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Spanish PM hits back after Katz accused Barcelona star who waved Palestinian flag of ‘inciting hatred’
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FC Barcelona player Lamine Yamal holding a Palestinian flag as he celebrates with his team atop a bus after winning the Spanish La Liga soccer title in Barcelona, Spain, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Barcelona star Lamine Yamal made Spain “proud” for waving a Palestinian flag at a victory parade, leading Defense Minister Israel Katz to accuse him of “inciting hatred.” FC Barcelona has also distanced itself from Yamal.
“Those who think that waving the flag of a state is ‘inciting hatred’, they have either lost their minds or they have been blinded by their own disgrace. Lamine just expressed the solidarity with Palestine that millions of Spaniards feel. Yet another reason to be proud of him,” Sanchez writes on X.
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