A “comprehensive arms embargo on Israel.” This is what dozens of personalities from the world of culture, artists and intellectuals ask for, in a letter sent to the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.
“We ask that you take urgent measures to impose a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel,” says the letter, signed among others by Pedro Almodóvar, Isabel Coixet, Aitana Sánchez Gijón, Alba Flores, Andreu Buenafuente, Juan Diego Botto and Rozalén: “The Arms embargoes are a powerful measure to help maintain peace and have proven effective in many other contexts, and were a fundamental tool in ending South African apartheid. We know it is in your hands. It is not only a moral imperative, but also an obligation under international law.”
The letter sent to the President of the Government states that “the provision of weapons and ammunition from Spain, the transit of weapons and military fuel through our territory and the purchase of military material contribute to perpetuating the occupation and financing a genocide against the Palestinian people. and increase the loss of life and suffering of civilians.” The Spanish Government, led by Sánchez, has stated on different occasions that no arms sales have been signed to Israel since October 7, 2023, although deliveries have been traced on subsequent dates.
“At the international level, Spain has stood out as a country that has positioned itself in favor of peace and the Palestinian people. But it is not enough,” the letter says: “As long as Spain continues to have military relations with Israel, it will continue to be complicit in this massacre. The population of the Spanish State has been filling the streets for months demanding measures from their Government. “You must listen to the people who do not want to be complicit in this massacre.”
The letter calls on Sánchez to “champion the defense of human rights and international law at a global level” and “do even more for the rights of the Palestinian people and the Lebanese people by adding their voice to that of other nations that have already stopped the arms trade with Israel and thus show itself as a beacon of light among so much darkness.”
Thus, the text points out that “it is the responsibility of the international community, including Spain, not to be complicit, directly or indirectly, in this regime of oppression. The arms embargo is a concrete and urgent action to put an end to excessive violence and contribute to a just solution.”
“We hope for your prompt and firm response to this petition, which reflects the desire to build a future where the rights and dignity of all peoples are respected,” concludes the letter, which has also been signed by people such as Ignacio Escolar, Javier Gallego Crudo, Hugo Silva, Ana Fernández, Icíar Bollaín, Luis Tosar, Sergi López, Marisa Paredes, Pepe Viyuela, Cecilia Roth, Tristán Ulloa, Maruja Torres, Roberto Leal, Gonzo, Paco Ibañez, Lluís Llach, Antonio de la Torre, Emma Suárez , Alberto San Juan, Sílvia Munt, Mikel Izal and Bruna Cusí, among others.
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