The Spanish government thus protests against the statement issued on Thursday by the Israeli embassy in Madrid, in which “morally indefensible” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s decision to request from the European Union the suspension of the Association Agreement with Israel.
The Spanish government called on Thursday, the Israeli Embassy in charge of Madrid who accused Spain of being on the “wrong side” of history after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez referred in Brussels to “genocide in Gaza”.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened the Israeli business officer for his unacceptable statement about the Spanish government,” the Ministry’s sources advanced to France-Presse (AFP).
The Spanish government thus protests against the statement issued on Thursday by the Israeli embassy in Madrid, in which “morally indefensible” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s decision to request from the European Union (EU) the suspension of the Association Agreement with Israel.
In this statement, the diplomatic mission added that the Sánchez’s position places Spain “on the wrong side of the story.”
“DECLARATIONS TO DIBOLIZE ISRAEL”
The Israeli embassy thus referred to the “DECLARATIONS TO DIBOLIZE ISRAEL” made by Sánchez, who asked the EU the immediate suspension of the agreement with Israel, considering “more than evident” that the country is violating respect for
This subpoena was issued to the Israeli embassy business in charge because There is no Israelite ambassador in Spain since May 2024when he was called back by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu after Sánchez announced that he would recognize the state of Palestine.
“The position adopted by the Spanish government places Spain on the most extreme – and increasingly isolated – margin of the European position in the Middle East. And unfortunately places it on the wrong side of history,” criticized Israeli diplomatic corps in the statement.
This is the Third time that the Israeli embassy business in Madrid is summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over a period of just over one month.
Last time, on June 8, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned it after a vessel that carried humanitarian aid to Gaza and 12 activists, including a Spaniard, was intercepted by Israel.
On May 21, he was summoned in protest against the Israeli Army shooting against a group of diplomats from various countries, including a Spaniard and a Portuguese, during a visit to the Jenin Refugee Field in West Bank.
