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#ISRAEL #PALESTINE #ISRAELWARAGAINSTPALESTINE #MAERSK #MASKOFFMAERSK #SPAIN #ARMSEMBARGO Lennard, Natasha ‘Shipping Giant Maersk Violated Spanish Embargo on Sending Military Goods to Israel, Researchers Say’ The Intercept, 4 Nov 2024 theintercept.com/2024/11/04/… "A new investigation from researchers with the Palestinian Youth Movement and Progressive International details how Maersk has shipped millions of pounds of military goods, including hundreds of armored and tactical vehicles and their components, to the Israeli Ministry of Defense since Israel’s genocidal war began last year." "The findings, shared in advance with The Intercept, reveal the significant role that Maersk — a publicly traded, family-controlled company — has played in delivering military goods to Israel, including tanks and other armored vehicles or their parts, aircraft components, armored plates, parts for artillery systems, and many hundreds of shipments that are unidentified or unspecified “military equipment.”" "Analyzing shipment export data from over 2,000 shipments over the last year, the researchers report that they were able to reveal a commercial supply chain rife with materiel bound for use in Israel’s assault on Gaza. The researchers said the available shipping data suggests that Maersk ships violated a Spanish embargo policy by transiting through the port of Algeciras." "The Spanish embargo bars cargo ships carrying weapons that could be used for war crimes from making calls in Spanish ports; in May, the foreign ministry said the rule would apply to military goods bound for Israel. Since then, Maersk ships with military goods headed for Israel, including equipment for putting bombs on aircraft, frequently transited through Algeciras, one of the largest ports in Europe, said Palestinian Youth Movement and Progressive International researchers." ...