Controversy in Spain: Ship Borkum Suspected of Carrying Battle Materials to Israel – Professional-Palestinian Associations Alarmed

The cease recorded for the previous few hours in Cartagena (Spain) of the ship Borkum, which is believed to be carrying struggle materials, has provoked a powerful controversy within the Iberian nation: pro-Palestinian associations suspect that Israel is the ultimate vacation spot of the cargo, regardless of this example being denied by the federal government. Among the many associations which have raised the alarm, El País explains, is the Marketing campaign to Finish the Arms Commerce with Israel, which says it had entry to confidential info based on which the Borkum ship is heading for the Israeli port of Ashdod, close to the Gaza Strip, with missiles and explosives on board. The teams behind the struggle, together with the Solidarity Community towards the Palestinian Authority, need the cargo to be inspected as soon as it has landed in Cartagena and that he might not go away once more whether it is confirmed that his last vacation spot is Israel: in any other case, they are saying, Spain goes towards worldwide and nationwide requirements. The Ministers of Economic system and Transport, Carlos Cuerpo and Óscar Puente, defined that the vacation spot of Borkum’s cargo is the Czech Republic, after a port name in Slovenia, and that the vessel has all of the paperwork, at German proprietor and ship homeowners, “. So as”. A doc launched by Puente signifies that the cargo contains “weapons magazines” and explosives with TNT. Cuerpo recalled that ranging from October 7 of final yr, Madrid “has now not licensed the export of weapons to Israel”. The reasons given by the federal government don’t persuade pro-Palestinian associations, which accuse the federal government of “mendacity”. The political celebration Podemos has filed a criticism concerning the case in court docket, and Sumar (who’s a part of the governing coalition) has put ahead a parliamentary query concerning the case.