Spanish-Israel News

Spain's Sanchez calls for Israel's exclusion from int'l competitions 'until end of savagery'

He also said he felt "proud of the Spanish people" after the protests during La Vuelta cycling race clashed with police and forced an early cancellation of the event.

|ByTOBY HOLCMAN
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023.
Gideon Sa'ar, Foreign Affairs Minister, March 28, 2024.

Through its response to Spain, Israel shows that antisemitism must have consequences - editorial

The words of the Spanish prime minister, driven by domestic political calculations, should not go unanswered. Defaming Israel or taking steps harmful to its national interests isn't free.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Oscar Puente of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) delivers a speech during an investiture debate at parliament in Madrid, Spain, September 26, 2023.

Spanish minister calls French Jewish kids ejected from Vueling flight 'Israeli brats'

The Spanish Transport Minister called the French kids who were ejected from a Vueling plane “a couple of Israeli brats," sparking generalized outrage.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A woman waves an Israeli flag as people gather during the event "100 days 100 voices" to mark 100 days since the October 7 Hamas attack, calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, in front of the Opera Bastille in Paris, France, January 14, 2024

Israeli nonprofit launches advocacy initiative seeking to reach nearly 600 million Spanish speakers

Spanish speakers make up approximately 7.5% of the global population but have been largely overlooked by Israel's advocacy efforts, which primarily target English speakers.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Spanish PM holds talks with Palestinian Prime Minister, Arab Leaders

Sanchez recognized a Palestinian State on Tuesday, says meetings reflect a "commitment to end violence and make a two-state solution a reality."

MAY 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a plenary session of the lower house of the Spanish parliament, in Madrid, Spain, May 22, 2024.

FM Katz severs connection between Spain's representation in Israel and Palestinians

Katz ordered the measure two days after Spain, Ireland and Norway announced they would unilaterally recognize Palestine as a state, a measure that officially goes into effect on May 28.

MAY 24, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Foreign Minister Israel Katz speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 16, 2023

Israeli minister addresses convention hosted by Spanish far-right party with neo-Nazi ties

In Spain, Vox is controversial both for its platform, which includes restricting abortion access and domestic violence laws and shuttering the ministry of equality, and for a history of neo-Nazis.

MAY 19, 2024BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at a Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2023.