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Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar urged Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to decline all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel in the war in Gaza.
Director of Everything about my mother, The skin I live in and Golden Lion– wine The next room Calling the conflict “genocide,” he urged Sanchez to persuade other European leaders to do the same in a video posted to Instagram by his production company El Deseo.
“We ask our government to cut off diplomacy, commerce and all sorts of ties with the Israeli state as a sign of backlash against genocide.
In May, Almodóvar was one of more than 350 international actors, directors and producers. I signed the letterIt was released on the first day of the Cannes Film Festivaldenies the murder of Fatma Hassona, a 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and documentary protagonist Walk with your soul in your hands.
The letter denounced Gaza’s genocide, reading “we cannot remain silent while genocide takes place in Gaza,” adding that the creative “is ashamed of such passivity.”
Last year, Almodóvar was also one of 250 Spanish cultural figures, urging PM to ban the arms trade with Israel. The letter called on the Spanish government to urgently impose a “comprehensive arms embargo” on Israel, saying, “History judges us by our actions at such a critical moment. Let’s end this fear.”
May 2024, Spanish Government Recognition has been approved of Palestine. Jose Manuel Alvarez, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, described the decision as a “historic milestone,” saying, “When our country says that indifference is not considered in the face of suffering, and that peace, solidarity, commitment and trust in humanity is possible, it is a day.
However, despite Pedro Sanchez, who said Gaza was in a “devastating genocide situation” in June 2025, Spain has yet to cut all ties with Israel.
Several UN human rights experts have been involved since Hamas’ attacks on Israeli citizens on October 7, 2023 Israeli military action in Gaza is equivalent to genocidethe International Court of Justice finds plausible claims of genocide.
Israel has rejected the charges of genocide, claiming that the operation is a legitimate act of self-defense.
Integrated Food Security Stage Classification (IPC), one of the world’s leading authority on food crisis; It was officially announced on August 22 that Gaza city is being held by hunger And it is likely to spread across the territory without ending ceasefires and humanitarian restrictions.