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MEP Ana Miranda returns to Madrid, Feb. 21, 2023. SourceL Twitter.

Israel refuses entry to member of EU Parliament for terror ties

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Ana Miranda, a member of the European Parliament, returned to Spain after she was denied entry to Israel on Tuesday. She was detained for six hours at Ben-Gurion International Airport and then returned on the...
The Chopskicks from the Nirit Dance Studio in Modi’in took home the gold medal in the hip-hop commercial mega crew category of the 2022 Dance World Cup (DWC) finals in San Sebastian, Spain, July 2022. Credit: Courtesy of 2022 Dance World Cup.

Israeli teen dance team wins gold medal at international competition in Spain

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An Israeli teen senior dance team took home the gold medal in the hip-hop commercial mega crew category of the 2022 Dance World Cup (DWC) finals in San Sebastian, Spain, reported The Jerusalem Post. The Chopskicks from the...

For Spain, cooperation between Israel and Morocco is more of an opportunity than a...

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A piece in El Español on Nov. 16 informed of a supposed agreement between Israel and Morocco to establish a joint military base in the Arab country. The news appears in the context of the current...
Juana Ruiz Rishwami, a Spanish citizen married to a Palestinian, during her court case at Ofer prison outside of Jerusalem, where she is being accused of funneling large sums of donations from European governments to a banned Palestinian militant group, Nov. 17, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli conviction of Spanish citizen in terror-funding case could be ‘game-changer,’ say observers

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A Spanish citizen who admitted to raising funds for a Palestinian NGO that were diverted to a terrorist organization agreed to a plea bargain on Nov. 10 in an Israeli military court. Observers say...
Juana Ruiz Rishwami. Source: Screenshot.

Spanish citizen pleads guilty in Israeli court to funding Palestinian terrorists

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Juana Ruiz Rishwami, a Spanish resident of the West Bank, pleaded guilty in an Israeli military court on Wednesday for facilitating payments to Palestinian terrorists. Rishwami, a fundraiser for the NGO Health Work Committees, was...
Angel Sanz-Briz. Credit: Centro Sefarad.

Spain seeks descendants of Hungarian Jews saved from Nazis by diplomat

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The Spanish government released the names of Hungarian Jews who evaded Nazi persecution with the help of a Spanish diplomat in an effort to find their descendants and share their stories with the world. Yad Vashem recognized Angel Sanz-Briz...
Assembly of Madrid. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Madrid Assembly officially adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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The Madrid Assembly, the local parliament of Spain’s main region, adopted on Friday the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. In addition, the Assembly demanded that the country’s national parliament adopt legislation...
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, August 2017. Credit: Justraveling.com via Wikimedia Commons.

Spanish university cancels course comparing Gaza to Auschwitz

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A university in Spain canceled a course that would have examined comparisons between the Auschwitz concentration camp and the Gaza Strip after facing backlash from a local pro-Israel group. The University of Santiago de Compostela’s...
The Israeli company Netline Communications Technologies signed a contract to supply explosive device (IED) jammers to the Spanish Ministry of Defense, August 2021. Credit: Courtesy of Netline.

Israeli company to supply IED jammers to Spanish Ministry of Defense

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The Israeli company Netline Communications Technologies announced on Monday that it will deliver 87 improvised explosive device (IED) jammers to the Spanish Ministry of Defense in November. The delivery is part of a five-year...
A screenshot of a Spanish TV broadcaster accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinians. Source: Screenshot.

Anti-Semitism watchdog calls for disciplinary action against Spanish TV host over anti-Semitic comments

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The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) is calling for disciplinary action against a reporter from a television station in Spain who made anti-Semitic remarks during a broadcast about Israeli athletes. TV3’s commentator Clara Basiana made the...