Spain takes “one more step in its pro-Palestinian policy” in The Hague
The advert looks like“political act of capital importance for Spain’s position in the world”, estimates the Madrid daily The Razon. On Thursday June 6, the Spanish government joined the procedure ofSouth Africa, who filed a petition in December against Israelaccusing him of “genocide” alleged in Gaza, before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). An accusation that Israel vigorously denies.
“Madrid neither positions itself in favor of nor against the complaint against Israel for genocide, nor associates itself with it, nor takes sides in favor of the said accusation before the Court of The Hague, immediately nuance the site on the left ElDiario.es. What the government is doing is announcing that it will provide assistance to the court when it deems it appropriate, in order to help the judges ‘when it’s time to make a decision’.”
At a press conference “summoned urgently” Thursday June 6, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, “is res
