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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

Catalonia

A BDS protest against Israel in Barcelona, Spain, June 2014. (YouTube screenshot)
June 18, 2022, 12:00 pm
Lawmakers in Spain’s Catalonia region accuse Israel of ‘apartheid’
Pro-Palestinian media hails ‘historic’ vote; no mention of boycotting Israel, which has been deemed illegal by several Spanish courts; centrist lawmakers reject resolution
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Photo taken on April 19, 2022 at the EU Parliament in Brussels shows a document entitled, 'Catalangate democracy under surveillance.' (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
April 27, 2022, 4:09 pm
Spanish PM vows accountability over alleged use of Israeli spyware against Catalans
Pedro Sanchez says answer needed amid claims notorious Pegasus software was used on leading figures in Catalonian separatist movement including elected officials
By AFP
This picture taken on April 19, 2022 at the EU Parliament in Brussels shows a document entitled 'Catalangate democracy under surveillance,' during a press conference by the exiled former Catalan leader and member of European Parliament. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP)
April 26, 2022, 3:18 pm
Spain got judicial approval to use Israeli spyware on Catalan separatists – report
El Pais newspaper says government use of Pegasus software to hack cellphones targeted selected individuals and was not ‘massive’ as alleged
By AFP
A Catalonia independence supporter wearing the Estelada flag stamped on his t-shirt chants against the Spanish State outside the Catalan government's Generalitat building in Barcelona, Spain, October 30, 2017. (AP/ Gonzalo Arroyo/ File)
April 24, 2022, 7:18 pm
Spain vows transparency in probe of Pegasus spyware use against Catalan separatists
Toronto-based Citizen Lab says Israeli-made software detected in devices of 65 people, including elected officials, activists, lawyers, European lawmakers and others
By Aritz Parra
Catalan regional president Pere Aragones talks to the press in front of the Palacio de las Cortes congress in Madrid on April 21, 2022. (Javier Soriano/AFP)
April 21, 2022, 6:15 pm
NSO spyware allegations poison Spain’s ties with Catalan separatists
‘We have suspected for a long time that we were the target of the state intelligence service,’ Catalan leader says amid scandal involving Israeli-made Pegasus software
By Alfons Luna
A flag with the text in Catalan "The people lead" is held up as people gather to celebrate the proclamation of a Catalan republic at the Sant Jaume square in Barcelona, on October 27, 2017. (AFP/Pau Barrena)
April 19, 2022, 7:42 pm
Spain denies using Israeli spyware to target Catalan separatists
Toronto-based Citizen Lab says at least 65 activists and officials were targeted with NSO’s Pegasus software in the wake of the region’s independence bid
By AFP
Dr. Idan Perez holds the 'Siddur Catalunya,' a reconstruction of the prayer book used in parts of pre-Expulsion Catalonia, at Jerusalem's National Library, September 15, 2019. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
September 5, 2020, 1:39 am
Israeli scholar wins prize for recreating medieval Catalonian Jewish prayer book
Comparing 6 manuscripts in archives from St. Petersburg to Rome, National Library of Israel’s Idan Perez pieces together lost rites of vibrant community that’s all but disappeared
By Renee Ghert-Zand
An Israeli woman uses her phone in front of a building in Herzliya that housed the NSO Group intelligence firm, August 28, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP/File)
August 3, 2020, 4:26 pm
Senior clergy among Togo activists said targeted by Israeli spyware
Anti-government figures, including top members of church, reportedly have phones hacked with NSO Group software; watchdog says unlikely firm can claim they are legitimate targets
By ToI Staff
Roger Torrent, president of Catalonian Parliament, speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
July 28, 2020, 2:37 pm
WhatsApp confirms Catalan separatist’s phone targeted with Israeli firm spyware
Roger Torrent has accused Madrid of spying on him by employing NSO-made Pegasus software; messaging giant doesn’t say whether hack succeeded
By ToI Staff and Agencies
An Israeli woman uses her phone in front of a building in Herzliya that housed the NSO Group intelligence firm, August 28, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP/File)
July 18, 2020, 12:58 pm
US judge rules WhatsApp lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO can go ahead
Jurist says it appears the Herzliya-based firm ‘retained some role’ in the targeting of individuals, ‘even if it was at the direction of their customers’
By ToI Staff
Roger Torrent, president of Catalonian Parliament, speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
July 14, 2020, 5:12 pm
Catalan leader demands probe into alleged Spanish spying using Israeli tech
Roger Torrent demands investigation into reports his cellphone was hacked by Madrid, possibly employing NSO-made Pegasus software
By AP
Spanish Prime Minister and Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) candidate for prime minister Pedro Sanchez addresses supporters during the last campaign rally in Valencia on April 26, 2019 ahead of the April 28 general election (JOSE JORDAN / AFP)
November 10, 2019, 10:07 am
Spain returns to polls for 4th time in 4 years amid tensions over Catalonia
Opinion polls predict yet another deadlock, as backing for separatist movement could result in increased support for far-right Vox party
By Daniel Silva
Protesters take shelter behind garbage containers during clashes near the Police headquarters in Barcelona, on October 18, 2019, on the day that separatists called a general strike and a mass rally. - Spain's protest-hit northeast was gripped by a general strike today as thousands of "freedom marchers" converged on Barcelona for a mass show of dissent over the jailing of nine Catalan separatist leaders. (Photo by Pau Barrena / AFP)
October 18, 2019, 11:04 pm
Clashes erupt in Barcelona as half a million separatists rally
Demonstrators angry over Spain’s jailing of nine Catalan leaders; football authorities cancel the Barcelona and Real Madrid Clasico
By Alvaro Villalobos
Illustrative: The logo of US social network company Twitter displayed on the screen of a smartphone, May 2, 2019. (LOIC VENANCE / AFP)
June 13, 2019, 7:59 pm
Twitter deletes thousands of accounts linked to Iran government
More than 200 of the accounts originating in Iran ‘directly engaged with discussions related to Israel,’ social network says
By Agencies
Spanish Prime Minister, and Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) candidate for prime minister, Pedro Sanchez casts his ballot at a polling station in Madrid, during general elections in Spain on April 28, 2019. (JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
April 28, 2019, 11:35 pm
Far-right seen making gains as Spaniards turn out for election
Outcome of national poll uncertain, as no party expected to be able to form solid coalition, but populist Vox may take 10% of vote or more
By Daniel Silva and Marianne Barriaux
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