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Spanish PM Calls Israel “Genocidal State”

Spanish PM Calls Israel “Genocidal State”

News May 15, 2025
Spanish PM Calls Israel “Genocidal State”
Madrid (Quds News Network)- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called Israel on Wednesday a "genocidal state" and said Spain "does not do business” with it. During a parliamentary question-and-answer session in Madrid, Sanchez responded to criticism from Gabriel Rufian, a Catalan member of parliament, who accused the Socialist leader of maintaining trade ties with Israel despite the Gaza war. "I want to make one thing clear here, Mr. Rufian. We do not do business with a genocidal state, we do not," Sanchez stressed. "I believe that the other day, from this platform, I explained precisely what we were talking about when some things were mentioned that do not correspond to the truth," he added. According to Spanish media reports, it was the first time Sanchez publicly used the term "genocidal state", a term that far-left parties in the country use frequently to refer to Israel over its actions during the war in Gaza. In response, Israel’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Spanish ambassador to Israel for a “reprimand meeting.” Spain has been critical of Israel’s war on Gaza, and in October 2023, pledged to stop selling weapons to Israel. In February 2024, it said it also would not buy weapons from Israel. Last year, Spain recognised the State of Palestine in a joint move with Ireland and Norway. After resuming its assault on March 18 following a fragile ceasefire, Israel has pledged to intensify its 18-month war on Gaza. Since March 2, it has also blocked the entry of food, fuel and aid into the enclave, defying an order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it must allow humanitarian access. The death toll in Gaza has now reached over 53,000, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Also on Wednesday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said during a parliament session that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is “ever more dramatic and unjustifiable,” stressing she has repeatedly urged Israel to find a way to end the assault. “It is a request that I renew today in the face of a humanitarian situation in Gaza that I have no difficulty in defining as increasingly dramatic and unjustifiable,” Meloni said. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also issued a statement about Gaza on Wednesday, saying he urges all sides to avert a “famine” in the enclave.

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