Overview

• Pedro Almodóvar posted a video on El Deseo's Instagram urging Spain to break diplomatic, commercial and all relations with Israel in protest over what he called genocide in Gaza.
• He asked Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to push European allies to adopt the same stance, aligning his message with a coordinated social-media drive.
• The campaign is organized by the collective Artistas con Palestina, which invites the public to submit questions for the government and plans to present them in the Congress of Deputies.
• Actors and musicians including Luis Tosar, Adriana Ugarte, Juan Diego Botto, Miguel Ríos, Marta Nieto, Carlos Bardem, Tristán Ulloa, Sara Sálamo, Ana Wagener and Luis Zahera have joined.
• Reporting notes Spain's recognition of Palestine in May 2024 and Sánchez's use of the term genocide in June, along with casualty figures of 1,219 deaths in Israel per AFP and at least 62,819 in Gaza per the Gaza Health Ministry.