ACOM will not allow impunity: first legal step against Sanchez’s discriminatory drift

The Spanish organisation Acción y Comunicación sobre Oriente Medio (ACOM) has filed a formal request for access to public information with the Transparency Information Unit of the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and 2030 Agenda, under Articles 12, 13 and 17 of Spain’s Transparency Law (Law 19/2013 of 9 December).

The request concerns the administrative actions relating to 141 tourist accommodation listings that the Ministry publicly announced on 29 July 2026. According to the Ministry, these listings were identified on five online platforms and a first formal demand was issued ordering their removal or blocking. The information released so far does not identify the individual listings, nor does it disclose the documents, acts or objective evidence on which the administrative action is based.

ACOM is requesting only copies of, or access to, pre-existing documents and data already held by the Administration, in the form in which they currently exist. Specifically:

• Identification of the administrative file(s) and the body responsible for processing them.
• The list or inventory of the 141 listings (platform, URL or identifier, public name, locality, postcode, geographical reference and date of verification).
• The demands, orders or communications sent to each of the five platforms, including annexes and proof of notification.
• The documentation used to establish the location attributed to each accommodation (files, screenshots, geolocation records, maps, reports or any pre-existing technical protocol applied).
• Responses already received from the platforms and any administrative decisions already on file regarding the treatment of each listing.

This action forms part of ACOM’s ongoing defence of legality, equality and the rule of law against selective and discriminatory measures targeting Israel and those who maintain legitimate ties with it. ACOM has already challenged Royal Decree-Law 10/2025 — the emergency legislation adopted by Pedro Sánchez’s left-wing coalition government that classifies the advertising of goods and services from Israeli settlements in the West Bank as “unlawful publicity” — and has lodged a constitutional amparo appeal before Spain’s Constitutional Court against the Supreme Court’s refusal to admit the challenge. ACOM has also repeatedly used the right of access to public information (including in the case of the Global Sumud Flotilla) to demand transparency in the face of what it regards as deliberate opacity and unequal treatment by the Spanish Government. All of these proceedings remain open.

Precise knowledge of the affected listings, the actions taken against the platforms and the documentation supporting the alleged locations is essential in order to assess and, where appropriate, defend the legitimate rights and interests of the individuals or entities affected by these measures.

This request for access to public information constitutes the first legal step that ACOM is taking against the discriminatory drift of a ministry headed by a particularly radical figure in his hostility towards the safe home of the Jewish people, Israel. We will not allow the violation of the rights enshrined in the Spanish Constitution to go unpunished. We will continue to pursue every available legal avenue to demand compliance with the law, equality before the law and respect for the rule of law.