The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta The images of young Moroccans swimming towards Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, bore an unsettling resemblance to propaganda videos used by extremist groups to whip up anti immigrant sentiment.
Last week's events in Ceuta were cynically manipulated by far right leaders and their sympathizers to create the illusion of an "invasion," a trope familiar in modern European politics.
The facts are stark: nearly 60,000 people attempted to cross from Morocco into Spain, with around 70 losing their lives in the process.