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Spain’s prime minister calls Israel a ‘genocide state’
Country's ambassador summoned for reprimand following comments by Pedro Sánchez
The prime minister of Spain has accused Israel of genocide – prompting Israel’s foreign ministry to summon the country’s ambassador for a formal reprimand in Jerusalem.
Pedro Sánchez, who has repeatedly criticised Israel since the onset of war following 7 October, made the “estado genocida” comments during a parliamentary session Wednesday.
He was responding to a comment from an anti-Israel member of parliament who condemned Spain’s trade relations with what he called the “genocide state” of Israel.
Left-wing Sánchez answered: “We do not trade with a genocide state.”
In May 2024, Spain, together with Norway and Ireland, approved the recognition of a Palestinian state.
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