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September 15, 2025 | 10:14 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Pro-Palestine demonstrations successful Spain led to the cancellation of the last signifier of the Vuelta a España bicycle race, with Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard declared the wide winner. Al Jazeera reported that constabulary clashed with demonstrators successful Madrid connected Sunday.
Protesters blocked cardinal sections of the contention route, crossing metallic barriers and taking to the streets, prompting a dense constabulary presence. The contention organizers confirmed the aboriginal suspension of the event.
"The contention is over," a spokesperson said.
Spanish authorities estimated that astir 100,000 pro-Palestine demonstrators marched done Madrid that day. The protests person repeatedly targeted the Israel-Premier Tech cycling team, owned by Israeli-Canadian existent property developer Sylvan Adams, implicit Israel’s actions successful Gaza.
Adams, who serves arsenic president of the World Jewish Congress successful Israel, has been described by the enactment arsenic “committed to promoting Israel’s planetary image.”
Over the past weeks, the demonstrations disrupted aggregate stages. Some cyclists adjacent threatened to discontinue aft barricades caused accidents connected the track. In Bilbao, the 11th signifier of the contention was neutralized with nary victor announced aft protesters blocked the decorativeness line.
On Tuesday, hundreds forced the 16th signifier successful Galicia to beryllium shortened pursuing confrontations with police.
More than 1,000 officers were deployed successful Madrid to unafraid the extremity of the 21-day race, primitively scheduled to reason astatine 07:00 PM section time. While organizers ruled retired canceling aboriginal stages, they suggested Israel-Premier Tech retreat to guarantee the information of different teams.
Lily Mayers, a freelance journalist, described the country to Al Jazeera: “Thousands of protesters gathered with flags and banners supporting Palestine. Around 06:30 PM, the assemblage surged into the streets, knocking down barricades and clashing with police. The authorities responded with teardrop state to disperse them.”
Spain has taken notable governmental steps successful caller weeks, including withdrawing its ambassador from Tel Aviv, barring 2 far-right Israeli ministers from entering, and officially recognizing the authorities of Palestine past year.
Sports Minister Pilar Alegria argued that the Israeli squad should beryllium banned from planetary competition, likening it to restrictions imposed connected Russian teams aft Moscow’s penetration of Ukraine.
She said allowing them to vie showed a “double standard”.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Israel-Premier Tech for continuing successful the contention contempt protests.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez besides voiced enactment for the demonstrators. Speaking astatine a Socialist Party lawsuit successful Malaga, helium said: “Today marks the extremity of the Vuelta.“
"Spain contiguous shines arsenic an illustration and arsenic a root of pride, an illustration to an planetary assemblage wherever it sees Spain taking a measurement guardant successful the defence of quality rights.”
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