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Ariana Harwicz in 2018 (Photo by Freddy eduardo, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
Antisemitism
350 writers oppose Jewish novelist’s exclusion in Spain
By Canaan Lidor | JNS
Signatories demand public redress for Ariana Harwicz after Granada organizers cited her opposition to cultural boycotts of Israel.
Ariana Harwicz in 2018 (Photo by Freddy eduardo, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
September 23, 2026, 2:24 pm
350 writers oppose Jewish novelist’s exclusion in Spain
Signatories demand public redress for Ariana Harwicz after Granada organizers cited her opposition to cultural boycotts of Israel.
By Canaan Lidor | JNS
Migrants arrive on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain. (Adri Salido/Getty Images)
August 4, 2026, 9:10 am
Online influencers spread theory that Israel orchestrated Moroccan migrant surge to Spanish enclave
Conspiracy theories on social media have been viewed millions of times, the Combat Antisemitism Movement said.
By Shira Li Bartov
Argentina's star Lionel Messi, left, in Atlanta on Jul. 7, 2026, and Spain's star Lamine Yamal in Inglewood on Jul. 2, 2026. Spain and Argentina will meet in the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (Roberto Schmidt and Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images)
July 19, 2026, 1:59 pm
Why Argentina and Spain’s World Cup final has become a proxy for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Online supporters have cast Sunday’s football match as a symbolic contest, reflecting the countries’ sharply different foreign policies and fueling antisemitic conspiracy theories.
By Juan Melamed and Joseph Strauss
Spanish Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska speaks during a government control session in the Senate in Madrid, Spain, June 9, 2026. (Jesus Hellin/Europa Press via Getty Images)
June 11, 2026, 9:36 am
Spain reports 86% rise in antisemitic incidents, as interior minister takes aim at ‘xenophobia’
The Spanish government said it documented the highest total hate incidents in 2025 since it began keeping records.
By Shira Li Bartov
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meets with Arab and European ministers to discuss "the implementation of the two-state solution" at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 13, 2024. (A. Perez Meca/Europa Press via Getty Images)
March 12, 2026, 9:50 am
Spain withdraws ambassador to Israel, widening diplomatic rift
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has emerged as a lonely and unequivocal voice in Europe against the Iran war, making an enemy of President Donald Trump.
By Shira Li Bartov
Visitors enter the Queen Sofía National Museum Art Centre in Madrid, Spain on Oct. 13, 2011. (Photo courtesy of the museum)
February 17, 2026, 8:25 am
Madrid museum faces lawsuit for kicking out three Israeli women
Reina Sofía allegedly removed the elderly visitors, including the one who lived through the Holocaust, for wearing Jewish symbols.
By Canaan Lidor
Majorca, view from Soller of the landscape in the north of the Island, Spain. (Photo by barnyz, courtesy of flickr.com)
February 11, 2026, 11:58 am
I traveled from Israel to Spain to convert new Jews
No matter how unjustly countries treat Israel and their local Jewish populations, we traveling mohalim must make the journey to ensure our most sacred tradition continues.
By Rabbi Hayim Leiter
Delegates leave the headquarters of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) after the first day of a two-day general assembly of the EBU, which organizes the Eurovision Song Contest, in Geneva, on December 4, 2025. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
December 5, 2025, 12:31 pm
Ireland, Spain, Netherlands to boycott Eurovision following failed effort to oust Israel
The European Broadcasting Union said a “large majority” of its members agreed not to vote on Israel’s participation.
By Grace Gilson
Izzy Zober brings the heat for Team Israel. (Photo courtesy of Yarone Zober)
August 13, 2025, 7:02 pm
Fox Chapel’s Izzy Zober stands tall for Team Israel at European softball championship
After their games were moved and still disrupted, Team Israel 'didn't just stand up, but they reacted with poise and strength and even a sense of humor'
By Adam Reinherz
Teens create connections through conversation. (Photo by Nadav Cohen-Jonathan via Rebecca Kahn)
August 19, 2024, 1:19 pm
Spain trip fosters local teens’ connection to community, Israel and Judaism
'I thought that it would be a life-changing experience to go with this program, and it was'
By Adam Reinherz
Spanish President Pedro Sanchez (R) and the prime minister of Ireland, Simon Harris together speak after an April meeting in Dublin in which they expressed their willingness to endorse a Palestinian state. (Moncloa via Getty Images)
May 22, 2024, 2:56 pm
Norway, Spain and Ireland will all recognize Palestinian state
Israel castigated the move as a reward for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, which launched the war.
By Shira Li Bartov
View of Barcelona (Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric via Pexels)
September 7, 2023, 10:17 am
Barcelona resumes ‘sister city’ relationship with Tel Aviv
Former mayor’s decision reversed
By Orge Castellano
A 14th-century synagogue Utrera was unearthed by archeologists in Spain. (Courtesy Utrera City council)
February 9, 2023, 3:40 pm
A hospital-turned-church-turned-bar in Spain revealed as medieval synagogue
The synagogue complex in Utrera, in the province of Seville, is believed to be among the largest ever found on the Iberian Peninsula from the medieval era.
By Orge Castellano
Doreen Alhadeff was the first American Jew to receive Spanish citizenship under the country's right of return law. (Screenshot via YouTube)
September 28, 2022, 4:03 pm
Jewish woman to be knighted for helping Sephardic Jews gain Spanish citizenship
Doreen Alhadeff was the first American Jew granted Spanish citizenship under Spain’s 2015 law to repatriate Sephardic Jews from around the world.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
The cast of 'Heirs of the Land' perform during filming in Spain in 2020. (Courtesy of Netflix)
May 6, 2022, 3:45 pm
Spanish Jews take the spotlight in a Netflix series about the Inquisition
The series reflects a growing appetite in Spain for exploring local history in general, especially its oft-overlooked Jewish chapters.
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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