Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel

[u/CollisionResistance]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/spain-denies-port-of-call-to-ship-carrying-arms-to-israel

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[u/isawasin]

16.05.24 - Madrid refused docking to Danish-flagged ship that El Pais newspaper says is carrying 27 tonnes of explosive material from India's Chennai city to the port of Haifa in Israel.

[u/GeshtiannaSG → u/[deleted]]

Because of Houthi's blockade.

[u/couldbeanyonetoday → u/GeshtiannaSG]

The Houthis out there making a real difference while I sit at home and post furious comments on Reddit. 🥴

[u/MoodooScavenger → u/couldbeanyonetoday]

Keep on keeping onn

[u/ScoobyGDSTi → u/couldbeanyonetoday]

I love their slogan, they leave nothing to the imagination:

God is the Greatest Death to America Death to Israel A Curse Upon the Jews Victory to Islam

[u/couldbeanyonetoday → u/ScoobyGDSTi]

Maybe you should stop spreading antisemitism, Hasbara troll. Go back to posting about Australia and stop causing trouble.

[u/ScoobyGDSTi → u/couldbeanyonetoday]

Nothing I said is anti semetic.

But keep going Zionist.

[u/couldbeanyonetoday → u/ScoobyGDSTi]

Yes, my comments are all Zionist propaganda. 🙄

I’m saying you need to be careful about posting shit like “death to Izrael a curse upon the Joos” because it can legitimately be construed as inflammatory antisemitism and can cause trouble for this sub.

Personally, I can distinguish between Zionism as a political ideology that needs to be wiped from the face of the earth and a group of people who are united by religion and/or ethnicity, which has as much right to exist as I do. But not everyone can, apparently, and so there is sometimes a need to choose your words carefully so as not to endanger this space for everyone, and particularly for people who agree with you.

[u/ScoobyGDSTi → u/couldbeanyonetoday]

All I did was quote the Houthi's own slogan, direct form Wikipedia. Even going so far as to make it abundantly clear I was simply quoting, highlighting how their slogan leaves no doubt as to the Houthi's antisematism.

Anyone that perceives my comment as antisemetic is a fool as well as in dire need of improving their reading comprehension.

[u/couldbeanyonetoday → u/ScoobyGDSTi]

Okay. And since it took you exactly 3 days to respond, should I assume you were banned for hate speech?

[u/Usernameoverloaded → u/ScoobyGDSTi]

You love the slogans better than the US armaments bought by their great ally the Saudis to smash Yemen to smithereens whilst killing hundreds of thousands? Slogans really do have too much power over you while you ignore the big picture. But then you seem like a person who doesn’t care about dead Yemenis or Palestinians killed by American bombs.

[u/no_com_ment]

Well done Spain!!! Others follow suit

[u/mwa12345]

Nice. Wonder if we will start looking to regime change Spain.

This kind of independence is not allowed

[u/[deleted] → u/mwa12345]

It looks like the Israeli tentacles of subversion haven't managed to get a proper hold of Spanish politics - yet.

[u/mwa12345 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah. But I suspect the US will wield the whip on their behalf - as usual.

Edit: typo. Wield, instead of world

[u/nekojitaa → u/mwa12345]

Spain ain't scared of the US. More and more countries are resisting the US world governance. I am too as an American.

[u/mwa12345 → u/nekojitaa]

I agree. I was /am hoping the US doesn't go crazy and start arm twisting Spain or punishing Spain. You know there will be a afew senators (Rubio, menendez fetterman , graham etc) that will start calling Sapin hummus.

[u/lookaway123 → u/mwa12345]

100%. They will absolutely start shit with or about Spain. But people expect that from them now, and as the real-time documentation of the slaughter and torture of the Palestinians continues to be accessible, they look like lunatic ghouls.

[u/nekojitaa → u/mwa12345]

They probably will try to impose some sanctions if they decide to punish Spain. Those senators have been the laughingstock on comedy programs and internationally, so not sure if the world sees them as credible anymore.

[u/HikmetLeGuin → u/mwa12345]

Yes, I don't think it's just Israel influencing countries. They're not that powerful on their own. It's primarily American imperialism that's using Israel as a proxy for the US quest for geopolitical domination.

[u/starvaldD → u/[deleted]]

Spanish AIPAC incoming.

[u/mwa12345 → u/starvaldD]

Haha. That is the US state department. The enforcer arm .

