Hello and welcome to the details of Israel says to stop work of Spanish consulate for Palestinians and now with the details
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - The Spanish and European Union flags flutter on the consulate of Spain building in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem May 22, 2024. — AFP pic
JERUSALEM, May 24 — Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said today he had decided to “sever the connection” between Spain’s diplomatic mission and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over Madrid’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
“I have decided to sever the connection between Spain’s representation in Israel and the Palestinians, and to prohibit the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem from providing services to Palestinians from the West Bank,” Katz said in a post on X.
It was not immediately clear how Israel would carry out the threat.
Advertisement
Asked by AFP about the practicalities and consequences of Katz’s announcement, the foreign ministry did not immediately comment.
Katz said his decision was made “in response to Spain’s recognition of a Palestinian state and the anti-Semitic call by Spain’s deputy prime minister to... ‘liberate Palestine from the river to the sea’”.
Spain, Ireland and Norway announced Wednesday their decision to recognise the State of Palestine later this month, drawing rebuke from Israel.
Advertisement
The Israeli government denounced the largely symbolic move as a “reward for terror” as the war in the Gaza Strip, sparked by Hamas’s unprecedented October 7 attack, nears an eighth month.
The foreign ministry on Thursday warned that Israel’s ties with Ireland, Norway and Spain would face “serious consequences”.
Katz in his Friday announcement criticised remarks on X by the Spanish government’s number three Yolanda Diaz, a far-left party leader and labour minister.
Welcoming the announcement of the formal recognition of a Palestinian state, Diaz had said: “We cannot stop here. Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea.”
The pro-Palestinian rallying cry refers to historic Palestine’s borders under the British mandate, which extended from the Jordan river to the Mediterranean Sea, before the creation of Israel in 1948.
Critics perceive it as a call for the elimination of Israel, including its ambassador to Spain who condemned the minister’s remarks.
The phrase “from the river to the sea” is sometimes also used as a Zionist slogan for a Greater Israel that would span over the same territory. — AFP
These were the details of the news Israel says to stop work of Spanish consulate for Palestinians for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
