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Israel summoned Spain's most senior diplomat in Tel Aviv after a giant effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was blown up in El Burgo, Spain, during a traditional ceremony. Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the act as 'appalling antisemitic hatred' and linked it to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government's 'systemic incitement.' Spain's Foreign Ministry rejected the allegations, emphasizing its commitment to combating antisemitism and discrimination.
Israel's Foreign Ministry summoned the Spanish chargé d’affaires in Tel Aviv to protest the burning of a seven-meter effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in El Burgo, Spain. The incident, part of a decades-old tradition, was condemned by Israel as 'appalling antisemitic hatred,' with accusations directed at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government for 'systemic incitement.' Spain's Foreign Ministry responded by rejecting the allegations and reaffirming its commitment to fighting antisemitism and discrimination.
Israel reprimanded Spain's top diplomat in Tel Aviv after an effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was blown up during Easter celebrations in El Burgo, Spain. Israel's Foreign Ministry blamed 'incitement' by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The municipality has previously used effigies of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the annual event, which draws hundreds of onlookers.
Israel reprimanded Spain's most senior diplomat in Tel Aviv over the blowing up of a giant effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in El Burgo, Spain. The seven-meter figure was packed with 14 kilograms of gunpowder in a decades-old ceremony. Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the act as 'appalling antisemitic hatred' and linked it to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government's 'systemic incitement.' Spain's Foreign Ministry rejected the allegations, emphasizing its commitment to combating antisemitism and discrimination.

Israel announced it had reprimanded Spain’s most senior diplomat in Tel Aviv for the explosion of a giant effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in El Burgo, Spain, on April 5.
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