[u/mwa12345 → u/[deleted]]

Haha. True Or they will sanction Spain for allowing questionable countries to lose WMDs in Spanish territory and causing an explosion.

If course the country that did that will be classified retroa timely.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Palomares_B-52_crash

[u/Charlirnie → u/mwa12345]

Zelensky approves

[u/oztourist]

Well done 👍🏼

[u/hetseErOgsaaDyr]

Aiding a nation in committing genocide makes you a complicit.
It's positive to see Spain leading the way, now that Germany have decided not only deliver weapons for the ongoing genocide, but also to crack down on any opposition to their evil deeds, including eroding their 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom of assembly'.
What a racist sh*t country

[u/In_Amber_ → u/hetseErOgsaaDyr]

Lmao, germany has barely changed from its third reich period. Shithole country that is so racist that it openly aids in genocide to prove it isn't genocidal.

[u/ycnz → u/hetseErOgsaaDyr]

Germany are consistent in their love of genocide

[u/Riggahz → u/hetseErOgsaaDyr]

Germany does not have freedom of speech to begin with

[u/Cornishcollector]

👏 Spain has morals

[u/[deleted]]

Mega based

[u/Mindless-Emu-7291]

Well done

[u/FriendlyGothBarbie]

Based Spain!

[u/coolhandmoos]

We vacationing in Ireland, South Africa and Spain yal

[u/[deleted] → u/coolhandmoos]

Sorry to say it but be careful if you choose S Africa. I've heard it's a tad dangerous there nowadays...Well done to S Africa though for taking its stance!

[u/sodium_hydride]

Those anti-Semites. /s

[u/TLost17 → u/sodium_hydride]

Spain is khhhhamas.

[u/Doveen → u/TLost17]

Jamas*

[u/terrywr1st]

Should of let it in and impounded it

[u/lookaway123 → u/terrywr1st]

Less paperwork this way.

[u/Kiboune]

At least someone in Europe has courage

[u/CTX_Traveler]

Excellent job!

[u/truthishearsay]

We need more of this.

[u/FountainXFairfax]

Awesome. But also it turns out I know nothing about how arms deals work. What do you mean Indian explosives were being transported on a Danish flagged ship to Israel.

[u/GeshtiannaSG → u/FountainXFairfax]

Ship flags are all nonsense and mostly just to dodge taxes and other regulations.

[u/lookaway123 → u/FountainXFairfax]

I feel like shipping and international munitions sales are deliberately confusing to the average person, so we get bored and don't pay attention to shady stuff.

[u/Zer_ → u/lookaway123]

That goes for most shipping, not just arms. You'll have a ship registered in Denmark, captained by an Italian with an East Asian crew.

[u/[deleted] → u/FountainXFairfax]

Good point. My guess would be that if they are explosives made in India then the company providing/India is happy to provide as there's money involved. Just like all the other countries that supply armaments to Israel. And as others have said above the world of shipping is seemingly often an opaque one.

[u/lookaway123]

Heck yeah, Spain!

Please write, or call, or peacefully protest to your elected officials demanding a ceasefire. Stopping any additional death can not be political. Let's make our politicians do their actual jobs. Which is to listen to and protect the interests of their constituents, not that of a foreign country.

https://www.pcrf.net/

Free Palestine.

[u/GypsyQueenie]

Yay Spain!!!!! 🇪🇸

[u/HikmetLeGuin]

Good for Spain. People around the world are watching and will take note of who supports the genocide and who doesn't.

[u/ProgressivePessimist]

Another sub right now seething because how dare someone block aid to Israel.

The freaking hypocrisy.

[u/jahruler]

Spain is going to be labeled as an anti-semitic country.

[u/MysteriousPark3806]

Nicely done, Spain! Stand up to tyranny.

[u/JerryH_KneePads]

Good! Spain show some morals. Rest of the EU need to follow

[u/realWernerHerzog]

The Spanish and Irish are the only EU countries that have been worth a shit in this whole affair

[u/Jefok]

Go Spain! Thank you for standing up to murderers.

[u/blueCthulhuMask]

You love to see it.

[u/miansaab17]

Spain should have let them dock then confiscated all of the weapons. It would be used for terrorism anyways.

[u/Doveen]

Ar-fucking-riba! ¹

¹ sorry if that's a mexican exclusive thing. My point is, well done!

[u/marianoes → u/Doveen]

Que?

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