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"The appalling anti-Semitic hatred on display here is a direct result of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government’s systemic incitement."
— Gideon Sa’ar , Politician
"The Spanish government is committed to fighting against anti-Semitism and any form of hate or discrimination."
— Jose Manuel Albares , Politician
"Spain's obsessive anti-Israel bias under [Prime Minister Pedro] Sánchez’s leadership is so severe that it has lost all capacity to play a constructive role in implementing [Trump’s] peace plan."
— Gideon Sa’ar , Politician
"I do not intend to allow any country to wage a diplomatic war against us without paying an immediate price."
— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician
"Israel’s foreign ministry blamed ‘incitement’ by Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez."
— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician
"The appalling antisemitic hatred on display here is a direct result of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government’s systemic incitement."
— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician
"The Spanish government is committed to fighting against antisemitism and any form of hate or discrimination. As such we totally reject any insidious allegation which suggests the contrary."
— Jose Manuel Albares , Politician
"The coalition is doing all it can to 'address problems caused by Iran - war, which has been 'put on hold in the meantime, as part of a fragile ceasefire agreement."
— Friedrich Merz , Politician
Key People
Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister of Israel.
German Chancellor.
Gideon Sa’ar is the Israeli Foreign Minister.
Jose Manuel Albares is Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Maria Dolores Narvaez is the mayor of El Burgo, Spain.
Pedro Sanchez is the Socialist Prime Minister of Spain.
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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.
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.
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