The Socialist Dhimmi regime has been removed from Spain. Now the Falangist originated, Partido Popular, is back in power. Spain is an example of why “green jobs” don’t work. Their unemployment went from 6% to 22% due to the green jobs boondoggle and housing collapse. Under Zapatero Spain was heavily anti-Israel but under Galician born Mariano Rajoy Spain has become one of Israel’s few friends in Western Europe.
Although of Falangist roots, the Partido Popular is actually Libertarian-Conservative thanks to former PM Jose Maria Aznar’s purge of the old line Jew haters in the early 90’s. If there is one people the Spanish Right hates it’s Arab Muslims. One of the acts the new government will do is change Spain’s immigration laws. They will make it difficult for Islamic immigrants and focus instead on Latin American and Filipino Immigrants. Currently any Filipino or Latin America can get residency if they prove Spanish ancestry. The problem is Spain’s 20% unemployment which they need to tackle.
The article explains the history of Jew hatred in Spain as well. Now there are some things mentioned I do dispute and it doesn’t give a clear historical context but that is not the article’s intent nor the intent of my post. It describes the growing fondness for Jews not just at a political but at a cultural level as well.
The condemnation of Israel in mid-December by the EU members of the UN Security Council (France, Germany, Portugal and the UK) showed that true to form, our European friends are more European than friends.
There is one country, however, that is emerging as a new Israeli ally on the European stage, despite harboring one of the most vicious Judeophobic histories of any country on the continent: Spain.
It bodes well that Spain’s new government has so far refrained from Israel-bashing. It also appears that Madrid’s foreign policy will probably keep its distance from Europe’s anti-Zionist rituals.
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Many Spaniards are becoming increasingly interested in their Jewish history as well. Small towns in which there had been Jewish presence during medieval times are becoming proud of their past and trying to recreate it.
“Casa Sefarad Israel” (Israel-Spain House) was created six years ago by the Spanish Foreign Ministry in order to strengthen ties with the Jewish people, but in practice it remained indifferent or hostile toward the Jewish state.
Today, however, it has been touched by these Spanish winds of change. Its recently appointed new director, Alvaro Albacete, is a young diplomat whose first steps included flying the Israeli flag in the building for the first time.
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On the international stage, the Popular Party opposed the Palestinian bid in the UN, despite the fact that the official Spanish position at the time supported the Palestinian move. Former president Jose Maria Aznar, who founded and heads the international organization “Friends of Israel,” is a known speaker for Jewish causes.
The current head of the PP, Mariano Rajoy, became the new Prime Minister of Spain last week, in a particularly positive atmosphere towards the Jewish state. We should wish his government Mazal Tov – may the next four years be the period in which Spain reconciles with the Jewish people.
What needs to happen is more cultural exchanges. Israelis should study and understand the Spanish culture better. Spaniards should also study Jewish culture. More economic ties should be established. Spain should make it easy for Israelis to invest in their nation. The fact is both Spain and Israel are ancient Mediterranean peoples. Israelis are descended from the ancient Israelites and Spain is a daughter of the Roman Empire. Both should focus on their commonality not minor differences.
The Islamists have made it clear that Israel is not their only target. Their next target is Spain, which they call Al-Andaluz. The Arabs attempted a genocide and tried to exterminate the Latin culture in Spain. The Spanish turned the tables and it was Arab culture which was exterminated from Iberia, thank God! With North Africa, except for Algeria, under Islamic rule, Spain and Israel might one day have to coordinate defense strategies against a North African Calipihate.
I hope the ties between Spain and Israel grow stronger not just politically, but culturally and economically. The two people have much in common and for the sake of Western Civilization both should let bygones be bygones.
