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Women working at a spa in Barcelona, Spain that a Jewish couple weren't allowed to enter because one of them was wearing a Star of David on May 29, 2026.
May 31, 2026, 5:09 pm
Two Jewish women denied entry to Barcelona sauna over Star of David necklaces
Couple told ‘Zionists’ unwelcome; as they are forced out, Spanish woman repeatedly tells them ‘Free Palestine’; local Jewish community demands hate crime probe; owners later apologize
By ToI Staff
A Basque police officer beats a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla upon their arrival at Bilbao Airport on May 23, 2026. (Idurre Etxaburu / AFP)
May 24, 2026, 9:26 pm
Thousands protest in Bilbao over Spanish police’s abuse of Gaza flotilla activists
Some 2,000 march in Basque city after cops filmed beating returning activists at airport; Israel summons Spanish diplomat for explanation of Madrid’s ‘hypocrisy’
By Reuters, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A Basque police officer beats a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla upon their arrival at Bilbao Airport on May 23, 2026. (Idurre Etxaburu / AFP)
May 24, 2026, 12:09 am
Spanish police beat and detain returning Gaza flotilla activists amid clashes at airport
Cops filmed hitting anti-Israel activists and supporters with batons and dragging them on floor. Violence comes days after global outcry, including from Madrid, over Ben Gvir’s taunting of bound, kneeling detainees
By AFP and ToI Staff
FC Barcelona player Lamine Yamal holding a Palestinian flag as he celebrates with his team atop a bus after winning the Spanish La Liga soccer title in Barcelona, Spain, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo)
May 19, 2026, 5:03 am
Spain defends soccer star Yamal over Israeli criticism of Palestinian flag display
Spanish PM calls FC Barcelona phenom’s gesture during championship celebration ‘another reason to be proud of him’ after Katz accused Yamal of incitement for hoisting flag
By Grace Gilson
FC Barcelona player Lamine Yamal holding a Palestinian flag as he celebrates with his team atop a bus after winning the Spanish La Liga soccer title in Barcelona, Spain, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo)
May 12, 2026, 7:04 pm
Barcelona soccer star Lamine Yamal raises Palestinian flag during title parade
Coach says he doesn’t ‘normally like’ such gestures, but ‘it is his decision’; 18-year-old winger is expected to be one of the stars at the upcoming World Cup
By AP
Israel's Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lebanon's Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Leiter, at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
May 10, 2026, 4:35 pm
Israeli envoy takes rare swipe at US Jewish groups for cosponsoring Spanish exhibit
Yechiel Leiter says partnering with embassy for show on Jewish life in Moorish Spain ‘risks lending legitimacy to government working to vilify Israel’; World Jewish Congress responds: Disengagement not the answer
By Jacob Magid
The Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrives to the industrial port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, on May 10, 2026. (JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
May 10, 2026, 5:48 am
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Spain’s Canary Islands
WHO director tells public the deadly outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is ‘not another COVID,’ as health officials prepare for lengthy process of screening and disembarking passengers
By Agencies
Israeli officers bring Spanish flotilla activist Saif Abu Keshek to a court in Ashkelon on May 5, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
May 7, 2026, 7:37 pm
Spain summons Israeli envoy to protest detention of Spanish flotilla activist
Latest diplomatic clash comes after Israel detained Spanish-Palestinian Saif Abu Keshek, saying he is a leading member of a group accused of being affiliated with Hamas
By AFP and ToI Staff
A Spanish Navy unit takes part in the NATO Dynamic Mariner/Flotex-25 naval exercise in Barbate, southern Spain, on March 28, 2025. (AP/Bernat Armangue)
April 24, 2026, 11:04 am
Pentagon said to float ways US can punish NATO allies for not helping fight Iran
Internal email considers suspending Spain — though it’s unclear how — and reviewing position on UK’s claim to Falkland Islands; Spain’s Sanchez: ‘We do not work with emails’
By Agencies
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
April 21, 2026, 4:52 pm
Germany and Italy reject push by EU allies to end association deal with Israel
Spain, Slovenia and Ireland call for discussion on suspending trade agreement; Belgium says Israeli conduct ‘unacceptable,’ pushes for partial suspension; Berlin says move ‘inappropriate’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A flotilla sets off, carrying activists and humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip, from Barcelona, Spain, April 12, 2026. (AP/Joan Mateu Parra)
April 12, 2026, 8:54 pm
New Gaza aid flotilla sets sail from Spain, trying again to break Israeli blockade
Leaving Barcelona, Global Sumud Flotilla says it ‘aims to open a humanitarian corridor’ to the Strip; last several attempts have all been intercepted by Israel
By Reuters and ToI Staff
An effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before and after being exploded in El Burgo, Spain on April 5, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 12, 2026, 12:08 pm
Netanyahu effigy blown up in Spanish town festival; Israel summons envoy
Israel accuses Spain’s prime minister of incitement for the ‘antisemitic hatred on display’ during Easter event often referred to as the ‘Burning of Judas’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Personnel work at the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), in the southern town of Kiryat Gat, on November 19, 2025. (Ahikam Seri / AFP)
April 10, 2026, 6:26 pm
‘Anti-Israel obsession’: Israel boots Spanish representatives from Gaza ceasefire HQ
FM Sa’ar: Spain has ‘lost any ability to serve as a useful actor’ at CMCC; Netanyahu says he won’t allow countries to ‘wage a diplomatic war’ without paying a price
By Lazar Berman
Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles waits for the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, October 15, 2025. (Omar Havana/AP)
March 30, 2026, 4:12 pm
Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war
Defense minister says aircraft will have to bypass the NATO-member country, as government refuses to participate in war that is ‘against international law’
By Agencies
In this handout photo released by La Moncloa on March 4, 2026, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers an official statemen in response to US President Donald Trump's remarks, at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid. (Borja Puig de la Bellacasa / LA MONCLOA / AFP)
March 4, 2026, 11:33 pm
Spain denies US claim of military cooperation on Iran as rift deepens
Madrid insists it opposes use of American bases in strikes on Tehran as Trump threatens trade retaliation, widening dispute between NATO allies
By Robin Bjalon
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