Israeli political leaders have mocked and exploited the migration crisis engulfing Morocco, an Israeli ally, and Spain, whose relations with Israel have sharply deteriorated.
Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, wrote on X last week with barely concealed glee: "Spain, which never misses an opportunity to lecture Israel, has declared a state of emergency in Ceuta following the crisis over its immigration policy."
Spain did not declare a state of emergency in Ceuta.
Danon's real grievance appears to be Madrid's forceful and consistent condemnation of Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, along with its refusal to back the US and Israel in their war against Iran.
"The involvement of official Israeli channels and associated social media accounts in amplifying anti-Spanish rhetoric in the wake of the Ceuta crisis seeks to undermine Spanish strategic positions in the Middle East and North Africa region," Denis Cenusa, a geopolitical analyst and fellow at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, told Middle East Eye.
