In an interview given on October 19 to CBS News, Witkoff declared that his team is working to lay the foundations for a historic agreement between the two Maghreb neighbors. Washington wants to believe in a peaceful Maghreb, aware that regional stability inevitably depends on ending the paranoia nurtured for decades by the junta in Algiers.
Yet the main obstacle remains unchanged: a rigid Algerian regime obsessed with Morocco and trapped in a belligerent discourse inherited from another era. While the Cherifian Kingdom, under the clear-sighted leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, has for years multiplied gestures of openness and calls for a “fraternal and sincere dialogue,” Algiers persists in keeping its borders closed, exploiting separatism, and creating imaginary enemies to distract its people from daily hardship.
Since the unilateral breaking of diplomatic relations in August 2021, Algeria’s military regime has plunged into a grotesque headlong rush, fueling anti-Moroccan propaganda to hide its own internal failings: recurring shortages, soaring inflation, political repression, and the stifling of fundamental freedoms. This is no longer diplomacy but a diversion orchestrated by generals entrenched in their barracks, cut off from the reality of a people who long for dignity and peace.
In the face of such denial, Morocco remains faithful to its guiding principles: wisdom, dialogue, and vision for the future. King Mohammed VI has never ceased calling for reconciliation of hearts before that of institutions, extending a hand to a neighbor trapped in its dogmas and ideology of confrontation.
By getting involved in this mediation effort, the United States implicitly recognizes Morocco’s diplomatic maturity — a key player in regional stability, a model of moderation, and a reliable partner in the fight against terrorism and cross-border trafficking. Algeria, by contrast, appears more isolated than ever, hostage to a military establishment that fears peace as much as it fears democracy.
If a peace agreement were truly to come to life, it would be thanks above all to Morocco’s steadfastness and the pressure of the international community on a regime still clinging to the nostalgia of conflict. The real obstacle is not geographical — it is mental, ideological, and deeply rooted within Algeria’s military establishment, incapable of imagining a future where cooperation replaces confrontation.
Editorial team/le7tv