Spain Hosts U.S.-Sanctioned Samidoun and PCPA Leaders at Anticapitalist Conference
Two individuals designated by the U.S. Treasury on May 19, 2026 for Samidoun and PCPA leadership roles are billed as speakers at an August anti-capitalist gathering in Segovia
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The 16th Anti-Capitalist Summer University, scheduled for August 25-30 at Puerta del Campo farm school near Segovia, will feature two individuals sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Treasury on May 19, 2026 as speakers on a panel titled “Palestine and the Struggle for Liberation Against Zionism.” The event is organized annually by Anticapitalistas, a Spanish revolutionary socialist group affiliated with the Fourth International.
Saif Abukishek and Jaldia Abubakra are listed as panelists for the August 30 speaking event. Both were separately designated by the U.S. Treasury for holding leadership roles in organizations Treasury says are controlled by or act on behalf of Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), respectively: Abukishek in PCPA’s General Secretariat, Aueda as Samidoun’s coordinator in Madrid.
Abukishek’s Role in PCPA and Flotilla Operations
According to Treasury’s May 2026 designation, Abukishek “is a central figure in the so-called humanitarian flotilla recently enroute to Gaza, serving as a member of the flotilla’s Steering Committee.” Treasury identified the PCPA as an organization “established with funding from Hamas’s International Relations Bureau” where “Hamas directs its activity through the placement of Hamas officials throughout the organization, including its executive body, the General Secretariat.”
Israel’s Foreign Ministry has identified Abukishek as a leading PCPA member and alleged that he “serves as a liaison between senior Hamas officials and international actors” and “assists the terrorist organization in facilitating financial transfers.”
PCPA’s Documented Hamas Control
Treasury documents specified that “the PCPA was established with funding from Hamas’s International Relations Bureau and Hamas directs its activity through the placement of Hamas officials throughout the organization, including its executive body, the General Secretariat.” The organization organized the flotilla — identified in independent reporting as the Global Sumud Flotilla — which falls into a category Treasury said represents “a significant compliance risk for financial institutions” when organized by or supporting designated parties.
Abubakra’s Samidoun Leadership
Treasury designated Abubakra “for being [a] leader or official of Samidoun.” Samidoun is characterized by U.S. authorities as “a sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization. Aueda played a “key role in establishing a Samidoun partner organization in 2021,” according to Treasury documents.
Other Scheduled Speakers
The August 30 panel also includes Saida Ghodaieh of the Hispano-Palestinian Association of Jerusalem, Diego Checa of Andalusia Coordination with Palestine, and Héctor Grad, described in event materials as affiliated with Anticapitalistas and the BDS movement.