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Sa'ar calls out foreign criticism of West Bank settlements, says it's 'discriminatory against Jews'

"Foreign governments will not restrict the right of Jews to live in the land of Israel, and any such call is morally wrong and discriminatory against Jews," Sa'ar said.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.
Israeli flags flutter at the entrance to Evyatar, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, November 30, 2025.

UK, Canada, Germany, others condemn Israel's West Bank settlement plan

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

Belgium joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher of a Patriot air defence system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine August 4, 2024.

RTX unit Raytheon lands $1.7 billion deal to supply Patriot systems to Spain


Spain investigates possible lab leak behind African swine fever outbreak

The court-ordered move follows concerns raised this month that the outbreak detected in wild boars could have been caused by a laboratory leak.

Police and others stand at the entrance during the registration of the IRTA CReSA laboratory amid an investigation of African swine fever in Bellaterra, north of Barcelona, Spain, December 18, 2025.

Eurovision host says it won't ban Palestinian flags, drown out boos during Israel's performance

The 70th edition of the contest in May will have just 35 entries, the fewest since 2003, after five national broadcasters said they would boycott the show in protest against Israel's participation.

Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025.

Spanish police bust gang that used helicopters to fly drugs from Morocco

Police seized one helicopter in an isolated warehouse, along with 657 kg of hashish, five firearms, cash and vehicles during raids in the provinces of Malaga, Almeria and Murcia.

A Spanish National Police officer guards part of a drug stash at the Port of Arinaga on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, October 26, 2025.

Eurovision rule changes threaten Israel's chances at success amid boycotts

CULTURAL AFFAIRS: Iceland joins a growing list of countries boycotting Eurovision 2026 due to Israel’s participation, as new voting rules create challenges for Israel’s success.

ISRAEL HAS been singled out as no country ever has been before at Eurovision. Here, viewers cheer as they watch this year’s Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, in May.

American architect Frank Gehry dies at age 96, New York Times reports

Gehry's daring and whimsical creations of leaning towers and sweeping sheets of curved metal such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, made him a superstar in the world of architecture

Frank Gehry, architect of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, arrives to take part in the twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations of the museum, in Bilbao, Spain, October 17, 2022.

Europe once expelled Jewish musicians, now it hunts the only Jewish state - comment

European broadcasters boycotting Israel's Eurovision Song Contest participation frame it as moral courage, but the instinct mirrors patterns that shaped early Nazi-era exclusions of Jewish culture.

A mass rally of Berliners took place in the Sportpalast, where Nazi Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda and Gauleiter of Berlin, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, with ruthless frankness, described the danger facing Europe, 1943.

Spain dismantles cell linked to neo-Nazi terrorist group 'The Base'

The Base cell leader, arrested in Castellon, was in direct contact with the founder, and seized weapons included firearms, 20+ knives, and material promoting accelerationism.

Members of Spanish neonazi group Nucleo Nacional give a Nazi salute during a demonstration called to protest 'against the corrupt politicians' in front of the Spanish Congress in Madrid, on November 8, 2025.

Exploring the Canary Islands, from ancient lava landscapes to hidden Jewish echoes - review

The ship docked in Santa Cruz, a city painted in the faded palette of dreams: mustard yellows, sea blues, and sun-washed pinks. Every balcony seemed to lean forward in curiosity.

THE SUMMIT of Mount Teide

Ofra Haza’s melodies meet Andalusian flamenco in new Jerusalem premiere

His approach is meticulous. Each of Haza’s songs is adapted into flamenco palos, distinct rhythmic frameworks that give each piece a particular emotional character.

DANCER ADVA YERMIYAHU will be accompanied by flamenco guitarist Manuel Cazas.

Steinmeier becomes first German head of state to visit Guernica since 1937 Nazi bombing

The German president laid a wreath at a cemetery housing a mausoleum built in 1973 for hundreds of victims of the bombings.

Spain's King Felipe welcomes German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during a ceremony at the Royal Palace, in Madrid, Spain, November 26, 2025.

Ancient Spanish skull reveals Roman campaign of intimidation, adds to sparse record of ancient war

The 2020 discovery of the skull was recently published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology, focusing on the Romans’ siege of La Loma.

Archaeologists Ines Morales, Rocio Moron and Veronica Alberto from Tibicena, an archaeology company, analyze a human skull which was found buried in a cave on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain April 24, 2023.