Thursday 4 September 2025 - 11:13
Spanish PM:  Europe’s response to war in Gaza has been a failure

​Europe and the west’s double standards over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza threaten to undermine its global standing, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has warned, describing the response to Israel’s assault on the Palestinian territory as one of the darkest episodes of international relations in the 21st century.

Hawzah News Agency- Sánchez – the first senior European leader to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza – said he was pleased that other European countries were following Spain’s lead in recognising a Palestinian state, but accepted Europe’s response had been poor.

“It is a failure'', he said. Absolutely. It is also the reality that, within the European Union, there are countries that are divided when it comes to how to influence Israel.

“What we’re now witnessing in Gaza is perhaps one of the darkest episodes of international relations in the 21st century, and in this regard what I have to say is that Spain has been very vocal within the EU and also within the international community'', he said. “Within the EU, what we have done so far is advocate to suspend the strategic partnership that the EU has with Israel''.

Source: The Guardian

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