Spain ends the ammunition contract with Israel after tensions in the coalition
This measure arises after all commercial paths have “exhausted, with the issue of generating strong tensions among the partners of the government coalition. The termination was agreed between the presidency, led by Félix Bolañosthe second vice presidency, directed by Yolanda Díazand “the competent ministries”, including the interior, under the direction of Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
The decision is especially significant, since the contract had already been published in the State Official Gazette.
To perform this cancellation, the Interministerial Board of External Trade Regulation and Double Use Material (JIMDDU) will reject the import license to the Israeli company “for reasons of general interest”, which will allow the Ministry of Interior to the formal termination of the contract.
Moncloa emphasized that so much PSOE How to add They are “firmly committed to Palestinian cause and peace in the Middle East.” In this regard, they recalled that, since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza, he revived on October 7, 2023, Spain suspended the purchase and sale of weapons Israelite companies, a policy that will maintain “in the future.”
This resolution contrasts with the position maintained by the Ministry of Interior only one day before, when the purchase was granted after receiving a report from State Attorney Generalwhich advised cancellation due to the advanced phase of the process.
Now, this same body, together with the ministries involved, is studying the possible demands and complaints which can be presented by the Israelite company, which will probably require payment of 6.6 million euros that the ammunition costs. In total, 15 million ammunition cartridges for the Civil Guard were bought. HE Home Office He stressed that cancellation will not cause shortage, since ammunition is replaced in advance.
The announcement of the cancellation was made hours after the government itself said it was looking for “for the entire” administrative solution, demonstrating the urgency to contaminate the internal crisis that he took The United Left Consider abandoning the government.
A crisis in the coalition, but in the closed door
To your side, Yolanda Díaz He had previously denied the existence of a government crisis, ensuring that they “concentrate on the cancellation of a contract that should never have existed.” The second vice president described The agreement as “a flagrant violation” of the law International and do Commerce, especially in the context of what he described as “a true genocide in Gaza.”
Government sources denied that “the interruption of his add was being discussed” and appealed to “mutual respect” within the government, recognizing the need to “understand the different sensibilities.” They also declared that the Add was aware of the contract “In advance” and I did not suddenly found it on the table “, unlike some versions that suggested a lack of communication between the partners.
This crisis joins other recent tensions in the coalition, such as Increased defense expenses, Approved in the same weekAnother friction point that led the parties that make up the alliance to convene an emergency telematics meeting to analyze the situation.
The resolution of this controversy stands out both Balbries fragility Within the government’s coalition as its ability to find solutions that avoid their breakup, especially in foreign policy problems as delicate as the Israelo-Palestinian conflict.
