Will Slattery

Barcelona is massively pro-Palestinian.

Spain is pro-Palestinian.

They've recognised the state of Palestine like Ireland has.

They are one of the five countries boycotting the Eurovision, for instance, Spain, along with Ireland and Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands.

So, you know, the immediate reception, I think, will be very kind.

And in the city, I'm sure it was very supportive.

But nonetheless, he is going to, in the online world, receive a backlash for this.

That is the nature of things.

But I thought extraordinarily brave thing for him to do at 18 years of age.

And, you know, just...

a coincidence of sorts.

But before that image popped up on my phone, I was reading the New York Times piece, which has made a huge impact this week by Nicholas Kristof, The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians.

And it documents what's, you know, in some respects, none of it was new, but to see it laid out in the way it was documents what's been going on in Israeli prisons, which I was like,

In this chat, I won't get into, but I mean, it is barbaric.

I don't know if you've seen the piece.

I don't even want to say what they're doing.

It's so grotesque.

But it was a horrific piece.

It's in the New York Times.

I thought Le Mignon Mal, extraordinary thing to do.