Spanish bishops claim sanctions to Israel « with an integral military embargo » | Spain

« We don’t want Attila to travel the Gaza Strip. » This is one of the phrases of the overwhelming statement that this Thursday has published the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) to press the political powers to do everything possible to end “with the siege” in the Gaza Strip by Israel, “with the attack on hospitals” and “with bombings to the civilian population”.

Through the Episcopal Commission for Social Pastoral and Human Promotion, Spanish prelates have disseminated a series of demands where they urgently claim the imposition of “sanctions on the agreements with whom they respect us international humanitarian law” and “an integral military embargo”.

The list continues with the requirement to allow « the entry of humanitarian aid without restrictions », « opens runners to attend the civilian population », which ends the war and that « the reconstruction of infrastructure for a life worthy of the Palestinian people itself in their territory is initiated. » The Israel Army offensive has caused a little more than 50,000 dead and now threatens 14,000 children with an imminent death due to malnutrition, according to the UN.

This press release comes a day after The president of the bishops, the archbishop Luis Argüellohe published a message in X where he criticized the speech of the PP leader, Alberto Núñez Feijoo, that the government is using the war in Gaza « to hide other problems » today. « Let’s shout high and clear against the humanitarian drama that occurs in Gaza for the action of the Government of Israel, » wrote the prelate of Valladolid, who added that silencing these crimes is also a « cover -up tactic. »

The ecclesial hierarchy has remarked again, as its president made yesterday, that this silence is not an option. « We cannot forget or look the other way when the brothers and sisters suffer and are dying because of wars. Stay indifferent is a total incoherence with our Christianity, » says the document, where the situation as « a World War in installments. »

The Spanish Church goes further and not only requires the end of violence, but that the victims are repaired: « We cannot forget that there is no peace without justice and there is no justice without repair, not only physical and infrastructure, but fundamentally of so many people damaged in their body and in their spirit. We must imply everything we can in this repair effort. »

The message of the bishops is a clear support for the decision of the Congress of Deputies on Tuesday to approve by a majority of arms to Israel, where PP and Vox voted against. It also goes in line with the passage of the European Union to review the association agreement with Israel. Said exam, announced on Wednesday For the high representative for foreign policy, Kaja Kallaswill be imminent and evaluate whether the government of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, meets the human rights standards required by said bilateral framework.

This step occurs while the bloody bombings of the Hebrew state continue in Gaza. This Wednesday, in fact, Israeli forces executed an unusual attack with a delegation of European diplomats and other countries in the West Bank. Given the situation, several countries (France, Spain and Belgium, in addition to the United Kingdom from outside the EU) ask to go further with the measures against Netanyahu.