Minister calls Spanish president 'absolute zero' for Iran attack response

• Published date: 14 April 2024
• Author: MICHAEL STARR
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"We follow the events in the Middle East with utmost concern. A regional escalation must be avoided at all costs," Sanchez said on social media. "We are in permanent contact with the embassies in the region, which remain active, to serve the Spaniards in the area."

Spanish Jewish organization Action and Communication on the Middle East (ACOM) said that his comments were a "shame for all Spaniards" for not condemning Iran's barrage.

Sanchez "is a pawn of the Iranians, an agent of the ayatollahs," said ACOM.

Spain's Israel ambassador responded to People's Party's comments

Israeli ambassador to Spain Rodica Radian-Gordon did not immediately respond to Sanchez's statement but welcomed People's Party president Alberto Núñez Feijóo's comments on social media.

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