The Catalan High Court overturns Barcelona's severing of relations with Israel and reverses the ban on its companies

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has annulled Barcelona City Council's decision to sever institutional relations with Israel and ban Israeli companies from public contracts. The contested measure was originally approved during a council plenary session on November 24, 2023.

The municipal declaration to cut ties and implement the commercial veto had been pushed forward through the votes of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), the 'comunes' platform, and the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).

With the recent judicial ruling, the court has rendered the municipality's policy ineffective, overriding the local government's 2023 legislative action regarding its diplomatic and procurement stances concerning Israel.