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Kevin has written a beautiful short travelogue about his visit to Melilla, a small Spanish-owned enclave in the north of Morocco where the Spanish occupiers and the Moroccan natives actually get along and treat each other like human beings. This is unlike Israel where the Zionist occupiers treat the Palestinians like animals or worse. I am beginning to see more and more commentators now beginning to ask whether the "Zionist entity" can even survive this or a future crisis. My contacts in the Middle East seem absolutely convinced that Israel as a state is going to be coming to an end within the foreseeable future. This is remarkable, as we have been taught to assume that Israel is "forever." The big question is whether the US is going to start World War III over it, because it's also assumed that sooner or later the US military will go after the ones they perceive are behind it all while the Israelis themselves get off scot-free. Let's face it, the US political establishment is controlled by the Zionists; aka, "Neocons," never more so than under brain-dead Biden. On how we got that way, see my new book. https://www.claritypress.com/product/our-country-then-and-now/

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But will it be soon enough? Zionist bastards!

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RT writes: "You are quite right to mention Spanish colonialism in Morocco, and the brutal Riff war.The Arabs colonised Spain for several centuries, and tolerance was relative. It depended on which dynasty and ruler, the Almohads forced natives to convert to islam.Revolts of Christians like in Toledo were ruthlessly put down , with thousands beheaded.In Muslim lands Christians can never have equal rights as islam is considered supreme, this is one of the main reason for conversions in Bosnia and Egypt. It was a way of paying less taxes. No religion is intrinsically tolerant ,as it would lose its strength, this is why Christianity is in sharp decline with its embracing of LGBTQ ideology and other religions .Other than that,I completely agree with you on Palestine;a genocide is unfolding before our eyes .And the west is obscenily stating that Israel has the right to defend itself.I have been suspended from twitter for supporting Palestine, and getting into heated arguments with Zionists who do not tolerate any disagreements. And Talking of occupied territories my country occupies Gibraltar, which is very similar to Ceuta and Melilla, same populations surrounded by mountains.Intrestingly you have Moroccans ,Hindus and Jews in Gibraltar. Jews have been very prominent in Gibraltar in business and Government, it is one of the main reasons Britain holds on to it.And then there are the Falkland Islands . I have never been able to work out whether Islam is a religion of obscurantism or liberation, you will have to explain it to me some day. Always happy to listen to your shows ,and read your articles."

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i suppose morocco could always just take it. imagine of the palestinians could just take al-aqsa.

and why is israel 'at war'? it's at most a civil war against a a sitting duck minority. it's like all the US 'wars' afghanistan, iraq ... US afraid to fight. just cowardly use proxies.

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Very interesting, Kevin. When studying a map of Morocco, to see where you live, I noticed Melilla was part of Spain and was very curious. Thanks for this. Why did you go to Melilla?

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Besides writing this article, and seeing the place for the first time, I can return to Morocco with a new visa so I stay legal as they process my residency application.

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