Traveling to Bilbao, in the Basque Country, the head of the Spanish government Pedro Sánchez affirmed that his executive will recognize the State of Palestine by the end of its mandate, in 2027. An intention which is part of a coherence in in favor of Palestine and the Palestinian people and against the invasion of Gaza by Israel.
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With our correspondent in Madrid, Francois Musseau
Since the entry of the Israeli army into Gaza, Pedro Sanchez does not waste an opportunity to demand respect for international law in this territory. He also does not miss an opportunity to demand that the State of Israel respect international treaties, or to recall that “ the barbaric Hamas attack of October 7 in no way justifies the tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths caused by the Jewish state, including a large number of civilians “, he insisted.
In this logic, the socialist leader Spanish believes that the only solution to stop this bloody conflict is the creation of two states, which of course implies in his eyes the formal recognition of the Palestinian state. Already in 2014, the lower house of Parliament in Madrid, then dominated by the right, had already voted for this intention, without effect.
A desire that still remains to be formalized
“ We will do it not out of moral conviction, because it is a just cause, but also because it is the only way that two States, Israel and Palestine, can coexist in peace and security. “, he explained.
If the Spanish Prime Minister had already expressed his wish to recognize a Palestinian state, he had never specified within what time frame. This time, with their left-wing ally Sumar, very pro-Palestinian, it seems that the socialists in power firmly intend to take action. This desire will also be made official at the next Council of Ministers. It remains to be seen whether Pedro Sánchez will be able to convince his European partners.
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