Spain’s own anti-Zionism – tainted by its historic and faintly regretted torturous antisemitism – makes the country’s sense of “justice” a tad suspect.
“I’m in favor of France recognizing a Palestinian state, but not necessarily tomorrow,’’ European Parliament member (MEP) Bernard Guetta told The Jerusalem Post.
Only slightly more respondents said they supported peaceful political action to establish a political state (44.5%) over violent military resistance (40.8%). A further 14.7% declined to answer.
"This is the message of peace," said Prime Minister Robert Golob.
Israel “has wrongly sought to portray” unilateral Palestinian statehood recognition “as a reward for terrorism and a boost for Hamas. This could not be further from the truth,” he said.
A viable Palestinian state is essential, not only as a response to the Palestinian aspiration for self-determination but as the only possible option to stabilize the region.
Israel must repudiate Netanyahu’s lack of statesmanship, which is leading Western countries to recognize a Palestinian state that could become a real Hamastan.
The Biden administration seeks to promote a regional deal that includes ending the war, demanding Hamas return hostages, and reinstating PA forces in Gaza.
"We are not going to fall into provocations. The video is scandalous and execrable," Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told a news conference in Brussels.
"This is again hopefully a source of encouragement for these countries to take the necessary courageous step," Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Mohammad Mustafa said.
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