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October 16, 2025

Spanish Unions and Students Hold Nationwide Strike Demanding Government Sever Ties with Israel
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In Spain, hundreds of thousands of workers and students walked out of
schools and workplaces on Wednesday in support of the Palestinian people
and calling on the Spanish government to sever ties with Israel. Huge
crowds of protesters marched in Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Seville and
Madrid.

Silvia: "My conscience wouldn't allow me to be home. It's taken so long.
It's been two years for people to mobilize and say, 'Stop the genocide.'
Spain should cut economic and diplomatic ties with the Israeli
government. They speak nice words, but until we break ties, Israel will
keep on doing whatever it wants."



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