ISTANBUL The Spanish education minister and government spokeswoman expressed Tuesday her country’s “openness” to discussing Israel’s participation in sports competition. “Of course, Spain, along with the rest of the partners and EU countries, will also be willing to participate in this debate under the same premise that these double standards do not exist,” Pilar Alegria told the Council of Ministers, citing Russia’s exclusion from competitions, in a statement. She noted, however, that Russia’s