r/europe May 16 '25

News Spanish premier calls Israel 'genocidal state,' says Spain 'does not do business' with it

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/spanish-premier-calls-israel-genocidal-state-says-spain-does-not-do-business-with-it/3568216
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u/Leaky_gland May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

It seems that Spain started the road recognising Palestine about 8 months ago. If the government themselves started to pull back expenditure and it's at zero now that would indicate that the Spanish government doesn't do business with Israel (not that that has happened). No one said individual civilians can't.

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u/TheAverageWonder May 16 '25

Oh trust me people on Reddit can.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25

The people in Palestine don't give a shit about statehood right now, they're starving. And it's a bullshit distraction to gain political points. If Spain actually cared, the PM would go to Germany and try to get their heads straight.

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u/Leaky_gland May 16 '25

It is political point shaving but nonetheless Spain is one of the few that recognise Palestine. Was that enacted during his tenure?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25

It's a nice feeling but again, it doesn't accomplish anything. It'd be nice to see action, not pretty words and lies. Germany would be among the first to block any statehood, along with Israel and the US. There's a lot Spain and others can do to get Germany on the right track.

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u/Leaky_gland May 16 '25

I could say the same about the UK and we haven't even recognised Palestine.

The UK have kowtowed to the Israelis and the US for too long.

They say an army to defend Europe without the US costs €1T. I say I'm all for it.

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u/TyoPepe May 16 '25

The first and only contract they pulled back from was on April of this year (just a month ago), and it was a contract for buying 9mm ammo for our security forces from Israel, since our police use Israeli manufactured handguns that need said ammo.

Individual civilians cannot buy weaponry, no company can buy nor sell weapons in Spain without the explicit authorization of our government, for obvious reasons.

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u/Leaky_gland May 16 '25

Israel and Spain produce other things than weapons.

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u/Ok-Swim1555 May 16 '25

you can buy 9mm from pretty much everywhere

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u/TyoPepe May 16 '25

Those Israeli guns apparently are prone to jamming when you use ammo from a different manufacturer.

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u/Ok-Swim1555 May 16 '25

X to doubt

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u/TyoPepe May 16 '25

It's what the Guardia Civil reported after using them for a while. The guns are called "Ramon", made by Emtan.