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France 24
France 24
Politics
Benjamin DODMAN

In a divided Europe, Spain emerges as a champion of Palestinian statehood

Demonstrators hold a canvas with a detail of Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" and a giant Palestinian flag during a protest in the Basque city of San Sebastian on January 28, 2024. © Ander Gillenea, AFP

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez has been a staunch critic of Israel’s Gaza offensive since the start of the conflict, standing out in a cautious and divided Europe. He is now pushing his EU partners to recognise a Palestinian state and take concrete action over Israel’s conduct of the war.  

As he wrapped up his latest tour of the Middle East in Doha on Thursday, Spain’s Pedro Sanchez had a message for his Israeli counterpart, delivered on Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based channel Binyamin Netanyahu has vowed to take off the airwaves.  

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