Thousands demonstrate in Spain to ask for Palestine – 2024-04-27 01:21:05

Thousands of people demonstrated this Sunday in a hundred Spanish cities to demand a ceasefire in Palestine and ask the Government to break all types of relations with Israel.

The demonstrations have been called by the Solidarity Network against the Occupation of Palestine (Rescop), which has demanded from the Government of Pedro Sanchez the end of the arms trade and relations with Israel, as well as the freedom of the “more than 7,000 people irregularly detained by the Netanyahu government”.

This is the fourth unified call at the state level that has occurred since October of last year to demand an end to the attacks of Israel in the Gaza Stripwhich have caused more than 34,000 deaths since last October 7, according to the latest data from the Gaza Ministry of Health.

Shouting “Israel murderess, Europa sponsors” and “It is not a war, it is a genocide”, the concentration in Madridwhich has been stopping at points where there are companies that, according to the organizers, are collaborating and taking advantage of this situation.

As indicated to EFE Hector Gradmember of the Rescopthis fourth state call is also a collective response to the growing repression against solidarity movements with Palestine.

During this event, the general secretary of Podemos, Ione Herbhas indicated that the Government of Spain “should stop using cosmetic measures” and focus on “concrete issues” such as the suspension of the purchase and sale of weapons.

For his part, the deputy of Add Enrique Santiago has advocated suspending relations with Israel and proceeding with the recognition of the Palestinian State, since despite “having led the clamor to expand the countries that recognize it (…) we cannot continue insisting after the veto of USA”.

“Historical mobilization” in Valencia

In Valenciathousands of people, between 10,000 and 20,000 according to the organizers, have walked the streets in a simultaneous “historic mobilization” in a hundred Spanish cities.

The representative of BDS from Valencian Community, Jorge Ramoscelebrated that the demonstration was “massive and completely filled” the central Colón street, and reminded EFE that fourteen other Valencian towns have joined the call.

More than a thousand people have also taken to the streets in thirty Andalusian cities, including the eight provincial capitals, to demand an end to the “genocide” in Palestine.

The Andalusian Coordinator with Palestine demands that the Spanish Government lead an immediate and permanent ceasefire and put an end to the sale and purchase of weapons and military and security technology with Israel.

Also ask Sánchez supporting the claim filed by South Africa in the International Court of Justice against Israel for genocide and to break diplomatic, institutional, economic, sporting and cultural relations with the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hundreds of people gather in Seville

In Sevillahundreds of people participated in the rally that took place at noon in the Salt Pierwhere dozens of items of children’s clothing have been spread on the ground simulating the children murdered in Gaza.

The event, in which banners with messages such as “No to genocide in Palestine. USA-Europe accomplices”, he concluded with a human chain in which these articles of clothing have served to unite all the participants.

Protests were also called in cities like Granada o Málagawhere more than 500 people have toured the urban center.

Navarra has also joined the call and, in Pamplona3,500 people, according to the Government delegation, have demonstrated to express their rejection of the “genocide” on Palestine.

Political representatives attended this demonstration, such as the third vice president and counselor of Housing, Youth and Migration Policies, Begoña Alfaro (Contigo-Zureku), la deputada Bel Pozueta (EH Bildu) or the parliamentarian Isabel Aramburu (Later Yes). EFE