Algerian Official Accuses Morocco of 1963 Attack, Citing Post-Independence Tensions

As a guest at the APS agency forum, Salah Goudjil, the president of the Council of the Nation, notably mentioned what happened in 1963 (the Sand War), "when Morocco attacked Algeria, which had not yet healed its wounds." "At that time, Morocco was counting on the differences that existed between the leaders of the revolution, who faced Moroccan expansionist ambitions by uniting and defending the unity of the country," he said. According to him, what happened during this period "was reflected in the transformation of the National Liberation Army into the People’s National Army, so that it would be linked to the homeland and the people, unlike the rest of the armies in the world."

The Algerian official also accused Morocco of having "introduced" Israel into the region. "The movements of the Zionist entity in the region and Morocco’s recourse to normalizing its relations with it constitute a direct threat to Algeria, and not only to the Palestinian cause," he said. And to recall: "The relations of the Makhzen regime with this entity are old and not new, and what was hidden in the past has become evident to the public."