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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T15:27:43.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nSpain will ask the European Union to end its association agreement with Israel over alleged violations of international law, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Sunday.\n\nSpain has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government over the Gaza conflict and Israel's attacks on neighboring Lebanon. Netanyahu has accused Spain of \"hypocrisy and hostility\".\n\n\"On Tuesday, Spain's government will present a proposal to the EU that the European Union break off its association agreement with Israel\", Sanchez told a political rally in Andalusia.\n\n> Ha llegado la hora de que la UE rompa su Acuerdo de Asociación con Israel.\n>\n> No tenemos nada contra el pueblo de Israel, al contrario. Pero un Gobierno que viola el derecho internacional y, por tanto, los principios y valores de la UE no puede ser nuestro socio.\n>\n> NO A LA GUERRA. pic.twitter.com/jsGOiGQDB8\n> — Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) April 19, 2026\n\n\n\n\nHe alleged that Israel \"violates international law\" and therefore \"cannot be a partner of the European Union... it's as simple as that\".\n\nIsrael's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar responded with a social media post in Spanish saying his country would \"not accept hypocritical lectures from someone who keeps ties with totalitarian regimes\", citing Turkey and Venezuela under former leader Nicolas Maduro.\n\nThe June 2000 association agreement -- a treaty that sets a framework for cooperation -- includes a clause requiring respect for human rights.\n\nSpain and Ireland first called for a review in 2024 over Israel's bombardment of Gaza.\n\nSpain's recognition of a Palestinian state the same year infuriated Israel, and Sanchez has stepped up his criticism of Netanyahu's government since.\n\nSpain, Ireland and Slovenia sent a letter to the European Commission on Friday calling for the accord with Israel to be discussed at the next meeting of EU foreign ministers.\n\nNetanyahu this month accused Spain of waging a hostile diplomatic campaign against his country and barred Madrid from taking part in the work of a U.S.‑led center created to help stabilize post‑war Gaza.",
  "title": "Spain urges EU to end association agreement with Israel"
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