Catalonia's parliament in Spain passed a resolution on Thursday condemning Israel for what it called was "crimes of apartheid against the Palestinian people."
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It is the first European parliament to pass such a motion, according to Ynet.
The resolution calls on both the Catalonian and Spanish government to refrain from providing any "aid or assistance" to Israel and use political and diplomatic tools to force Jerusalem to implement recommendations issued by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
In February, Amnesty International released a report that labeled Israel and "apartheid state." It has since been criticized by Jewish leaders and lawmakers worldwide for anti-Israel and anti-Jewish bias and attempts to isolate Israel internationally.
Representatives of Amnesty International in Spain also presented highlights of their reports to the Catalonian parties with the resolution being submitted to the local government on March 21.
Spain previously adopted several anti-Israeli motions on the regional and municipal levels. In 2018, the City Council of the Spanish town of Sagunto voted in favor of joining the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions campaign against Israel, declaring itself an "Israeli apartheid-free space." Earlier in 2017, Valencia became the first Spanish region to boycott Israel as an official policy.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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