Spanish PM vows to push Spain’s Congress to recognize Palestinian state

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, on March 8, 2024. (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP)
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, on March 8, 2024. (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP)

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announces that he will push Spain’s Congress to recognize a Palestinian state before the end of his mandate in 2027.

“We will do it because of moral conviction, because it’s a just cause, but also because it is the only way that two states — Israel and Palestine — can live together and coexist in peace and security,” he says.

Sanchez caused a stir in November when said he had “serious doubt” over the legality of Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza. Spain’s ambassador to Israel was summoned for a reprimand over the comments.

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