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Madrid – The second vice president, Yolanda Díaz, has demanded the “immediate release” of all activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza who have been detained by Israel, while also calling for the European Union to break “once and for all” trade relations with Israel.
The Israeli Prime Minister, “Benjamin Netanyahu, is not going to get away with it. History has shown us that international law is always above war crimes,” he exclaimed during his speech this Thursday in Madrid to present the ‘Strategic Plan for Labor Inspection 2025-2027’.
The Minister of Labor has also demanded the immediate protection of all members of the flotilla who are being held by Israel, which in her opinion “has once again crossed a red line of international law” with its assault on the vessels of this solidarity action organized by civil society.
“They are people who have given their lives, who have put their bodies on the line, to bring humanitarian aid to Palestine and who are today being pursued and at risk of detention by a genocidal government. Yesterday, the only illegal act was that of the Government of Israel,” Díaz emphasized.
She also asserted that the flotilla complies with international legality while the Government of Netanyahu “violates it every day by killing Palestinian children.” Finally, she highlighted that the Government will continue to work to try to guarantee peace in Gaza. (October 2)