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Who Is Manuel Pineda
Who Is Manuel Pineda
Who Is Manuel Pineda
Manuel Pineda?
Manu Abu Carlos
Summary of Findings
Manu Abu Carlos (originally Manuel Pineda), is a communist activist from Almeria, Spain.
He is a member of the Unadikum Association which fights for Palestinian rights and supports
violent resistance. He began his pro-Palestinian activity during the first Intifada in 1987, when
he participated in related demonstrations. In June 2011, after the Mavi Marmara flotilla
incident, Pineda arranged a second unsuccessful flotilla to Gaza.
Pineda lived in the Gaza strip for around three years. He has connections to the PFLP and
Hamas.
During Pineda's time in the Gaza Strip, he got involved with many local people, including
members of the PFLP and Hamas whom he created personal relationships with. Pineda
participated in the organizations' rallies and activities in Gaza, and showed full s upport for
the violent resistance.
PFLP
Pineda liked Joe Catron's photo with Leila Khaled, a PFLP terrorist and current member.
(Manu Abu Carlos' Profile, Facebook, published 12/06/12)
In addition, in December 2014, the municipality of Rivas Vaciamadrid held a gala event
together with Unadikum, SODePAZ, and others1 in order to raise funds for the Union of
Health Workers Committee (UHWC). The UHWC is a PFLP-affiliated health committee
active in Gaza, as identified by USAID and revealed in Palestinian documents. 2
Hamas
Pineda uploaded a photo from his meeting with Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas.
1Gala
Event with Unadikum, rivasciudad, Accessed 12/05/17
2
UHWC, books.google, Accessed 12/05/17
(Manu Abu Carlos' Profile, Facebook, published 11/30/12)
In June 2014, Pineda participated in a press meeting along with Joe Catron, other
international activists and even Tawfeek Abu Naim, 3 Hamas' Chief of Security. 4
3 Tawfeek Abu Naim – Hamas' Chief of Security, who was released from the Israeli jail in Gilad Shalit's exchange and
who was injured in an assassination attempt, probably by the Israeli forces.
4
Gaza Press Meeting, Gaza Scoop, Accessed 12/04/17
(Manu Abu Carlos' Profile, Facebook, published 09/07/13
Pineda showed support for the kidnapping of the three Israeli citizens.
Pineda said that Hassan Nasrallah is the "undisputed leader of the Arab world". 5
In June 2011, after the Mavy Marmara incident, he organized a second flotilla to the Gaza
Strip. The flotilla was stopped as the boats were hijacked by the Greek government.6
Background
In September 2011, Pineda entered Gaza through Egypt, and lived there for around 3 years .
He testifies that he was there during Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012 7 and as
well as during Operation Protective Edge in 2014.
Pineda uploaded a photo comparing the Israeli flag to the Nazi swastika.
Pineda stated that "the Israeli Foreign Minister, Lieberman, is a Nazi." (translated from
Spanish)8
Connections to Samidoun
Unadikum and Samidoun are related organizations that share the same cause – “assistance to
the Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails, support to their families and campaigns for
their release.”9
10
Manuel Pineda Retweets Samidoun #1, Twitter, Accessed 12/05/17
Manuel Pineda Retweets Samidoun #2, Twitter, Accessed 12/05/17
Manuel Pineda Retweets Samidoun #3, Twitter, Accessed 12/05/17
Manuel Pineda Retweets Samidoun #4, Twitter, Accessed 12/05/17
Manuel Pineda Retweets Samidoun #5, Twitter, Accessed 12/05/17
Manuel Pineda Retweets Samidoun #6, Twitter, Accessed 12/05/17
Manuel Pineda Retweets Samidoun #7, Twitter, Accessed 12/05/17
Manuel Pineda Retweets Samidoun #8, Twitter, Accessed 12/05/17
Manuel Pineda Retweets Samidoun #9, Twitter, Accessed 12/05/17
Khaled Barakat (PFLP), Charlotte Kates (Samidoun) and Manuel
Pineda (EU Parliament Member)
spoke at the European Parliament in July 10, 2019
Khaled Barakat (left), Manuel Pineda and Manu "Abu Carlos" (Current EU Parliament Member
Charlotte Kates at the European Parliament: Manuel Pineda) meeting in 2013 with PFLP
Samidoun, Khaled Barakat and Samidoun go to terrorists in Gaza, Facebook,
the European Parliament to defend Palestinian
rights,
Published 04/25/2013
Published 07/13/2019
On July 1st, 2019 Manuel Pineda, Unadikum president and founder, 11 took up his new position
as a Member of the European Parliament. 12 In that capacity, Pineda will also be a member of
the Foreign Affairs Committee, a substitute at the Human Rights Committee and a substitute at
the Security and Defense Committee.13
In July 2019, Pineda uploaded14 a picture of himself (see appendix A) standing next to Charlotte
Kates - Samidoun's international coordinator 15 - and next to Khaled Barakat - a senior member
of the designated terror organization, PFLP 16 and a senior Samidoun activist.17 Mohammad al-
Khatib, a PFLP member and a coordinator of Samidoun Network in Europe, 18 was also present
next to the other three mentioned above, at the European Parliament.
