Published January 20,2024
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Hundreds of hundreds of Spaniards on Saturday protested throughout the nation in opposition to ongoing Israeli assaults on the Gaza Strip, blaming the US and EU for sponsoring the onslaught and urging Madrid to cease supporting Israel and take concrete steps for a direct and unconditional cease-fire to cease genocide.
On the decision of the Solidarity Network in opposition to the Occupation of Palestine (RESCOP), a conglomerate of over 100 civil society organizations in Spain, a large variety of individuals staged anti-Israel rallies in additional than 90 provinces and districts, with the most important one within the capital Madrid, the place over 50,000 individuals are estimated to have participated in solidarity with Palestine.
The Saturday’s rally within the capital was the most important since Israel’s relentless assaults on the Gaza Strip, throughout which civil society in addition to left-wing political social gathering leaders urged the worldwide neighborhood to finish the “genocide in Palestine.”
The individuals of Madrid gathered within the metropolis heart, carrying Palestinian flags and banners studying “Boycott Israel,” “Murderer Netahyahu,” “Free Palestine,” “Justice,” and “Israel strikes, US and EU sponsor.”
The demonstration, which was additionally supported by some left-wing political events MPs, noticed a minute of silence for many who misplaced their lives within the Israeli assaults on Gaza.
Before the peaceable fruits of the rally, the leaders urged the Spanish authorities to “sever all political, economic, cultural, and sporting relations with Israel and take concrete steps for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire to stop the genocide.”
‘We are very nervous’
Ione Belarra, chief of the Podemos Party, which is supporting Spain’s present left-wing coalition authorities from the surface, advised Anadolu that they’re extra involved than ever.
She stated: “Because the government is very close to taking Spain to war against Yemen to protect the genocidal state of Israel. We demand concrete steps to stop this genocide. We are very concerned. Spain should support South Africa’s genocide case application to the International Court of Justice both legally and in front of its people.”
– ‘I am unable to stay silent’
Pepe Roldan, a Spanish citizen who participated within the demonstration, advised Anadolu that they witnessed a genocide that affected their morals.
“It is incredible that governments, the USA and other states do nothing against this horror that continues day by day,” he stated.
Aida Rodrigez, one other rally goer in Madrid, stated no human being can condone this genocide and bloodbath.
“That is why we are here. In fact, this barbarism goes back much further in history. Attacking hospitals and civilians is barbarism and anyone who says ‘I am human’ cannot remain silent,” she added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr