Each party tries to secure its interest before showing its real face
it is a meeting based on political and economical interest. which is normal for every nation looking to move forward and develop its relationship with neigbours.
In the second place none mentioned two important factors: 1- the surprising establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Morocco, which in my view, has a large influence (in combination with USA and UK) in this problem; 2- the presence of immense natural resources in terms of fisheries, phosphapes, salts and minerals plus the potential of generating huge amounts of clean energy in the disputed area.
Agree. Israel presence and influence makes it difficult for the isuue to be resolved according to implementation of international legality, which is exactly the aim of Morocco
Shalom, Salam, Peace. Independent Countries Should Learn From The Colonists Did, Not Follow Them, Only Narcissist's Are Controlling.
why does Aljazeera always have to put its own version to every single action taken by morocco. what a ...!!!
The Qatari’s are dirty two faced. They are our enemy and they are also friendly to Iran
Weastern sahara dispute area the two countries how to slove that problem remember they went to African union United nation they didn't get any solution that is why one side has get the territory mybe can came the war the only way solution can bring they do compromise the colonization was put the territory to dispute the area any conflict who worked that promising UK not another country.
Is this land in Europe
probably spain
Really poor journalism, at least let all speakers respond equally...
Do a episode on breaking of ahmadiya mosque in pakistan
It’s not a mosque. You can call it temple. Mosque is a Muslim place for worship
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المملكة صهيونية المنافقين المغربية
Sahara Libre!! 🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭
@New Islam Reformed they are terrorist are you terrorist support you don’t know what are they doing to their children they are teaching there children to use gun they are supporting isis. Inshallah Morocco will take back its land because Western Sahara was part of Morocco many years ago when the moorish empire was in Morocco and if you don’t believe me go see there is no country known as Polisario or Western Sahara
@New Islam Reformed no, Allah knows whats right and it is for Morocco to stay full
he is talking in the name of polisario which is a classified terror organisation according to sahraoui people who live in prosperity in moroccan sounthern cities, Laayou, Dakhla...etc. Polisarion remains in Tindouf where they get their support from algeria and cuba and some europeans too
While Morroco gets its support from Israel which is a friendly entity that helps Palestinians live prosperity just like the one offered by Morroco to Sahrawian?
there is no "western sahara" Morocco will always stay connected 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 dont support a stupid movement 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