{"id":2262520,"date":"2024-06-07T17:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T21:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spain-is-realizing-it-made-a-huge-mistake-backing-palestinians\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T17:27:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T21:27:31","slug":"spain-is-realizing-it-made-a-huge-mistake-backing-palestinians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spain-is-realizing-it-made-a-huge-mistake-backing-palestinians\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain Regrets Supporting Palestinians"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspain-is-realizing-it-made-a-huge-mistake-backing-palestinians%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262520&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tern Journal member will \u200breceive\u200d even \u200cdeeper discount subscriptions to the world\u2019s #1 Magazine\u200d for Conservative news &#038; commentary: <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Unprecedented Access to \u200cAmerica\u2019s\u2062 Most Pro-Trump Administration Magazine<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"western-survey-question\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span><b><em>How confident are you in the fairness of\u200d the 2024 Election?<\/em><\/b><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"western-survey-answer-one western-survey-answer-container western-survey-answer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span><b><em>I have\u2064 complete confidence in our voting system<\/em><\/b><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"western-survey-answer-two western-survey-answer-container western-survey-answer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span><b><em>I\u2019m not sure the election will be fair<\/em><\/b><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"western-survey-answer-three western-survey-answer-container western-survey-answer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span><b><em>I don\u2019t have confidence in our voting system<\/em><\/b><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"western-survey-answer-container-western-custom-survey-answer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span><b><em>I trust The \u2062Western Journal to report everything fairly<\/em><\/b><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"western-survey-answer-container-western-survey-error\" style=\"text-align: center; display: none;\"><i><span><b><em>You must select at least one answer<\/em><\/b><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/category\/foreign-relations\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Foreign \u2062Relations<\/b><\/a><\/i> <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/category\/world-news\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>World News<\/b><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s recognition of &#8220;Palestine&#8221; as its own state may \u200bhave been a mistake.\u200c The move was joined by other\u2064 European nations, \u200cbut it has now sparked consequences for the Spanish government.\u2063 Calling\u2063 the Gaza War a &#8220;genocide&#8221; has put them in a difficult position as their own laws may require them to take in over 2 million Palestinian\u2063 refugees. The government has attempted to minimize the statements \u2062of officials \u200dwho called the war\u200c a genocide, but this has led to criticism and accusations \u200bof hypocrisy.\u200c Spain&#8217;s refusal to set up an embassy in Ramallah, the administrative capital for the Palestinian authority, has also caused tension. \u2062This situation highlights the\u200d complexities and challenges of taking a stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the potential consequences for countries that officially recognize Palestine as a state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Spain Is Realizing It Made a Huge Mistake Backing Palestinians<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 7, 2024 at 12:01pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Spain might have made a huge a mistake in recognizing \u201cPalestine\u201d as its own state.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s like Spain was necessarily alone in that move, at least among European nations. The declaration of this recognition was joined by EU nations Ireland and Norway, and several others have followed suit since then.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Spanish government has learned that, along with recognizing the Palestinian state, calling the Gaza War a \u201cgenocide\u201d could have disastrous national consequences.<\/p>\n<p>According to Spanish news website <a href=\"https:\/\/okdiario.com\/espana\/hasta-2-millones-palestinos-pueden-pedir-asilo-espana-acusar-gobierno-israel-genocidio-12913408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OK Diario<\/a>, the Spanish government has been attempting to minimize the sweeping condemnations of government officials like Minister of Defense Margarita Robles, who said, \u201cWhat is happening in Gaza is a real genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calling Robles\u2019 statement mere \u201cpersonal opinions,\u201d the Spanish government has come to the startling realization that, if they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainland-china-says-biden-must-change-u-s-policies\/\" title=\"Mainland China says Biden must change U.S. policies\">officially call<\/a> the war a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-israeli-un-ambassador-gives-epic-response-un-approving-palestinian-enhanced-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">genocide<\/a>\u201d against Palestinians, then they would be on the hook for harboring over 2 million Palestinian refugees.<\/p>\n<p>OK Diario explained that reason for this potential obligation was thanks to Spain\u2019s 2009 Asylum Law, as well as a 2020 Spanish Supreme Court case that ruled that anyone fleeing an \u201cextermination\u201d must be granted asylum.