UN Considers 'Autonomy' for Western Sahara, Ignores Prior Referendum
The UN's forthcoming vote on Morocco's so-called 'autonomy plan' for Western Sahara, as reported by The New Arab, is a textbook example of international bodies legitimizing occupation through linguistic acrobatics. This 'plan' bypasses decades of UN resolutions (like Resolution 34/37 in 1979) affirming the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination and a binding referendum—a referendum Morocco
has consistently refused to hold, just as Israel has for Palestinians. It's not 'autonomy' if it's imposed by an occupying power that violently annexed the territory. One might wonder how such a blatant dereliction of international law gains traction. Perhaps it's because key players, like the US, who 'recognized' Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara under the Trump administration, also have a
history of prioritizing strategic alliances over self-determination. When the powerful ignore their own principles, 'autonomy' becomes a polite euphemism for 'annexation dressed in diplomatic clothes,' leaving the indigenous population with neither self nor determination.