Israel Summons Spanish Ambassador Over Palestinian State Issue

[Purveyor]

The Foreign Ministry summoned Spain's ambassador to Israel following Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez's announcement that the European nation will recognize a Palestinian state in September.

Naor Gilon, who heads the Foreign Ministry's European Division, expressed disappointment in Jimenez's statements.

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4112444,00.html

[King_David]

1. Interesting that they take time from their financial crisis with this.

The other thing in the Mid East of interest to Spain is this :




Report: Spain offered Syria's Assad asylum

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/report-spain-offered-syria-s-assad-asylum-1.378742

[shaayecanaan]

2. The Israelis, you mean?

At a time of unprecedented public outcry over poverty, the cost of living, the price of housing, and concerns over the still-large Israeli public debt, you're surprised that they would take time out to lecture the Spanish ambassador over his position that the Palestinians should have a seat in the UN General Assembly?

I quite agree, but its refreshing that you should say so.

[King_David]

3. True that.Spain is part of The PIGS nations of Europe.

Originators of financial crisis in Europe.

[Harmony Blue]

4. I always thought it was Goldman Sachs....

maybe we see the news differently? o.O

[oberliner]

7. Goldman Sachs are the originators of the financial crisis in Europe

Including Spain?

Fascinating.

[azurnoir]

5. you mean like Greece? That is what the Gstands for isn't it?

perhaps Israel could buy them off er influence Spain just like it did Greece

[Ken Burch]

8. It was the banks that caused it, not the governments themselves

btw, governments that bring in austerity budgets are almost never pro-LGBT.

[King_David]

9. That has anything to do with? nt

[Ken Burch]

10. Your relentlessly hostility to social democratic governments

and your clear preference for right-wing economics(which are the only possible reasons you'd blame the government of Spain, Greece and Portugal, rather than the banking institutions that actually caused the European crisis).

[King_David]

11. This post is just offensive and wrong

like the others.

[Ken Burch]

14. Why is it offensive?

I sad "banking institutions". That wasn't offensive. Especially since those institutions are actually controlled exclusively by Christians.

My comment was simply about class. And you know it.

It was far more offensive that you used the term "PIGS countries" as if the financial collapse in Europe was caused by the greed of those who live in those countries or that of those governments themselves. You insulted those countries for no reason.

[King_David]

16. Hard to argue with this post

I have tried but,

I find difficulty arguing with ZERO substance.

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[King_David]

18. I never alerted

Because I prefer it stand .
I believe personal attacks
(and in this case mindless attacks)
are against the rules.

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[Ken Burch]

13. Example A would be your rabid hostility to the Labor Party governnent of Norway

n/t.

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[Violet_Crumble]

6. I hope they made him sit on the little seat...

Sitting on a big seat while finger-wagging at foreign diplomats really gets those points on the diplomacy scorecard!