- Coinciding with the start of the Return to Spain, members of Biladi and the Internationalist Committee have painted messages such as Israel Apartheid on the roads of Gipuzkoa, because the Israel Start-Up Nation group "normalizes" the image of the country and "bleeds crimes" against the Palestinians.
"We know that Israel is a genocidal state for trying to participate in sporting events," the note points out. "We are told that we should not confuse politics with sport. Tell Alaa al-Dali, a 21-year-old Palestinian cyclist. An Israeli sniper shot him and had his leg amputated, breaking the dream of competing in the 2018 Asian Games."
They have denounced that Israel violates the right to sport, destroys stadiums and hinders the movement and training of Palestinian athletes.
They have asked the institutions not to protect the actions aimed at whitening the face of the Israeli Government and breaking any kind of economic relationship with Israel. They have also called on Israel to comply with the rules of international law and to put an end to the military occupation of Palestine.