Israel threatens to close the Spanish Consulate in Jerusalem if it maintains relations with the Palestinians | Spain

The Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katz, threatened this Friday to close the Consulate General of Spain in Jerusalem if it does not comply with the order to suspend, starting tomorrow, Saturday, any contact with the representatives of the Palestinian population, after rejecting the demand from the Spanish Government to lift these restrictions. “Any…

The clash between Spanish and Israeli universities grows: 130 research groups press for more campuses to break relations | Education

One hundred and thirty publicly owned research groups and scientific centers have published an open letter in which they urge universities “to take the appropriate measures to respond effectively and urgently to these demands, specifying and materializing the commitment to peace, justice and the defense of international humanitarian law referred to in the CRUE statement…

At least a dozen Spanish universities have relations with Israeli centers that support the invasion of Gaza

At least eight Spanish public universities and four private ones, plus one university center, maintain links with Israeli academic institutions that support the war actions in Gaza that total more than 35,000 deaths, the vast majority civilians. There are 12 rectorates that will have to review their ties with these centers, after the Conference of…

Spanish universities will break relations with those in Israel that are not committed to peace | Education

The conference of rectors (CRUE) has expressed on several occasions its rejection of the intervention of Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip and the Hamas kidnappings and now goes one step further and commits to “review and, where appropriate, suspend collaboration agreements with Israeli universities and research centers that have not expressed a firm commitment…

From Rafa Nadal to relations with Abu Dhabi: this is how Meliá, the largest Spanish hotel group, weaves its growth strategy | Business

Gabriel Escarrer Jaume (Palma de Mallorca, 1971) grimaces when he is reminded that NH has surpassed Meliá Hotels International in terms of turnover in the last financial year. Of course, the president and CEO of the leading Spanish hotel company by number of rooms comes forward and quickly turns the situation around: “The most important…