The State maintains contracts with the controversial Israeli arms broker that sparked the clash between the PSOE and Sumar.

BarcelonaThe PSOE-Sumar coalition government faced one of its biggest crises in April when Yolanda Díaz's party stood firm against the awarding of a multi-million-dollar contract to an Israeli company to supply ammunition to the Civil Guard. Following the start of Israel's offensive in Gaza, The Interior Ministry had announced that it would cancel the bidding process. with IMI Systems LTD, which in Spain is represented by Guardian Homeland Security, but months passed and, finally, it did not go through. To calm the partners, Spanish President Pedro Sánchez promised last April that The contract would be canceled, even if this meant having to pay compensation to the company. However, as ARA has been able to verify, this award is not the only one that has gone ahead while the genocide continues in Palestine. Governments at all levels of administration have signed contracts with Guardian Homeland Security, which is the distributor within Spain of the main manufacturers of Israeli security and defense equipment.

According to data on the public sector contracting platform, three ministries have signed contracts with this company since October 2023: the Ministry of the Interior (with awards valued at €5,501,806) and the Ministry of Defense (€2,284,210). This latest package includes two contracts signed by the Port Authority of Ferrol, the last of which was formalized just two weeks ago, on August 2, 2025. It is the most recent breach of the Spanish government's commitment not to again contract with companies that trade in Israeli military and defense equipment.

Despite Sánchez's promise to reverse the largest award—that of ammunition for the Civil Guard, which was ultimately worth 5.4 million euros, according to the Official State Gazette (BOE)—no further news has emerged about the outcome of this episode. According to the Delàs Center, since the start of the war in Gaza, the total amount of money that the Israeli military industry has pocketed from state payments amounts to 1,044 million.

The case of the Mossos

The Generalitat (Catalan government) is no exception. Between 2019 and 2024, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Spanish police) have purchased various materials from this company: from replacement helmet pads to items officers use for target practice. This was acknowledged by the Minister of the Interior, Núria Parlon, in response to questions from the CUP (United Nations) and Comuns (Comuns), as previously published. CriticalThrough a transparency request, ARA has gained access to the contracting files and their figures: there were, in total, six contracts worth €57,818, during the terms of the governments of Quim Torra, first, and Pere Aragonès, later. Only one contract was formalized after October 7, 2023, the day of the Hamas attacks that triggered Israel's offensive and the start of the massacre in Gaza. Here are the details.

Is the Government considering reversing these contracts? Sources from the Ministry of the Interior point out that these are contracts that have already been "executed and paid for" and, therefore, nothing needs to be reversed. Regarding future purchases, the Ministry of the Interior maintains that, in compliance with the resolutions approved by Parliament, it will refrain from awarding contracts to companies that sell materials from Israel. A few months ago, The PSC government ordered the closure of Acción's headquarters in Tel Aviv., in protest against the systematic violation of human rights, following an agreement with Comuns.

In Spain, Guardian Homeland Security has also managed to gain a foothold as a supplier of equipment for local police forces. According to data consulted by this newspaper, since October 2023, the city councils of Ourense, Alicante, Avilés, Torrelavega, and Albacete—governed by different parties, from the PP to the PSOE, including local parties—have signed contracts to purchase bulletproof vests and security equipment for local officers. The figures vary from €4,947 for the Albacete contract to €162,375 for Alicante. In total, €400,012 have been transferred from the municipal budgets of these city councils to the controversial distributor. In contrast, no Catalan municipality has closed contracts since October 2023. However, Calafell closed one in 2022.

Aligned with the Israeli government

But who is behind Guardian Homeland Security? Founded by former Israeli special agents, this company is based in Madrid and acts as an intermediary between the Israeli companies that provide the material and the governments with which it contracts with Spain. It has held an export license from the Israeli Ministry of Defense since 2006 and is part of a group, Guardian Holdings, based near Tel Aviv. In addition to acting as a marketer and distributor, it offers courses in shooting, Krav Maga, and intelligence, aimed at professionals in the sector (whether police officers or private security guards). They are taught by former members of the Israeli security and defense forces, and some can be taken directly in that state.

Guardian Homeland Security has a single administrator, an Israeli businessman who is also linked to a real estate investment fund in Madrid—a REIT listed on the European stock exchange, Genesis Reit, which also includes another former official from the security company. However, beyond its commercial activity, Guardian Homeland Security openly aligns itself with the Israeli army and its government's views on its social media. It celebrated, for example, the army's offensive in the Nuseirat refugee camp. where Israeli military forces killed 274 Palestinians, according to local government data.

The company's propaganda activity doesn't end there. In its latest Instagram post, it even echoed alleged statistics according to which "Muhammad" is the most used name in England and Wales, an argument often used by the far right—in Catalonia, it has been used by Vox and the Catalan Alliance. Although the most used name is Martí and Mohamed is in position number 33 according to data from Idescat– to give wings to the theory of great replacementARA has contacted the company and its administrator to find out what links it has with the Israeli government, but has not received a response.