Barcelona City Hall suspends its relationship with Israel and its twinning with Tel Aviv
- Ada Colau, mayor of the Catalan capital, accuses the Israeli Prime Minister of executing apartheid against Palestine by letter. The Catalan capital was twinned with the Israeli city of Tel Aviv and they have severed the relationship.
The Barcelona City Council has cut off its relations with Israel by the persecution of its government against the Palestinians. The Catalan capital was twinned with the Israeli city of Tel Aviv for 25 years and the twinning has been suspended. The Mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, has communicated her decision by letter to the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. That is where the "state of apartheid" against Palestine falls.
Colau points out that cutting off relations is an act against the Government of Israel and not against its "people, community or religion". The Mayor of Barcelona has appeared extraordinarily to account for the agreement adopted.
The facts have been dusty and the other political parties have shown favourable and opposite attitudes. PSC says it is a "serious mistake" and accuses it of having taken the decision unilaterally. The candidate for mayor of Junts, Xavier Trias, has expressed his opinion on Twitter: "Barcelona must work without sectarianism, avoiding confrontation and betting on dialogue". However, the CUP has supported the decision of the Barcelona City Hall of "Social mobilization is worth it". Congratulations to the groups and citizens who have achieved this."
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