{"id":80078,"date":"2026-09-26T17:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=80078"},"modified":"2026-09-26T17:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:03:58","slug":"dzw-4dfc19cf1661be771661c418a0fcba10e7606672","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=80078","title":{"rendered":"Massad Boulos Challenges Morocco’s Western Sahara Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Massad Boulos, an emissary of former US President Donald Trump, recently granted an interview to France 24, delivering statements that challenge Morocco's established narrative regarding the Western Sahara. During the discussion, Mr. Boulos asserted that, currently, "no solution that we can feel or touch" exists, a declaration that directly questions Morocco's communication strategy which relies on the premise that UN Security Council<\/a> Resolution 2797 has effectively settled the issue, with only the benefits remaining to be realized. This perspective highlights the ongoing impasse in the dossier, despite multiple rounds of negotiations.<\/p>\n

Further undermining Morocco's expectations, Mr. Boulos indicated that Washington is awaiting a response from the Polisario Front, without imposing any deadlines or ultimatums. This patient approach contrasts sharply with Rabat's desire for a more aggressive American diplomatic stance to expedite the process. Significantly, Mr. Boulos also chose this moment to commend a constructive partnership and extended thanks to the Algerian authorities. This acknowledgment counters Morocco's long-standing attempts to portray Algeria<\/a> as the primary impediment to negotiations, instead recognizing Algeria's cooperative role.<\/p>\n

The former US advisor<\/a> underscored that while Algeria cannot dictate a solution for Western Sahara, it has demonstrably encouraged the process, a contribution affirmed by Washington. This position directly refutes the Moroccan narrative that has sought for years to label Algeria as the principal party to the conflict. Within the framework of the United Nations<\/a>, the two recognized parties to the conflict are Morocco and the Polisario Front, with Algeria and Mauritania designated to cooperate in the process as neighboring countries. Mr. Boulos's remarks serve as a reminder that the US administration has not issued a "blank check" to Morocco, viewing Resolution 2797 purely as a negotiation framework that necessitates an agreement and the free, consensual adherence of the Polisario Front to achieve a mutually acceptable solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Massad Boulos, an emissary of former US President Trump, recently challenged Morocco’s long-standing narrative on the Western Sahara, acknowledging Algeria’s constructive role in encouraging the negotiation process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80078","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\/80078","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=80078"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80079,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80078\/revisions\/80079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}