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CAF denounces the start of the second phase of the railway under construction in Palestine

  • The National and Civil Action Committee of the occupied Jerusalem has reported the beginning of the second phase of the train and has condemned it for its purpose of strengthening communication between settlements. Israel has announced the establishment of 22 new settlements in the West Bank.
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29 May 2025 - 15:10
Last updated: 20:13

The National and Civil Action Committee of the occupied Jerusalem has declared the Palestinian railway project a remarkable effort to "impose new colonial realities and consolidate the policy of the gradual annexation of the city". He said that the project was not carried out for the purpose of improving transport facilities, but to facilitate communication between sites.

The fact that the settlements that Israel has established in Palestine are contrary to international regulations has been denounced by many actors, who have denounced that the train that the Basque company CAF is building only fuels the settlement of the settlements. According to the commission, the train "imposes demographic and geographic changes that benefit the settlement project", all of which reinforces Israel's "control of the occupation", the commission denounces.

In this regard, it deplores the responsibility of the CAF and the attitude of the Spanish Government towards it. He accuses the CAF of participating in the illegal project, which has provided the necessary supplies for "25 long years", which he denounces as having "contributed to the violation of the rights of the Palestinian people".

He called on the Spanish Government to reaffirm its position and take action. Spain recognized the State of Palestine internationally, and the Assembly therefore requests that it ratify it in this decision: To be in favor of the State of Palestine, but to ignore it in front of the railway of the CAF is, according to him, a contradiction. And therefore, the Spanish government should take "immediate" measures to withdraw the company.

He expressed appreciation for "the position of the Government and people of Spain in favour of Palestinian rights", as well as "all efforts made to achieve justice and end the Israeli occupation".

"The historical homeland of the Jewish people"

Israel has announced that Israel will establish 22 new settlements in the West Bank. Defense Minister Israel Katz called the decision "strategic." The minister also spoke of ensuring Israel's "security" and "strengthening the eastern axis", but insisted that the main reason is "to prevent the creation of the Palestinian state".For his part, the Minister of Finance, Bezel Smotrich, has used theological-historical reasons to justify the settlements: "They are lands that are part of the historical homeland of the Jewish people" and not "the lands of others".

A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority has called on the West, as well as Hamas, to intervene: The organization calls on the UN and Western countries to take “immediate action” and that they should “go beyond mere expressions of condemnation” and be “practical”.

The settlements, which Israel has tried to legalize since 1967, are illegal under the international regulations established by the UN, but the resolutions that the organization establishes are not binding and Israel can follow its own initiative. Since the signing of the Oslo Accords (1993), Israel has not established as many settlements as it does now.


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