Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares stated that his country’s consulate in Jerusalem has existed “long before an Israeli state was created” in response to Israeli threats to close it following Madrid’s recognition of Palestine last week. Speaking from the Spanish capital on Monday, Albares said that the consulate in Jerusalem had a “very particular and historical status”, having been in operation since the 1850s. He also affirmed that his country was not going to “fall for Israel’s provocations” and had rejected “any obstruction to normal work” in the diplomatic mission. The Spanish t…