Algeria’s Anti-Israel Stance Springs a Leak as Algerian Cargo Docks in Israel

A video in Arabic on YouTube became viral on Wednesday, 23 April. And because of this, a tanker carrying Algerian crude landed on 11 April at the Israeli port of Ashdod, on the Mediterranean coast. According to the research of a journalist using the application "Vessel Finder", the trace of this boat was spotted on 2 April, and this from his departure from Bejaia, Algeria.

Algeria’s Anti-Israel Stance Springs a Leak as Algerian Cargo Docks in Israel

The Captain Christos, a commercial ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, left the Algerian port of Bejaia on April 11 and docked at Israel’s Ashdod port on April 18, triggering outrage and criticism of Algeria’s anti-Israel double standard. Marine tracking data shows that The Captain Christos departed Bejaia en route to Israel despite Algeria’s official position that has opposed any form of normalization, including trade, with Tel Aviv. The sh…