<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded this Thursday to statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of having committed a "blatant genocidal threat" against Israel.</strong></h4> "Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez said yesterday that Spain cannot stop Israel's battle against Hamas terrorists because 'Spain does not have nuclear weapons,'" Netanyahu wrote on the social network X. "That constitutes a blatant genocidal threat against the only Jewish state in the world," he continued. "Apparently, the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of Jews from Spain, and the systematic mass murder of Jews during the Holocaust are not enough for Sánchez. Incredible," he added. In response to these "false and slanderous comments made by the Israeli Prime Minister's office toward Spain," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement recalling that the Spanish government "immediately condemned the atrocious attack committed on October 7 by the terrorist group Hamas" and demanded "from day one the unconditional release of all hostages." "This same government made the decision to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism and approved the first National Plan against Antisemitism in 2023," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues. "Spain rejects any form of antisemitism, racism, xenophobia, or intolerance and has welcomed 72,000 Sephardim as nationals in recent years as a result of specific legislation for them," it recalls. “With the same determination,” it continues, “Spain demands an immediate cessation of the endless violence in Gaza, the constant attacks against the civilian population, the immediate entry of all humanitarian aid currently blocked by the Israeli government, and respect for the most basic human rights of the Palestinian population and international humanitarian law.” “Spain defends the existence of two states, Palestine and Israel, living side by side in good neighborliness and with reciprocal guarantees for their peace and security as the only path to peace,” it continues. “Spain will continue to support the work of international tribunals to clarify what has been happening in Gaza since 2023, both with regard to the investigation for crimes against humanity against several Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court and the proceedings before the International Court of Justice against the State of Israel within the framework of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,” the statement concludes.
