The political debate accentuated the distances between the ruling left, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and the right, from the conservative Popular Party (PP) to the extremists of Vox.

Criteria expressed by the leaders of Madrid, Mayor Jose Luis Martinez Almeida and Regional Minister Isabel Diaz Ayuso, are refusing to use the term “genocide” and even accusing Sanchez of implementing anti-Semitic measures.

However, society has other points of view, and protests against the presence of an Israeli team in Vuelta a España have jeopardized the continuity of the bicycle ride, which was scheduled to conclude next Sunday.

They are no longer small groups gathering along roads with Palestinian flags to reject the Israeli team, but several dozen citizens who continue to condemn the participation of Israeli athletes.

Sports presenter and commentator Manu Carreno, director of the program El Larguero on the SER radio station, was quite critical of the issue.

Last week, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares expressed his support for expelling the Israel Premier Tech team from the Vuelta a España.

Meanwhile, a message written on a garment at a fashion show in Barcelona surprised many with a Why? in red letters on the dress worn by the model of Palestinian origin, Aydan Nix, who closed the Desigual premium line ‘Studio’ show.

Already in place are the denial of entry into Spain to those who directly participate in the genocide against the Palestinian people and the entry ban on two Israeli ministers, the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the Minister of Finance, Bezabel Smotrich.

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