Posts Tagged: Spain
In Latest Legal Blow to BDS, Spanish Judge Rules City’s Cancellation of Israeli Festival Violated Constitutional Rights
A Spanish court ruled that a city council that nixed an Israeli film festival due to its support of boycotts of the Jewish state had violated...
Resolution Declaring Madrid ‘Space Free of Israeli Apartheid’ Fails in City Assembly
A resolution calling for the Spanish capital of Madrid to become a "Space Free of Israeli Apartheid" has been rejected by the city's assembly, the Spanish Zionist group ACOM announced...
Spanish VIPs Get the Message: BDS Is Bad for Everyone
JNS.org - The ongoing barrage of Hamas rockets on didn’t stop a group of 10 Spanish lawmakers, policy-shapers, and journalists currently in Israel from continuing...
Facing Legal Action, Two Spanish Cities Reverse ‘Discriminatory’ Boycott Resolutions Targeting Israel
Two Spanish cities repealed boycott resolutions targeting Israel this month, according to an advocacy group that has called the measures unconstitutional. Councillors from Villarrobledo in Castile-La...
Spanish High Court Strikes Down City Council’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Boycott of Israel
A Spanish high court confirmed last week that a city council's boycott of Israel was unconstitutional. The High Court of Justice in Asturias declared that a motion...
Spain’s Anti-Israel Hypocrisy Boils Down to Antisemitism
JNS.org - The Spanish state of Navarre recently voted to endorse the BDS movement against Israel, calling on the European Union to impose sanctions on Israel, while...
‘Wave’ of Anti-Israel Municipal Resolutions Pass in Spain With Help of Far-Left Parties
A “wave” of municipal resolutions hostile to Israel have passed in Spain in recent weeks, following riots in the Gaza Strip and changes in the...
Ex-Spanish Official Condemned for Insinuating Jews Might Be Behind Recent Death of Country’s Attorney General
A prominent US-based Jewish human rights group has expressed outrage over an ex-Spanish official’s insinuation that Jews might have been responsible for the recent death...
Catalonia Independence Activist: Jewish Community Split Over Secession Vote
The Jewish community in Catalonia is “heavily split” on the question of possible independence for the region of northeast Spain, a local activist asserted, as...
Report: European States Finance NGOs That Support Terrorism Against Israel
Several European governments fund NGOs that often justify attacks against Israeli civilians and maintain ties to terrorists, according to a new report by the research institute NGO Monitor. The...
Israelis Get Down and Dirty at First-Ever ‘Mud Day’ Race in Tel Aviv
Around 5,000 people got down and dirty on Friday during Israel’s first-ever “Mud Day” race in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park, Channel 2 reported. Participants sloshed their...
Israel Advocacy Group Gives ‘Worst BDS Fail of 2016’ Award to Denver U’s Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine for Using Website Developed in Jewish State
Anti-Israel campus activists earned the dubious distinction of having made this year's greatest blunder where their efforts against the Jewish state were concerned -- by advertising their endeavor on a site created...
After Paris Attacks, Israelis Visiting, Residing in Europe Describe Tense Atmosphere
Israelis living in or visiting different European countries recounted their experiences during and in the aftermath of the Paris attack for Israel’s Channel 2 on...
Wall Street Journal: Matisyahu Debacle Highlights ‘Anti-Jewish Bigotry’ of BDS in Europe
The recent fiasco surrounding a Spanish reggae's festival's ban on Jewish-American reggae star Matisyahu underlines concerns that the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) has overreached...
