The Commission of the Presidency of the Barcelona City Council voted by a large majority to cancel the decision of the mayor, Ada Colao, to sever the official relations of the city authorities with Israel and cancel the twin cities project between the largest city in Catalonia and Tel Aviv.
Only one of the factions represented in the commission voted in favor of the order issued by the mayor to cancel the relations, another faction abstained and the rest opposed.
However, the Council's decision is not relevant because it is unable to cancel the order issued by Mayor Kolao.
Several demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags showed up at the council building and protested the organization's decision.
The demonstrators carried signs condemning Israel and called for the cancellation of the "whitewashing of the crimes of the Israeli occupation".
Mayor Colau issued the order after 4,000 of the city's residents signed a civil initiative, a relatively low number in a city of five and a half million inhabitants.
Another anti-Israel initiative came up for a vote in the Barcelona municipality.
The initiative of the mayor's party was rejected by all parties except the mayor's party, which supported it, and the ERC party, which abstained.
The initiative calls for the strengthening of Barcelona's ties with the Palestinians and with non-profit organizations, including Israeli organizations, that work against the violation of human rights and against what is known as "Israeli apartheid".
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