Spain

December 25, 2018, 2:31 am

Far-left AhoraMadrid party is the lone backer of BDS proposal to declare Spain’s capital city a ‘space free of Israeli apartheid’

By JTA

A Spanish gymnast performing in a striped outfit based on uniforms worn by prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp. (Royal Gymnastics Federation of Spain/Facebook via JTA)

December 21, 2018, 12:28 am

Spanish rhythmic gymnasts twirl in Auschwitz outfits

Some fume over routine drawing inspiration from Holocaust movie ‘Life is Beautiful,’ while others call it a touching tribute

By JTA

FILE - Spanish policemen walk in front of a Madrid court, on August 22, 2017, before the arrival of four men suspected of involvement in the terror cell that carried out twin attacks in Spain. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)

December 15, 2018, 1:53 pm

Spanish police arrest three behind anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi website

Authorities say online portal was one of most influential neo-Nazi sites in world, aimed to propagate hatred among Spanish-speaking followers

By AFP

In this file photo taken on December 01, 2018 a woman wears a pin reading "Vox, now" during a demonstration called by the far-right party VOX against Catalan separatists in Madrid. - A far-right party won seats in a Spanish regional parliament for the first time since the country returned to democracy following the death of longtime dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

December 3, 2018, 1:49 am

Far-right wins seats in Andalusia parliament in first for post-Franco Spain

Extreme Vox party beats expectations as Socialists lose power in southern region for first time in 36 years; elections seen as first test for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

By AFP

Israeli player Lior Ben David, front, shown at a match at the Baku 2015 European Games at the Water Polo Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 15, 2015. (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images for BEGOC/via JTA)

November 27, 2018, 5:16 pm

Spanish minister sorry for nixed water polo match against Israel due to boycott

In letter to Israeli counterpart, José Girao apologizes for cancellation earlier this month after the Nautical Club Molins de Rei near Barcelona refused to host Israelis

By JTA

Israel's women's water polo team in Barcelona, November 5, 2018 (Matan Schwartz/Israeli Water Polo Association)

November 6, 2018, 9:26 am

Spanish municipality nixes Israel-Spain water polo game amid boycott pressure

Women’s match left in limbo after Molins de Rei gives in to pro-Palestinian campaigners and says it won’t host contest

By Stuart Winer

Ahed Tamimi is hosted at Real Madrid soccer club, September 29, 2018 (via twitter)

September 29, 2018, 9:51 pm

Israel fumes as Ahed Tamimi honored by Real Madrid soccer club

Ambassador accuses team of “indirectly encouraging aggression” for hosting Palestinian teen, who served a prison sentence after a video emerged showing her slapping an IDF soldier

By TOI staff

Protesters wave pro-independence Catalan Estelada flags during a demonstration in Barcelona on October 21, 2017. (AFP Photo/ Pau Barrena)

September 22, 2018, 4:55 pm

Pro-Israel group warns Spain against recognizing Palestinian state

Head of ACOM says Jerusalem may recognize Catalonia if Madrid follows through with move; Foreign Ministry won’t comment

By JTA

The wreckage of a bus remains at the site of a deadly Saudi-led coalition airstrike, in Saada, Yemen, August 12, 2018. (Hani Mohammed/AP)

September 13, 2018, 2:49 pm

Spain walks back decision to halt bomb sales to Saudis

About-face on precision bomb deal comes amid fears Riyadh could scrap $2.1 billion purchase of 5 navy ships

By Aritz Parra

Spain's new Foreign Minister Josep Borrell arrives to attend the first Cabinet meeting of the new government at the Moncloa palace in Madrid, on June 8, 2018. (AP/Francisco Seco)

September 4, 2018, 11:57 pm

Spain says US losing Mideast mediator role due to ‘alignment’ with Israel

Foreign minister meets Palestinian counterpart and pledges to double UNRWA funding; says they talked about possibility of recognizing Palestinian state

By AFP and TOI staff

September 4, 2018, 4:13 pm

Spain said to nix bomb sale to Saudi Arabia over Yemen concerns

New center-left administration plans to give back $10.6 million it received as payment for 400 laser-guided munitions, Cadena SER radio says

By AP and TOI staff

Illustrative: A BDS protest against Israel in Barcelona, Spain, June 2014. (YouTube screenshot)

August 29, 2018, 8:23 am

2 Spanish cities reverse Israel boycott motions following legal action

Sagunto, Villarrobledo scrap earlier pro-BDS decisions after intervention by pro-Israel group, but dozens of municipalities still support boycott, more than in any other EU nation

By JTA

The body of a man who tried to attack a police station is carried out of the premises in Cornella near the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona on August 20, 2018. (LLUIS GENE/AFP)

August 20, 2018, 2:44 pm

Spanish police treating Barcelona would-be stabbing as terror attack

Algerian man shouts ‘Allahu akbar’ before lunging at police with knife; is shot dead by officers

By Agencies

Spanish police officers in Barcelona, Spain, July 23, 2018. (Manu Fernandez/AP)

August 20, 2018, 10:58 am

Knife-wielding man attacks police in Barcelona, is shot dead

Cops open fire on assailant after he enters station with weapon; authorities decline to comment on reports he shouted ‘Allahu akbar’

By AFP

A police officer stands by the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona on August 20, 2017, before a mass to commemorate victims of two devastating terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. (AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT)

August 14, 2018, 2:24 pm

Questions, open wounds remain on anniversary of Catalonia jihadist attacks

One year later, Spanish authorities still trying to ascertain if local terror cell that killed 16 people had actual links to Islamic State group

By AFP