Spain summons Israeli diplomat to protest FM’s ‘liar’ comments

MADRID: Spain summoned Israel’s top diplomat on Tuesday for the second time in five days over remarks by Israel’s foreign minister that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was antisemitic and a “liar.” Israel’s charge d’affaires, Dana Erlich, was called in over “the unacceptable words and positions of the Israeli foreign minister,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. Israel has not had an ambassador in Spain since the Sanchez government recognized the state of Palestine in 2024.

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