Overview
- An Elcano Institute July barometer cited by Diario Sur reports that 82% of Spaniards consider Israel’s actions in Gaza to be a genocide.
- King Felipe VI, speaking in Egypt this week, condemned the “brutal and unacceptable suffering of Gaza” and reaffirmed support for a viable Palestinian state coexisting in peace and security with Israel.
- An El Periódico opinion column cites Israeli rights group B’Tselem and other organizations using the terms genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity to describe the Gaza campaign.
- The Diario Sur editorial argues that entrenched polarization is preventing Spain from articulating a shared state strategy on the conflict.
- Ernesto Ekaizer’s column criticizes José María Aznar, Felipe González and Alberto Núñez Feijóo for how they frame the crisis and contends Israel has neither defeated Hamas nor secured the return of hostages.