Israel/Palestine

shira

(30,109 posts) Sun Jan 24, 2016, 12:02 AM Jan 2016

Palestine Supports Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara [View all]

IOW, Palestine supports Morocco's occupation and settlement of W.Sahara. Turns out that besides the occupation, 100's of thousands of Moroccan settlers haved moved there under Army protection.

Palestine supports that, and Sweden does too.

Gotta love the logic of neo-fascists, rightwing totalitarians, and regressive Leftists.

“There is no need to make any comparison between the Palestinian cause and the Moroccan Sahara issue,” El Maliki stressed.

“We struggle against the Israeli occupation since 1948 and Morocco struggles for the achievement of its territorial integrity,” he added.

The Palestinian position with regards to the Sahara comes as a rebuttal to the attempts made by Algeria and the Polisario in recent years to equate the question of Palestine with the dispute over Western Sahara.

The parallel that Algeria and the Polisario sought to establish between the two questions gained traction after Sweden recognized the Palestinian state in October 2014. The Swedish recognition of the Palestinian state gave the Polisario hope that Stockholm would recognize the self-proclaimed Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).

However, the Swedish government made it clear last October that there is no parallel between the recognition of Palestine and Western Sahara. “As both the Swedish Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs have both previously stated, there are no parallels between the recognition of Palestine and Western Sahara,” the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Morocco World News last October.

http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/01/177955/palestine-supports-moroccos-sovereignty-over-western-sahara/

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Palestine Supports Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara [View all] shira Jan 2016 OP

So, because the Palestinian leadership may be hypocrites, you support occupying their land? Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #1

Nah, it just exposes the true nature & colors of assorted Israel haters. shira Jan 2016 #10

Yes, it's entirely about that. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #14

Nope that has nothing to do with it at all King_David Jan 2016 #15

They may be hypocritical, but I seriously doubt they "hate" Israel. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #18

Sweden ? King_David Jan 2016 #21

Not at all leftynyc Jan 2016 #26

Damn right it's entirely about that.... shira Jan 2016 #27

Shira, try that on someone else. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #29

What I find is those who blame Israel for the occupation, conflict.... shira Jan 2016 #30

Wikipedia on Western Sahara: Little Tich Jan 2016 #2

Double standards? You bet! Little Tich Jan 2016 #3

has it see below azurnoir Jan 2016 #5

"The Palestinians...simply can't afford to have a conscience." 6chars Jan 2016 #7

The PA is on the verge of collapse. Little Tich Jan 2016 #23

Shameful? This is typical of everyone within the anti-Israel movement.... shira Jan 2016 #11

The article is crap - Morocco to boycott Swedish companies over support for Polisario Front azurnoir Jan 2016 #4

Unfortunately, Sweden gave in to Moroccan pressure, and decided not to recognize Western Sahara. Little Tich Jan 2016 #6

thanks I stand corrected azurnoir Jan 2016 #8

No, worries, it was a quite unexpected U-turn by Sweden. Little Tich Jan 2016 #9

No one needs to be bribed to take a pro-Palestinian (meaning pro-Hamas) stance. shira Jan 2016 #12

so do you support Western Sahara being given independence? azurnoir Jan 2016 #20

The Occupation. Little Tich Jan 2016 #24

Oh, just the occupation? Well Israel has offered to end that several times.... shira Jan 2016 #28

Never heard of any such proposal. Little Tich Jan 2016 #31

Land swaps.....the PA agreed to them. n/t shira Jan 2016 #32

Riight... But what about Western Sahara? Little Tich Jan 2016 #33

For W.Sahara independence. But what does that have to do with the topic? n/t shira Jan 2016 #34

It's Australia Day today, I have to forfeit. Little Tich Jan 2016 #35

so you claim Palestine would be another "failed Arab State" but not Western Sahara azurnoir Jan 2016 #36

I'm also for an independent Palestine living in peace beside Israel. n/t shira Jan 2016 #37

along the 1967 lines? right a viable state with international borders like Western Sahara would have azurnoir Jan 2016 #38

Along the '67 lines with land swaps that the whole world accepts. n/t shira Jan 2016 #39

most of world accepts Palestine along the 1967 lines with no land swaps azurnoir Jan 2016 #40

The totalitarian fascist world is against land swaps. Free nations are for them. shira Jan 2016 #41

over 130 countries accept Palestine along the 1967 lines with no land swaps not all of those azurnoir Jan 2016 #42

You're obfuscating. Besides the US & UK here's the EU in 2014... shira Jan 2016 #43

only when agreed to by both parties and Israel has already staked it's claim by encircling azurnoir Jan 2016 #44

The PA has agreed to land swaps. Enough BS, okay? n/t shira Jan 2016 #45

yep I've about had it with BS :) azurnoir Jan 2016 #46

Abbas: Land swap principle reached shira Jan 2016 #47

that's from 6 years ago -things have changed since then azurnoir Jan 2016 #48

Israel's not responsible for that. He committed earlier. n/t shira Jan 2016 #49

do you make pies with those cherries you seem to like picking? azurnoir Jan 2016 #50

Abbas is also against peace, stating he wouldn't agree to end-of-conflict.... shira Jan 2016 #51

The reason why I oppose land swaps is because I looked at the map. Little Tich Jan 2016 #52

Settlements surrounding Jerusalem were on state land in 1967.... shira Jan 2016 #53

The article is not crap at all... King_David Jan 2016 #16

Maybe Israel should support Western Sahara azurnoir Jan 2016 #19

Israel has its hands full defending itself in every other way... King_David Jan 2016 #22

Didn't slow Israel down when it came to South Sudan, so what's the difference here? azurnoir Jan 2016 #25

No surprise. aranthus Jan 2016 #13

Exactly King_David Jan 2016 #17