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Impending diplomatic clash? Spain demands release of flotilla activists
Arutz Sheva ^ | 3/5/26

Posted on 05/03/2026 1:31:28 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

Spain’s Foreign Ministry has called for the immediate release of a Spanish citizen detained by Israel following the interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla, after an Israeli court extended his detention by two days.

Saif Abu Keshek, a resident of Barcelona, and Brazilian national Thiago Ávila appeared before a court in Ashkelon on Sunday, several days after Israeli forces intercepted multiple vessels attempting to breach Israel’s maritime blockade on Gaza.

The flotilla consisted of dozens of boats carrying activists from numerous countries. Israeli authorities stated that over 170 individuals were removed from the vessels, with Abu Keshek and Ávila transferred to Israel for questioning.

A legal advocacy group representing the two stated that the court approved a two-day extension of their detention without filing formal charges.

A source from Spain’s Foreign Ministry told The Guardian that the Spanish consul in Tel Aviv attended the hearing and described Abu Keshek as being “held illegally." The source added that his next hearing is scheduled for Tuesday and that Spain is demanding his immediate release.

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TOPICS: Humor; Local News; Reference; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; demands; dhimmis; europe; eussr; fourthreich; gaza; israel; mistreatment; release; rop; spain

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To: dfwgator

Hmm, I should hunt down my paella pan and make one.

Thanks for the idea!


21 posted on 05/03/2026 2:44:22 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Eleutheria5

Perhaps Spain should try and take them back from Israel?


22 posted on 05/03/2026 2:54:50 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Clay Moore

23 posted on 05/03/2026 2:55:11 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: Jan_Sobieski

They’re going to give us the recipe for paella. We’re keeping them. They’re cute.


24 posted on 05/03/2026 2:59:41 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: RoosterRedux

NATO’s busy discrediting itself. A better punishment would be to keep them in NATO.


25 posted on 05/03/2026 3:05:12 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: hanamizu

“Sounds like a Spanish name to me. Oh, Barcelona, is that a Catalan name?”

Sounds like Spaniards should again learn the names of their cities when the Moors occupied the country.


26 posted on 05/03/2026 3:20:21 PM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Screw Spain. Used to be one of my favorite countries in Europe, now they are just Europussies.


27 posted on 05/03/2026 3:23:52 PM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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To: Eleutheria5

Nice!


28 posted on 05/03/2026 4:29:40 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Eleutheria5

If the guy had stayed home, there wouldn’t be an issue.

Mess with Israeli affairs, and take what you get.


29 posted on 05/03/2026 6:46:01 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: rlmorel

They’re so dumb, they first cut off diplomatic ties with Israel, and THEN demanded the return of their citizens. They could have kept the diplomatic ties, and waited for this as a pretext to cut off the ties, or to threaten to cut off ties if we didn’t fork over their two village idiots. Now they have zero leverage, so they can ESAD.


30 posted on 05/04/2026 4:15:20 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: rlmorel

I didn’t get to see enough of Europe to have a favorite, though the Athens airport has a nice museum in it, and I really did enjoy my stay in Cyprus two or three years ago. Now you couldn’t pay me to visit any part of it.


31 posted on 05/04/2026 4:18:26 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: Eleutheria5

Hey Spain,
Seems you screwed the pooch.
Good luck with that.
Get the U.S. out of Spain,Germany,Italy.
Put our troops where they are supported.
Poland.


32 posted on 05/04/2026 5:10:07 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
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To: Joe Boucher

Putin might have a problem with that. But f@#$ him already. He’s the walking dead.


33 posted on 05/04/2026 5:26:07 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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