As Moroccans took to the streets and social media to celebrate the latest UNSC resolution on Western Sahara, their attention turned to Algeria, sometimes in mockery, in what seemed a huge diplomatic defeat for the Polisario Front’s main sponsor.

In his speech following the UNSC resolution, King Mohammed VI once again wisely adopted a more conciliatory tone towards Algiers, reiterating his call to Algerian decision-makers to come to the negotiating table to reach a final solution to this thorny issue that has plagued the region for 50 years.

For Moroccans, Algiers bears a bigger share of the blame for the longevity of the conflict by embracing and harboring the Polisario Front, arming and providing diplomatic cover for the separatist movement for five decades.

Algiers continues to cling to outdated myths

What is even more puzzling to them is that the calls for a Moroccan Algerian reconciliation are solely coming from King Mohammed VI, while on the Algerian side, from President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Army Chief of Staff Said Chengriha, government officials, academics, journalists, and even ordinary people, the tone remains hostile. Meanwhile, oblivious to the obliteration of the myth it has pushed forth and fiercely promoted during all these years, the Algerian establishment is desperately clinging to parroting the same talking points over and over: “Algerian support for the Sahrawi cause is unwavering. No reconciliation with Morocco.