{"id":2571,"date":"2025-02-15T17:36:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T17:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2025-02-15T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T20:54:13","slug":"american-report-reveals-algeria-israel-trade-flourishes-despite-hostile-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/american-report-reveals-algeria-israel-trade-flourishes-despite-hostile-rhetoric\/","title":{"rendered":"American Report Reveals: Algeria-Israel Trade Flourishes Despite Hostile Rhetoric!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3350\" data-end=\"3834\">While Algerian authorities continue to attack Morocco for resuming ties with Israel, a report published by the <strong data-start=\"3461\" data-end=\"3515\">Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) in Boston<\/strong> reveals a striking contradiction. According to the report, <strong data-start=\"3575\" data-end=\"3636\">Algeria-Israel trade has been steadily growing since 2017<\/strong>, reaching record figures. This finding, backed by official UN statistics, raises crucial questions about the Algerian regime&#8217;s <strong data-start=\"3764\" data-end=\"3831\">double standards between political slogans and economic reality<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2572 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/111-152x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/111-152x300.jpeg 152w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/111-519x1024.jpeg 519w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/111-768x1514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/111-779x1536.jpeg 779w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/111-696x1372.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/111.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2573 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/112-149x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/112-149x300.jpeg 149w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/112-509x1024.jpeg 509w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/112-768x1544.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/112-764x1536.jpeg 764w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/112-696x1399.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/112.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"3886\"><strong data-start=\"3840\" data-end=\"3884\">Algeria\u2026 A Key Trade Partner for Israel!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3887\" data-end=\"4220\">The report indicates that Algeria has become <strong data-start=\"3932\" data-end=\"3980\">Israel\u2019s fourth-largest Arab trading partner<\/strong>, following <strong data-start=\"3992\" data-end=\"4022\">the UAE, Jordan, and Egypt<\/strong>. Data shows that Algerian exports to Israel exceeded <strong data-start=\"4076\" data-end=\"4091\">$30 million<\/strong>, primarily consisting of <strong data-start=\"4117\" data-end=\"4149\">hydrogen and energy products<\/strong>, demonstrating a steady trade relationship despite official denials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4222\" data-end=\"4496\">In <strong data-start=\"4225\" data-end=\"4233\">2017<\/strong>, Algeria\u2019s exports to Israel reached <strong data-start=\"4271\" data-end=\"4288\">$30.5 million<\/strong>, and they continued to grow progressively, surpassing <strong data-start=\"4343\" data-end=\"4366\">$21 million in 2022<\/strong>. Ironically, <strong data-start=\"4380\" data-end=\"4424\">Moroccan exports to Israel have declined<\/strong>, dropping from <strong data-start=\"4440\" data-end=\"4493\">$64 million in 2018 to just $10.2 million in 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4498\" data-end=\"4583\"><strong data-start=\"4502\" data-end=\"4581\">Algerian Regime\u2019s Double Standards: Allowed for Them, Forbidden for Others?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4584\" data-end=\"4918\">For years, the Algerian regime has promoted <strong data-start=\"4628\" data-end=\"4667\">a hostile narrative against Morocco<\/strong>, accusing it of <strong data-start=\"4684\" data-end=\"4719\">betraying the Palestinian cause<\/strong> by normalizing relations with Israel. However, Algeria itself, while pushing this anti-Israel rhetoric, <strong data-start=\"4824\" data-end=\"4915\">has actively engaged in trade with Israel, supplying it with essential energy resources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"5139\"><strong data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"5005\">Why does Algeria criticize Morocco while maintaining trade relations with Israel?<\/strong><br data-start=\"5005\" data-end=\"5008\" \/>Should this be considered <strong data-start=\"5034\" data-end=\"5057\">political hypocrisy<\/strong>, or is it simply a case of economic interests outweighing ideological rhetoric?<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5141\" data-end=\"5185\"><strong data-start=\"5145\" data-end=\"5183\">What Do International Data Reveal?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5186\" data-end=\"5529\">In addition to the OEC report, <strong data-start=\"5217\" data-end=\"5261\">the United Nations\u2019 UN Comtrade database<\/strong> confirms these findings. According to <strong data-start=\"5300\" data-end=\"5323\">&#8220;Trading Economics&#8221;<\/strong>, Algeria\u2019s exports to Israel <strong data-start=\"5353\" data-end=\"5418\">increased from $9.77 million in 2020 to $14.9 million in 2021<\/strong>, the same year <strong data-start=\"5434\" data-end=\"5493\">Algeria launched an aggressive campaign against Morocco<\/strong> for normalizing ties with Israel.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5531\" data-end=\"5568\"><strong data-start=\"5535\" data-end=\"5566\">What Do These Figures Mean?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5569\" data-end=\"5940\" data-is-last-node=\"\">These numbers prove that Algeria\u2019s official rhetoric on &#8220;rejecting normalization&#8221; does not align with its trade reality. <strong data-start=\"5690\" data-end=\"5832\">Despite branding itself as a defender of the Palestinian cause, Algeria has never halted its trade with Israel but has instead expanded it<\/strong>, while <strong data-start=\"5840\" data-end=\"5884\">Moroccan exports to Israel have declined<\/strong>, despite official agreements between the two countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Algerian authorities continue to attack Morocco for resuming ties with Israel, a report published by the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) in Boston reveals a striking contradiction. According to the report, Algeria-Israel trade has been steadily growing since 2017, reaching record figures. This finding, backed by official UN statistics, raises crucial questions about the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,41,76],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2571","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-africa","8":"category-middle-east","9":"category-the-maghreb"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}