In a speech justifying the embargo, Sanchez described operations carried out by Israel in the Gaza Strip as “genocide”. As the Spanish media noted, it was the first such prime minister's declaration in relation to Israel's actions in the region. This caused another wave of controversy, including the call from Yolanda Diaz to completely break relations with the “Netanyhu regime”.
– Sanctions in the form of an embargo are a key step, but not enough. We must go further and break relations with the Israeli government Diaz said in an interview with La Sexta television.
On the same day, on the portal X Sanchez condemned the assassination in Eastern Jerusalem, which consumed the lives of six people, including one Spanish citizen. However, his position towards Israel was not unanswered from Israeli diplomacy.
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Israel: “The times of the Inquisition are over”
– At a time when the Spanish Prime Minister attacks Israel, Palestinian terrorists make attacks, killing six Israelis – wrote on X Gideon Saar, the head of Israeli diplomacy.
Saar also referred to information about the praise that Hamas directed at the Madrid decision about the introduction of an embargo. – It says everything. The times of the Inquisition, persecution and expulsions have already passed. Israel, as a strong and sovereign state, will not allow such treatment – commented Saar, referring to the tragic history of Jews in Spain, expelled from the country in 1492.
The war in the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7, 2023, still consumes subsequent victims. Hamas's aggression to southern Israel led to the death of 1,200 people, and the Israeli counterattack contributed to the death of over 64,000. Palestinians. The conflict continues, and the position of Spain results in further tensions on the international arena.
