Spain ends the purchase contract for Israel after the tensions in the alliance
This procedure arrives after “exhausting all negotiating methods” and after generation Strong tensions between partners Government Alliance. It was agreed to terminate by the presidency, under the supervision Felix PaulianiusThe second deputy presidency led by Yolanda DiazAnd “competent ministries”, including the Interior with Fernando Grande Marlaska before. The decision is especially important given this The contract has already been published In that The Official Gazette of the State The same Thursday.
To achieve this cancellation, The organizational foreign trade of the organizational council between defense materials and double use materials (Jimddu) will deny the Israeli company from the import permit “for reasons of general importance”, which will allow the Ministry of Interior to move forward in the official end of the contract.
From Moncloa they wanted to emphasize this a lot PSOE as added They are “firmly committed to the Palestinian cause and peace in the Middle East.” In this sense, they recalled that since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza on October 7, 2023, Spain suspended the purchase and sale of weapons For Israeli companies, a policy that will preserve the “future”.
This decision contradicts the position that the internal preserved just one day ago, when it began to submit the purchase after receiving a report from Call to the state Which advised the cancellation due to the advanced treatment stage.
Now, this same body, along with the relevant ministries, is studying Possible legal procedures and demands The Israeli company can provide, which will require expected payment 6.6 million euros That cost ammunition.
The termination of the termination arrived after hours The executive authority itself will claim that he is looking for “by all means” an administrative solutionProof Emergency to cancel the activation of the internal crisis That caused Ylazer United He will raise his departure from the government.
A crisis in the alliance, but from the internal doors
For its part, Yolanda Diaz He previously denied a government crisis, ensuring “focusing on canceling the contract that was never present.” Description of the second vice president The agreement is a “flagrant violation” of legitimacy And international trade, especially in the context of what it described as “the true genocide in Gaza.”
Government sources wanted to deny that “the separation was under discussion with the addition” and appealed “to respect each other” within the executive authority, while realizing the need for “understanding different sensitivities.” They also mentioned that Somar knew the contract “Introduction” and they did not find it “suddenly on the table”, which contradicts some of the versions that suggested The lack of communication between the partners.
This crisis adds to other recent tensions in the alliance, such as An increase in defensive spendingAgree on the same weekAnother friction point that led to the parties that constitute in addition to holding an emergency distance meeting to analyze the situation.
The decision of this controversy shows both Show the assets Inside the coalition government, as its ability to find solutions that avoid its disintegration, especially in foreign political issues, is sensitive Israeli -Palestinian conflict.
