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Spanish PM 's creative answer to energy shortages

Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez proposes a more casual dress code in the face of energy shortages.

Watch: Man caught in wildfire escapes with clothes ablaze

A Spanish man trying to protect his town from a wildfire came inches from being burned to death Monday.

Watch: Passengers terrified as wildfires surround train

Over a thousand people have died in Spain and Portugal as Western Europe finds itself in the midst of a sweltering heatwave.

Barcelona: Michelin-starred restaurant now offers kosher food

Barcelona gets world’s first Michelin-starred kosher restaurant amid push to draw Jewish tourists.

Tragedy in Barcelona:

Israeli child dies after falling from window

Seven-year-old Israeli boy falls out the window of an apartment in Barcelona, Spain.

Spanish university creates chair for combating antisemitism

Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain and University of Madrid launch chair for prevention of antisemitism.

Catalonia's parliament:

'Israel committing apartheid against the Palestinian people'

Catalonia's parliament passes resolution accusing Israel of committing “the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people”.

Spanish Jewish leader calls for increasing Holocaust education

Isaac Benzaquén says that the Holocaust must not be forgotten because “unfortunately history repeats itself.”

Spain seeks to jail extremist protestor for antisemitic chants

Prosecutor's office asks for 3-year jail term for protestor behind antisemitic chants who encouraged others to promote hatred against Jews.

Israeli basketball fans attacked during Spanish tournament

Fans of Hapoel Holon attending basketball tournament in Bilbao, Spain attacked by pro-Palestinian protestors following antisemitic chants.

Spanish Jewish org joins with university to combat antisemitism

Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain and Complutense University of Madrid sign accord to create antisemitism chair.

Spanish PM vows accountability over alleged spying

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez responds to allegations that Madrid spied on dozens of Catalan separatist figures using Israeli spyware Pegasus.

Report:

Court approved Spain's spying on Catalans using Israeli spyware

Spain's intelligence service had court approval to spy on Catalan separatist figures using Pegasus, local newspaper says.

Spain denies spying on separatists with Israeli software

Spanish government denies report accusing it of having targeted Catalan separatists' mobile phones with Pegasus spyware.

Germany, France, Italy and Spain condemn Jerusalem violence

Four European countries condemn Temple Mount clashes, call for "maximum restraint" from all sides.

New Spanish monument pays tribute to Jews expelled in 1492

A new monument has been unveiled in Murcia that pays tribute to the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492.

New monument marks anniversary of 1492 expulsion of Spain's Jews

Hispanic-Jewish Foundation erects monument in the port of departure for Jews from Spain 530 years after Edict of Expulsion promulgated.

New Mexico Jewish Community:

Sephardic citizenship bids at risk amid leadership crisis

'Implosion' of Jewish community leadership in New Mexico imperil's bids to secure Spanish citizenship for descendants of Sephardic Jews.

These Spanish towns are searching for remnants of Jewish history

In Spain, small towns are unearthing ancient synagogues to resurrect Jewish history — and attract tourists.

Spanish Jewish leader calls for education to prevent antisemitism

Leading Spanish Jewish org calls on the Spanish government to teach about the Holocaust and to use education to prevent antisemitic attacks.

US SC to rule on painting seized from Jewish woman by Nazis

The Supreme Court is set to decide the fate of a 19th century painting seized from a Jewish woman by the Nazis.

European countries condemn Sheikh Jarrah eviction

France, Germany, Italy and Spain criticize eviction of illegal building in Jerusalem neighborhood, condemn Israeli construction.

Spain: "Omicron is just like the flu"

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is amongst the first European leaders to push for treating Omicron like the seasonal flu.

90,000 Sephardic Jews have gained citizenship to Spain, Portugal

Spain and Portugal have naturalized more than 90,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews since 2015.

Spanish Jews denounce anti-Semitic graffiti painted on town hall

Spanish Jewish community condemns anti-Semitic graffiti in Castrillo Mota de los Judíos, a town known until 2015 as “Camp Kill-the-Jews.”

Holocaust memorial defaced in Oviedo, Spain

Vandalism of Oviedo memorial denounced by the local Jewish community and the EJC, who are both calling for action from Spanish authorities.

Inside Spain's thriving kosher wine industry

500 years after the Inquisition, Spain finally has a vibrant kosher wine industry.

Sephardic New Yorkers: Spain is breaking promise of citizenship

With thousands of applications rejected and more placed on hold, some New Yorkers with Sephardic roots accuse Spain of breaking its promise.

Spanish project looking for Hungarian Jews saved by diplomat

The Spanish gov is looking for family of Hungarian Jews who escaped capture by the Nazis with the aid of a Spanish diplomat for new project.

Spain seeking descendants of Jews saved by 'Spanish Schindler'

Spanish authorities seeking out descendants of Hungarian Jews saved by diplomat dubbed the 'Spanish Schindler'.

