The authorities of Spain he denied permission to dock within the port of Cartagena, within the south-east of the nation, for a ship flying the Danish flag which is transporting a load of explosives certain for Israel. Spain is likely one of the Western international locations most important of Israel for the battle within the Gaza Strip: a diplomatic disaster has been ongoing between the 2 international locations for months and in April the Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares stated that by July the federal government will acknowledge the State of Palestine.
Albares stated on Thursday that it had not but occurred {that a} ship with a cargo of weapons certain for Israel had requested to cease in a Spanish port, and this was the primary time that the federal government had denied a docking allow for the same purpose. However, he stated that he’ll do the identical sooner or later too, if it occurs once more. “The Foreign Ministry will systematically refuse docking for an apparent purpose,” Albares stated, “the Middle East would not want extra weapons, it wants extra peace.”
Albares’ phrases additionally discuss with a political controversy inside Spain. In truth, on Wednesday the Sumar occasion, which is a part of the federal government coalition of the socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez, had requested to stop the docking of one other ship, the “Borkum”, anticipated right this moment additionally in Cartagena. According to some activist teams in assist of Palestine, the ship is bringing weapons to Israel, however Transport Minister Óscar Puente stated this isn’t the case, and that the ship’s cargo is destined for the Czech Republic.
The ship that was denied docking in Cartagena is named “Marianne Danica” and wished to cease in Spain on May twenty first. She hails from Chennai, India, and is presently situated off the coast of Mauritania, West Africa. She is headed to the port of Haifa, Israel.