Overview

• Israel revoked Collboni’s entry permit hours before his planned flight on August 22, and municipal officials confirmed he canceled the trip and remained in Barcelona.
• The visit, authorized by Spain’s foreign ministry, was set to include meetings with the mayors of Ramallah and Bethlehem, a stop at Yad Vashem and Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, and events such as inaugurating Barcelona Street in Ramallah.
• Israeli diplomatic sources told Europa Press that Barcelona’s decision to boycott Israel has consequences, while Haaretz was cited reporting allegations of defamation and participation in a boycott as reasons for the denial.
• The move follows the city council’s May vote to suspend institutional relations with Israel and pause the twinning with Tel Aviv, adopted by PSC, Comuns and ERC.
• The case fits a broader pattern of entry denials affecting foreign politicians and activists this year, including British MPs, EU lawmakers, Arab ministers and an Italian priest, during a period of intensified conflict and a newly approved 3,400-home settler project.