Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez has warned that Israel’s “disproportionate response” in Gaza risks destabilising “the entire world”.
Israel’s “absolutely disproportionate response” has “overturned decades of humanitarian law and threatened to destabilise the Middle East and, as a consequence, the whole world”, the prime minister told lawmakers, adding that recognising a Palestinian state is “in Europe’s geopolitical interests”.
“The international community cannot help the Palestinian state if it does not recognise its existence,” he said.
Spain is one of a growing number of European nations, including Ireland, Malta and Slovenia who have announced they are ready to recognise Palestinian statehood.
Mr Sanchez raised the subject during a visit last week to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, when he indicated that Spain could recognise Palestine as a nation by the end of June.
He is due to meet with several other leaders, including those of Norway and Portugal, in the coming days to discuss the issue, a government spokeswoman said.
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