Sanchez Warns Against Double Standards on International Law, Slams Gaza and Lebanon Violations

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called for consistency in upholding international law, warning against double standards in responses to global conflicts. He stressed that countries cannot condemn war in Ukraine or defend Greenland’s territorial integrity while remaining silent on violations elsewhere.

“What we cannot do is condemn the invasion of Ukraine … and applaud Iran’s attacks,” Sanchez told Spain’s lower house of parliament, adding: “We cannot demand respect for Greenland’s territorial integrity and remain silent when territorial integrity is violated in Gaza or Lebanon.” He emphasized that defending the international order requires coherence, cautioning that selective reactions undermine its credibility.

Sanchez also accused Netanyahu of seeking to replicate in Lebanon “the same destruction and suffering perpetrated in Gaza,” while criticizing the broader consequences of the war in the Middle East.

“In my opinion, they have achieved the following: first, undermining international law, destabilizing the Middle East, instigating conflicts in Iraq and Lebanon, and burying Gaza under the rubble—not this time under concrete rubble, but under oblivion and indifference,” he said.