Franco was a piece of shit. Pretty sure he did that because he hated the jews, not for any moral justification.

Franco was an antiquated relic of the axis who never received the latest software updates.

Can confirm, this is the type of shit posted by Franco fanbois from Vox (Spanish Trumpists). They hate the Jews because they believe in the judeo-masonic conspiracy, which was used to ‘legitimize’ the coup d etat in 1936.

Practically the whole left hates Israel, which is not the same as hating the Jews as you know (antizionism is not antisemitism). China also leads in popularity ahead of the US.

However, bootlickers such as Isabel Diaz Ayuso, the aspiring Spanish Maria Corina Machado, are rabidly pro Israel. Zionist money is heavily involved. So most of the political class on right likes Israel out of selfishness and its mostly the Falange remnants who dont, plus the people in general on both sides of the spectrum.

Tldr Israel can only have Spanish friends by buying them with big shekels.

The other side of the problem is that socdems are honouring juicy arms deals with the entity which shouldve been cancelled long ago.

He did it to fuck with the brits.

Is it really surprising to find an antisemitic right-winger?

Please no. There are many spanish patsocs that try to whitewash Franco posting stuff like this.

Extremely critical support for Camarada Generalísimo.

This is one of those “Hitler was a vegetarian” psyop postings.

Critical support?!?!?! Wtf

The lack of Israel and Spanish relations did not necessarily have a big effect on Israel, as Spain still had a weakened economy at the time. But as Rein describes in “Outpaced by the West: Israel’s Spanish Policy, 1953–56,” times for Spain would soon change for the better on an international scale, as “the year 1953 marked a turning-point in Spain’s international status” (78). A particular growth in associations between Spain and various Arab nations during this time proved significant later in the century.

Around this time, Spain (which had reached out to Israel earlier but faced rejection) still apparently had an interest in associating with the country, despite its increased relations with Arab nations. As Rein describes, “Madrid was still interested — though that interest was ‘waning’ — in appeasing international and Jewish public opinion” (“Outpaced by the West” 88). Increasingly, in the early and mid-1950s, certain Israelis began arguing in favor of establishing relations with the Iberian nation. Notably, in December of 1955, Israel actually supported Spain’s entry to the United Nations (Avni 210). Finally, in 1956 Israel reached out to Spain in an attempt to open consulates in that country, but the Spanish government refused (“Outpaced by the West” 101–102).

Despite these difficulties between the two nations, Franco’s complicated legacy as both an antisemite and a savior for many Jews continued. Notably, during the Six Day War in 1967, “Spain helped to make arrangements whereby many Jews were allowed to leave Egypt, sparing them prolonged arrest and brutality” (Avni 209).

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