Spanish premier calls Israel 'genocidal state,' says Spain 'does not do business' with it
Pedro Sanchez reportedly uses genocidal state term for
Israel for 1st time
Beyza Binnur Donmez |14.05.2025
The Spanish prime minister on Wednesday described
Israel as a "genocidal state" and said Spain "does not do
business with such a country," marking his strongest language yet on the
issue.
During a parliamentary
question-and-answer session in Madrid, Pedro Sanchez responded to criticism
from Gabriel Rufian, a Catalan member of parliament, who accused the Socialist
leader of maintaining trade ties with Israel despite the Gaza war.
"I want to make one thing
clear here, Mr. Rufian. We do not do business with a genocidal state, we do
not," Sanchez stressed.
"I believe that the other
day, from this platform, I explained precisely what we were talking about when
some things were mentioned that do not correspond to the truth," he added.
According to the local media
report, it was the first time Sanchez publicly used the term "genocidal
state" -- a phrase frequently employed by his far-left coalition partner,
Sumar.
Sumar leader and Second Deputy
Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz has repeatedly accused Israel of genocide and has
called for a freeze on trade relations between Spain and Israel.
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