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Relations between Spain and Israel have deteriorated in recent years. Spain is one of the harshest European critics of the Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Prime Minister Sánchez accused Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip and criticized the Israeli-American attacks on Iran as a violation of international law.
According to Spanish broadcaster RTVE, Rego said the sentence during an appearance in Madrid last Thursday. Both the Spanish Youth Ministry and the Foreign Ministry in Madrid left inquiries about Rego's statement unanswered, according to the dpa news agency.
A statement from the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said that Minister Rego's statement was part of a systematic anti-Israel policy of the Spanish government and its Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. The government has lost its moral compass. Instead of taking part in the fight against terrorism and threats to Israel's security, it has made Israel the "whipping boy" of its foreign policy and is actively participating in a campaign against Israel and its existence.
Relations between Spain and Israel have deteriorated significantly in recent years. Spain is one of the harshest European critics of the Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Prime Minister Sánchez accused Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip and criticized the Israeli-American attacks on Iran as a violation of international law. Israel has repeatedly denied committing genocide in Gaza in the past.
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The Spanish government will comment on Minister Rego's statement.
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