The cloak of silence that continues to surround the terrorist acts attributed to the Polisario in Spain remains largely intact, despite repeated attempts to bring the issue back into the public debate. The conference held on June 18 in Las Palmas, in Spain’s Canary Islands, offered another illustration of this reality. The event received extensive coverage from Morocco’s public media.
U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz has highlighted the ties between the Polisario and Iran, saying the alliance poses a threat to maritime security and international trade in the Strait of Gibraltar.