Israel FLOODED Spain with Migrants To Make A Point

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The transcript presents an investigation into the May 2022 migration crisis at Ceuta, Spain, where roughly 50,000 migrants—predominantly young men—crossed the border in approximately 24 hours. The speaker argues this was not a spontaneous humanitarian migration but rather a coordinated political operation. Key evidence includes: the rapid organization of transport via buses and trucks with apparent official facilitation; the swift departure of 48,000 migrants shortly after arrival; migrant accounts describing Moroccan police officers directing them to cross; and Netanyahu's public statements threatening consequences for Spain's criticism of Israel. The analysis connects this to Israel's strategic interests in controlling the Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco's pursuit of Israeli defense technology, and Netanyahu's 2019 statement admitting Israel funds NGOs in Spain calling for the return of Ceuta and Melilla to Morocco. The speaker frames this incident as part of a broader pattern of Israeli geopolitical leverage, arguing that Israel uses partnerships and coordinated actions to destabilize nations that resist its interests.

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This analysis examines the 2022 Ceuta migration crisis, in which approximately 50,000 migrants crossed into Spanish territory in a single day, and argues that the event was coordinated by Israel and Morocco as political pressure against Spain for its criticism of Israeli policies.

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The transcript presents an investigation into the May 2022 migration crisis at Ceuta, Spain, where roughly 50,000 migrants—predominantly young men—crossed the border in approximately 24 hours. The speaker argues this was not a spontaneous humanitarian migration but rather a coordinated political operation. Key evidence includes: the rapid organization of transport via buses and trucks with apparent official facilitation; the swift departure of 48,000 migrants shortly after arrival; migrant accounts describing Moroccan police officers directing them to cross; and Netanyahu's public statements threatening consequences for Spain's criticism of Israel. The analysis connects this to Israel's strategic interests in controlling the Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco's pursuit of Israeli defense technology, and Netanyahu's 2019 statement admitting Israel funds NGOs in Spain calling for the return of Ceuta and Melilla to Morocco. The speaker frames this incident as part of a broader pattern of Israeli geopolitical leverage, arguing that Israel uses partnerships and coordinated actions to destabilize nations that resist its interests.

Key takeaways

Approximately 50,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta on a single day in May 2022, with 48,000 departing within days, suggesting a coordinated demonstration rather than organic migration.
Migrant testimony and Moroccan police involvement indicate government-level coordination, with officers actively directing young men toward the maritime crossing.
Netanyahu publicly threatened Spain in response to its criticism of Israeli policies, stating 'whoever attacks the state of Israel instead of the terror regimes will not be our partner' and warning of immediate consequences for political opposition.
Netanyahu's 2019 statement to Spain explicitly admitted that Israel funds NGOs calling for Morocco to reclaim Ceuta and Melilla, framing this as equivalent to international pressure on Israel regarding the West Bank.
The Strait of Gibraltar, controlled primarily by Spain, is strategically critical for Israel's regional energy dominance and expansion plans; a hostile Spain controlling this waterway could restrict Israeli interests.
Morocco's cooperation appears motivated by access to Israeli surveillance technology, artificial intelligence capabilities, and advanced defense systems as part of the Abraham Accords framework.
Israeli media outlets framed the crisis as a 'geopolitical earthquake' and explicitly discussed Israel's capacity to exploit Spain's vulnerabilities on behalf of Morocco through the coordinated migration operation.

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The Ceuta Migration Event

Yesterday, a massive migration crisis unfolded at Ceuta, Spain. Thousands upon thousands of migrants crossed the border in a single event, with approximately 50,000 people breaching the border in the course of a day. This sudden influx created an immediate humanitarian and security crisis. Ceuta is a city in Spain with a population of only about 80,000 people, so the arrival of 50,000 migrants in such a short timeframe represented an unprecedented event.

The scale of this crisis was exacerbated by the nature of Europe's internal borders. Ceuta lies within the Schengen zone, which means that once migrants enter European territory, they can move relatively freely throughout the continent with minimal border checks. This open movement between countries created immediate panic throughout Europe. Italy responded by closing its borders to Spain, effectively ending direct flights and open travel between the two countries. Italy also worked with France to secure their northern borders in response to the situation.

