Spanish police arrested four Global Sumud Flotilla activists at Bilbao Airport on Saturday after violent clashes erupted following the return of members of the Spanish delegation from Turkey.
Videos circulating online from the airport in Bilbao, located in Spain’s Basque region, showed officers dragging activists across the terminal floor and striking several individuals with batons as chaos unfolded inside the airport.
The incident comes only days after the Spanish government sharply condemned Israel over its handling of activists detained aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces.
Earlier this week, Spain summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires after National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released controversial footage showing detained flotilla activists kneeling handcuffed at Ashdod Port while he waved an Israeli flag and declared, “Welcome to Israel, we are the masters.”
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares blasted Israel’s conduct, describing the treatment of the activists as “monstrous,” “inhumane,” and “disgraceful.”
Following Saturday’s airport clashes, Israel’s Foreign Ministry fired back with a sarcastic statement targeting the Spanish government.
“We demand an explanation from the Spanish government regarding its treatment of the flotilla anarchists,” the ministry said, accusing the activists of bringing disorder and confrontation wherever they go.
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Not many are talking about this, as the left are trying to ignore it, but the right in Europe (they brand it the extreme right) are fed up with the left and their crazy immigration and terrorist leaning policies, and are rising up, this is surely part of it.
Just see this:
1. The right in the UK sweeping the left out, with Tommy Robinson and his supporters surging in numbers.
2. Also in the UK, Reform under Nigel Farage and Restore Britain under Rupert Lowe are making serious and very fast headway, a real source of worry for the left.
3. In France the right practically nearly won, only loosing due to a corrupted anti Democratic indictment of the head of the right by President macaronies left party.
4. In Spain the right are getting fed up, setting up vigilantes to protect their communities, and seemingly even some local authorities are fed up with their own government.
5. Italy the right are seriously waking up.
And the list goes on and on.