The astonishing sight of thousands of Moroccan migrants overrunning the Spanish town of Ceuta raises questions about what they might be fleeing from.
Are conditions in Morocco so horrific that up to 60,000 people felt it necessary to swim to Spain, leaving at least 34 of their number floating dead in the water?
Part of the answer can be gleaned from the infamous social media videos rocketing around the world, which show not weary refugees pulling themselves ashore with the last of their strength, but thousands of military-age males running gleefully through the streets while flashing victory signs:
Moroccans have long viewed the Ceuta peninsula as “conquered” or “occupied”...
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