MADRID (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Protests and boycott calls erupted across Spain over the weekend in rejection of the country’s arms sales to Israel.
Demonstrators in cities including Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena and the capital, Madrid, demanded that the government stop all arms trade with Israel.
Spaniards took to the streets following a call from the Solidarity Network Against the Occupation of Palestine and another pro-Palestinian group demanding a halt to the transfer of weapons that fuel the genocide against Palestine and a ban on the sale of military equipment to Israel.
During the demonstration in Madrid, the crowd gathered in front of the US Embassy building and marched with Palestinian flags to the Defense Ministry building.
Chanting slogans such as “Stop the genocide in Palestine,” “Boycott Israel,” “They were hospitals, not military bases,” “Sanctions against Israel are not in sight” and “Free Palestine,” were voiced as the protesters demanded the ruling leftist coalition government to “cut ties with Israel, which committed genocide and is on trial at the International Court of Justice.”
Israel has launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 44,800 citizens, mostly women and children, since an attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, was launched on Oct. 7, 2023.
The second year of genocide in Gaza has drawn growing international condemnation, with officials and institutions labeling the attacks and the blocking of aid deliveries as a deliberate attempt to destroy a population.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last month for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former army chief Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on Gaza.
