This week’s move of permanently withdrawing ambassador Ana Maria Salomon Perez comes six months after Spain initially recalled her from Tel Aviv as the two countries sparred over arms deliveries to Israel. Tel Aviv’s Spanish Embassy will be managed by the charge d’affaires, emblematic of the weakening relationship between the countries. Tel Aviv had recalled its ambassador to Madrid in May 2024 in response to the Spanish government’s announcement that it would recognize Palestinian statehood. Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar blasted Sanchez for leading what he called a “hostile anti-Israeli line” in September 2025 as the Spanish government upped...