Spain convenes European, Arab nations to ramp up pressure on Israel over Gaza campaign

During the session, Councillor Roberto Fusco asked for a minute's silence for the Palestinian victims.

Calling Gaza a gaping wound on humanity, Spain calls for arms embargo on Israel.

In his article on May 26, Gaza “a Gaping Wound on Humanity”: Spain Convenes Int’l Conference to call for Arms Embargo on Israel, Professor Juan Cole of the University of Michigan writes: delegations from 20 countries met Sunday in Madrid in a push to...

French-speaking writers including Leïla Slimani, J.M.G. Le Clézio, Virginie Despentes and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr shared the findings of numerous international lawyers and human rights organizations, demanding sanctions against Israel, an immediate ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages.

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Spain took another step in its diplomatic pressure against Israel for the war in Gaza. On Sunday, May 25, Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares publicly called for an international arms embargo on the Government of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as new individual sanctions against Israeli officials involved in the war against Palestine. “Gaza is an open wound in humanity,” declared the Spanish Chancellor, denouncing the “mass…

Sweden to summon Israeli ambassador over Gaza

Sweden's foreign ministry plans to summon Israel's ambassador in Stockholm over the humanitarian aid situation