The three of them spoke 19 at the European Parliament in Brussels on July 10 th, 201920 about their
support for the BDS, about Israel's presence in the West Bank and against Germany's decision
to ban Khaled Barakat. 21
11
Unadikum, Twitter, published 10/28/15 , accessed 07/19
12
Vote Watch Europe, Manu PINEDA MARIN , accessed 07/19 ; European Parliament, MEP - Manu Pineda
Marin, accessed 07/2019
13
Ibid
14 Manu Pineda, Twitter, published 07/10/19, accessed 07/19
15 Samidoun, Events in Denmark Highlight Palestinian Prisoners and the Struggle for Liberation , published
10/09/18, accessed 07/19
16 Pal Sawa, South African Embassy Welcomes Popular Front, published 05/27/16, accessed 07/19 ; BDS Berlin
Speech on the Founding Day of the PFLP, published 12/16/14, accessed 07/19
17 Samidoun, Khaled Barakat: Palestinian and Arab Struggles in the Face of Canada's 'War on Terror' , published
11/12/12, accessed 07/19
18
Pal Info, PLFP: The PA hinders the internationalization of prisoners’ issue, published 07/04/16, accessed
07/19
19 IU Europe, Twitter, published 07/10/19, accessed 07/19
20
Samidoun, Khaled Barakat and Samidoun go to the European Parliament to defend Palestinian rights ,
published 07/13/19, accessed 07/2019
21 Ibid ; Samidoun, Anti-Palestinian Repression in Germany: Palestinian Writer Khaled Barakat Banned from
Speaking, published 06/23/19, accessed 07/19
On the 22nd June 2019, Khaled Barakat and his wife, Charlotte Kates were barred from
attending a Palestinian Solidarity event in Berlin by German security forces (For more
information on Barakat and Kates – see Appendixes E & F).
According to Samidoun, Barakat was presented with an 8-page document and told that he was
not allowed to give speeches in person or over video, participate in political meetings or events
or even attend social gatherings of over 10 people. He was informed that violations of the
restrictions were punishable by up to a year in prison. Further, both were told that their
residency in Germany would not be renewed, although they were not presented with that
decision.22
Manuel Pineda is a communist activist from Spain. He is a founding member of the Unadikum
Association23 which claims to fights for Palestinian rights and supports violent resistance. He
has connections to the PFLP 24 and Hamas.25
Based on IHRA’s definition of anti-Semitism, some of Pineda’s published posts could possibly
be considered as anti-Semitic.26
Images showing Pineda, Kates, Barakat and Khatib at the European Parliament:
(From left to right: Charlotte Kates, Khaled Barakat, Manuel Pineda and Mohammed Khatib speaking
at European Parliament: Samidoun, Khaled Barakat and Samidoun go to the European Parliament to
defend Palestinian rights, published 07/13/19, accessed 07/2019)
22
Samidoun, Anti-Palestinian repression in Germany: Palestinian writer Khaled Barakat banned from
speaking, published 06/23/19
23 Unadikum, Twitter, published date 10/28/2015, accessed 07/19
24 Manu Abu Carlos, Facebook, published 04/25/13, accessed 07/19 ; Manu Abu Carlos, Facebook, published
03/30/14, accessed 07/19
25 (Pineda met with Ismail Haniyah, the political leader of Hamas) Manu Abu Carlos, Facebook, published
11/29/12, accessed 07/19 ; (Pineda participated in a press conference and set next to Tawfeek Abu Naim, Hamas'
Chief of Security) Gaza.Scoop, Internationals Hold Press Conference in Gaza, Express Solidarity with Palestinian
Prisoners, published 06/14/14, accessed 07/19
26 Manu Abu Carlos, Facebook, published 06/03/10, accessed 07/19 ; Manu Pineda, Twitter, published 05/24/12,
accessed 07/19
Photos from Israel & The West Bank
In November 2012, Pineda said that Israel banned him from entering the West Bank. "I can
speak from Gaza, Israel does not allow me to enter the West Bank, because, as I support the
Palestinian cause, it sees me as an enemy." (Translated from Spanish)
However, in 2015, Pineda entered the West Bank and uploaded several photos from the area.
