2024 Santiago Abascal and Benjamin Netanyahu meeting
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| Part of Israel–Spain relations | |
| Date | May 28, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Participants | Santiago Abascal and Benjamin Netanyahu |
On 28 May 2024, Santiago Abascal met Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, generating reactions both in Spain and internationally.
Some media outlets said that the meeting "will mark him for his entire political life."[1]
Context
[edit]The same day, the Government of Spain recognized Palestine.[2] Abascal promised Netanyahu revert the recognition once in power.[3] Some consider this support as a contrast to Sánchez government.[4][5] Meeting was secret.[6]
Later was known that Abascal changed his agenda on the fly to travel to Israel (he canceled his presence at a rally in Valladolid) and reacted "quickly and effectively" to organize a trip that was "necessary" to "paralyze any attempt to harm the sovereignty of Spain and defend their unity.[7]
Reactions
[edit]Irene Montero, Podemos lead candidate for 2024 European Parliament election in Spain, said that meeting to "do not remain in impunity".[8] Estrella Galán, Sumar lead candidate for same elections, showed a photograph of the meeting during an electoral debate.[9]
Antonio Maíllo, co-coordinator of the United Left (IU), criticized Abascal for the meeting.[10] Óscar Puente, Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility said in X: "Feijóo has decided to be Abascal's paymaster in these elections. First with Milei. Then with Netanyahu. And he will pay dearly." Íñigo Errejón said "the Spanish extreme right with the Israeli extreme right and its genocidal government".[11] A reader published an op-ed in El Periódico de Catalunya saying "Abascal is very desperate to support Netanyahu".[12] Gerardo Tecé criticized Abascal for the meeting.[13]
Jorge Buxadé thanked Abascal for his "urgent" trip to Israel to "save" Spain from a "serious risk" situation.[14]
Iustitia Europa filed a complaint to Abascal questioning whether the meeting he had with after recognizing Palestine would put Spain's neutrality at risk.[15] In September 2024, the Supreme Court of Spain rejected the complaint.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ León, Rodrigo Ponce de (30 May 2024). "La ultraderecha, contra los trabajadores". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Gaza war: Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognise Palestinian state". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Liñán, José M. Abad (28 May 2024). "Abascal se reúne con Netanyahu y le promete revertir el reconocimiento de Palestina "cuando sea presidente del Gobierno"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Kahana, Ariel (3 June 2024). "Spain's Vox party head slams his PM over Palestinian state". JNS.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Público (28 May 2024). "Abascal se reúne con Netanyahu para elogiar "la firmeza de Israel" y dar la espalda al Gobierno español". www.publico.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Abascal se reúne por sorpresa con Netanyahu en Jerusalén y le promete "revocar" el reconocimiento de Palestina". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Abascal se reunió con Netanyahu para frenar pretensiones de ataque a la soberanía española". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Irene Montero pide que no quede "en la impunidad" la reunión de Abascal con Netanyahu". infobae (in European Spanish). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Ordax, Aitor (3 June 2024). "La inmigración, el gasto militar y el auge ultra centran el debate europeo de la SER entre los seis principales candidatos del 9-J" [Immigration, military spending and the rise of the far right are the focus of SER's European debate between the six main candidates for the 9 June elections] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Maíllo afea a Abascal su reunión con el "genocida" Netanyahu y vincula a Sumar el reconocimiento español de Palestina". www.gentedigital.es. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Indignación en el Gobierno ante el encuentro de Abascal con Netanyahu: "La foto le perseguirá toda su vida"". LaSexta (in Spanish). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Rabadán, Miguel (3 June 2024). "Carta de un lector: "Muy desesperado está Abascal para apoyar a Netanyahu"". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Tecé, Gerardo. "Un admirador, un amigo, un esclavo, un siervo". ctxt.es | Contexto y Acción (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Press, Europa (29 May 2024). "Buxadé agradece a Abascal por su viaje "urgente" a Israel para "salvar" a España de una situación de "grave riesgo"". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Iustitia Europa, el partido de las terapias naturales que se querella contra Abascal por "alta traición"". El Español (in Spanish). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Press, Europa (16 September 2024). "TS rechaza que la visita de Abascal a Netanyahu tras reconocerse a Palestina pusiera en riesgo la neutralidad de España". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 3 January 2025.