Thousands gather in Spain against the genocide in Palestine.

Armando G. Tejeda

Correspondent

La Jornada Newspaper, Sunday, July 13, 2025, p. 4

Madrid. More than 2,000 people gathered in Spain to condemn the incessant bombings and violence unleashed against the Palestinian people by the Israeli army and demand an end to the war. In up to 200 rallies in most of the country's cities, more than 300 people responded to the call of the Stop the War platform, which has so far drafted eight manifestos signed by more than 30,000 people from 125 countries, including prominent cultural figures such as Catalan singer-songwriter and poet Joan Manuel Serrat, Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez, and Spanish novelist Antonio Muñoz Molina.

The event in Madrid was held in the central Plaza de Callao, where representatives of the platform gathered alongside protesters to spread their message of stopping the war and once again call on citizens to unite to end the genocide in Palestine . During the event, attendees were seen carrying Palestinian flags and chants of " It's not a war, it's a genocide" were constantly heard.

At the 200 rallies held in city squares across the country, the same message was voiced, demanding an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians have been living through this hell for 20 months, one that is particularly cruel for children . At the same time, activists called for popular mobilization regardless of ideology or creed .