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“Let It Not Be Done again.” Perejil, the War that Could Have Been

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“Don’t do these things again.” This is the message that José María Aznar wanted to send to Rabat in July 2002 following the Perejil islet incident, the biggest conflict between Morocco and Spain since the Green March on the Sahara half a century ago. Coinciding with the anniversary, the former president of the government now reveals in the documentary series Perejil, that Movistar Plus+ begins broadcasting this Thursday, some of the keys to a se…

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“Don’t do these things again.” This is the message that José María Aznar wanted to send to Rabat in July 2002 following the Perejil islet incident, the biggest conflict between Morocco and Spain since the Green March on the Sahara half a century ago. Coinciding with the anniversary, the former president of the government now reveals in the documentary series Perejil, that Movistar Plus+ begins broadcasting this Thursday, some of the keys to a se…

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By Ana Stella (@anaqtella) Madrid (ECS).– Former President of the Government of Spain, José María Aznar, has revealed that former French ambassador Jacques Chirac pressured him directly to Spain to make territorial concessions to Morocco, including Ceuta, Melilla, the Perejil islet and a change of position on Western Sahara. Macron and Sánchez’s unfortunate drift towards the people of Western Sahara These statements have come to light in the new…

A documentary by Movistar Plus+ recreates the Spanish-Moroccan crisis of 2002 following the capture of the island by the neighboring country and the Spanish military operation that evicted the occupants. More information: The broken embrace of the Transition: the greatest political success of our history was driven by the people.

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Discover the history of Morocco and Spain through the occupation of Perejil, an episode of great political tension.

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El Independiente broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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