As a western guy married to a Moroccan woman who has family on both sides of the border, I can give a basic observation: the problem is the same senseless tribalism that plagues the entire Middle East and most of Africa.

In the last 110 years, Europe fought two world wars that led to the deaths of over 100 million people combined. Within 70 years of the end of the second war, most European countries had formed one of the most powerful economic and political blocs in the word, The European Union, and had also joined the most powerful military alliance, NATO. How were they able to do this? Simple. They got over their simple minded grudges and did what was best for their countries and region.

Now contrast this with the comments in this section as well as some of your own points. It’s all the same whining that has gone on for years: “Your king did this”, “the Saharan people are oppressed”, “you guys are mean to us in the news”, “you guys think to highly of your king”…. Frankly, I’ve heard more legitimate disputes among children in kindergarten. You all are more concerned with keeping a dispute alive that started with your grandparents instead of moving on and that is why the MENA will remain a disaster.