A group of activists affiliated with the environmental organization Greenpeace threw red paint at the Neptune Fountain in the center of Madrid, the capital of Spain, to protest the sale of arms to Israel.
Greenpeace threw red paint on the Neptune Fountain during the morning action in Madrid and shared the message “We painted the Neptune Fountain red with blood: Stop the genocide of the Palestinian people” on its social media account.
In the written statement made by Greenpeace, “Our message is very clear: An immediate arms embargo on Israel. Any activity that supports war crimes against the Palestinian people should be banned. Arms trade with Israel should end.” The expression was used.
The environmental organization said, “More than 60 thousand people have been killed in Gaza since October 7. Meanwhile, Spain has awarded at least 46 contracts worth more than 1,044 billion euros to the Israeli military industry.” gave the information.
The statement stated that “After the Israeli army unilaterally violated the ceasefire on March 18, it intensified its military attacks with the support of US President Donald Trump and the cooperation of the European Union.”
“Since then, Israel has imposed a new illegal blockade on the entry of food, medicine and essential goods into the Gaza Strip. This is a war crime that causes hunger, malnutrition, disease and death. Some European governments, including Spain, maintain commercial relations with Israel, including the purchase and sale of arms, and there is even an intensification of military trade between Spain and Israel.”
Greenpeace called on everyone to attend the demonstration, which will be held in Madrid on May 10, with participation from all over the country, protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza and arms sales to Israel.
In his speech at the General Assembly of the Parliament during the week, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez argued that Spain had stopped arms exchanges with this country since October 7, 2023, when Israel’s occupation of Gaza began, and that the news in the press did not reflect the truth.
Claiming that all news and documents were “false” except for the bullet purchase made by the gendarmerie with an Israeli company but later canceled, Sanchez said that the other purchases consisted of materials such as helmet-mounted illumination devices, steel vests, explosive scanners, and that these were used by the Spanish Armed Forces involved in peacekeeping missions and that they were not materials produced in Israel.
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