Francisca Pedros
‘Israel’ summons Spanish diplomat over minister’s ‘river to sea’ remarks, ‘Israeli’ media says
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- ‘Israel’ summoned Spain’s chargé d’affaires over comments by Youth Minister Sira Rego
- Rego said Spaniards support “a free Palestine from the river to the sea”
- The remarks were made at an event in Madrid presenting Palestinian Ambassador Fadi Elhusseini.
‘Israel’ summoned Spain’s chargé d’affaires in Tel Aviv over comments by Spanish Youth and Children Minister Sira Rego supporting a Palestinian state “from the river to the sea”, according to 'Israeli' and Spanish media.
Rego made the comments on Thursday while presenting newly appointed Palestinian Ambassador to Spain Fadi Elhusseini at an event in Madrid.
“The position of Spanish society is clear ... for a free Palestine from the river to the sea,” Rego said, according to Europa Press. She also called for an end to diplomatic and commercial relations between Spain and ‘Israel’.
‘Israel’s’ Foreign Ministry said Spain’s chargé d’affaires, Francisca Pedros, was summoned for a formal reprimand over the remarks. The ministry said the statement was part of what it described as a broader Spanish government policy toward ‘Israel’.
Spain formally recognised a Palestinian state in May 2024, and relations between Madrid and ‘Israel’ have become increasingly strained over the Gaza war.
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