The emergency in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta has sparked an intense online debate over Israel’s possible role in efforts to punish Madrid over its outspoken support for Palestine. The speculation intensified after social media users resurfaced articles published earlier this year by pro-Israel analysts who argued that Israel and the US should aid Morocco over its claim to Ceuta and Melilla as a means of pressuring Spain. Israeli sources revealed that in March, Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, called on Morocco to organise a new “Green March” into the Spanish enclaves. Writing for the US-based Middle East Forum, Rubin suggested that Moroccans approach Ceuta and Melilla with bulldozers, cross into the territories unarmed […]
This article was sourced from Middle East Monitor.
Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![Hundreds of migrants attempt to swim from Morocco to the Spanish city of Ceuta in North Africa, while the number of arrivals exceeded 1,500 in just over a week, according to local news, in Ceuta, Spain on July 31, 2026. [Marcos Moreno - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AA-20260731-42114156-42114120-HUNDREDS_OF_MIGRANTS_REACH_SPAINS_CEUTA_AFTER_SWIMMING_FROM_MOROCCO-scaled-e1785518514600.jpg)
