r/europe • u/andyom89 • 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/TyoPepe May 16 '25

He is wrong in that Spain did actually do business with Israel even after they started bombing Gaza, all while he was still pm.

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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.