Spain on Tuesday allowed a U.S. extradition request for pro-Palestinian donor James Cox Chambers to proceed to court, despite protests from the government’s left-wing coalition partners who argue the case is politically motivated.
\n\nThe case is politically sensitive for Spain’s Socialist-led government, whose pro-Palestinian stance has drawn rebuke from the Trump administration and contributed to wider tensions with Washington.
\n\nChambers, 41, an American multimillionaire media heir known as Fergie, was arrested at the request of US authorities on July 10 while on holiday in Ibiza. He is currently in pre-trial detention in Madrid.
\n\nA self-described anti-imperialist and communist, Chambers has called in interviews and on social media for the destruction of the United States. He received $250 million after divesting from his family’s media conglomerate, Cox Enterprises, in 2023, his spokesperson said.
\n\nChambers has donated over $1 million to humanitarian causes in Gaza and paid legal fees for some members of the activist group Palestine Action, according to his legal team.
\n\nThe group was designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and U.K. for its actions which include targeting Israel-linked defense companies by blocking entrances and spraying paint.
\n\nThe United States has not publicly detailed the charges against Chambers.
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