US politicians decry Sephardi Spanish citizenship rejections

Responding to allegations that thousands of applications were rejected in 2021, lawmakers ask Spanish president to investigate.

Watch: Spanish town awakens to 'Drowning Girl' in local river

Residents of Bilbao, Spain recently woke up to a disturbing sight.

Madrid Assembly adopts IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism

Local parliament of Spain's main region fully adopts widely accepted definition of anti-Semitism which would prevent funding of BDS groups.

Jews on Spanish island get first 'public' sukkah

For Mallorca’s Jews, their first ‘public’ sukkah is a triumph over the Spanish Inquisition.

Spanish university cancels seminar comparing Gaza to Auschwitz

Spanish university cancels ‘Auschwitz/Gaza’ seminar comparing Holocaust to Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Why Spain is rejecting Jewish law of return citizenship requests

Spain reportedly tightening process offering citizenship to descendants of Jews expelled from the country in 1492.

In Spain, a seminar on Gaza is 'an exercise in hate'

Wiesenthal Centre to Spanish Min. of Universities: 'University of Santiago de Compostela 'Auschwitz/Gaza' Seminar is an exercise in hate.'

Spanish pro-Israel org slams political party for promoting PFLP

Group files a complaint with public prosecutor after Galician party holds event promoting the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Report: Spain begins rejecting Sephardi citizenship requests

In the last six years, Spain had granted citizenship to 34,000 descendants of exiled Jews but now appears to be rejecting most applications.

Mother-daughter radio show on Sephardic culture in its 35th year

For the past 35 years, this mother-daughter duo has run a radio show on Ladino and Sephardic Jewish culture from Madrid.

Spanish sports pundit takes aim at Israel's Olympic swim team

Spanish TV commentator on state broadcaster claims Israeli athletes are used as 'whitewash' for 'genocide' of Palestinians.

New hub underlines Israel-Spanish hi-tech cooperation

New innovation hub brings a little "Chutzpa and Ole" to Israel-Spanish hi-tech cooperationץ

What You Need To Know

Traveler claims to have seen man living in 2027

Is there a time traveler on TikTok? It seems to be a hot question on social media right now.

Watch: Thousands of Moroccan migrants stream into Spain

Spain accused Morocco of political blackmail after 8,000 migrants tried entering Spanish town.

‘Free Palestine’ spray-painted on synagogue in Spain

'Alllah hu akbar' painted on synagogue in Spain, protesters in London curse Jews.

European countries condemn Israel for construction in Jerusalem

France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Britain condemn Israel for approving construction in the Har Homa neighborhood of Jerusalem.

European countries denounce postponement of PA elections

France, Germany, Italy and Spain urge PA to announce new date for elections as soon as possible.

Spanish group takes aim at anti-Semitic far-left parties

New 'Vote in Conscience' campaign urges Spanish voters to oppose radical left-wing parties peddling in anti-Semitism.

‘The Jew is guilty’: Hundreds of neo-Nazis rally in Madrid

Jewish leaders call for probe of radical rightist gathering which featured Nazi salutes, speakers blamed 'the Jew' for Spain's problems.

Spanish court acquits BDS activists who harassed Matisyahu

Valencia Appeals Court acquits 11 activists behind demand Jewish-American singer Matisyahu declare support for PA statehood of hate crime.

‘Jews we will hang you’ spray-painted on Spanish Jewish cemetery

'A good Jew is a dead Jew' and 'murdering Jews, we will hang you,' spray-painted at entrance to Jewish cemetery near Madrid, Spain.

Ashkenazi: Spain should designate Hezbollah as a terror org.

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya at moving tribute to Righteous Among the Nations says she knows family of righteous diplomat.

Portugal naturalizes 23,000 people under Jewish law of return

76,000 people claiming Sephardic Jewish ancestry apply for Portuguese citizenship, with 23,000 cases approved thus far.

Spanish leader slams 'the Jews', accuses Israel of abusing Arabs

Far-left Spanish politician criticizes 'the Jews' over how 'their government' treats Palestinian Arabs, drawing ire of Spanish Right.

'I discovered my Jewish ancestry - and finally got citizenship'

Dubai-born lecturer living in UK discovers that her 'Palestinian' father was actually of Jewish ancestry - earning her Spanish citizenship.

Europe: if God is dead, death becomes God

In the midst of the pandemic that killed 30,000, Spain is passing a euthenasia law, part of Europe's destruction of the individual. Op-ed.

US court rules Spanish museum can keep Nazi-looted painting

Spanish museum does not need to return painting to heirs of the Jewish Holocaust refugee who rightfully owned it.

Spain adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain thanks government for accepting international definition of anti-Semitism.

This Spanish region wants to preserve its legacy of coexistence

Hispanic Jewish Foundation signs agreement with the Spanish Autonomous Region of Murcia to explore and showpiece its Sephardi legacy.

Spanish courts strike support for Israel boycotts

Courts in Spain's third-largest city say BDS resolutions are 'incitement to hatred or discrimination.'