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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks at a press conference in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, China, Sept. 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS\/Xihao Jiang<\/p>\n
The Spanish government has announced a ban on imports from hundreds of Israeli communities in the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights \u2014 making Spain the second European Union country to implement such a policy as the latest move in its ongoing effort to boycott Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to a statement from Spain\u2019s Ministry of Finance on Monday, the ban \u2014 set to take effect on Tuesday \u2014 is the result of a September decree \u201cadopting urgent measures against genocide in Gaza and in support of the Palestinian population.\u201d<\/p>\n The regulation \u201cprohibits \u2026 the entry into Spain of products originating from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.\u201d<\/p>\n Among all members of the EU, Spain is the second country to take such action, following Slovenia \u2014 one of the bloc\u2019s smallest economies \u2014 which became the first EU member to ban Israeli products in August<\/a>, and potentially to be joined by Ireland, where parliament is currently working on a similar measure.<\/p>\n As a major trade partner of Spain, Israel exports roughly $850 million in goods to the country each year \u2014 about half the value of Spanish exports to Israel \u2014 with products from the West Bank and the Golan making up only a small fraction of those shipments, according to the Israel Export Institute.<\/p>\n Spain\u2019s newly implemented measure marks its latest attempts to curb Israel\u2019s defensive campaign against the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, as ties between the two countries continue to deteriorate amid ongoing tensions<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since the start of the war in Gaza, Spain has launched a fierce anti-Israel campaign aimed at undermining and isolating the Jewish state on the international stage.<\/p>\n Even as Spain ramps up its anti-Israel campaign, authorities this week granted Airbus exceptional permission to produce aircraft and drones using Israeli technology at its Spanish plants \u2014 despite having banned military and dual-use products from the Jewish state just two months ago.<\/p>\n