Spanish City Boycotts Israeli Occupation

Madrid, 3 Rabi’ul Akhir 1437/13 January 2015 (MINA) – Spain’s United Left Party, with the backing of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, adopted the global campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli occupation.

Members of the Castrillon City Council, in the Spanish province of Asturias, voted in favor of the move, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

Having reviewed the reasons for adopting the BDS campaign, the general coordinator of the Unified Left, Jose Luis Garrido, called on other Spanish cities to take the same action and to boycott Israel at all levels until it withdraws from the occupied territories and respects international law and the rights of the Palestinian people to independence and freedom.

Addressing the members of the local municipal council, Garrido further spoke out against Israel’s breach of the UN resolutions, along with its policies of illegal settlement expansion and construction of apartheid walls.

The Spanish activist raised alarm bells over the tragic state of affairs endured by Palestinian refugees and those living in the blockaded Gaza Strip.

This move comes in light of similar decisions to boycott Israel which were made by other Spanish institutions, the most recent being the University of Barcelona.

Over recent years, several European institutions announced their decision to boycott Israel due to its crimes and violence against Palestinian civilians including children.(T/P008/R07)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)