Geographic Context and Historical Background

Ceuta's location is critical to understanding this crisis. Many people assume Ceuta is on mainland Europe, but it is actually located in northern Africa. Spain has maintained control over Ceuta for centuries—specifically since around 1550. Throughout its long history, Ceuta has been controlled by various powers, including the Romans, the Byzantine Empire, and various Arab empires. Today, the population of Ceuta is approximately half Christian and half Muslim, with residents speaking both Spanish and Arabic and living in relative harmony. The city's small population made the sudden arrival of 50,000 migrants particularly disruptive.

The Organized Nature of the Influx

What stands out about this migration event is that approximately 48,000 of the 50,000 migrants have already left Ceuta. Footage shows migrants being transported by buses and trucks, with uniformed officials apparently facilitating the movement. This pattern raises significant questions about the organized nature of the event. People are not typically trucked across borders en masse unless there is coordinated effort behind the movement. Rather than appearing as a natural humanitarian crisis caused by war or disaster, the event appears designed and controlled. Additionally, the migrants crossing were predominantly military-age young men—not families with women and children, which would be typical of organic migration fleeing a genuine crisis.

The Israel-Morocco Connection

Analysts have pointed to Israel and Morocco as possible coordinators of this event. Spain has been increasingly critical of Israel, speaking out against Israeli policies and cutting diplomatic ties. Netanyahu has publicly responded to Spain's criticism with pointed statements. In a statement apparently made through an AI-dubbed translation, Netanyahu stated: "Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack us. Spain has slandered our heroes, the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, the soldiers of the most moral army in the world, and therefore I have ordered today to expel Spain's representatives from the Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat. After Spain chose again and again to stand against Israel, whoever attacks the state of Israel instead of the terror regimes, whoever does this will not be our partner. I am not willing to tolerate this hypocrisy and this hostility. I do not intend to allow any country to wage a political war against us without paying an immediate price for it."

These statements suggest that Israel views Spain's criticism as direct hostility and frames the migrant crisis as a form of retaliation. When Israel statements imply "this is what you get," it suggests deliberate action in response to Spain's policies.

Strategic Importance of the Strait of Gibraltar

Understanding the strategic significance of Ceuta's location is crucial. Ceuta sits on the northern African side of the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world's most important waterways. Spain controls the majority of the strait, with the United Kingdom maintaining control over Gibraltar itself. Spain also maintains control over Melilla, another Spanish enclave on the African coast, and several other Spanish territories in northern Africa. These enclaves serve as major ports through which migrants and goods flow into Europe.

The Strait of Gibraltar has become increasingly important in global geopolitics. As Israel pursues regional energy dominance, control over major straits and waterways becomes strategically critical. If Spain—a country critical of Israel and hostile to Israeli interests—maintains significant control over this vital waterway, it could pose problems for Israel's future regional ambitions. A hostile Spain controlling access through the Strait of Gibraltar could theoretically be used to restrict Israel's energy exports or regional expansion. This strategic vulnerability gives Israel motivation to pressure or destabilize Spanish control of the region.

Historical Context and Netanyahu's 2019 Statement

Evidence of Israel's intent toward Ceuta and Melilla appears in a 2019 statement by Netanyahu addressing Spain directly. He stated: "Dear Spanish people, I see you all got upset. Ceuta and Melilla are tiny territories you own across the sea on another continent. Now imagine how we feel when your government calls for Israel to give away Judea and Samaria, the West Bank, which is the Jewish heartland and place of birth for more than 3,000 years ago. It is in the Bible. Check it out. Judea and Samaria are 15 kilometers away from Tel Aviv, our economical hub, and cut through our capital, Jerusalem. It's also half of Israel's territory. Even with it, we're about the size of Palma de Mallorca. Let's make a deal. We won't fund NGOs in your country calling you to give away Ceuta and Melilla, and you will stop funding NGOs in our country that call us to give away Judea and Samaria."

