Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Call for Israeli Ban as Rally Disrupts La Vuelta

Pro-Palestine demonstrators call for Israeli ban as rally disrupts La Vuelta

Pro-Palestine activists lined the roads of La Vuelta in Asturias on Friday, rallying against Israel's participation in the prestigious cycling event and calling for an international sports ban.

Pro-Palestine supporters block the road during the Angliru's climb in La Vuelta

Protests against Israel took place again during Friday's stage at La Vuelta a España, in the longest stage in the race and the hardest, the climb to L'Angliru. While there were naturally a lot less protesters in the finish line at the top of the mountain in Asturias than in downtown Bilbao, where the protesters were so numerous that the race was stopped earlier, today some protesters managed to block the race in the narrow mountain roads for abo…