Spanish political party spokesperson: If Israel participates, Spain will be assessed to withdraw from the 2026 World Cup

Spanish Workers' Socialist Party spokesman Patsi Lopez said that if Israel participates in the World Cup, it may be assessed that Spain will not participate in the 2026 World Cup.

Lopez said: "Israel society must respond and must see what the rest of the world thinks about what Israel has done. What we hope is that if Israel cannot participate in sporting events or can't participate in European singing competitions, some people will start to open their eyes. We cannot, and will not remain silent. ”

Lopez also talked about the Palestinian athletes killed by Israel: "The fact is that they shouted loudly because they stopped a sports event. But they have never said a word to the dozens of Palestinian athletes killed in the conflict, and never once. So is this really for sports or for the monetary benefits brought by sports?"

Lopez said: "Why can Russia be banned and Israel not? What is the difference?"

Therefore, relevant sports institutions will be required to ban Israel. If it cannot be achieved, Spain will even ask for withdrawal from the event. This could happen at the 2026 World Cup, and Lopez concluded: "This is what we are currently doing and we will evaluate it later."