Category: Op Eds
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Algeria, where are your Saturday people, and where are your Sunday people?
‘Algeria once had 140,000 Jews. Algeria, where are your Jews?’ The question was raised by Hillel Neuer – an outspoken defender of Israel and frequent critic of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Neuer’s query was met with silence. The primary reason for the departure of Algerian Jews is, of course, that some 850,000…
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How a Moroccan-US pro-Algeria lobbyist fooled Foreign Policy magazine
Samia Errazouki, a US-Moroccan citizen and former journalist, used Foreign Policy to spit her venom on its motherland (Morocco) paying lip service to the inaudible Algerian lobby in Washington. In a hateful article entitled, “Morocco’s Diplomatic Morass”, Errazouki usurped the position of a Foreign Policy journalist in seeking comments from the anti-Moroccan Algerian lobby in…
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UN, big powers ignore Algeria, listen to Morocco on Sahara issue
Algeria is still struggling to come to terms with a blow it has suffered by the UN Security Council in its latest resolution on the Sahara issue which reiterated that the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan is serious and credible and urged Algeria to take part in negotiations as a party to the conflict. Prior to the…
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Algeria’s recycled army, civilian leadership turn back to Maghreb integration
Same old wine in a new bottle, an adage that sums up the swift succession at the helm of the Algerian regime with the passing away of the all-powerful Gaid Salah who was replaced by border general Said Chengriha. In Morocco, the mood regarding the recent developments in Algeria is on the wait and see,…
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The Moroccan Exception in the Arab World
King Mohammed VI is carrying out a wide-ranging effort to revive his country’s Jewish heritage. By Yaëlle Azagury and Anouar Majid Ms. Azagury is a writer. Mr. Majid is the editor of Tingis magazine. New York Times – April 9, 2019 TANGIER, Morocco — On a recent balmy spring afternoon, a group of Muslim Moroccan…
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Morocco-EU fisheries Deal: Legal Experts Warn against ECJ Meddling in International Treaties
European legal experts are increasingly warning of the dangers of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) meddling in EU international treaties. This came after the EU-Morocco fisheries deal was invalidated in a non-binding opinion by ECJ advisor Melchior Wathelet claiming that the deal “violates the rights of people from Western Sahara.” Should the ECJ follow…
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Morocco Shows No Backtracking on Accountability
The decision of King Mohammed VI to fire low performing ministers in implementation of constitutional provisions took observers by surprise. A statement of the Royal palace announced that four current ministers were relieved of their duties for their proven responsibility in the delay witnessed in the implementation of a set of state-funded projects, part of…
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On Algeria’s Fake News Diplomacy
Algeria’s disillusioned diplomacy is apparently resorting to fake news claiming that the SADR separatist entity will be invited to the Africa-EU summit. As it endures setbacks one after the other in its ideologically anachronistic foreign policy, Algeria indulges in terminology games claiming that the African Union and the EU are negotiation to change the appellation…
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Tunisia: Three Tunisian Women among 100 Most Influential Young Africans
Three young Tunisian women have been named among top 100 most influential young Africans by the 2016 African Youth Awards in Ghana for their impactful actions. Amira Yahyaoui, 32, Lina Ben Mhenni, 33 and Aya Chebbi feature among the top 100 youths shortlisted in 27 African countries. Around 140 young Africans were screened for the…
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The inconvenient truth : Arab states failure to support Palestinians
Notwithstanding passionate discourses against Western responsibility and “Zionist conspiracy”, commitment to the Palestinian cause has not translated into any support. “Israel is an abnormal case in the history of humankind and the geopolitical map of the world.” These words, uttered by Mr. Imad Nabil Jadaa, Ambassador of Palestine in Chile on August 14, are…