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Netanyahu congratulates the Israeli team on the Return to Spain for "not yielding to hatred"

There have been protests against the presence of Israeli cyclists at different stages of the Return, where you can see Palestinian flags and banners reading "Genocide Israel" or "Genocide Stop." 

NAVA (ASTURIAS), 05/09/2025.- Decenas de personas con banderas de Palestina condenan el genocidio en Gaza al paso de los corredores por la localidad asturiana de Nava, durante la etapa 13 de la Vuelta Ciclista a España 2025 disputada entre el Cabezón de la Sal, y L'Angliru, de 202,7km de recorrido, este viernes. EFE/Juan González.
A man holds a sign against Israel during the Return to Spain in Nava, Asturias. Photo: EFE.

Israeli PrimeMinister Binyamin Netanyahu  this Friday congratulated the Israel-Premier Tech team and owner Sylvan Adamsfor "not yieldingto hatred "during the Return to Spain .

"It's a great job for Sylvan and the Israeli cycling team not to give in to hatred and intimidation. You're making Israel proud!" he says in his account.



Protests against the presence of Israeli cyclists have taken place during the various stages of the Return, where Palestinian flags and banners reading "genocide Israel" or "genocide Stop" have been seen almost daily.

This Wednesday, for "security reasons," the eleventh stage in Bilbao had to be shortened and left without a winner because of the danger that the riots might cause on the finish line.



Adams has refused to allow the team he leads to be renamed Premier Tech: "We will never run Israel without a name," he said in statements to the Israeli channel Sport Channel.

The manager has said he has received the support of the President of the International Cyclist Union, David Lappartient, and has underlined that he has no intention of leaving the race, arguing that if he does, it will be not only the "end" of the team, but "of everyone else."

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