Spain blocks ship carrying weapons to Israel, from docking

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/17/spain-blocks-ship-carrying-weapons-israel-gaza-war/

by TheTelegraph

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  1. ***The Telegraph reports:***

    Spain has blocked a ship carrying [weapons to Israel](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/10/biden-blocks-weapons-to-israel/) from docking at one of its ports, in protest over [the war in Gaza](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/israel-hamas-war/).

    Marianne Danica, the cargo ship which is reported to be carrying 26.8 tons of explosive material supplied by an Indian company and bound for Haifa, had requested permission to call at the port of Cartagena on May 21.

    Spain denied the request, in line with a policy of [stopping vessels](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/12/labour-first-time-call-for-pause-arms-sale-to-israel/) laden with arms and bound for [Israel](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/14/israel-cannot-achieve-total-victory-over-hamas/) from docking there.

    “The Middle East does not need more [weapons](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/15/biden-administration-arms-shipment-israel/), it needs more peace,” said José Manuel Albares, the Spanish foreign minister .

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    [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/17/spain-blocks-ship-carrying-weapons-israel-gaza-war/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/17/spain-blocks-ship-carrying-weapons-israel-gaza-war/)

  2. Very strong Mr. Albarez, thank you!

    Edit: really, it needs people like him to speak out things like this. And it’s a clear message to Israel to think about, not just playing peng peng

  5. They could have done even better – let it dock and arrest the cargo.

  8. Good for them. Someone has to have backbone. Weapons should not be used indiscriminately against civilians.

  10. Hope Israel block all Israeli ip to Spain. What a disgusting move this is.

  11. >“The Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace,” said José Manuel Albares, the Spanish foreign minister.

    Wow, why didn’t everyone else think of that? Now the conflict is solved.

  13. This comment section is as peaceful as the Kurdish regions of turkïyê

  14. Last I checked, the one who violated the peace were Hamas the government of Gaza. All this does is try to jeopardize Israel’s self-defense.

  16. Reading this comments is like walk in minefield…

  18. now we just gotta take the next logical step and block everything coming in and out of israel and maybe we can still salvage some of our moral highground

  19. > Íñigo Errejón, Sumar’s parliamentary spokesman, said the Borkum’s decision was a “victory” for the movement against the “genocide” taking place in Gaza

    The Borkum’s cargo manifest was leaked to a reporter and carried old soviet ammo to be delivered to “the Czech Republic”. The morons have actually blocked a secret weapon delivery to Ukraine.

    As for the other ship, whatever, that one really was going to Israel.

  21. There was “more peace in the middle east” on october 6th.

  22. Spain’s stance on peace [when it needs gas](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/spain-relying-russian-gas-overall-imports-fall-2023-09-08/)

    [More gas = more violence?](https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/spain-and-belgium-buy-russian-arctic-gas-record-rate-officials-unsure-how-stop-imports)

    Seriously though, if you’re from Europe go check your country’s fuel imports from Russia.
    The majority of you are in for a shock.
    Turk/ Indian/ Chinese oil is probably also Russian. Thankfully spain imports from the source so I can rub in this cool headline.

  24. Fuck you Israel. And fuck you warmongering and genocide sympathizers on subs like this one (or r/worldnews).

  26. Europe should stop all trade with Israel until they abandon all settlements outside their internationally recognised borders.

  30. Super proud of Spain!

    No matter which side you support, the funding of weapons and the funding of death should stop.

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