Israel Outraged After Spain Blows Up Netanyahu Effigy
Israel is furious at Spain after a fireworks-filled effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was detonated during an Easter festival in the southern town of El Burgo.
Condemned the display as “appalling anti-Semitic hatred”, Israel has summoned Madrid’s chargé d’affaires.
Ties have deteriorated even further between the countries in light of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, with Spain being one of the most vocal Western critics of the aggression.
Spain permanently withdrew its ambassador from Israel last month, formally downgrading the level of diplomatic relations with the country.
RT reports: This week, West Jerusalem kicked Madrid out of a US-backed coordination center in Kiryat Gat that oversees the Gaza ceasefire, calling it retaliation for opposing Israel and “defaming” its military.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry called out Spain over the El Burgo festival on Saturday, branding the display an “appalling anti-Semitic hatred” and accusing Madrid of “systemic incitement.” The Spanish chargé d’affaires was summoned over the incident, it added.
The appalling antisemitic hatred on display here is a direct result of @sanchezcastejon government’s systemic incitement.
And even now, the Spanish government remains silent.
The Spanish chargé d’affaires was summoned for a reprimand. pic.twitter.com/2Bguhs7Ce8— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) April 11, 2026
Footage from El Burgo, taken during Easter Sunday festivities, shows the massive effigy of the Israeli prime minister going up in flames. The seven-meter (23-foot) figure was packed with 14 kilograms (31 lb) of fireworks that exploded to cheers from a crowd of onlookers.
El Burgo’s mayor, Maria Dolores Narvaez, defended the act, pointing out that it was a part of a decades-old local “Burning of Judas” tradition that previously never caused any issues. Speaking to a local television station, she said that foreign leaders’ effigies had on numerous occasions been featured during the festivities.
While Madrid provided no official reaction to the latest accusations raised by Israel, a Foreign Ministry source told Reuters they were completely unfounded. “The Spanish government is committed to fighting against antisemitism and any form of hate or discrimination. As such, we totally reject any insidious allegation which suggests the contrary,” the source told the agency.
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