Tel Aviv [Israel], Israel on Friday banned the Spanish Consulate in Jerusalem from providing services to Palestinians from the West Bank, following Spain's announcement that it would recognize an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Friday that they had decided to "disengage." Relations between Spain's diplomatic missions and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over Madrid's recognition of Palestinian statehood" Furthermore, he also condemned Spain's Deputy Prime Minister, Yolanda Díaz, for not only recognizing Palestinian statehood but also " 'Liberation' of Palestine from the river to the sea."

>In response to Spain's recognition of the Palestinian state and the anti-Semitic call by the Deputy Prime Minister of Spain not only to recognize the Palestinian state but also to 'liberate Palestine from river to sea', I have decided to break relations between Spain Is...

- Israel כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) May 24, 202


In a post on I decided to sever ties between Israel and the Palestinians represented by Spain, and to ban the Spanish Consulate in Jerusalem from providing services to Palestinians from the West Bank."If this ignorant, hate-filled person wants to understand what radical Islam really wants, they should study 700 years of Islamic rule in Al-Andalu, today's Spain," he said on Wednesday in Spain, Norway and Ireland. Including saying that he would recognize an independent Palestinian state, rebuking Israel over the war in Gaza and its decades-long occupation of the Palestinian territories, The New York Times reported that in his previous comments, Katz had already criticized Spain "Israel will not remain silent, this will have more serious consequences," he warned, adding that similar measures would be taken against Spain if it follows through on its intention to recognize a Palestinian state. Israel's Foreign Minister has directed the immediate recall of Israel's ambassadors to Ireland and Norway for consultations in light of this development. The decisions of these countries to recognize the Palestinian state were highlighted. I am sending a clear and unambiguous message to Ireland and Norway: Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who undermine its sovereignty and threaten its security,” he said in a post shared on X. Israel's Foreign Minister highlighted that these countries chose to reward Hamas and Iran by recognizing the Palestinian state "after the Hamas terrorist organization carried out the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, the most heinous crime witnessed by the world After committing sexual crimes, these countries chose to reward Hamas and Iran by recognizing the Palestinian state. ,” he said in his post on Must be obtained through.Israelis and Palestinians and although they support a two-state solution, unilateral measures by third parties will not advance that goal. Meanwhile, Israel has strongly condemned international efforts to recognize Palestinian statehood and has stressed that Israel needs to negotiate directly with Palestinian leaders on a permanent solution. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be an "existential threat" to Israel, The New York Times reported.