Netanyahu reportedly threatened Spain with blackouts and train crashes over Gaza stance
The CGT union is urging Renfe to suspend the security contract of I-SEC, a subsidiary of Israeli group ICTS founded by former Shin Bet members. Here is the full context.
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Renfe's management faces a union demand to cancel the rail security contract awarded to I-SEC Aviation Security SL, a subsidiary of the Israeli group ICTS, founded in 1982 by former Shin Bet members. The controversy is set against Spain's position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and statements attributed to Netanyahu about power cuts and train accidents.
## The security contract CGT wants to break
CGT's railway branch in Galicia sent a letter to Renfe's chairman asking him to suspend the security and surveillance contract covering trains, stations, workshops and infrastructure. The contract holder is **I-SEC Aviation Security SL**, a subsidiary of the Israeli group **ICTS**, created in **1982** by former members of the **Shin Bet**, Israel's internal security service. In Galicia, the company provides on-board security on all lines, guards trains parked on tracks and sidings, and covers buildings such as the workshops in **Redondela**, **Ferrol** and **Ourense**.
The union argues that the company belongs to a group founded by former Israeli intelligence agents. That historical link is the central argument of the letter, not an accusation about the service provided.
## The threat attributed to Netanyahu and the accident
In parallel, a statement attributed to Israeli Prime Minister **Benjamin Netanyahu** is circulating, according to which, trinc Spain's positioning on the Palestinian side, "sudden power cuts and train accidents could occur." The quote is being spread alongside news of a collision between two trains in Spain with dozens dead. There is no official confirmation of those words nor any proven link between the threat and the crash.
## What is at stake for Renfe
Renfe holds security contracts with the Israeli subsidiary on several lines. The union demand does not force the company to terminate, but it opens a debate about award criteria for critical infrastructure. Any decision on the contract affects the security of stations and workshops, not just the company's public image.
The relationship between political statements and rail accidents is not documented. Treating the quote as the cause of the crash requires caution: they are separate events and neither proves the other.
## The security contract CGT wants to break
CGT's railway branch in Galicia sent a letter to Renfe's chairman asking him to suspend the security and surveillance contract covering trains, stations, workshops and infrastructure. The contract holder is **I-SEC Aviation Security SL**, a subsidiary of the Israeli group **ICTS**, created in **1982** by former members of the **Shin Bet**, Israel's internal security service. In Galicia, the company provides on-board security on all lines, guards trains parked on tracks and sidings, and covers buildings such as the workshops in **Redondela**, **Ferrol** and **Ourense**.
The union argues that the company belongs to a group founded by former Israeli intelligence agents. That historical link is the central argument of the letter, not an accusation about the service provided.
## The threat attributed to Netanyahu and the accident
In parallel, a statement attributed to Israeli Prime Minister **Benjamin Netanyahu** is circulating, according to which, trinc Spain's positioning on the Palestinian side, "sudden power cuts and train accidents could occur." The quote is being spread alongside news of a collision between two trains in Spain with dozens dead. There is no official confirmation of those words nor any proven link between the threat and the crash.
## What is at stake for Renfe
Renfe holds security contracts with the Israeli subsidiary on several lines. The union demand does not force the company to terminate, but it opens a debate about award criteria for critical infrastructure. Any decision on the contract affects the security of stations and workshops, not just the company's public image.
The relationship between political statements and rail accidents is not documented. Treating the quote as the cause of the crash requires caution: they are separate events and neither proves the other.
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