Posts Tagged: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
French Jewish Students Forcibly Removed From Spanish Plane After Singing in Hebrew, Camp Director Arrested
A group of 50 French Jewish students was forcibly removed from a plane in Valencia, Spain on Wednesday evening — reportedly for singing in Hebrew...
Eurovision Denies Claims of Vote Rigging as Spanish PM Calls for Israel’s Exclusion From Cultural Events
The director of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Monday defended the results of this year's competition in response to accusations about voting being rigged...
Spain Scraps Purchase of Israeli Bullets After Internal Pressure
The Spanish government has unilaterally cancelled a contract to purchase ammunition rounds for its police force from an Israeli firm, a government source said on Thursday, ceding to pressure from its...
Bullets Purchase From Israel Rattles Spain’s Leftist Coalition
A decision by Spain's Socialist government to backtrack on a promise to cancel a contract to buy bullets from an Israeli firm drew a rebuke on Wednesday from its junior coalition partners, with some allies...
Kosher Restaurant in Madrid Targeted in Arson Attempt
A kosher restaurant in central Madrid was targeted in an attempted arson attack, prompting a police investigation, as Spain continues to face a rise in...
Spanish Far-Left Leader Accuses Israel of ‘Genocide’ — in Syria
The leader of an influential far-left Spanish political party who recently served as a government minister appears to have accused Israel of "genocide" in Syria...
Spain Cancels Purchase of Police Ammunition From Israeli Firm
Spain's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday it was canceling a contract to buy ammunition from an Israeli firm, widening a Spanish pledge not to sell weapons to Israel to include purchases...
Spain Must Sever Ties With Israel for 2025 Budget to Pass, Far-Left Party Warns Government
A far-left political party in Spain has threatened to withhold its crucial support for next year's budget unless the government breaks diplomatic relations with Israel...
Spain’s Prime Minister Demands EU Suspend Trade Deal With Israel in Latest Effort to Isolate Jewish State
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday urged other members of the European Union to suspend the bloc's free trade agreement with Israel over its...
Spain’s Prime Minister Calls on Other Countries to Stop Arming Israel in Latest Salvo Against Jewish State
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday urged other countries to stop supplying weapons to Israel, continuing Spain's harsh rhetoric toward the Jewish state since...
European, Muslim Countries Meet in Spain Eyeing Schedule for Palestinian Statehood
Spain, hosting a high-level meeting on Friday of several Muslim and European countries on ways to end the Gaza war, called for a clear schedule for the international community to implement a two-state...
Spain, Norway, Ireland Officially Recognize Palestinian State as Denmark’s Parliament Rejects Proposal
Spain, Norway, and Ireland officially recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday, prompting outrage in Israel, whose foreign minister described the move as "incitement to genocide"...
Spain to Urge Rest of EU to Back World Court Ruling Against Israel’s Rafah Operation
Spain will urge the other 26 member states of the European Union (EU) to officially support a recent ruling of the top United Nations court...
France Says Conditions Not Met to Recognize Palestinian State as Other European Nations Announce Recognition
The conditions to officially recognize a Palestinian state have not yet been met, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, after a group of other European...
