Spain's prime minister says he will propose that parliament recognizes a Palestinian state. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday that his position on the conflict in the Gaza Strip is much like his country's support for Ukraine following Russia's full-scale invasion.
FILE - Pedro Sanchez, Spain’s Prime Minister delivers his speech at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 17, 2024. Sánchez said Saturday March 9, 2024 that he will propose that Spain’s parliament recognizes a Palestinian state. “I will propose granting Spain’s recognition to the Palestinian state,” Sánchez said.
Sánchez added his voice to a chorus of other European leaders and government officials who have said that they couldFrench President Emmanuel Macron said last month that it’s not “taboo” for France to recognize a Palestinian state. British Foreign Minister David Cameron said that the United Kingdom Sánchez said that his position on the conflict in the Gaza Strip is much like his country’s support for Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion more than two years ago.
He stressed that Spain demanded “respect for international law from Russia, and from Israel, for the violence to end, the recognition of two states, and for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza.”Netanyahu leaned on his top rival to help unify Israel. Now, Benny Gantz is more popularHis comments at a rights conference in the city of Bilbao came as aid shipments were headed for Gaza amid theFive months after Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct.
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