- Title: Spaniards protest against Israel and Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. in Madrid
- Date: 14th January 2025
- Summary: Spaniards protest against Israel and Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. in Madrid SHOTLIST: MADRID, SPAIN (JAN. 14, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF SPANISH PROTESTERS GATHERED IN FRONT OF WIZINK CENTER IN MADRID, HOLDING PALESTINIAN FLAGS, BANNERS, CHANTING SLOGANS 2. PODEMOS PARTY LEADER IONE BELARRA SPEAKING TO PRESS MEMBERS (Spanish) (TWO SHOTS) 3. PROTESTERS HOLDING PALESTINIAN FLAGS, BANNERS, CHANTING SLOGANS (TWO SHOTS) SCRIPT Pro-Palestinian Spaniards protested against Israel outside the Wizink Center before the Turkish Airlines Europa League match between Real Madrid and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday, January 14. The protesters argued that "Israel is trying to cover up its genocide against Palestine by using sport and that Israeli teams should be prevented from participating in international sports competitions. Waving Palestinian flags, the crowd chanted "Boycott Israel," "Israel the murderer," "Free Palestine," "Long live the Palestinian struggle for freedom." Speaking to the press, Podemos party leader Ione Belarra said, "There is a genocide in Palestine committed by Israel and it is unacceptable to maintain diplomatic, economic, cultural or sporting relations with countries that commit such crimes." Belarra was responding to Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, who said, "We must keep sport out of politics. "Albares, who personally launched an initiative in the EU to exclude Russia from sporting activities because of its invasion of Ukraine, says that 'sport should be left out of politics' when it comes to Israel, the perpetrator of genocide. This is hypocrisy and complicity with the Israeli crime of genocide. On the other hand, pro-Palestinian fans called for the cancellation of the Baskonia-Maccabi Tel Aviv match scheduled for February 7 in the Turkish Airlines Europa League. The non-governmental organization "Palestinarekin Elkartasuna", which supports Palestine in the Basque Country, declared, "Israel is using Maccabi to normalize the crime of genocide against Palestine. With this propaganda, Israel wants to improve the image of the Zionist state and decolonize it. Any event that tries to normalize genocide cannot be allowed". Writing by Aleyna Cil
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