This measure comes after “he exhausted all the negotiating routes” and after generating strong tensions between the partners of the government coalition. The resolution was agreed by the Presidency, under the direction of Félix Bolañosthe second vice -president led by Yolanda Díazand “the competent ministries”, including the interiors with Fernando Grande-Marlaska in front of. The decision is particularly significant considering this The contract had already been published in it Official State Gazzetta That same Thursday.
To materialize this cancellation, the Interministerial Council Foreign Commercial Relating Defense and Double Use material (Jimddu) The import permit “for reasons of general interest” will deny the Israeli society, which will allow the Ministry of the Interior to proceed with the formal termination of the contract.
From Moncloa they wanted to underline it so much Psoe as addition They are “firmly engaged in the Palestinian cause and in peace in the Middle East”. In this sense, they recalled that since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza on 7 October 2023, Spain has suspended the purchase and sale of weapons For Israeli companies, a policy that will keep “in the future”.
This resolution contrasts with the position he kept inner only one day before, when he had offered the purchase after receiving a report from State defense which recommended the cancellation due to the advanced processing phase.
Now, this same body, together with the ministries involved, studies the possible legal actions and requests that the Israeli society can archive, which will predictably require payment of the 6.6 million euros This cost ammunition.
The resolution resolution came hours later The same manager will claim to look for an administrative solution by any means “highlighting the Emergency for the deactivation of the internal crisis which had caused United Sink He will lift his departure from the government.
A crisis in the coalition, but from the internal doors
For its part, Yolanda Díaz Previously he had denied the existence of a government crisis, ensuring that they were “focused on the cancellation of a contract that should never have existed”. The second vice -president described The agreement as “a flagrant violation” of legality And international trade, especially in the context of what described as “a true genocide in Gaza”.
Sources of the government wanted to deny that “the breakdown was under discussion with the addition of” and appealed to “mutual respect” within the executive, recognizing the need to “understand the different sensitivities”. They also said it Sumar knew the contract “In advance” and they did not find it “suddenly on the table”, thus contradicting some versions that suggested Lack of communication between the partners.
This crisis adds other recent tensions in the coalition, such as Increase in defense expenditureapproved that same weekAnother point of friction that led to the parts that constitute the addition of an emergency electronic meeting to analyze the situation.
The resolution of this dispute shows both the Fragility of the sales Within the government of the coalition as a ability to find solutions that avoid their break, especially in the field of foreign policy as sensitive as Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
