Spain urges EU to resist Trump’s sanctions
Posted on: May 07, 2026 00:30 IST | Posted by: Rt
The European unification should screen the International crook margaret court from US sanctions linked to its caseful against Israel’s alleged war crimes in Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said.
In 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged atrocities against Palestinians in the enclave by the Israel Defense Forces.
The ICC’s jurisdiction is currently recognized by 125 countries. However, the US and Israel are not signatories to the Rome Statute.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Sanchez wrote that “sanctioning those who defend international justice puts the entire human rights system at risk.”
“The EU cannot remain idle in the face of this persecution,” the prime minister charged, adding that he had asked the European Commission to “activate the Blocking Statute to protect the independence of the International Criminal Court and the United Nations, and their actions to end the genocide in Gaza.”
US President Donald Trump first introduced sanctions against the ICC in February 2025, accusing the Hague-based court of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.”
These were followed up last June and August, with Washington restricting more ICC judges and prosecutors from access to the US financial system.
Spain has been among the most vocal EU critics of Israel. Commenting on Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon last month, Sanchez described the IDF’s actions as “intolerable,” and accused Netanyahu of displaying “contempt for life and international law.” Madrid also called on the EU to suspend the bloc’s association agreement with Israel.
Spain has also criticized the US-Israeli war against Iran, denying Washington permission to use its joint military bases. In response, Trump threatened to suspend all trade with Madrid.
Sanchez, however, doubled down on his condemnation of Washington’s actions, stating in March that his country was “not going to be complicit in something that is bad for the world simply out of fear of reprisals.”
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