US EditionBarcelona mayor barred from Israel after decision to cut ties with Tel Aviv
- Israel denied Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni entry, accusing him of defaming Tel Aviv, according to the Population and Immigration Authority.
- Barcelona's city council suspended ties with Tel Aviv-Jaffa, demanding that Palestinian rights are respected and that international law is upheld.
- Turkiye mandated that shipping agents confirm vessels have no Israeli links, enforcing new trade restrictions.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians, a claim that Israel rejects.
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On Friday, the Israeli government defended its decision to refuse entry to the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, who was going to make a visit to Jerusalem and the West Bank, saying that the decision to boycott the Hebrew State adopted by the City Council of the Condal City "has consequences."Collboni has cancelled at the last moment the visit he was going to make to the Middle East, during which he was, among other things, to open Barcelona S…
Barcelona mayor denied entry into Israel after city's May decision to cut ties
The authority said that Collboni's visa application was rejected due to defamation of Israel and participation in a boycott of the country. In May, Barcelona decided to cut institutional ties with Israel and suspend a friendship agreement with Tel Aviv-Jaffa
The Israeli authorities have refused the entry into the country of the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, scheduled this Friday night, three months after he declared the...
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