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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Spain

The trophy is displayed on the pitch ahead of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, December 18, 2022. (Martin Meissner/AP)
December 11, 2024, 8:54 am
FIFA to confirm soccer 2030 World Cup hosts, award 2034 tourney to Saudi Arabia
Three-continent, six-nation bid led by Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host 2030 event, irking environmentalists over emissions; Saudi Arabia to get 2034 despite human rights record
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The MV Maersk Rubicon arrives at the Port of Melbourne, Australia's largest port for containerized and general cargo, to unload its containers in Melbourne on March 19, 2024. (William West/AFP)
November 9, 2024, 8:25 pm
Spanish port denies entry to Danish ship, alleging it’s carrying arms to Israel
Maersk says vessel not carrying ‘military weapons or ammunition’; Spain has been one of Israel’s biggest critics in Europe over war in Gaza, recognized Palestinian state this year
By AFP
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrive for a joint statement at the Moncloa palace in Madrid, Spain, September 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul White)
October 16, 2024, 1:37 am
In long-shot wartime proposal, Spain and PA push for reprise of 1991 Madrid peace summit
Pledging to meet by end of year, both players seek relevance as the Gaza conflict rages on; but experts say that with neither Israeli nor US participation, prospects are poor
By Batya Levinthal
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during the 'World in Progress Barcelona' Forum in Barcelona on October 14, 2024. (LLUIS GENE / AFP)
October 14, 2024, 5:14 pm
Spanish PM urges EU to accept bid to end free trade with Israel
Pedro Sanchez also calls on international community to stop selling arms to Israel after UNIFIL soldiers were hurt in ground offensive in Lebanon
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Portrait of a man thought to be Christopher Columbus by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519.(public domain)
October 13, 2024, 12:32 pm
Study finds Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe
Researchers analyze DNA fragmented remains believed to be world-shaping explorer’s; they say any further narrowing down of his origins remains elusive
By Graham Keeley
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Amman, Jordan, October 17, 2023. (AP Photo/ Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
September 18, 2024, 10:03 am
Palestinian Authority president to thank Spain for support in visit to Madrid
On way to UN General Assembly, Abbas stops in Spain to meet with its PM and king after first Palestinian ambassador presented credentials there on Monday
By AFP and ToI Staff
Husni Abdel Wahed, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to Spain, at the PA's mission headquarters in Madrid, on May 28, 2024. (Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)
September 16, 2024, 6:54 pm
First official Palestinian ambassador to Spain submits his credentials
Husni Abdel Wahed welcomed to palace by King Felipe VI, four months after Madrid, alongside Norway and Ireland, formally recognized a Palestinian state
By AFP
Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares (C) addresses a press conference with (From L) European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borell, Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Mustafa, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and Jordanian Foreign Minster Ayman Safadi at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Madrid on September 13, 2024. (Thomas Coex/AFP)
September 13, 2024, 8:01 pm
Ministers from European, Muslim countries meet in Madrid to talk Palestinian statehood
Spanish FM Albares says two-state solution ‘only way’ to ensure peace in region; claims he’d be ‘delighted’ if Israel took part in such discussions, despite it not being invited
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Hezbollah drone is seen being shot down by air defenses over northern Israel, June 23, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 18, 2024, 5:54 pm
Spain, Germany arrest 4 for supplying Hezbollah with drone parts used against Israel
Spanish companies run by Lebanese nationals acquired parts that authorities assess could have been used by terror group to build hundreds of drones
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Members of 'penas' (festive groups) unfold a Palestinian flag on the sun section of the bullring at the begining of the fifth bullfight of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 11, 2024. (Ander Gillenea / AFP)
July 16, 2024, 3:51 pm
From bullfights to Euro 2024, Spain’s overt Gaza support sparks fear in some Jews
The country, one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of Israel’s war in the Strip, is home to a Jewish community that reports feeling an increasingly hostile environment
By Romain Chauvet
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, left, takes part in a meeting with Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, 2nd right and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, 3rd right with Middle Eastern foreign ministers at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, May 29, 2024. (Manu Fernandez/AP)
May 29, 2024, 4:44 pm
Palestinian Authority prime minister visits Madrid after recognition of state
Mohammad Mustafa joins leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries for summit in Spanish capital, declares diplomatic move will ‘strengthen resolve’ for a lasting peace
By AP and ToI Staff
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivering a televised speech over his country's recognition of Palestinian statehood, at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, May 28, 2024. (POOL MONCLOA/AFP)
May 28, 2024, 2:53 pm
Spain, Norway, Ireland formally recognize Palestinian state; rift with Israel widens
Israel slams Madrid, accuses it of ‘being complicit in inciting genocide against Jews and war crimes’; Spanish PM recognizes state in a linked West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem
By AP and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Israel Katz tours the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 27, 2024, 1:52 pm
Israel orders Spanish consulate to stop providing services to Palestinians
Foreign Minister Israel Katz says the order is meant to punish Spain for recognizing a Palestinian state, as feud between Jerusalem and Madrid heats up
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Israel Katz in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
May 24, 2024, 12:14 pm
FM forbids Spanish consulate in Jerusalem from serving West Bank Palestinians
Announcement comes in response to Spanish recognition of Palestinian state and Spanish minister saying ‘Palestine will be free from the river to the sea’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A boy waves a Palestinian flag as demonstrators march during a protest in support of Palestinians and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, on January 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
May 22, 2024, 1:49 pm
Daily Briefing May 22: Day 229 – Trio of countries to recognize Palestine. Why now?
Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren and diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on the announcements from Spain, Norway and Ireland – and the chances that PM Netanyahu will follow suit
By ToI Staff
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