Catalonia

Spain must reverse Sánchez's anti-Israel policies after snap election, Vox lawmaker says

Vox MEP Juan Carlos Girauta calls for a “180-degree” foreign policy shift as the November 29 vote opens a campaign shaped by housing, corruption cases, Catalonia, migration, and Israel.

Member of the European Parliament Juan Carlos Girauta.
A helicopter conducts firefighting operations as wildfire burns in Pouzols-Minervois near Narbonne, France, July 2, 2026.

Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as 'battle resumes' against raging wildfires

SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sánchez leaves at the end of a news conference before summer break, in Madrid, in July. In recent weeks, he has led unprecedented moves against Israel, the writer charges.

Spain's lower house calls on PM Sanchez to resign in non-binding vote

DAVID OBADIA, president of the Jewish Communities of Spain, presents the EMET-Truth Foundation.

New EMET-Truth Foundation launched to combat antisemitism in Catalonia


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.

Knesset member observing Catalan election caught in political crossfire

“Spanish politicians who criticize Israel should look at what’s going on in their home,” MK Svetlova said.

MK Ksenia Svetlova with a rubber bullet in Barcelona as observer in the Catalonian election, 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.

Why Israel should oppose the Catalonia referendum

Should Catalonians be able to decide their own future?

Students in Catalonia march in support of the region's independence, September 2017

The Catalonia terrorist attacks

The Catalan cell was most probably a local one, based on family (four pairs of brothers), personal and neighborhood relations.

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