US EditionSpain convenes European, Arab nations to ramp up pressure on Israel over Gaza campaign
- Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares stated, 'The international community should look to sanction Israel to stop the war in Gaza,' before a meeting in Madrid.
- Spain will propose halting the European Union's trade partnership with Israel, as mentioned by Albares.
- The meeting aims to increase pressure on Israel to halt its military offensive against Hamas, while advocating for the unconditional opening of border crossings for humanitarian aid.
- Albares emphasized the need for humanitarian aid access, stating, 'Silence in these moments is complicity in this massacre... that is why we are meeting.
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The government in Madrid is calling for Europe's arms deliveries to Israel and sanctions to be stopped because of the war in Gaza, and for a two-state solution.
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.
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…
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