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Today (December 14, 2025), representatives of the Kabyle people are expected to proclaim the independence of Kabylia, a mountainous region in northern Algeria. Kabylia is home to around 3.5 million inhabitants, with its own language, culture, and historical identity. The declaration, taking place in Paris, will be largely symbolic: Kabylia does not control territory, and no major power has endorsed its claim.

Yet symbolism matters.

The Kabyle people are part of the Amazigh (Berber) civilization, indigenous to North Africa long before the Arab-Muslim conquests of the seventh century. Like the Jews, they possess a distinct language, collective memory, and continuous attachment to their ancestral land. And like the Jews, they have long struggled against Arab conquest and Muslim imperialism.

What makes Kabylia’s case stand out today is its method. The independence........

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