Comments by a Spanish cabinet minister this week have sparked tensions between Israel and Madrid, prompting a harsh exchange and complicating the two countries' diplomatic relationship.
Israel's deputy ambassador to Spain Dan Poraz on Wednesday (18 October) slammed the leader of the leftwing Podemos, acting minister of social rights, Ione Belarra, for blaming Israel for Tuesday's attack on the hospital in the Gaza Strip.
"The unbea...
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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.