A group of pro-Palestinian activists early this Saturday morning vandalized the headquarters in Santarem of Steconfer, a railway infrastructure company with projects in Jerusalem, which the group accuses of profiting from genocide.
In a statement, the Palestine Liberation Collective said that “a group of people, in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance” and the movement, painted and broke the windows of the building and several of the company’s vehicles, writing on the building’s facade: “Steconfer Profit.” from genocide.”
A GNR source confirmed to Lusa that authorities were called to the scene to investigate the incident and no arrests were made as the activists had already left the company’s premises.
In November, activists from the Collective for the Liberation of Palestine, Climáximo and Greve Climática Estudantil had already painted the façade of the same company’s Lisbon office red.
The group criticizes Steconfer’s projects in Israel, in particular the construction of a new railway line with 53 stations and new service stations in Jerusalem.
The project “actively contributes to the normalization of the Zionist colonial state and the ongoing annexation of Palestinian lands,” the statement said, adding that it takes place “on land that international law itself considers occupied.”
In addition to Steconfer, the activists also criticize “more than 930 Portuguese companies exporting to Israel,” which they call on to “stop acquiescing to the genocide taking place in Palestine.”