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Saturday, 31 January 2009
Spain and Israel � A Tale of Many Turns
 by Norman Berdichevsky (Feb. 2009) On January 17th 1986, Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Party Leader Felipe Gonzalez, announced to his cabinet the establishment of diplomatic negotiations to accord recognition to the State of Israel. Barely two months later, on April 14th, Spain’s newly appointed ambassador to Israel, Pedro Lopez Aguirrebengoa, presented his credential in Jerusalem and was welcomed by Israel’s president Itzhak Herzog with the greeting, “Welcome after 500 years.” That same day, in a welcome to the diplomatic corps, King Juan Carlos declared that “Spain has overcome a situation that had not corresponded with our own history, nor with the present course of our country.” more>>> Posted on 01/31/2009 5:49 PM by NER
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23 Jun 2010
 j
A wonderful article that goes a long way into explaining the Spanish pysque in regards to anti semitism. I was once victim of anti semitism in Spain and this article has consolidated my belief that Spain is in fact deeply entrenched in anti semitism- something I was a little confused about due to previous experiences. 2 Dec 2010
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