Agence France-Presse May 26, 2025 After the European Union decided this week to review its cooperation deal with Israel, Albares told reporters Spain would request its “immediate suspension.”
Spain would also urge partners to impose an arms embargo on Israel and “not rule out any” individual sanctions against those “who want to ruin the two-state solution forever,” he added. Where is this second state? Rewarding terrorism
Spain is a long-time critic of Israel’s policies toward Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, and has outraged Jerusalem by recognizing Palestinian statehood last May. Tensions escalated last week when Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called Israel a “genocidal state,” while speaking in the Spanish parliament.
The Foreign Ministry responded by summoning the Spanish ambassador to Israel for a dressing down.
Israel always seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses 1. Gaza’s civilians as human shields, 2. fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques.
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