{"id":27022,"date":"2026-04-13T03:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/israel-fumes-over-netanyahu-effigy-blown-up-in-spain-video\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T03:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:31:57","slug":"israel-fumes-over-netanyahu-effigy-blown-up-in-spain-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/israel-fumes-over-netanyahu-effigy-blown-up-in-spain-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel fumes over Netanyahu effigy blown up in Spain (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The Jewish state has condemned the display as \u201cappalling anti-Semitic hatred\u201d and summoned Madrid\u2019s charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel has condemned Spain after a fireworks-filled effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was blown up during an Easter festival in the southern town of El Burgo.<\/p>\n<p>The long-strained ties between Madrid and West Jerusalem have deteriorated even further in light of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, with Spain emerging as one of the most vocal Western critics of the aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Spain permanently withdrew its ambassador from Israel, formally downgrading the level of diplomatic relations with the country.<\/p>\n<p>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 <em>\u201cdefaming\u201d<\/em> its military.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli Foreign Ministry called out Spain over the El Burgo festival on Saturday, branding the display an <em>\u201cappalling anti-Semitic hatred\u201d<\/em> and accusing Madrid of <em>\u201csystemic incitement.\u201d<\/em> The Spanish charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires was summoned over the incident, it added.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The appalling antisemitic hatred on display here is a direct result of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanchezcastejon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sanchezcastejon<\/a> government\u2019s systemic incitement.<br \/>And even now, the Spanish government remains silent.<br \/>The Spanish charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires was summoned for a reprimand. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Bguhs7Ce8\">pic.twitter.com\/2Bguhs7Ce8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsraelMFA\/status\/2042982826983706755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>El Burgo\u2019s mayor, Maria Dolores Narvaez, defended the act, pointing out that it was a part of a decades-old local <em>\u201cBurning of Judas\u201d<\/em> tradition that previously never caused any issues. Speaking to a local television station, she said that foreign leaders\u2019 effigies had on numerous occasions been featured during the festivities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/638043-netanyahu-slams-spain-defaming-idf\/\"><br \/>\n            <span>READ MORE: <\/span>Israel punishes EU nation over \u2018defaming\u2019 IDF \u2018heroes\u2019<br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p>While Madrid provided no official reaction to the latest accusations raised by Israel, a Foreign Ministry source told Reuters they were completely unfounded. <em>\u201cThe 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,\u201d<\/em> the source told the agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jewish state has condemned the display as \u201cappalling anti-Semitic hatred\u201d and summoned Madrid\u2019s charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires Israel has condemned Spain after a fireworks-filled effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was blown up during an Easter festival in the southern town of El Burgo. 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