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Spanish Jewish groups defend journalist Pilar Rahola amid hate speech complaint

Jewish organizations in Spain have rallied behind journalist Pilar Rahola after prosecutors opened preliminary proceedings over a complaint tied to her pro-Israel views.

Pilar Rahola attends an autograph session for her latest book during Sant Jordi on April 23, 2017.
The sarcophagus of Queen Elisenda in the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes.

Remains of medieval European Queen Elisenda, 24 others unearthed in Barcelona

Black Forest Gin is a tangible collectible investment that fights antisemitism.

Fighting antisemitism with gin: Kosher spirits project backs Jewish life in Spain

 FC Barcelona's Raphinha and FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal during the bus parade as they celebrate winning LaLiga

FC Barcelona apologizes to Israeli fans after player goes viral waving Palestinian flag


Spaniards take to streets as Catalonia independence tensions rise

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insists the region must give up the independence push.

People attend a demonstration in favour of dialogue in a square in Barcelona, Spain, October 7, 2017

My Word: Independence and states of the mind

Some 150 countries are currently involved in territorial disputes. Israel isn’t to blame.

People wave Spanish, Catalan (known as Senyera) and European Union flags during a demonstration in favor of a unified Spain a day before the banned October 1 independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain, September 30, 2017.

Over 800 injured as Catalans vote in favor of independence

The streets of Catalonia erupted into violence as national police burst into polling stations with batons, dragging voters away.

Riot police remove demonstrators outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona, Spain, October 1, 2017.

Spanish police move to prevent Catalonia independence vote

The referendum, declared illegal by Spain's central government, has thrown the country into its worst constitutional crisis in decades and raised fears of street violence.

People wave Spanish, Catalan (known as Senyera) and European Union flags during a demonstration in favor of a unified Spain a day before the banned October 1 independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain, September 30, 2017.

No compromise on antisemitism

Antisemitism is fundamentally mythical, an irrational explanation of the world.

Members of the Ku Klux Klan face counter-protesters as they rally in support of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. July 8, 2017

Spanish police shoot dead Barcelona van driver suspect

Spanish police used robots to assess if Younes Abouyaaqoub's explosive belt was fake.

The suspected van is towed away from the area where it crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, August 18, 2017.

Barcelona rabbi backtracks doomsday comments

The Jewish community of Barcelona is upset by chief rabbi Meir Bar-Hen's interview published after last week's terror attack.

Police evacuate people after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2017.

Catalonia BDS chapter says Europe is ‘responsible’ for Barcelona attack

BDS Catalonia made the accusation one day after 14 people were killed in Barcelona.

Police evacuate people after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2017.

Hezbollah condemns Barcelona attack, saying it 'harms the image of jihad'

The Lebanese terrorist organization called out the Syrian-based terror group.

A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border.

Spain says cell behind Catalan attacks dismantled, police seek van driver

The driver abandoned the van and fled on Thursday after speeding along a section of Las Ramblas, leaving a trail of dead and injured.

A Spanish police officer looks over a street in Barcelona after a van ramming attack there killed 13, August 18, 2017.