This statement is remarkable because Netanyahu explicitly admits that Israel funds NGOs in Spain calling for the return of Ceuta and Melilla to Morocco. He frames this as equivalent to international pressure on Israel regarding the West Bank, attempting to create a moral equivalency between the two situations. However, the comparison is problematic. Ceuta has been under various foreign controls since Roman times and has never been part of a modern Moroccan state—Morocco itself only became independent in the 1950s. The West Bank, by contrast, is Palestinian territory with a Palestinian population. The situations are fundamentally different, yet Netanyahu presents them as morally equivalent bargaining chips.

Additional Israeli Commentary

Danny Danon, an Israeli official, also commented on the crisis, stating: "Spain, which never misses an opportunity to lecture Israel, has declared a state of emergency in Ceuta following the crisis over its immigration policy. Maybe before it continues lecturing us, it's time it explained to the world why it still maintains colonial enclaves in Africa." This statement further indicates Israeli satisfaction with Spain's predicament and frames Israel's perspective that Spain should not criticize Israel while maintaining its own overseas territories.

Morocco's Role and Motivation

While Spain and Morocco have some historical tensions, Morocco's primary motivation appears aligned with Israeli interests rather than rooted solely in conflict with Spain. The New York Times reported that several Moroccan migrants said they were encouraged to cross into Ceuta by Moroccan authorities. This suggests coordinated action at the governmental level. Morocco's alignment with Israel stems from strategic interests: Morocco is actively pursuing defense and security deals with Israel, seeking Israeli surveillance technology, artificial intelligence capabilities, and defense systems. As part of these negotiations, Israel may have requested Morocco's assistance in pressuring Spain through the migrant crisis. The immediate return of 48,000 of the 50,000 migrants further suggests this was a coordinated demonstration rather than a genuine migration wave, with young men being encouraged to participate in what amounted to a political show of force.

The rapid reversal—48,000 departing almost as quickly as they arrived—indicates the migrants themselves may have been told this was a temporary action, invited by authorities to participate in crossing the border before returning. This pattern is consistent with a manufactured political crisis designed to demonstrate Israel and Morocco's ability to destabilize Spanish territory and demonstrate consequences for Spain's critical stance toward Israel.

The Border Crossing and Moroccan Police Involvement

Accounts from migrants crossing into Spain reveal a coordinated effort by Moroccan authorities. Young men in their twenties, including one identified as Yosef, described approaching the border on Thursday and being directed by Moroccan police officers. According to these accounts, officers repeatedly told migrants "go that way, go that way," guiding them toward the maritime crossing. Yosef ultimately swam across the border, reporting that he encountered several dead bodies in the water during the crossing. Approximately 57 people have died attempting this crossing.

Another migrant, Mohammed, 37, stated that he had learned about the influx into Spain through social media and that Moroccan police officers encouraged him to cross into Spain as well. For many of the migrants involved, the crossing appeared to be treated as a casual activity rather than a serious migration attempt. They described doing it "for kicks and giggles, for fun," with the mindset that they could simply go to Spain for the day and return. The majority of those who crossed did indeed return to Morocco shortly after, suggesting the entire episode was designed as a short-term incursion rather than a genuine migration effort.

Netanyahu's Territorial Claims and the Ceuta-Melilla Issue

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a tweet addressing Arabs and Muslims, asking them why they were not attempting to reclaim what he characterized as occupied Arab Islamic territories. He shared a map highlighting areas on the North African continent controlled by Spain, specifically referring to Ceuta and Melilla. In the tweet, Netanyahu essentially encouraged Arab nations to "free" these territories from Spanish control, framing them as colonial possessions that should be reclaimed.

However, the historical accuracy of this framing is questionable. Many of these territories are not historically Arab lands. While Arabs have moved into these areas and many residents speak Arabic, the territories themselves do not have the same historical Arab character that Netanyahu's rhetoric implies. Nevertheless, his public statements appeared designed to encourage exactly the kind of border incursion that occurred in Spain.

Israeli-Moroccan Strategic Partnership and Geopolitical Leverage

An article from Ynet, an Israeli news organization, frames the situation in explicitly strategic terms. The piece describes a "geopolitical earthquake" affecting Washington's relationship with Madrid and states that Spain's refusal to provide military base access to the United States during operations in Iran, its failure to meet NATO defense spending targets, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's confrontational stance toward the Trump administration have created "a crack in Spain's strategic armor over Ceuta and Melilla."

