Palestinian state the ‘only route to peace’ says Spanish PM
Al Jazeera
Israel accuses Pedro Sanchez of incitement to Jewish ‘genocide’ as Madrid seeks ‘viable’ state of Palestine.
The establishment of a Palestinian state is “the only route to peace” in the Middle East, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says.
Sanchez spoke on Tuesday before a cabinet vote to formally recognise a Palestinian state. Ireland and Norway are set to take the same step, provoking fury from Israel.
The Spanish prime minister called the move “a matter of historical justice”.
“The only route towards establishing peace is the establishment of a Palestinian state, living side by side with the state of Israel,” he said.
“The state of Palestine must be viable with the West Bank and Gaza connected by a corridor and with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
