Spain’s Parliament Approves Arms Embargo
on Israel
Posted By: sunset, 10/9/2025 10:24:26 PM
In a sharply divided vote, Spain’s parliament on Wednesday formally ratified a sweeping arms embargo on Israel, converting what had been an executive decree into permanent law. The motion passed by a narrow margin of 178 to 169, closing a political chapter and heightening tensions between Madrid and Tel Aviv. This new law has changed the status of the two‑year moratorium enacted at the onset of Israel’s war in Gaza into a binding statute. The newly approved legislation bans the export and import of all defense and dual‑use technologies, and it prohibits ships and aircraft carrying fuel or military‑usable cargo from entering Spanish ports or airspace.
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The motion passed by a narrow margin of 178 to 169, closing a political chapter and heightening tensions between Madrid and Tel Aviv.
This new law has changed the status of the two‑year moratorium enacted at the onset of Israel’s war in Gaza into a binding statute.
The newly approved legislation bans the export and import of all defense and dual‑use technologies, and it prohibits ships and aircraft carrying fuel or military‑usable cargo from entering Spanish ports or airspace.
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Earlier today, PDJT suggested to the Finnish President that perhaps Spain should be expelled from NATO. Calling Spain a "laggard". for refusing to contribute more than 2% GDP toward NATO defense, and suspending plans to adopt the F-35 jet in favor of a Turkish fighter rather than keeping commitments to America and European countries.