Overview

• On June 10, a man in his 30s was recorded by security cameras pouring coffee over 29 books on the Israel-Palestine conflict, damaging titles by Asmaa Alghoul, Selim Nassib, Mikel Ayestaran and others.
• Finestres condemned the act as an attack on cultural heritage, Palestinian voices and freedom of expression while reaffirming its commitment to critical thought.
• The bookstore has notified the Mossos d’Esquadra and plans to file a formal complaint in the coming days.
• Director Àurea Perelló announced that solidarity from a customer’s purchase of a stained book inspired the decision to sell all damaged volumes for charity.
• Marking its first ideological vandalism, the incident reflects heightened tensions over the Israel-Palestine conflict in Spanish cultural spaces.