'A reward for terrorism'

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'A reward for terrorism' EL PAÍS USA EDITION

Dear readers, ‌ Spain, Ireland, and Norway this week announced they will formally recognize the State of Palestine on May 28, bucking a historical trend among Western nations to leave the issue to one side.  While 143 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have taken the step, many of the world’s most powerful countries, notably G7 members including the U.S., the UK, France, Germany, and Italy, have not. The move by the governments of the three European countries is seen as being designed to provide an impetus for others to follow suit. Israel responded by recalling its ambassadors and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the decision “a reward for terrorism.” Nour Odeh, a Palestinian political analyst and a former spokesperson for the Palestinian National Authority, said that recognition is not merely a symbolic act, but “an act of legal and political commitment.” ‌ EL PAÍS visited the front lines of the renewed Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, accompanying a Ukrainian police special operations unit on a civilian extraction mission. Only around 300 inhabitants remain in Vovchansk,  the main target of a new Russian lightning military campaign launched on May 10, from a pre-war population of some 17,000. The vast majority have fled or been evacuated and those that remain, a member of the unit explained, are often “pro-Russian.” “The police have been told that if they leave, the city will be occupied by the “banderistas,” he said, using a common expression in Russia to refer to followers of the 1930s Ukrainian ultranationalist leader Stepan Bandera. ‌ We also reported on the dangers posed by the proliferation of satellites orbiting Earth, which could have detrimental effects on the ability of planetary defense systems to detect asteroid impacts and near-Earth objects. Companies such as SpaceX, OneWeb, and Amazon are engaged in a satellite space race, with Elon Musk’s Starlink planning to reach 42,000 devices in the coming years. “In a lawless space, they’ll never be able to develop their multibillion-dollar business with sufficient safety guarantees,” said Spanish astrophysicist David Galadí. ‌ We hope you enjoy this selection of stories.

Gaza invasion revives forgotten issue of recognition of the State of Palestine Israel itself has resurrected support for Palestinian self-determination through its actions in the Strip, in one of its biggest diplomatic setbacks at a time when its reputation is increasingly in decline

Neither Trump nor Biden can win without Latinos: An X-ray of 36 million voters Despite his harsh anti-immigrant and sometimes openly racist rhetoric, Trump has gained popularity among voters in the Hispanic community, who have traditionally largely supported Democrats

Mission in Vovchansk: A race into hell in Ukraine to save four lives EL PAÍS accompanies a Ukrainian police special operations unit in a civilian evacuation operation in a town north of Kharkiv besieged by Russian troops

Robert Fico, or the unpredictable consequences of assassinations in Europe No attempt on a leader’s life is innocuous, especially not in places with such a dense history as central Europe. And much less in a time as volatile as the current one

‘It is a machine of destruction’: The wels catfish threatens Spain’s river ecosystems The invasive species, native to the rivers of central Europe, is already found in a large part of the main basins of the Iberian Peninsula and is a danger to native fauna

SpaceX satellites threaten to hide asteroids that pose danger to humanity The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken against the uncontrolled proliferation of these devices. Satellite constellations make it difficult to search for objects at risk of impacting the Earth

40 years since the restoration of ‘Las Meninas’: A cleaning marked by controversy Enrique Quintana, a restorer at the Prado Museum, still recalls how John Brealy worked on one of the most iconic artworks in the history of Spanish painting, and how he was criticized for being British

Amal Clooney, a key figure in the request for Netanyahu’s arrest by the International Criminal Court The lawyer has spent more than 20 years defending high-level causes and has now served on a panel of legal experts to evaluate evidence of suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and Gaza

St. Pauli, the ‘kult’ team that admires Che Guevara and the Zapatistas, returns to Germany’s soccer elite Throughout its history the team from Hamburg, known as ‘the most progressive in the world,’ has maintained friendships and cultural ties with several Latin American countries

I’m vegan, but sometimes I eat meat: What is happening to veganism? The movement is torn between upholding a strict posture against the consumption of living beings and incorporating people with a plant-based diet who have the odd piece of cheese

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