The Left in the European Parliament firmly rejects the Trump administration’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over occupied Western Sahara as a bargaining chip for the normalization of ties with Israel.
This provocative act that violates international law follows other similarly grotesque US unilateral moves such as the recognition of Israel’s illegal annexation of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and of West Bank settlements. The incoming Biden administration must reverse these lawless moves and return the US to multilateralism and a rules-based order.
Western Sahara, as recognised by the UN, is a Non-Self-Governing Territory that awaits de-colonisation, and therefore it cannot be considered as part of Morocco. The European Court of Justice has reaffirmed in its rulings that Morocco and Western Sahara are two distinct territories.