According to the Ynet analysis, Israel is uniquely positioned to exploit this vulnerability on behalf of Morocco. The article explicitly discusses how the Abraham Accords have created a framework for Israel to assist Morocco in reclaiming Spanish territories. The proposed arrangement appears to involve Israel offering Morocco surveillance technology and advanced defense weaponry—including AI-based surveillance and targeting systems—in exchange for Morocco's cooperation in pressuring Spain. By facilitating migration incursions and supporting Morocco's territorial ambitions, Israel gains leverage over a strategic partner while simultaneously demonstrating its capacity to destabilize nations that do not align with its interests.

The Broader Pattern of Migration and Geopolitical Pressure

This incident fits within a larger pattern of Israeli influence over European migration policy. Critics argue that Israel has consistently supported increased migration flows into Europe and the United States as part of a broader geopolitical strategy. According to these arguments, Israeli officials have made public claims that their military operations in the Middle East are actually preventing even greater waves of Arab Muslim migration into Western countries. However, the logic of this position is contradictory: the wars conducted by Israel in the Middle East have themselves generated massive displacement and refugee flows that have resulted in substantial Arab and Muslim migration to Europe and North America.

This contradiction is presented as fundamentally duplicitous. The argument suggests that Israel simultaneously causes the very migration crises it claims to be preventing, while using the threat of further migration as a tool to maintain political influence and extract strategic concessions from other nations. In the context of the Spain incident, this pattern appears to manifest as Israel using its partnership with Morocco to orchestrate a migration crisis as a demonstration of power—a way of showing Spain and other nations what Israel is capable of doing to them if they do not comply with Israeli interests.

The Failed Incursion and Its Strategic Implications

When the migrants reached Spain, they found minimal resources available. According to reports, there was no food or economic opportunity, which prompted most of them to return to Morocco. The operation thus failed in terms of creating a sustained migration wave, but its symbolic value remained intact. The incursion served as what one analysis describes as Israel "flexing its muscles"—a demonstration of capability and a warning to other nations. Whether intentional or not, the message conveyed was that Israel and its partners can destabilize European nations through coordinated action.

Morocco's willingness to participate in this arrangement is attributed to its desire for Israeli security technology and advanced defense systems. By cooperating with Israel on operations targeting Spain, Morocco gains access to sophisticated surveillance and military equipment while advancing its long-standing territorial claims against Spanish possessions in North Africa. However, this partnership comes with risks. The analysis suggests that nations entering into agreements with Israel should be cautious, as Israel's track record suggests it prioritizes its own interests above the stability or prosperity of its partners.

Conclusion: Spain as a Target for Israeli Pressure

The available evidence suggests that Israel and Morocco coordinated the migration incursion into Spain as part of a broader strategy to pressure Spain due to its stance against Israeli policies. Spain's refusal to provide military support and its diplomatic resistance to Israeli interests created an opening that Israel exploited through its partnership with Morocco. Rather than viewing this as an isolated incident, it should be understood as part of a systematic pattern in which Israel uses its diplomatic and military partnerships to destabilize or pressure nations that do not align with its strategic objectives. For European nations, this pattern suggests the need for caution in their relationships with Israel and for a reassessment of whether Israeli partnerships serve European interests or primarily advance Israeli strategic goals at Europe's expense.

Topics#Ceuta migration crisis 2022#Israel-Morocco coordination#Geopolitical strategy and coercion#Strait of Gibraltar strategic control#Spain-Israel tensions#Migration as political tool#Netanyahu statements and territorial claims

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0:00 Yesterday.

0:01 Maybe you heard about this massive migration crisis into Spain.

0:05 Thousands upon thousands of migrants cross the border, breaching the border in Ceuta, Spain.

0:13 Um, and, uh, the numbers are about 50,000 people had swarmed in 50,000 people in the course of a day, swarmed in, creating a humanitarian crisis, creating an absolute crisis.

0:28 Ceuta, by the way, is a city in Spain.

0:30 That or an area in Spain that only has about 80,000 people.

0:33 So 50,000 people suddenly showing up is a massive, massive crisis.

0:37 And of course, part of this crisis is the fact that there's the Schengen zone throughout Europe.

