The decision follows Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's pledge to enshrine in law a ban on arms trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza. On Monday, he also urged Israel's exclusion from international sport.
  • mnhs1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    451·
    8 hours ago

    That’s like the bare minimum anyone could do… It’s such a shame that a country as vocal as Spain is only doing it two years into the genocide. I have no hope for this world. I’d rather die once with my dignity together with all Palestinians, than keep dying everyday in this shit world.

    • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netEnglish
      28·
      8 hours ago

      From what I understand it wasn’t a contract with a Israeli company but a public contract awarded to consortium of Spanish companies which were supposed to buy some components from Israel. The government stopped ordering arms from Israel two years ago. Now they are taking further.

    • peoplebeproblems@midwest.socialEnglish
      81·
      6 hours ago

      It’s not a shame. Genocides typically get a lot larger, and the Palestinian genocide, while 75+ years in the making, hasn’t reached other enormous genocides yet.

      64,000 killed directly, 325,000 indirectly. That means there is plenty of time to do something about it and why it’s good for any country to cancel their arms trade.