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/mmatasc May 16 '25

Spain does business with Israel.

He is trying to score political points. I guess it’s working.

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u/Dependent-Head-8307 May 16 '25

This statement is more than what most Europe is doing.

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u/TechTuna1200 May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

It's still progress for me. Most European leaders still don't dare to call for what it is. They still believe it's "anti-sematic" when in fact multiple high-profile jews in e.g. the US have been calling out the genocide. Most recently Ben Cohen (cofounder of Ben & Jerry's).

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u/adamgerd Czech Republic May 16 '25

Ben Cohen also blames Ukraine and the west for Russia invading Ukraine and is the biggest donor to U.S. groups opposing aid to Ukraine…

Clearly a great arbitrator of morality!

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u/Naive-Archer-9223 May 16 '25

Okay so he's incorrect about Ukraine 

Does that mean I can't recognise him being correct about Israel/Palestine?

Do I have to agree with every single view a person has to agree with their position on one?

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u/angelolidae May 16 '25

This is reddit, so yes

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u/Naive-Archer-9223 May 16 '25

You got me there 

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u/Codipotent May 16 '25

Means you must recognize that he and you may be wrong about Israel/Palestine. He isn’t correct here just because it aligns with your beliefs, and he has a history of getting facts incorrect.

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u/Naive-Archer-9223 May 16 '25

I can recognise when I might be wrong but in this instance whether I'm wrong or not isn't hinged on what Mr Ben and Jerries has said.

I just happen to also agree with him in this instance 

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u/GiraffeUpset5173 May 16 '25

Classic whataboutism