Algeria bans protests at home, incites for unrest in Morocco

While the Moroccan youth are peacefully rallying in sit in demanding better health and education,Algerian mouthpiece media and officials are inciting for violence,hoping the unrest that rattled many Moroccan towns last week would grow bigger.

The Algerian regime’s wishful thinking has no limits. State propagandists attempted to portray the demands for better public services as protests against the country’s constitutional foundations.

While the media indulges in fake news,Algerian political class has been busy inciting on social media for violence. This has drawn attention to the digital interference Morocco’s GenZ movement has faced,particularly from Algeria.

The most explicit sign of Algerian involvement came on October 4,when Abdelkader Bengrina,leader of the Islamist El Bina party and close ally of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune,issued a public call urging Moroccan protesters to “march on the royal palace” and “end normalization.”

Bengrina’s rhetoric mirrors distraction tactics,shifting focus from Morocco’s internal demands to foreign policy issues such as Palestine and normalization with Israel. Ironically,while Algeria bans pro-Palestinian demonstrations,Morocco has allowed them,underscoring the disconnect between Bengrina’s narrative and the realities on the ground.

On October 5,thousands of citizens marched peacefully in solidarity with Palestinians in down town Rabat.

Unlike in Algeria that bans whatsoever protest. The youth in Morocco held sit-ins in different towns in peace and have expressed constructive change within the framework of national unity. Their embrace of civic engagement stands in stark opposition to the Algerian regime’s attempts to sow discord.

In contrast,Morocco’s youth are demonstrating a commitment to constructive change within the framework of national unity. Their rejection of exile and embrace of civic engagement stand in stark opposition to the Algerian regime’s attempts to sow discord.

As Bengrina and his patrons in Algiers continue to fantasize about upheaval across the border,they may be ignoring the deeper truth: Morocco’s monarchy,rooted in centuries of history,remains a cornerstone of national identity. Attempts to destabilize it—whether through digital subversion or inflammatory speeches—are unlikely to succeed against the enduring strength of Moroccan unity.