THEY Demand Total Submission: Spanish Minister Says Try THEM In The Hague!

We ask our partner that, as the Government of Spain, we bring Netanyahu before the International Criminal Court for war crimes. Here is my official statement 👇 pic.twitter.com/Wuu8nnKfVp

— Ione Belarra (@ionebelarra) October 16, 2023

el pais  |  The Israeli Embassy in Spain issued a statement on Monday afternoon in which it strongly condemns the recent statements of some members of the Spanish Government, without specifying any name or political formation, and calls on the current president, Pedro Sánchez, to unequivocally denounce and condemn what he considers "shameful," according to the note. Shortly before nine o'clock in the evening, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded with a strong statement in which it categorically rejects the falsehoods poured in the communiqué of the Israeli Embassy about some of its members and does not accept unfounded insinuations about them.

In its note, the Israeli diplomatic legation describes as deeply worrying that, at a time when Israel is mourning - for the loss of innocent lives in the barbaric Hamas attack on 7 October, when more than 150 civilians, including children, women and the elderly remain captive to Hamas terrorists in Gaza, certain elements within the Spanish Government have chosen to align themselves with this ISIS-type terrorism, in reference to the Islamic State. These statements are not only absolutely immoral, but also endanger the security of the Jewish communities of Spain, exposing them to the risk of a greater number of anti-Semitic incidents and attacks, the note from the Israeli Embassy adds. Both Sumar, the formation led by Yolanda Díaz, and Podemos and the United Left participated this Sunday in the demonstration that toured the center of Madrid in solidarity with Palestine. Sumar has expressly condemned the attacks on the civilian population committed by Hamas in Israel.

Ione Belarra, acting Minister of Social Rights and the only member of the Executive who attended Sunday's march in support of the Palestinian people, has responded on the social network X [before Twitter]: "His government [in reference to Benjamin Netanyahu's Executive] is carrying out war crimes in the Gaza Strip, massive bombings, water and electricity cuts, no humanitarian aid is allowed in. To denounce this genocide is not to align itself with Hamas, it is a democratic obligation. Silence, complicity with terror. Belarra, also secretary general of Podemos, asked the socialist part of the current executive to work together to file a petition with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to investigate the war crimes committed in Palestine by [Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu. For her part, Yolanda Díaz, second acting vice president and leader of the Sumar platform, in which Podemos is integrated, denounced last week the "Israeli apartheid" against the Palestinian people, in addition to condemning violence against civilians wherever it comes from. Díaz demonstrated in this way during an event organized in Madrid by the group The Left of the European Parliament.

 For its part, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded forcefully to the communiqué of the Israeli Embassy. Any political leader can freely express positions as a representative of a political party in a full democracy such as Spain, the text emphasizes. In any case, the position of the Government of Spain as a whole with regard to the terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas is clear: sharp condemnation, demand for immediate and unconditional release of hostages and recognition of Israel's right to defend itself within the limits set by international law and international humanitarian law, he adds. In order to leave no doubt, he riveted: Has the Government as a whole repeatedly expressed the need to distinguish the Palestinian population from the Hamas terrorist group, to protect the civilian population in Gaza and the imperative need to maintain the basic supplies essential for the well-being of that population. The Government as a whole reiterates that the only viable solution to achieving a situation of peace and stability in the region is the two-State solution that coexists in peace and security, as endorsed by the United Nations.