Spain’s Long History of Antisemitism and Politicization of Hate

On May 14, 2025, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stood before Parliament and accused Israel of being a “genocidal state.”

This was not a gaffe. It was a lie — deliberate, inflammatory, and dangerous.

Just five days later, Sánchez doubled down — calling for Israel’s expulsion from the annual Eurovision song contest and declaring solidarity with “the people of Palestine who are experiencing the injustice of war and bombardment.”