We won’t attack Zuma publicly, even if he takes arms with Morocco, Western Sahara’s Beisat says
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MK Party Backs Moroccan Control of Western SaharaIn July 2025, Zuma and MK leaders support Western Sahara autonomy within Morocco amid strong ANC and EFF opposition.
- The Polisario Front refrains from publicly criticizing Jacob Zuma despite his endorsement of Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara.
- Zuma and MK Party representatives met Morocco's foreign minister to express support for Morocco's control over the disputed territory.
- The MK Party proposes autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty, comparing it to South Africa's former homelands.
- The ANC and EFF condemn Zuma's position and reaffirm their commitment to the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination.
We as Polisario will never make public comments about comrade Jacob Zuma because of his age and because he has been friends with us for the last 50 years. Unless we meet and hear from him directly, we will never make Morocco happy by speaking badly or negatively about him.— Mohamed Yeslem Beisat, former ambassador to South Africa and Western Sahara’s foreign affairs minister.
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