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How the Spanish far left's criticism of Israel is creating a dilemma for Sánchez
Repeated criticism of Israel by far-left party Podemos, a member of Spain's government, has created a political dilemma for acting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and complicated his talks to form a new government.