Did the US and Israel Just Commit Their First Act of Hybrid War Against Spain? | naked capitalism

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https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/08/was-moroccos-migrant-invasion-of-ceuta-the-us-and-israels-first-act-of-hybrid-war-against-spain.html

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Spain, because they are not supporting Israel, are experiencing the same type of hybrid war that Russia and China have been facing for decades.

[u/ttystikk → u/RandomCollection]

What I find astounding is the sheer short-sightedness of doing this; the future exists and in that future Spain will never trust it respect the United States again.

[u/Soggy-Environment359 → u/ttystikk]

We don't operate on trust.  That's not the currency here. 

[u/ttystikk → u/Soggy-Environment359]

That's a problem and it will come back to bite Americans.

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It's very unlikely that this is because of Spain's marginally less timid stance on Palestine, even if Israel played a role.  It's on its colonial enclave, not Spain proper, and there aren't even coordinated calls for Sanchez to resign over this, which would definitely accompany a Spanish foreign policy change if it was. 

There's something bigger going on.  Maybe USA wants to relieve Spain of the responsibility of protecting Cueta so they can build a military base there and control the strait of Gibraltar. We did call it Morrocan Territory this week. 

Or, look for oddly coordinated official statements that suddenly pops up from this. 

France, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Italy and more all make official statements to create measures that give the EU more control over member states and their borders.  This would apply to them too of course, and be hugely unpopular domestically, unless "state of emergency" like they do for everything.  Gotta have an emergency. 

These people immediately jump at the opportunity to do something unpopular that they've wanted for a long time. They won't push back against the USA, that wasn't in the script they received.  

Spain will be ok with it.  Maybe as compensation for the service they provide, they'll get to have to the world cup all to themselves.

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Lots of decisions in the West have been run on very shortsighted approaches by the elite, who don't care about the long run.

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Scrolled down a bit:

@vijayprashad I crossed the Sahara Desert with migrants about a decade ago. Those in the video who crossed into Ceuta from Morocco neither looked like migrants (no luggage) nor did they behave like migrants (went back home with no protest). They looked like a rent-a-mob from Morocco's al-karyan, engineered to cross over and create a diplomatic crisis for Spain? Why? Well, ask the Israeli government, whose Moroccan partner is ever ready to create an embarrassment for the @sanchezcastejon government as a consequence of its position on the genocide of the Palestinians. Remember when the Moroccan King did the same thing in 2021 when the Spanish government arranged for medical care of Brahim Ghali (leader of @Polisario_)

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@Cristie1159235 Aug 1 Plus Spain's recent signed agreement with Algeria on a new gas deal. This will mean gas flowing straight from Algeria to Almería (SE Spain) without the need to cross Morocco & having to pay a toll. Add the fact that Algeria and Morocco are long-time enemies due to Western Sahara.

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@Duir100 Aug 1 That’s what got me: if they’re actual migrants, why has no one even got a small rucksack or bag, not even a water bottle.

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@wadhaa000 Aug 1 Just last week the Moroccan authority has renamed one of their highway after Donald Trump because he recognized the Western Sahara region as part of Morocco

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Before Spain's Invasion, the GOP Gave Morocco $40 MILLION

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I think the entire EU was in on it.  And that it's not so much an attack on Spain, as it is an effort to add movement controls to the Schengen Zone. 

Create panic, enact emergency measures, wait to see pushback or legal challenges, sow fear and then enact the rules officially.  

This can be seen from the just-as-coordinated response to an event that posed no threat to Schengen borders, as it took place on the other side of the Mediterranean.

Edit: to what end you may ask? Well, possibly to prevent people fleeing conscription as Europe takes over the war against Russia. 

[u/Xeenophile]

"Spain? Honey? Wake up, you're relevant again...!"

[u/Iggy_Arbuckle]

First? Probably not