US EditionSpain Dismisses Ambassador to Israel Amid Diplomatic Tensions
Spain's government cited over 75,000 Palestinian deaths and opposition to US-Israeli strikes on Iran in permanently withdrawing its ambassador to Israel, escalating diplomatic tensions.
- The official state gazette published that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ordered termination of Ana María Sólomon Pérez's appointment, following the Council of Ministers meeting on March 10, 2026.
- Sánchez's government has long accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, citing over 75,000 Palestinian deaths, and enacted a total arms embargo with bans on weapons shipments.
- Last September, Madrid recalled ambassador Sólomon Pérez amid disputes over bans on weapons shipments to Israel, while Israel withdrew its ambassador last year after Spain recognised a Palestinian state in 2024.
- Madrid recalled its ambassador for consultations indefinitely, leaving the Spanish embassy in Tel Aviv run by a charge d'affaires, while the Israeli embassy in Madrid is also headed by a charge d'affaires.
- The decision has further escalated tensions with allies including the United States, and Sánchez defended Spain's stance with 'No to war', prompting threats from President Donald Trump.
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The ForwardSpain withdraws ambassador to Israel, widening diplomatic rift as Trump threatens to sever trade
MADRID — Spain has permanently withdrawn its ambassador to Israel in a symbolic rebuke of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has emerged as an unequivocal and lonely voice in Europe against the Iran war, widening Spain’s rift with Israel and making an enemy of President Donald Trump. Ambassador Ana María Salomón Pérez was removed from her post on Tuesday, according to an announcement issued Wednesday by the …
Spain has decided not to have an ambassador in Israel indefinitely (he stopped the accredited ambassador Ana Sálomon yesterday) for two reasons. The first, for diplomatic reciprocity: the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu has kept the post in Madrid vacant and the diplomatic legation is directed by a "business officer", which is, in diplomatic language, a number two. When there is a diplomatic clash between two countries, that is usually the firs…
The decision was published in the Official State Gazette, which specifies that the only Spanish representation in Tel Aviv will be that of a business manager.
Spain removes ambassador to Israel as diplomatic rift deepens
Ambassador Sálomon had been recalled for consultations in September 2025 amid deteriorating relations between the two countries remained in Spain after that. Her dismissal now formalises the absence of a Spanish ambassador to Israel.
Pedro Sánchez's government cools relations with Israel and ceases the Spanish ambassador to Tel Aviv.
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