Spain

Spanish judges declare racist, nullify 2 municipal BDS motions

Fighting anti-Semitism, Spanish courts put the brakes on pro-BDS motions in two separate municipalities.

Spain warned to ‘prepare’ as invader sea landings double

UN’s refugee agency warns Spain to prepare for 'migrant' increase from North Africa as landings double compared with 2016.

Spain shuts down suspected ISIS cell

Spanish authorities shut down suspected ISIS cell on Mallorca in a series of raids across Europe.

Spanish court strikes another city’s anti-Israel BDS resolution

Superior Tribunal of Justice of Madrid rules city council resolution endorsing BDS was 'discriminatory.'

Spanish woman arrested for online incitement

Spanish police arrest Hamas supporter accused of inciting violence against Jews.

In historic ceremony, Panama Jews become Spanish citizens

8 Panamanians receive Spanish citizenship under law of return for Sephardi Jews.

74 countries hit by huge cyber attack

Massive cyber attack targets Britain's health system, telecommunications companies in Spain and Russia, among others.

Israeli dies during robbery in Barcelona

Israeli man visiting Barcelona dies during robbery.

Israeli basketball fans assaulted in Spain

Anti-Semitism in Spain: Hapoel Jerusalem fans beaten and violently kicked out of the stadium.

Spanish police seize thousands of terrorist weapons

Investigation into attack on Jewish museum leads to seizure of 10,000 weapons sold to terrorists and organized crime.

Spanish city withdraws support for BDS

Spanish municipality reverses own BDS vote following legal action.

BDS defeated in 2 Spanish courts

Spanish court overrules municipal BDS resolutions, approves probe against music festival pressuring Matisyahu to condemn Israel

Spain: Valencia Boycotts Israel

According to reports, decision accepted unanimously by area council, representing 2.5 million people living in 250 counties.

Spain's Jewish 'ghost towns' seek a boost from living Jews

Historically Jewish towns in Spain look to Jewish tourism to revitalize their economies. But support for BDS may hamper those efforts.

Spain, Portugal naturalize nearly 5,000 Sephardic Jews

Nearly 5,000 people have become citizens of Spain or Portugal thanks to laws on the naturalization of descendants of Sephardic Jews.

Spanish municipality to rescind BDS resolution

Spanish municipality of Velez Malaga to rescind a City Council resolution in support of boycotting Israel following legal action.

Why Spain is standing up to BDS -- for now

Last year Spain was the undisputed bastion for the BDS movement in Europe. What has caused the wind to shift?

Report: Spanish city loses Tel Aviv flight over Israel boycott

Spanish city trying to increase tourism loses direct flight connection with Israel over its symbolic support for boycotting Israel.

'It's hard to find a Spanish person without Jewish blood now'

President of Madrid's Jewish Community talks with Arutz Sheva about Jewish life in Spain.

Spanish leftist party publishes anti-semitic Obama cartoon

Spain's United Left coalition tweets a cartoon depicting Obama hugging an Orthodox Jew, causes outrage.

Amid judicial crackdown, BDS motions nixed in 4 Spanish cities

Legal action by pro-Israel groups pushes back at anti-Israel boycott initiatives - and it's showing results.

Outrage at Spanish MP who called Jewish leader 'foreign agent'

Spain's major Jewish group threatens legal action against Benet Salellas for 'repugnant' anti-Semitic remarks at parliament debate.

Spanish tribunal rules: BDS anti-constitutional, discriminatory

Spanish constitutional tribunal recommends scrapping municipality's call to boycott Israel, which violates laws against discrimination.

Al Qaeda returns captive Spanish journalists

Three journalists held for a year by Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate finally return to Madrid, thanks to 'collaboration of allies and friends.'

Spanish town which changed 'Kill Jews' name comes under attack

Castrillo Mota de Judios (Jews' Hill Camp) hit by vandalism from those opposed to its name change.

BDS motions pass in 4 Spanish cities, fail in 4 others

Anti-Israel rulings controversially pass in Spain, despite their legality still being under debate.

Spanish satirical magazine publishes anti-Semitic cartoon

Jewish community in Madrid seeks legal action against leftist El Jueves satirical magazine over an offensive comic strip.

Ariel University defeats the boycott movement

Spanish government compensates university nearly half-a-million shekels for giving in to BDS and discriminating against Ariel students.

Spanish court revokes Netanyahu 'war crimes' warrant

Registration of Israeli PM as war crime suspect over Marmara raid was 'a jurisdictional error,' panel rules.

Suspected ISIS recruiter arrested in Spain's Ceuta

Spanish man arrested in Ceuta on suspicion of recruiting youth to fight for ISIS in Syria.

Spain detains three suspected ISIS recruiters

Judge in Spain detains two men and a woman suspected of belonging to a cell that recruited women online to join ISIS.

Spanish king honors Sephardic Jews expelled five centuries ago

'How we have missed you,' Spain's King Felipe VI tells Sephardic Jewish representatives at historic royal palace meeting.

