Second diplomatic clash between Israel and Spain in a week, once again, after the statements of the President of the Government. The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered that the Spanish ambassador be summoned again, for a “reprimand” for the “shameful” statements of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, in his interview this Thursday, in which he expressed “frank doubts” that Israeli forces are respecting international law in their offensive on the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu reproaches Sánchez for speaking out in this regard on the same day that “terrorists” murdered three Israelis in the “capital”, Jerusalem. The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has claimed responsibility for this attack, which was carried out at a bus stop.
The Spanish ambassador, Ana Salomón, was already summoned last week by the Israeli Foreign Ministry at the end of Sánchez’s trip to the area, since Israel considered that the President of the Government had made statements that amounted to “supporting terrorism.”
Six days ago, Israel also called the ambassador after Sánchez opened up to recognizing the State of Palestine. In addition, the president also warned that if the European Union does not agree on this point, Spain “will make its own decisions.”