Pineda has a relationship with the Tamimi family of Ramallah. The Tamimi family was
involved in an incident involving the hitting of an Israeli soldier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blcS7DYyKkU
Dijo lo siguiente:
"Nosotros defendemos el derecho a la resistencia del pueblo palestino. Y cuando hablamos de resistencia, hablamos
de todas las vías de resistencia, sin ningún límite. Nosotros no somos quienes tenemos que decir al pueblo
palestino cómo tiene que resistir. Llevan 67 años resistencia contra una bestia criminal y creo que se han ganado el
derecho a que respetemos que ellos decidan cuáles son las vías para ejercer esa resistencia (se escuchan aplausos
del público). A nosotros lo que nos corresponde es apoyarlos en las vías que ellos decidan (...) Resistid como queráis,
nosotros vamos a estar con vosotros hagáis lo que hagáis." (minuto 05:10). "Estamos luchando porque Israel pase a
la historia (...) Tenemos que lograr que nuestros hijos, y si no podemos nuestros hijos, nuestros nietos, estudien al
régimen israelí como algo del pasado" (minuto 21:48).
En una presentación de UNADIKUM en Alboraia, Valencia, el 15 de enero del 2016, es aún más explícito.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=iE54QezSlVw):
"Nosotros no reconocemos a Israel como estado [...] Para nosotros Israel es una potencia ocupante que
practica el terrorismo contra el pueblo palestino (...) Nosotros reconocemos el derecho del pueblo palestino
a recuperar todos sus territorios, que van desde el río Jordán al mar Mediterráneo. Y reconocemos el
derecho del pueblo palestino a utilizar todas las vías de resistencia para conseguirlo. Y cuando decimos
todas, decimos todas sin reservas, incluida la vía armada." (minuto 1:09:31).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOwT0-
E8nHE
15/04/2013
20/05/2014
01/07/2015
05/09/2016
13/09/2016
22/04/2014
https://www.facebook.com/csantiago24/videos/10
206416627164543/
15/08/2014
Publicación en periódico SUR de la denuncia de
Manuel Pineda sobre “la masacre que sufre la
población”.
https://www.diariosur.es/malaga-capital/201408/15/activista-
manuel-pineda-regresa-20140815183604.html
13/09/2016
27/08/2016
04/11/2017
02/11/2018
Ver video:
https://twitter.com/iunida/status/1129815320418
574337?fbclid=IwAR1sWz55BdthC4X6EeIGNAT5iVn
cq7rIOWCFwNQ6P4r5AK22nYVDkL2rXW0
22/05/2019
https://www.facebook.com/manu.illich/videos/27
93895937306124/
10/08/2019
24/02/2020
VALORACIÓN Y CONCLUSIONES
Conocido por su activa participación en el movimiento BDS desde el 2011, se sospecha que estableció vínculos con
dirigentes de la resistencia armada palestina durante su estadía en Gaza (del 2011 al 2014) y luego con dirigentes de
la resistencia palestina en Cisjordania como la familia TAMIMI y otros miembros pertenecientes al Popular Struggle
Coordination Committee (PSCC), entre otros. Su discurso es violento, negando el derecho a la existencia de Israel y
apoyando activamente la resistencia armada como medio legítimo de resistencia ante la "ocupación" israelí.
Mediante su asociación UNADIKUM, no solo envía brigadistas a Cisjordania, donde reciben formación como futuros
activistas, también recibe ayudas económicas por parte de instituciones locales y europeas para traer a activistas a
España como los TAMIMI, o miembros del Frente Popular para la Liberación de Palestina (PFLP) al Parlamento
Europeo desde su actual posición como Eurodiputado.
A pesar de sus antecedentes, logró entrar el 23 de febrero del 2020 a Israel junto con una delegación de
eurodiputados entre quienes se encontraban Evin INCIR (Suecia), Margrete AUKEN (Dinamarca), Sylvie BRUNET
(Francia), and Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS (Grecia). Durante este viaje tuvo encuentros con miembros del FPLP
(Ismat SHAKHSHIT) y del PSCC (miembros de la familia TAMIMI y Wael ALFAQEEH, entre otros).