<\/p>\n<p>Under those bylaws, if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-3-european-countries-ignore-terrorist-leadership-recognize-palestine-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish government<\/a> officially condemned Israel for \u201cgenocide,\u201d then they would be forced to accept any and all Palestinian refugees that showed up on their doorstep.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the havoc already wreaked by years of unchecked migration to the European continent, Spain probably does not want the further headache of potentially allowing in another couple of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-owens-the-greatest-threat-to-the-left-is-a-middle-class-black-american\/\" title=\"Congressman Owens: \u2018The Greatest Threat To The Left Is A Middle Class Black American\u2019\">million immigrants<\/a>, let alone any Hamas operatives hiding among the genuine refugees.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, though they have adopted the fashionably left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/josh-hammer-left-now-using-1619-project-logic-white-israelis-brown-palestinians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-Palestinian stance<\/a>, Spain seems rather lukewarm in that stance thus far.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should Spain rescind its previous statements on Palestinians?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Because, even though Spain has recognized the Palestinian state, they have been criticized for their refusal to set up an embassy in Ramallah, the administrative capital for the Palestinian authority, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.israelhayom.com\/2024\/06\/05\/spain-recognizes-palestine-but-opts-against-embassy-in-ramallah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel Hayom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After unilaterally recognizing a Palestinian state, Spain is telling officials to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-report-warned-of-extremist-plot-to-attack-congress-on-january-6-but-capitol-security-was-not-increased-to-meet-threat\/\" title=\"FBI Report Warned of Extremist Plot to Attack Congress on January 6, But Capitol Security Was Not Increased to Meet Threat\">stop calling<\/a> the war a genocide for fear of having to take Palestinian refugees &#038; is refusing to move their embassy to Palestinian-controlled areas out of \u201csafety and quality of life\u201d concerns. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x0Fg1qJM16\">https:\/\/t.co\/x0Fg1qJM16<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IRBm7bwBM6\">pic.twitter.com\/IRBm7bwBM6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AG (@AGHamilton29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGHamilton29\/status\/1798491856596349054?\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Ireland has at least remained consistent by setting up an embassy in Ramallah, Spanish diplomats said they preferred to stay in Israel due to \u201cquality of life and security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Granted, Israel has threatened to close the Spanish consulate in Israel if Spain establishes diplomatic ties between Spain and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-disgusting-nyc-pro-palestinian-agitator-highlights-north-korea-key-ally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a>, but clearly, Spain has found themselves between a rock and a hard place.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, I rejected <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jmalbares?\">@jmalbares<\/a>\u2018s request to lift the restrictions imposed on the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>The State of Israel will not remain silent in the face of the Spanish government\u2019s unilateral decision to recognize a Hamas-led Palestinian state <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanchezcastejon?\">@sanchezcastejon<\/a> and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05db\u201d\u05e5 Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Israel_katz\/status\/1796477466728349813?\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chanting \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vulnerable-squad-democrat-says-anti-israel-chant-river-sea-isnt-hate-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from the river to the sea<\/a>\u201d and declaring a country fighting a defensive war is committing \u201cgenocide\u201d is easy from the comfort of a stable first world country.<\/p>\n<p>But, when that stance forcibly obligates you to open your borders to potentially millions of unvetted refugees, then it becomes a much less defensible position.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Spain\u2019s asylum laws, how easy would it be for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israel-shuts-news-outlet-takes-off-air-hamas-mouthpiece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas operatives<\/a> to smuggle themselves into Europe disguised as refugees?<\/p>\n<p>Even if you wear rosy, leftist-tinted glasses and think that Hamas wouldn\u2019t do that, the sheer logistics of taking in millions of people is nightmarish for any country \u2014 let alone one already at maximum occupancy like Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish government was right to recognize the practical difficulties and risks of calling the Gaza War a \u201cgenocide,\u201d but it does make them seem like hypocrites on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps they should have thought through the real world implications of recognizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/every-democratic-senator-except-2-comes-support-palestinian-statehood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian state<\/a> before they decided to join their peers in a virtue-signaling display of loyalty.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain may regret recognizing Palestine as a state, a move not widely supported among European nations. 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