0:42 And that means, um, once you get into Europe, you can pretty much go anywhere.

0:46 There's no real border checks.

0:48 It's pretty open everywhere.

0:49 And so this created a lot of panic throughout Europe.

0:51 The Italians closed their borders to Spain.

0:54 You cannot fly directly anymore from Spain to Italy without um they're not doing like open flights and open borders between the two countries.

1:02 Italy is completely closed its borders to Spain at this point, so you'd have to show a lot of documentation and whatnot.

1:07 And they've also the Italians have worked with the French on ensuring that their northern borders are are secured as well.

1:14 But let me just show you exactly where Ceuta is, though, because a lot of people think Ceuta is on mainland Europe and it is not.

1:19 It's actually in Africa.

1:21 It is one of the regions in northern Africa that Spain still has control over.

1:27 Spain has had control over Ceuta for hundreds of years.

1:30 I believe it's been in their possession since, I don't know, 1550 something.

1:35 Uh, it's been in their possession for a really, really long time.

1:38 Ceuta was one at one point, um, colonized by or in the control of the Romans.

1:44 It's been under the Byzantine control.

1:45 It's been under, um, the Arab, uh, empires that have come through.

1:49 It's just kind of been in everybody's hands.

1:51 And the population of Ceuta is about half Christian, half Muslim.

1:56 Uh, they all speak Spanish and Arabic.

1:59 They live harmoniously together.

2:00 There's not a lot of people there.

2:02 So 50,000 people swarming in was a pretty big deal.

2:05 Here's what's interesting.

2:06 About 48,000 have already left.

2:09 So 50,000 swarm in.

2:12 We see images of them being bussed in, trucked in.

2:15 Essentially, I don't know if we have some of the footage of that, but let me see if I can kind of fast forward through some of this footage so we can see what was going on here.

2:23 Look at this.

2:24 They're actually being.

2:25 Look at this.

2:26 There's a government official here.

2:28 I mean, somebody in a uniform and these migrants are piling out.

2:33 So this obviously caused alarm as to who is organizing this.

2:37 Why would there be an official in uniform allowing all of these people, you know, basically bussing them to the border and then having them get out and run across.

2:47 So a lot of questions here of how did 50,000 in the short period of time come barreling through like this?

2:54 Why were many of them trucked over?

2:57 You don't truck people over unless this is a coordinated effort.

3:01 So who was behind this?

3:02 Why were they doing this?

3:04 So lots of questions start popping up.

3:07 And lately all roads lead to Israel.

3:11 So it looks like Israel and the Moroccans, the Israelis and the Moroccans worked together in order to flood these regions with migrants in order to, um, really upset Spain, potentially try to take territory from Spain, try to prove a point against Spain.

3:30 If you remember, Spain has been very much a critic of Israel.

3:33 They have been speaking out a lot against Israel.

3:37 They've cut off a lot of diplomatic ties with Israel.

3:39 And Netanyahu has even spoken out against Israel.

3:43 This is what he's had to say.

3:44 And at one point he even says, um, you know, look, if you you threaten us, you're going to pay an immediate price.

3:52 And this is what Netanyahu said.

3:53 This is a, by the way, dubbed over with AI.

3:56 It's a bit fast.

3:57 And we did put it in English because he does do this in in Hebrew.

4:02 Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack us.

4:06 Spain has slandered our heroes.

4:07 The soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, the soldiers of the most moral army in the world, and therefore I have ordered today to expel Spain's representatives from the Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat.

4:18 After Spain chose again and again to stand against Israel.

4:23 Whoever attacks the state of Israel instead of the terror regimes, whoever does this will not be our partner.

4:29 Regarding the future of the region, I am not willing to tolerate this hypocrisy and this hostility.

4:35 I do not intend to allow any country to wage a political war against us without paying an immediate price for it, okay, without paying an immediate price for it.

4:43 So people are pointing this out and saying, you know, it looks like the Israelis might have been behind this insane migrant crisis that obviously looks manufactured.

4:53 If this were truly a humanitarian crisis that was organic, these people would have been fleeing a war zone.

4:59 There would have been something that created this crisis that was more natural, like a natural disaster or a terrible war, something along those lines.

5:07 But what we're seeing is specifically military age young men.

