“Places like Gaza will emerge in the heart of Europe in just a few years," Santiago Abascal says during his visit to Israel.
In response to Spain’s recognition of a Palestinian state, the leader of Spain’s Vox party, Santiago Abascal, decided to come to Israel for a quick show of support. Abascal met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for an hour-long conversation before leaving Israel.
Vox is the third-largest party in the Spanish parliament, and its positions are nationalist and conservative. Abascal was invited by Minister of Diaspora Affairs of Israel Amichai Chikli, who has been weaving a network of support for Israel among right-wing parties in Europe.
Q: Did he say that eastern Jerusalem should be the capital of a Palestinian state?
Abascal: He is an ignoramus who understands nothing, knows nothing of Israel’s history, and also does not respect the history of Spain.