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Jewish and Israeli travelers in Spain should exercise increased caution due to recent antisemitic incidents. A French Jew reported being humiliated, spat on, and fearing for his life by a large crowd outside a Barcelona synagogue. Antisemitic graffiti has been found on a Maimonides statue in Cordoba and on homes in Santa Maria and Mallorca. An Isra...
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Cities (21)
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Barcelona
ברצלונה
2
Ceuta
1
Basque
1
Cordoba
1
Ibiza
איביזה
1
Mallorca
מיורקה
1
Santa Maria
0
Bilbao
בילבאו
0
Bola del Mundo
בולה דל מונדו
0
Figueres
פיגרס
0
Galicia
גליסיה
0
Gran Canaria
גראן קנריה
0
Laredo
לארדו
0
Madrid
מדריד
0
Monforte de Lemos
מונפורטה דה למוס
0
Poio
פויו
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Sant Cugat del Vallès
סנט קוגאט דל בייש
0
Seville
סביליה
0
Spain
0
Tenerife
טנריפה
0
Valencia
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Recent reports (21)
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A French Jew reported being humiliated, spat on, and fearing for his life by hundreds of people outside a synagogue in Barcelona.
Source:
jpost.com
Aug 17, 2026
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Research reveals a surge in antisemitic posts blaming Jews for the migrant crisis in Ceuta, highlighting the pervasive nature of antisemitism online.
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thejc.com
Aug 12, 2026
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Conspiracy theories alleging Israeli orchestration of a migrant surge have gained traction online, raising concerns about antisemitism in social media narratives.
Source:
jta.org
Aug 03, 2026
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Jewish organizations are denouncing the vandalism of a Maimonides statue in Cordoba, which has been marked with swastika graffiti.
Source:
timesofisrael.com
Aug 03, 2026
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The narrative linking migration to antisemitism is being used by far-right groups to undermine pro-Palestinian solidarity, raising concerns for Jewish safety.
Source:
aljazeera.com
Aug 03, 2026
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Danon's criticism over Ceuta migrant crisis fuels conspiracy theories accusing Jerusalem of helping orchestrate incursion and draws a rebuke from Israel's ambassador in Madrid.
Source:
timesofisrael.com
Aug 01, 2026
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I was there in January 2024 for a month - on more than one occasion I was advised not to wear my Star of David necklace out... But Toledo is very lovely and embraces its Jewish roots.
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Jew in Barcelona here. It's not unsafe, it's just very infuriating... I don't openly say I'm Jewish as much anymore until I get to know people a little bit but honestly I never felt any kind of danger.
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At the beginning we were scared to say we are from Israel so we started saying we are from Hungary... most of the people were really friendly and actually asked if we were okay.
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Caution
You will experience antisemitism. You probably won’t be physically assaulted... the sociological topology is the same as the USA: left wing has 'we are antizionist not antisemitic'. The right wing has old-timey classic European antisemitism.
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