Sudarsan Raghavan
CAIRO — President Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s claims over the disputed Western Sahara threatens to fire up existing tensions in the region and deprive hundreds of thousands of the territory’s inhabitants of their right to self-determination. It also, once again, pits the United States against most of the world.
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I served as Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara from 2009 to 2017. Given that background, I’ve been asked repeatedly what I think of President Trump’s recent proclamation recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara. This foolish and ill-considered decision flies in the face of the US commitment to the principles of the non-acquisition of territory by force and the right of peoples to self-determination, both enshrined in the UN Charter.
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Algeria’s prime minister on Saturday criticized “foreign maneuvers” he said were aimed at destabilizing it, after Washington recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara in exchange for Rabat normalizing ties with Israel…
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Tags : Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Israel, Donald Trump, Normalization,
(CNN) On Thursday, Morocco became the fourth Arab state this year to announce it would establish relations with Israel. It was another diplomatic win for the Trump administration, with US President Donald Trump tweeting that it was “a massive breakthrough for peace in the Middle East!”. Setting aside the hyperbole — Morocco and Israel have long had a quietly amicable relationship — the Moroccans extracted a high price from the US: recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the long-disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Read more from the source : CNN Politics
Tags : Morocco, Western Sahara, Donald Trump, Joe Biden,
RABAT: The United States adopted Saturday a “new official” map of Morocco that includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the ambassador to Rabat said. “This map is a tangible representation of President Trump’s bold proclamation two days ago — recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara,” Ambassador David Fischer said according to a statement seen by AFP.
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Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Donald Trump, Usa, Israel, Normalization,
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) strongly objects to the recent announcement that the United States of America (USA) may recognize Morocco’s unlawful assertion sovereignty over Western Sahara. Such an action, if it comes to pass, would be a denial of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people in direct contravention of United Nations resolutions and threatens to undermine ongoing peace processes, inflame an already tense situation, and could have broader implications for international peace and security and the rights to self-determination of unrepresented nations and peoples everywhere.
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Tags : #Western Sahara, #UNPO, #Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, #Morocco,
By MATTHEW LEE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, announced the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months on Thursday. In a related major policy shift, the United States agreed to recognize Morocco’s claim over the long-disputed Western Sahara region as part of the deal.
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Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Polisario, USA, Donald Trump, Israel,
President Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s claims over the disputed Western Sahara threatens to fire up existing tensions in the region and deprive hundreds of thousands of the territory’s inhabitants of their right to self-determination. It also, once again, pits the United States against most of the world. In exchange for Morocco’s agreement to begin normalizing ties with Israel, the United States on Thursday became the first and only major power to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara region — an act that Morocco has sought for years.
Read more from the source : The Washington Post
Tags : Morocco, Western Sahara, Donald Trump,
The armed independence movement in Western Sahara condemned the Trump administration for recognizing Morocco’s claim to the territory as it announced a peace deal between the kingdom and Israel, vowing to make the “sacrifices” necessary to advance their struggle. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he was accepting Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara…
Read more from the source : Bloomberg
Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Donald Trump, Normalization,
The latest Trump move to bribe an Arab nation into “recognizing” Israel means practically even less than the first 3 “normalizations” — but could inflame a smoldering colonial conflict some 4000 miles to the west of Tel Aviv…
Read more from the source : Mondoweiss
Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Israel, Donald Trump, normalization,