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🇮🇱🇪🇸 Did Israel weaponize illegal immigration against Spain over its pro-Palestine politics?   In the past two years, PM Pedro Sanchez’s government has: ➡️ recognized Palestine ➡️ recalled Spain’s ambassador to Israel over Gaza, and labeled Israel a “genocidal state” ➡️ positioned Spain as the leader of an Israel-skeptic bloc of European powers ➡️ blocked the transit of US arms to Israel via its bases, and denied the Epstein coalition the right to use Morón Air Base and Naval Station Rota for operations against Iran ➡️ lobbied to have Israel banned from Eurovision and sporting federations ➡️ introduced a comprehensive, permanent arms embargo on Israel, and banned imports from occupied areas   Fast forward to the present, and Spain’s autonomous North African coastal city of Ceuta is being overrun by illegal immigrants, triggering violent clashes with police and up to two dozen drowning deaths. Up to 60k people have flooded into the territory of 83.5k residents virtually overnight.   The immediate trigger was a Spanish Supreme Court ruling barring “hot returns” for migrants intercepted at sea. But there may be a bigger political game at play. US and Israeli interest in fomenting a crisis targeting Sanchez using Morocco as a human battering ram: 👉 The Moroccan government is one of the most reliably pro-US and pro-Israel states in the Arab world, signing the Abraham Accords in 2020 and inking a series of intel and defense cooperation deals with Israel. The US and Israel have Rabat’s claims to Western Sahara (a former Spanish colony) 👉 The Ceuta crisis follows the tried-and-true playbook of recent European migrant crises, with migrants comprising “predominantly young men,” and social media footage showing dump trucks and flatbeds full pouring out near the Spanish border, under the cover of local traffic cops 👉 Spain is going to the polls in 2027. Israel and the US may hope the crisis can help topple the Sanchez government   The Great(er) Game: battle for Gibra

💵 $40 million payout: Did the US help Morocco weaponize migrants against Spain? While US Republicans perform outrage over the migrant crisis in Spain’s Ceuta, Rep. Thomas Massie pointed to the fine print of a recent GOP-backed bill. Two weeks before tens of thousands of migrants poured from Morocco into Ceuta, the House passed H.R. 8595 with $40 million for Morocco. 💬 “2 weeks before migrants from Morocco invaded Ceuta, the GOP passed a bill with $40 million for Morocco,” Massie wrote, warning: “Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage.” The accompanying House Appropriations Committee report went even further, stating that the “Spanish-administered cities of Ceuta and Melilla are located in Moroccan territory and remain the subject of Morocco’s longstanding claim.” That wording is a direct slap in the face to Spain: the US did not simply mention Morocco’s claim — it described the Spanish-administered cities as being located on Moroccan territory. ✡️ Spain has spent the past two years angering the US-Israel bloc: recognizing Palestine, confronting Israel over Gaza, restricting arms transit, and refusing to let Spanish bases be used freely for strikes on Iran. Now Spain is facing a manufactured migration crisis at one of the most sensitive chokepoints in the Mediterranean. The message looks hard to miss: punish Spain, pressure Sanchez, and let Morocco do the dirty work. 👍 Boost us | Chat | @geopolitics_prime