US EditionSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Israel 'committing genocide'
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called Israel a "genocidal state" during a parliamentary session on a Wednesday in 2024, prompting diplomatic protests from Israel.
- This statement followed MP Gabriel Rufian's accusation labeling Israel a genocidal state and criticizing Spain's trade relations with Israel amid ongoing conflict with Hamas.
- Sánchez emphasized, "We do not engage in business with a genocidal state," and following the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, Spain enacted a comprehensive embargo on arms trade with Israel, though some arms agreements reportedly remained active.
- Israel responded by summoning Spain's ambassador for a formal reprimand, while Israel's ambassador to the Netherlands condemned the genocide claim as a "blood libel."
- The incident intensified existing tensions between Spain and Israel, underlining conflicting views on the conflict and raising questions about European diplomatic responses.
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Spanish PM sparks diplomatic row by calling Israel 'genocidal state'
Israel summons Spanish ambassador to a dressing down after Spain’s left-wing Prime Minister calls Israel a “genocidal state,” claims trade with Israel has been ended. By David Rosenberg, World Israel News Spain’s prime minister on Wednesday called Israel a “genocidal state,” sparking a new diplomatic row with Israel amid already tense relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Secretary General of the left-wing Spanish So…
Israel protests against Spain after Sánchez says: “We do not trade with a genocidal state”
Israel has invited the Spanish ambassador to the country, Ana María Solomon Perez, to a meeting this Thursday to admonish her for statements by the president of the government during the control session of Congress this Wednesday, for which Israel has felt referred to but in which Sánchez has not mentioned his name.
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