5:12 So this was not families.

5:13 You don't see women and children running across the border into Spain.

5:16 We're seeing military age young men.

5:18 We're seeing them trucked in by what looks like officials.

5:23 And we see a massive number bigger than we've ever seen in a single day going into Spain.

5:29 And this is all happening when Spain is speaking out against Israel.

5:34 Spain is holding its ground against Israel and Israel, saying, well, we're coming after you.

5:39 Basically, we're you guys are hypocrites and we're angry with you.

5:43 And so who else would manufacture this crisis?

5:46 Now Morocco is also in bed with Israel.

5:50 Morocco is pro-Israel.

5:51 They've been working with the Israelis.

5:53 Why, you might ask?

5:54 We're going to get into that.

5:55 But first, let me just show you more evidence that this points to the Israelis doing.

6:00 And with the Moroccans, I would imagine the Moroccans are in on it as well.

6:03 But certainly this is something that the Israelis were looking at.

6:06 But first, let me just go back and show you this map just so that we're very clear on what areas we're talking about.

6:11 This is Souda.

6:12 Souda is on the other side of the of Gibraltar, which is under UK control.

6:17 So this would be the Strait of Gibraltar.

6:19 So here we are dealing with the strait a waterway and the straits are under under us.

6:25 There's a lot of um what's the word I'm looking for.

6:28 They're wanting the Straits.

6:29 Everybody's going after the Straits right now because the Strait of Hormuz.

6:31 Now Straits are becoming kind of an important waterway.

6:34 People are looking at them and saying, who's in control of them and can they harm us in the future?

6:38 And certainly Spain, having the largest amount of control over the Strait of Gibraltar is a problem for Israel, of course, right?

6:45 Because that in the future could result in all kinds of problems for them if they're trying to become the next energy empire in the Middle East and they want to get energy out through there, good luck when the Spanish are in control and they don't like you and they think that you're a bunch of genocidal maniacs.

7:00 So you've got that motivation there, that there's the Strait of Gibraltar here.

7:03 It's very important.

7:05 Spain has the majority of the control.

7:07 The UK has a little bit of control.

7:09 We would say that probably strategically Gibraltar, which is under the control of the UK, is probably militarily, strategically the most important position to have in the Strait.

7:21 But Spain still controls the vast majority of the strait.

7:24 And then you do have Morocco.

7:26 Excuse me.

7:28 Sorry, we're still dealing with fire smoke here.

7:32 If you've been watching the news.

7:34 Boise, Idaho is under the the we're under attack.

7:38 And no, it's not the Israelis.

7:39 I don't blame everything on them.

7:42 Just a lot of stuff when they're actually the ones to blame.

7:45 And in this case, it looks like they are actually largely to blame along with the Moroccans on this.

7:50 So you can see here on this map that Ceuta is on the Moroccan side on the northern African side of the strait.

7:59 Uh, and Spain is in control of that.

8:01 Plus, Spain has a lot of control over the Spanish side, obviously.

8:05 So Spain has control over both sides of that Strait of Gibraltar.

8:09 So that's something to keep in mind.

8:11 And a lot of the you're seeing there, they also have, uh, Melilla, which is another Spanish enclave.

8:17 They actually have quite a few Spanish enclaves on the northern part of Africa.

8:21 But these two are kind of important because this is where a lot of the migrants, they make it to these ports, and then they flood into Europe through those ports.

8:29 And that is why Italy has now closed its borders to Spain, because they're like, oh my, they're panicking, of course, but we're focused on pseudo right now.

8:37 What happened?

8:38 Um, just yesterday, what's been going on there.

8:40 So year Netanyahu I just want also so, you know, my first instinct was, okay, this is obviously obviously this is manufactured.

8:48 You don't bust people over and 50,000 people don't cross over without it.

8:52 And it's all men.

8:53 And there's no real crisis that fueled this.

8:56 That doesn't happen organically.

8:57 Something is happening here.

9:00 And then I come across, you know, and it looks like the Israelis, because the Israelis are starting to kind of say things like, see, Spain, this is what you get.

9:08 And when the Israelis start talking like that, you're thinking, oh, wow, okay, now I know you guys don't like Spain, but what do you mean?

