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Ceuta and Melilla: Europe's most fortified border also serves as a Jewish religious boundary

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Spain’s Ceuta and Melilla have become the center of a migration crisis, reviving geopolitical tensions while highlighting a crossroads of Jewish history and culture.

RABBI AARON PERETZ reviews the security fence on the border between Melilla and Morocco, accompanied by agents of the Civil Guard, last July.
MEMBERS OF the Guardia Civil guard migrants on Tarajal beach after they crossed the border from Morocco into the tiny Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta last week.

My Word: Crashing waves in Ceuta - opinion

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026.

Iran war teaches importance of Gulf cooperation with Europe for maritime security, ISPI says

Migrants swim through Spain's Ceuta border from the Moroccan side and climb onto rocks to reach the border fence, in Ceuta, Spain, July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

Some 100 dead following Moroccan migrant border rush into Spain, Ceuta leader says


Israelis are angry at Europe, yet still drawn to it - opinion

Since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, relations between Israel and several European Union member states have entered one of their most difficult periods in recent memory. 

 Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa is welcomed by European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium May 26, 2024.

Berlin attack highlights Europe’s shift to individualized, multi-layered terror threats - analysis

Online radicalization, lone-actor violence, and Iran-linked networks are placing European security services under pressure from distinct but increasingly simultaneous threats.

Tourists and visitors observe and pay respects at a makeshift memorial set in Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg gate, one week after the Christopher Street Day pride parade attack on August 2, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

EU migration chief claims Ceuta border crisis caused by criminal smuggling networks, disinformation

EU interior ministers called for tougher action against migrant smuggling networks and stronger returns policies after about 72,000 migrants entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last week.

Members of the military escort migrants in Ceuta, Spain, following recent mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, August 1, 2026.

Putin’s and Iran’s Caspian Sea plans have backfired. Here’s how – opinion

The same route that enables Russia to bombard Ukrainian cities with thousands of Shaheds since 2022 is now being used by Zelensky to curb the Kremlin’s war effort

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits to welcome Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 4, 2025.

Greatest antisemitic terrorist threat in Europe stems from jihadist terrorism, new report finds

The ICCT, together with the Security and Crisis Center (SACC) of the EJC, conducted a one-year monitoring exercise between 1 January and 31 December 2025 of offline manifestations of antisemitism.

Police officers stand guard as demonstrators take part in a pro-Palestine protest, on the day of the celebrations to mark the 35th anniversary of Germany's Unification Day, in Saarbruecken, Germany, October 3, 2025.

Death toll from migrant rush into Ceuta rises to 72, 1,000 more being treated by health services

The Spanish government representative in Ceuta, Miguel Angel Perez, told reporters that, in addition to the fatalities, more than 1,000 people had been treated by health services since Thursday.

Migrants walk next to a USECIC Guardia Civil member after swimming through Spain's Ceuta border from the Moroccan side to reach the border fence, in Ceuta, Spain, July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video

Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after calm night following border rush

According to Spanish authorities, about 50,000 people had crossed into Ceuta by land and sea from Morocco in an unprecedented surge at one of the European Union's only land borders with Africa.

Spanish military personal patrol as migrants try to cross the border barrier with Morocco to enter Spain's north Africa's Ceuta enclave on July 31, 2026.

Israel's approval of ISF deployment in Gaza marks key step in reconstuction efforts - analysis

Israel's approval of an international stabilization force marks what supporters describe as a significant step toward rebuilding Gaza and replacing Hamas's rule.

A crane hoists a tactical vehicle at the Logistics Support Area, in a location given as near Kerem Shalom, in this handout picture released June 30, 2026, by the Trump-appointed Board of Peace.

International Criminal Court faces search for new prosecutor after Karim Khan dismissal

The ICC faces a difficult search for a new prosecutor after Karim Khan’s dismissal, as US pressure and withdrawals by five member states deepen the court’s institutional crisis.

ICC CHIEF Prosecutor Karim Khan in The Hague.

EU, World Bank funds saved Palestinian Authority from economic collapse, INSS finds

Western funding from the EU and World Bank has kept the Palestinian Authority afloat as Israeli tax transfers fell, while Arab states provided only a small share of the aid.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.