STATEMENT OF THE CATALAN ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF ISRAEL REGARDING THE RECOGNITION OF PALESTINE BY THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT
The Catalan Association of Friends of Israel (ACAI) strongly condemns the recognition that the Spanish government of Pedro Sánchez approved at the Council of Ministers and without a proper Parliament debate regarding the non-existent state of Palestine. The unilateral way of proceeding, without democratic consensus and without even considering the Israeli side, shows that this maneuver has been done disregarding Israel despite the official statements saying the opposite. How else can it be understood that Vice President Yolanda Díaz speaks explicitly of "liberating Palestine from the river to the sea" which, as everyone knows, is nothing but an euphemism for the extermination of the Jewish population? In addition, other members of the parties that support the Spanish government are advocating for a total break in relations with the state of Israel. Not only a diplomatic rupture but also commercial, cultural and of all areas. This decision must be explained in terms of inter...
