European Union (EU) foreign ministers blocked a push backed by multiple member states and UN human rights experts to suspend the EU’s special trade agreement with Israel in a meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The discussion on the measure was called by Spain, Slovenia, and Ireland, who pushed for EU leaders to consider suspending the agreement due to Israel’s genocide in Gaza…
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday welcomed news of a two-week ceasefire in Iran as a step back from the brink of catastrophe, but said the war’s aggressors — the U.S. and Israel — deserved no praise for the temporary reprieve. “Ceasefires are always good news. Especially if they lead to a just and lasting peace,” Sánchez wrote on social media. “But this momentary relief cannot…
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On Wednesday, Spain announced that it would be withdrawing its ambassador to Israel. The move is in protest of Israel’s continued genocide of Palestinians in Gaza as well as its participation in the joint United States-Israel war on Iran. The Spanish embassy in Tel Aviv will remain open, but will be led by a charge d’affaires. “At the proposal of the Minister for Foreign Affairs…
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has reiterated that his country will not allow the U.S. to use its military bases as part of the joint U.S.-Israel war against Iran, in spite of economic threats from President Donald Trump. In a 10-minute televised address to the country, Sánchez was straightforward in his response to Trump: “No a la guerra,” he said. The phrase…
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