Thousands protest in UK and Spain against joining ISIS strikes

Thousands protest in London and Madrid against their countries taking part in airstrikes in Syria against ISIS jihadists.

Spanish judge issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Israeli prime minister among 7 current and former govt officials named, in a move branded 'provocative' by foreign ministry.

Spanish village officially changes name from 'Kill Jews'

Spanish town of Castrillo Matajudios (Camp Kill Jews) changes name to Castrillo Mota de Judios (Jews' Hill Camp).

Western countries to present UN resolution on Syria barrel bombs

Britain, France and Spain to present a draft resolution to Security Council on stopping the Syrian regime from using barrel bombs.

Spain Expedites Citizenship for 4,300 Sephardic Jews

Madrid finally makes 'legal hell' of Spanish citizenship easier for thousands of Sephardic Jews after pending paperwork stalled.

19-Year-Old ISIS Recruiter Arrested in Spain

Spanish police arrest 19-year-old woman on suspicion of recruiting for ISIS, the latest in the growing phenomenon of radicalization.

Iran to Supply Natural Gas to Europe via Spain

Lucrative deal signed in Tehran by delegation of 70 Spanish businesses; officials say Europe 'eager' to begin importing.

Spanish Radio Station Pulls Program Linking Jews and Satanism

Spain public radio removes an episode of a program that linked Jews to Satanism from its website after complaints from Jewish groups.

Matisyahu Stands Up to BDS, Rocks Spanish Festival

As pro-Palestinian protesters catcall and wave PLO flags, American Jewish reggae singer tells crowd to 'let music be your flag.'

Matisyahu to Play Spanish Festival After BDS Ban

Jewish-American singer accepts re-invitation to festival after pro-Palestinian groups banned him for 'being Zionist.'

BDS Group that Banned Matisyahu: 'That Wasn't BDS'

BDS Pais Valencia releases puzzling statement after singer it got boycotted is re-invited, claiming their campaign 'wasn't BDS.'

Spain Condemns Decision to Cancel Matisyahu Concert

Spanish government condemns Matisyahu ban, says it rejects boycotts and anti-Semitism.

Matisyahu Slams 'Appalling, Offensive' BDS Ban

American Jewish musician condemns his being disinvited from a Spanish festival after refusing to carry out shocking political 'test.'

WJC President Condemns Cancellation of Matisyahu Concert

Ronald Lauder expresses outrage over festival's cancellation of Matisyahu concert following BDS pressure.

Spain Working to Track Down Three Missing Journalists

Spanish intelligence agents working urgently to track down three journalists missing in Syria, says Spanish PM.

ISIS Trafficker of Canary Islands Teen Girls Nabbed

Jihadists prove no place is out of their reach: Spain discovers female operative in the scenic archipelago had been shipping girls to Syria.

Spanish Town "Camp Kill Jews" Changes Name

Tiny Spanish town reverts back to old name from early 17th century after mayor deems current name 'offensive.'

Madrid City Official Resigns over Holocaust 'Joke'

Just two days after he was appointed culture chief, fire storm over 4-year-old gas chamber 'joke' prompts Guillermo Zapata to step down.

Spanish Citizenship for Sephardic Jews is 'Legal Hell'

Attorney warns: historic move to allow Jews citizenship after the Spanish Inquisition is needlessly complex.

Spanish Court Drops Investigation into Marmara Raid

Court in Madrid shelves investigation into claims Israel committed war crimes during raid on Gaza-bound flotilla.

Spain Set to Approve Citizenship Law for Sephardic Jews

Law meant to right historic wrongs of expulsion of Spanish Jewry in Middle Ages, but criticized as too bureaucratic by some.

Spanish Incitement: Jewish Voodoo Dolls, 'Kill All the Jews'

ADL welcomes arrest of foreign national in Spain who spread videos of Muslim women stabbing dolls of Orthodox Jews, calling for genocide.

Irony: Spain Boycott Protest Targets Radical Leftist Singer Noa

Anti-Israeli singer shares protest calling to boycott her, in a tiff calls on respondents to censor themselves after they note the irony.

'BirthWrong' Trip Ignores the True History of Jews in Spain

'BirthWrong' offers a trip to Spain to show Jews they don't need Israel to be safe, ignoring the oppression of Spanish Jews for centuries.

After Jewish Bookstore Plot, Spain Arrests ISIS Recruiters

Moroccan men used internet, mosque meetings, to recruit young Muslims to join Islamic State terror group.

Jewish Bookstore the Target in Thwarted Spanish Attack

New details revealed Sunday show 11 terrorists arrested in April were planning to bomb Jewish bookstore, take captive and behead him.

Spanish ISIS Cell Planned Beheadings, Attacks on Jews

Gang suspected of prepping to conduct ISIS-style video-taped beheading, led by 'Ali the Hairdresser' who planned synagogue attacks.

ISIS Terrorists Arrested in Spain's Catalonia

Terror network continues to show its reach, as nine members of Catalonia cell nabbed as part of efforts to clamp down homegrown jihad.