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Spain: Anti-Israel activists heckle, assault settler-Palestinian delegation
Delegation said to have been granted police security detail after BDS supporters tried to assault members
Anti-Israel activists with the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement rained insults on and attempted to assault a joint settler-Palestinian delegation in Madrid, Israeli media report.
The delegation, which says it aims to push against EU's ruling on designating settlement products as such, was supposed to take part in a conference on peaceful coexistence, which was where the BDS activists held a rally.
After being evicted from the venue over their disruptive behavior, the protesters waited for the delegation members outside, showering them with insults and, according to Israel's Channel 12, attempting to assault some of the members.
The delegates included Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan and Sheikh Abu Khalil al-Tamimi of Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority; other Arab members were also present, including Muslim Arab-Israeli activist Sara Zoabi.
The protesters reportedly branded the Arab delegates as traitors of their own nation.
Eventually, police had to intervene to help the delegation make it back to the hotel; the team will have a police security detail for the rest of their stay in Spain.
On Thursday, they are set to head on a tour around Madrid's universities, where the BDS is reported to have major sway with the students.