{"id":26267,"date":"2025-11-25T00:11:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T23:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=26267"},"modified":"2025-11-25T00:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T23:12:00","slug":"morocco-accused-of-colluding-with-israel-against-arab-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=26267","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Accused of Colluding with Israel Against Arab States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers<\/strong> \u2013 Allegations have surfaced accusing Morocco of longstanding collaboration with Israel to undermine Arab nations supporting the Palestinian cause. The claims, attributed to journalist and author Stefan Smith, suggest a consistent pattern of cooperation between Rabat and Tel Aviv aimed at countering pro-Palestinian sentiment within the Arab world.<\/p>\n<p>The accusations come amid ongoing discussions regarding the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel, a development that has sparked both support and condemnation across the region. Critics argue that such normalization efforts betray the Palestinian cause and embolden Israel&#8217;s policies towards Palestinians. Conversely, proponents maintain that engagement with Israel can serve as a means to exert influence and potentially foster progress towards a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s assertions, however, go beyond the current normalization debate, alleging a history of clandestine cooperation predating the recent diplomatic overtures. According to these claims, Morocco has consistently aligned itself with Israel&#8217;s interests, even at the expense of Arab solidarity on the Palestinian issue.<\/p>\n<p>These allegations are likely to further fuel tensions within the Arab world, particularly between those who advocate for unwavering support of the Palestinian cause and those who favor a more pragmatic approach involving engagement with Israel. The timing of these accusations is also significant, coinciding with renewed efforts to revive peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccan government has yet to respond directly to these specific allegations. However, officials in Rabat have previously defended the country&#8217;s engagement with Israel as a strategic necessity aimed at promoting regional stability and advancing Morocco&#8217;s national interests. <em>DZWatch<\/em> will continue to monitor this developing story and provide updates as they become available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers \u2013 Allegations have surfaced accusing Morocco of longstanding collaboration with Israel to undermine Arab nations supporting the Palestinian cause. The claims, attributed to journalist and author Stefan Smith, suggest a consistent pattern of cooperation between Rabat and T&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26269,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26267\/revisions\/26269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}