Source: Common Dreams
“Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday announced a series of nine new measures — including a total arms embargo — aimed at pressuring the government of fugitive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘to stop the genocide in Gaza.’ Sánchez, who leads the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), announced the steps during a speech in which he first acknowledged the historical suffering of the Jewish people, which includes the 1492 ethnic cleansing of Jews from Spain. ‘The Jewish people have suffered countless persecutions, deserve to have their own state, and to feel secure,’ Sánchez said. ‘That is why the Spanish government has condemned Hamas’ attacks from day one.’ However, ‘there is a difference between defending your country and bombing hospitals or starving innocent children,’ the prime minister continued. ‘This is an unjustifiable attack on the civilian population, which the [United Nations] rapporteur has described as genocide.'” (09/08/25)