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The Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albareshas threatened Israel this Tuesday with a “calm and firm” response to its “injurious hoaxes” after the recognition of Palestine carried out by the Government of Spain. “I am aware that my Israeli colleague has been making insulting hoaxes towards our Government for days. I understand his strategy. I wanted today, instead of talking about what we have to talk about, which is the ceasefire, the existence of a State Palestinian, we were talking about the tweets. But we are going to give a coordinated, calm and firm response at the right moment, when we decide, not when others want to change the conversation,” he said at the press conference after the Council of Ministers.
The Foreign Minister has assured that he has contacted his Irish and Norwegian counterparts to outline this joint response, since these countries, which have also recognized Palestine, are suffering a similar campaign by Israel: “Nobody intimidates us and nobody will separate the Government of Spain from supporting peace and justice. Nor of our friendship towards the people of Israel. We do not make a reactive foreign policy, by tweet.” Albares thus responds to the threatening tweets of his Israeli counterpart, Israel Katz, who in recent hours has pointed out Pedro Sánchez and Yolanda Díaz.
Tel Aviv’s diplomatic response to Madrid, in addition to the summoning of the European ambassadors in its capital and the call for consultations with the Israeli representatives in Spain, Norway and Ireland, is the official notification of the ban on consular activities, as well as the provision of services from the Spanish Consulate in Jerusalem to Palestinians settled in the West Bank. “Those who reward Hamas and try to establish a terrorist Palestinian state will have no contact with Palestinians“, stated in .
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has assured that the recognition of Palestine by Spain is now effective, although he rules out opening an embassy. “Spain already maintained diplomatic relations with Palestine“. The truth is that recognition constitutes something more rhetorical than effective that seeks “the path to peace.” The minister has not detailed what recognition formally consists of and what substantial changes can occur.
Sanchezwhich has carried out the recognition in the middle of the European election campaign to have more impact, will meet this Wednesday in Moncloa with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohamed Mustafa -who also holds the position of prime minister-, and several foreign ministers from Arab countries to analyze the situation after the decision adopted by the Council of Ministers. Moncloa’s plan is to focus the electoral contest on an international level to cover up the internal problems it faces.
Although socialist sources, as this newspaper reported, consider that the recognition is hasty, Albares has said that “it is time,” because Spain cannot tolerate “more innocent deaths.” “Israel’s place and existence must be recognized by all those who have not yet done so. In the end, the way will only come when we achieve definitive peace.” In addition, Albares recalled that Spain has proposed the holding of an International Peace Conference after the cessation of violence that has the support of the EU and the league of Arab States. “More than 80 countries have joined the Spanish proposal. We raise the flag of peace and dignity high,” Albares concluded.
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