{"id":493479,"date":"2026-06-15T07:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/493479\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T07:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:15:09","slug":"spanish-workers-call-to-stop-work-on-israeli-light-rail-systems-israel-jewish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/493479\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish workers call to stop work on Israeli light rail systems – Israel & Jewish News"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Jun. 15, 2026 \/ JNS)\n <\/p>\n

A major Spanish workers\u2019 union called on the CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A.) transportation firm to halt work on the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv light rail systems amid threats of a strike and after anti-Israel vandalism at the firm\u2019s facilities near the northern city of Bilbao.<\/p>\n

\u201cCAF must be prevented from participating in any future tenders related to Israel,\u201d a spokesperson for the LAB (Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak) workers\u2019 union, which represents most of CAF\u2019s personnel, told the Cr\u00f3nica Vasca newspaper in an article<\/a> published on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe categorically reject CAF\u2019s participation in projects that violate the rights of the Palestinian people, such as the Jerusalem Light Rail,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n

The interview was published approximately one week after unidentified individuals spray-painted anti-Israel slogans on cars intended for the Tel Aviv Light Rail project, El Diario Vasco reported<\/a> on June 3.<\/p>\n

Last month, CAF and LAB reached an agreement that ended partial strikes at the CAF factory in Beasain, a small town near Bilbao in Spain\u2019s Basque Country. The company\u2019s refusal to end its projects in Israel, despite pressure to do so since 2020, has added to tensions between LAB and management, according to Cr\u00f3nica Vasca.<\/p>\n

In April, anti-Israel prosecutors filed complaints with police against CAF in connection with its projects in Israel. A police investigation was opened.<\/p>\n

On June 3, LAB also co-signed a letter, along with five other unions in Morocco, France, Greece, Italy and Turkey, calling on dock workers to disrupt maritime traffic to Israel. \u201cLet\u2019s keep the pressure up and block the boat,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Jun. 15, 2026 \/ JNS) A major Spanish workers\u2019 union called on the CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":["post-493479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}