9:14 See, this is what you get.

9:14 And this obviously looks manufactured.

9:16 So maybe you did it.

9:18 And here's some more evidence that maybe they did do it.

9:20 Here's here's Netanyahu.

9:21 He said this back in.

9:24 This was in 2019.

9:26 And he says, Dear Spanish people, I see you all got upset.

9:29 Ceuta and Melilla are tiny territories you own across the sea on another continent.

9:34 Now imagine how we feel when your government calls for Israel to give away Judea and Samaria West Bank, which is the Jewish heartland and its place of birth for more than 3000 years ago.

9:44 It is in the Bible.

9:45 Check it out.

9:46 Judea and Samaria are 15km away from Tel Aviv, our economical hub, and cut through our capital, Jerusalem.

9:53 It's also half of Israel's territory.

9:55 Even with it, we're about the size of Palma de Mallorca.

9:58 Let's make a deal.

10:00 We won't fund NGOs in your country, calling you to give away Ceuta and Melilla, and you will stop funding NGOs in our country that call us to give away Judea and Samaria.

10:13 So they're admitting the Israelis are admitting to funding NGOs, calling to give away Ceuta and Melilla back to Morocco, which it never was, Moroccan territory.

10:24 It's always been under the control of somebody else.

10:27 I mean, Morocco became a country in 1950s.

10:30 Ceuta has been around since the Roman Empire.

10:34 So and Arabs were not naturally, you know, they're not the indigenous people of Ceuta.

10:39 It was there were other people during the Roman times.

10:43 And then, you know, it's it's changed hands quite a bit.

10:45 And it's been a it's been kind of a variety of different peoples that have lived in Ceuta for a long, long time.

10:51 So he's saying we are funding NGOs that are calling for you to give away Ceuta and Melilla and in exchange, don't fund NGOs, NGOs that are calling for the West Bank to remain Palestinian.

11:06 He's saying, we want the West Bank and you want to keep Ceuta and Melilla.

11:09 He's trying to equate the two.

11:10 Totally not the same at all.

11:11 The West Bank is Palestinian territory.

11:14 Palestinians live there.

11:16 The Jews want it.

11:17 They want to take it for themselves, saying that it's theirs from 3000 years ago.

11:20 And they don't want the Arab Muslims there.

11:22 And so they want to make it part of Israel.

11:26 Bit different, bit different.

11:27 So he says this and this is concerning.

11:30 Now, again, that was in 2019.

11:31 So it wasn't like a direct threat from yesterday or anything.

11:34 But still it's being said and it's being admitted to Danny, Danon says Spain, which never misses an opportunity to lecture Israel, has declared a state of emergency in Ceuta following the crisis over its immigration policy.

11:46 Maybe before it continues lecturing us.

11:48 It's time it explained to the world why it still maintains colonial enclaves in Africa.

11:55 So these types of comments and the Israelis pointing at Spain saying, see, this is what you get now.

12:01 You understand, now you understand when they say things like, now you understand you're a hypocrite.

12:07 Now do you get it points to this being an act of revenge, which, you know, and most of the migrants came back.

12:16 So 50,000 went in, 48,000 came back out.

12:20 That indicates that this was like, you know, young kids being yeah, dude.

12:25 Let's go.

12:26 Let's all go.

12:27 Oh yeah, we're being bused over.

12:29 We're going to go and invade Ceuta today.

12:32 You know that.

12:32 We're being told to go do it.

12:34 And so, you know we're going to do it.

12:36 And no, you know, it's going to be fun.

12:38 Let's go man, jump on the boat.

12:40 You know, jump on the truck and let's go.

12:43 The New York Times actually said that they spoke to several Moroccans who said they were encouraged to cross into Ceuta by the Moroccan Authorities.

12:54 Moroccan authorities were telling them to go do it.

12:56 Now, you might say, oh, this is just Morocco against Spain.

12:59 But no, no no no no.

13:00 See, Morocco doesn't really.

13:01 Morocco has some beef with Spain for sure.

13:04 But Morocco has more reasons to support Israel than it has beef with Spain.

13:10 It actually is um tries to walk a fine line, but Morocco is trying to get something from Israel.

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