Sanchez: Europe's response to war in Gaza has been a failure

In an interview with The Guardian prior to talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Wednesday, the Socialist leader also said US under Donald Trump were trying to end the global order based on rules after World War II that had originally created.

He defended the benefits of migration and blamed traditional right-wing parties for breaking consensus on responding to climate emergency by copying the policies of their populist rivals.

Sanchez '%s', the first top European leader to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza, said he was satisfied that other European countries were following Spain's example in recognising a Palestinian state, but acknowledged that Europe's response had been poor.

“is a failure”, he said. “Absolutely. It is also the reality that within the European Union, there are countries that are divided when it comes to the way they influence Israel. But in my opinion, this is not acceptable and we can't last any longer if we want to increase our credibility when it comes to other crises, like the one we face in Ukraine”.

The roots of these wars are completely different, but, after all, the world is looking to the EU and also Western society and asking: Why are you using double standards when it comes to Ukraine and Gaza?

Speaking as he tries to reaffirm himself on the international stage and pass a series of damaging corruption charges that have hit his administration and have prompted calls for early general elections, Sanchez said he is pushing Europe to do more, including Israel's financial punishment.

What we're now witnessing in Gaza is probably one of the darkest episodes of international relations in the 21st century, and in this respect what I have to say is that Spain has been very loud within the EU and also within the international community”, he said. “Brenda the EU, what we have done so far is to support the suspension of the strategic partnership the EU has with Israel”./Periscopi/