ALGERIAN PATRIOTS - ENGLISH

In recent months, Moroccan media outlets and circles close to the Makhzen have multiplied claims suggesting that Morocco harbors an alleged intention to “occupy” the Algerian cities of Béchar and Tindouf — as if these regions were disputed territories. No Moroccan official has ever made such a statement, yet Rabat insists on nurturing this illusion. How can one explain these recurring provocations, especially when the military, diplomatic, and historical balance of power clearly favors Algeria? To understand this phenomenon, one must analyze it through historical, psychological, and geopolitical lenses. 1. A Historical Complex Rooted in Defeat and Rivalry Tension between Algeria and Morocco has deep roots that go back to the post-independence era. The Moroccan monarchy believed that an independent Algeria would remain “grateful” to Rabat for its alleged support during the war of liberation. Instead, it witnessed the emergence of a sovereign, revolutionary Algeria, proudly asserting its...

For several years, the Kingdom of Morocco has pursued a deliberate policy of provocation and hostility toward Algeria — a policy that extends far beyond rhetoric into tangible acts affecting Algeria’s water, environment, and social fabric. While Rabat sheds crocodile tears over the suspension of the Maghreb–Europe Gas Pipeline, it has in fact been waging a silent war against Algeria through water deprivation, environmental pollution, and the export of narcotics — forming a coherent strategy aimed at undermining Algeria’s national security and stability. 1. Dams on the Border — A Deliberate Water War Along the western border, Morocco has built dozens of dams on rivers and streams that flow naturally into Algerian territory. These constructions, undertaken without coordination or bilateral agreements, have caused an environmental disaster in the Béchar region. The reduced flow of the Guir River has directly threatened the Djorf Torba Dam, one of Algeria’s most vital reservoirs in the sou...

In its recent PolicyWatch, the Washington Institute presents the enticing prospect of a sixty-day “peace deal,” elevating the Western Sahara file as the sole key to regional de-escalation . Such a vision, while rhetorically appealing, reflects a shallow understanding of Maghrebi realities. It confuses rivalry with war — though Algiers and Rabat are not at war — and reduces a structural, decades-long antagonism that predates 1975 to a single issue: Western Sahara. Even the note itself concedes that bilateral relations are at a “historic low” without being warlike, which makes the sixty-day ultimatum more of a performative gesture than a viable diplomatic timetable. A State Rivalry Rooted in Memory, Borders, and Security From Algeria’s standpoint, the American “diplomatic clock” ignores the historical underpinnings of the dispute: the Sand War (1963–64), the colonial legacy of unclarified borders, successive cycles of tension and freeze — including the land border closure since 1994 — an...

November 1st, a date sacred to Algeria as it commemorates the Revolution, found an unexpected echo on British soil this year. On that day, an ordinary man, Samir Zitouni , 48, an employee of London North Eastern Railway (LNER) , became a hero. Faced with terror unleashed by a knife-wielding attacker aboard a train from Doncaster to London, he risked his life to save others. His act of bravery prevented a massacre and turned this Algerian-born man into a universal symbol of humanity and courage. A Life Shaped by Timeless Values Born in Algeria, Samir—known as “Sam” to his colleagues—grew up in a culture rooted in hospitality and solidarity. These values traveled with him when he emigrated to the United Kingdom as a young man. He quickly integrated into Britain’s multicultural fabric, mastering the language and earning respect through professionalism and kindness. Today, British media praise him as a man of integrity and compassion. Married and a devoted father, Samir led a quiet life...

  On November 4, 2025, Morocco announced the creation of a new national holiday, named “Unity Day” (عيد الوحدة), which will henceforth be celebrated every October 31. This day is intended to commemorate what Moroccan authorities describe as a “victory” in the Western Sahara issue. Yet this initiative raises many questions. Upon closer examination, no tangible event—whether military, diplomatic, or historical—objectively justifies the choice of this date. No decisive agreement has been signed, no new international recognition has been obtained, and no concrete progress on the ground appears to have marked this day in any significant way. It is precisely this absence of factual foundation that gives this decision both its meaning—and its controversy. By elevating October 31 to the status of a symbol of an unachieved triumph, the kingdom seems to wager on narrative over reality, on symbol over fact, on imagination over accomplishment. Thus, “Unity Day” appears less as the celebratio...

The adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 marks a new milestone in the diplomatic struggle over the Western Sahara issue. This resolution reaffirms a fundamental principle: there can be no solution outside the framework of international legality and the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination. While Rabat sought to portray the text as a “diplomatic victory” that consolidates its narrative, Algeria’s interpretation—articulated by Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf in his interview with Algeria International —places events in their proper context and sheds light on the underlying dynamics and power balances that shaped the decision. It is worth noting that this interview represents the first official statement by an Algerian official following the recent speech by the King of Morocco, in which he called for direct dialogue with the Algerian President. Strikingly, Minister Attaf made no mention of this overture, clearly reflecting the limited interest and credibility Algeria ac...

Once again, Morocco’s Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, emerges with a faltering discourse, seeking to mask political submission beneath the glitter of a so-called “diplomatic victory.” The man who opened the gates of Rabat to the Mossad now dares to speak of dignity and balance, though he was the one who sold his country’s honor on the altar of the Abraham Accords. What humiliation is he talking about? Is there any greater disgrace than shaking hands with the occupiers of Palestine while pretending to lecture Algeria on courage and restraint? What remains of a diplomacy that takes its orders from Tel Aviv and Washington? Morocco, once a bearer of Arab identity and resistance, has now become a rear base for Israeli intelligence and a conduit for Zionist schemes in the Maghreb. When Bourita speaks of a “hand extended toward Algeria,” we see only a hand stained with the blood of Gaza’s children — a hand that reached first toward the enemy before feigning a gesture of dialogue. Dialogue c...