Speaking of a “war of civilizations” in Spain between Islam and its Western supporters, “I believe we have common threats and we must share tools and intelligence to eradicate or reduce them,” he says of Israel-Spain relations.
Israel Hayom (h/t Maria J) Formed in 2013, Vox (“Voice”) is a conservative political party, although its critics qualify it as far-right. The popularity of Vox has been growing steadily since its inception and it is now the third-largest political party in Spain, winning 52 of the 350 seats in Madrid’s parliament and earning the support of 15% of the public.
Vox champions a return to Spain’s national values, border defense, and the struggle against radical Islam and its allies in the country’s radical Left. Statements by its officials seem to position it alongside a long list of European right-wing parties that look at the Jewish state as something of a role model.
In his first interview with Israeli media, Vox chief Santiago Abascal told Israel Hayom he believes “Hamas is a terrorist organization – these barbarians have no place in Europe. Neither Spain nor Europe can support terrorist attacks against Israel. We regret that some parties in our country support or side with those who attack Israel.”
Abascal, 45, explained his party supports Israel “because we believe it is the only democracy in the Middle East.” This support also extends to shared views on the Iranian threat. Vox’s leader said he believes the Iranian regime is a threat to Spain’s stability, especially given what he defined as a “war of civilizations” in Spain between radical Islam and its Western supporters.
“In the 2015 [nuclear] agreement, [then-US President] Barack Obama and the rest of the international community threw themselves into Tehran’s arms,” he said.
“At that time, the ayatollahs’ regime financed communism in Spain to undermine the stability of our nation, so later, we supported the decision of [US President] Donald Trump to break from the agreement, as it only benefited Iran.”
The Islamic republic “must stop threatening the existence of countries like Israel and it has to stop undermining the stability of democracies like ours,” he stressed.
“We will not tolerate Iranian involvement in Spain’s institutions, parties and civil society. We are talking about a regime that does not respect human rights and has funded an anti-establishment political party like Podemos, which allowed it to reach positions of influence in government. That caused enormous damage to Spanish society,” he lambasted.
“We are in a struggle between civilizations. Radical Islam threatens Europe and in many cities, the extremists have taken to the streets where the country has disappeared. Israel has suffered from this extremism almost before everyone else. We must cooperate with it [Israel] to fight it.”
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Finally someone with a set of Conquistadors balls! Hope it’s not too little too late for Spain/Iberia & Portugal for that matter, as they were the first European countries to fall to the ‘skimmitar’ & one of the last ones to be relieved from the pislamic dead plague!
His popularity keeps growing. Hope he can be elected President/PM one day. Which is it in Spain?
VIVA Spain! Long Live CHRISTIAN Spain!
VOX Party leader Santiago Abascal for Prime Minister of Spain!
Santiago and his VOX Party are a light in this dark world and a shining role model for all nations!
God bless and protect HERO Santiago, VOX and Spain!
Amen-Amein Linda!!