Pedro Sánchez’s Obsession with Israel
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Pedro Sánchez’s Obsession with Israel
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Summary
Spain faces rising economic pressure, political instability, housing unrest, corruption scandals, and growing public frustration.
Yet Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has emerged as one of Europe’s most aggressive critics of Israel.
In this episode, Avi Kaner examines Sánchez’s socialist political ideology, the corruption controversies surrounding his political orbit, and the widening disconnect between Spain’s leadership class and ordinary citizens.
The episode also explores Spain’s deep Jewish history, from the Golden Age of Sephardic Jewry to the expulsions of 1492 and the Spanish Inquisition, while highlighting the irony of modern Spain lecturing the world’s only Jewish state.
It further examines the once-growing tourism, cultural, and economic ties between Israel and Spain before relations sharply deteriorated under Sánchez’s government.
And finally, the episode looks at Eurovision, elite political narratives, and the growing perception across Europe that Israel is judged by standards not consistently applied elsewhere.