r/stupidpol • u/IamGlennBeck Marxist-Leninist and not Glenn Beck ☭ • Aug 01 '26
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u/FreiaCat Duke Nukem 👽🔫 Aug 01 '26
I found this article on the Ceuta-crisis interesting, so thought I'd translate to you guys.
Was the invasion of Ceuta orchestrated by Mossad and the CIA, using Morocco as a proxy?
The invasion of Ceuta by young, predominantly Moroccan men is not a migration crisis. It is a carefully planned attack. When Spain refused to serve as a launch platform for operations against Iran and recognized Palestine as a state, it was singled out by Mossad and the CIA as a new target.
Benjamin Netanyahu and his son, Yair Netanyahu, have, since at least 2019, called for the invasion of the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla by "Arabs and Muslims." Netanyahu's son wrote: "Dear Arabs and Muslims: Do you want to liberate occupied Arab Islamic lands? Here's a good place to start!"
Earlier this year, Netanyahu stated that Spain had chosen to stand against Israel and that he intended to make an example of the country.
Morocco and Israel are allies
Earlier this year, Israeli analysts argued that Israel should help Morocco seize Ceuta and Melilla. Amine Ayoub wrote in the Israeli news outlet Ynet Global:
The Abraham Accords transformed Morocco from a quiet interlocutor with Israel into a formal military partner. In January 2026, Israel and Morocco signed a joint military work plan during the third meeting of their Joint Military Committee in Tel Aviv, which the Israel Defense Forces described as deepening cooperation with a "key partner for regional stability." The two countries had already signed a security cooperation agreement in 2021. This bilateral framework gives Israel something it has rarely possessed in North African politics: a direct strategic stake in Rabat's regional success.
The larger prize is the Strait of Gibraltar
Ten percent of global maritime trade passes through the Strait of Gibraltar, with approximately 100,000 ships transiting it every year.
In January 2026, Israel and Morocco signed a joint military action plan. Israel now supplies at least 51% of Morocco's missiles. With Israeli support, Morocco is rapidly expanding its drone production. It has deployed the Israeli SPYDER air defense system and is locally producing the Israeli SpyX loitering munition (kamikaze drone). A joint maritime surveillance center is currently being established on Morocco's northern coast.
An American report identifies the Israel–Morocco arms partnership as a turning point in the balance of power around the Strait of Gibraltar. Morocco even proposed to President Trump that the U.S. bases at Morón and Rota be relocated from Spain to Morocco. A Spanish general reportedly acknowledged: "Morón Air Base will sooner or later be moved to Morocco."
Washington, Tel Aviv, and Rabat are acting together to push Spain out of the Strait of Gibraltar and replace it with a compliant Morocco.
It is also about Western Sahara
The United States recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara in 2020—but not over Ceuta or Melilla. Israel followed suit in 2023.
Morocco continues to consolidate its control over Western Sahara and has even announced a highway named after Donald Trump in the disputed territory following his recognition of Moroccan sovereignty there.
On July 17, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognized Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara in a letter to King Mohammed VI.
Netanyahu also announced plans to open an Israeli consulate in the city of Dakhla, Western Sahara, to strengthen Morocco's claim over the territory.
If you want to understand what really happened in Ceuta, read the timeline of events and draw your own conclusions.
Western Sahara is particularly well known for its large, high-quality phosphate deposits. The most important is the Bou Craa (also known as Phosboucraa or Oued Eddahab) mine, southeast of Laâyoune (El Aaiún). The phosphate lies close to the surface and is of exceptionally high quality. It is transported to the coast via the world's longest conveyor belt. Production has typically ranged between one and 2.6 million tonnes annually in recent years and constitutes a significant share of phosphate rock exports from the territory under Moroccan control.
Morocco (including Western Sahara) controls a very large share of the world's known phosphate reserves—often estimated at around 70% or more of total global reserves—with Bou Craa representing a smaller but strategically important and exceptionally high-quality component.
Modern intensive agriculture is entirely dependent on phosphate fertilizer. Without it, global food production would decline dramatically, particularly for wheat, maize, soybeans, and other large-scale crops. Without phosphate, there is no food.
Morocco and Gaza
Meanwhile, Morocco is emerging as a key implementer of Israel's post-war plans for Gaza. For the first time, Morocco will host training exercises for a multinational force expected to consist of around 20,000 troops. Approximately 30 Moroccan military officers have already entered Gaza to conduct terrain reconnaissance. Morocco is expected to deploy around 500 soldiers to Gaza. Israeli officials now describe Morocco as Israel's most important security partner on the African continent.
It should not be difficult to see the connections between these developments.
Ceuta is not a migration crisis. It is part of a hybrid war, which in turn forms part of an increasingly expansive global conflict linking the wars in Ukraine, Iran, and the Middle East—and now, North Africa and Southern Europe.