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FC Barcelona apologizes to Israeli fans after player goes viral waving Palestinian flag

FC Barcelona's statement, written in Hebrew, was specifically aimed at its Israeli fans.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
FC Barcelona's Raphinha and FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal during the bus parade as they celebrate winning LaLiga
A mural painted by Palestinian artists depicts soccer star Lamine Yamal, who waved a Palestinian flag during Barcelona's LaLiga victory parade, on the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City, May 13, 2026.

Israel's defense minister condemns soccer star Lamine Yamal for flying Palestinian flag

"I expect a great and respected club like @FCBarcelona to make it unequivocally clear that there is no place for incitement or for support of terrorism," Katz said.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Protest against Israel's seizure of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in Barcelona, Spain, May 1, 2026.

Spain reportedly summons Israeli chargé d'affaires as protests erupt over Gaza flotilla seizure

Protests erupted in Barcelona after Israel intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla, which also led Spain to summon Israel's chargé d'affaires, Dana Erlich, in response to the detentions.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Mummies discovered in a Roman-era tomb during archaeological excavations in the el-Bahnasa area in Egypt’s Minya Governorate, April 22, 2026.

Fragment of Homer's Iliad discovered inside Roman-era mummy during Egypt excavations

Several other mummies, three golden tongues, and a tongue made of copper were also discovered during excavations.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

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.

OCTOBER 1, 2017ByREUTERS
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.

No compromise on antisemitism

Antisemitism is fundamentally mythical, an irrational explanation of the world.

AUGUST 22, 2017ByCHAIM STEINMETZ
Members of the Ku Klux Klan face counter-protesters as they rally in support of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. July 8, 2017

Spanish police shoot dead Barcelona van driver suspect

Spanish police used robots to assess if Younes Abouyaaqoub's explosive belt was fake.

AUGUST 21, 2017ByREUTERS
The suspected van is towed away from the area where it crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, August 18, 2017.

Barcelona rabbi backtracks doomsday comments

The Jewish community of Barcelona is upset by chief rabbi Meir Bar-Hen's interview published after last week's terror attack.

AUGUST 20, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Police evacuate people after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2017.

Catalonia BDS chapter says Europe is ‘responsible’ for Barcelona attack

BDS Catalonia made the accusation one day after 14 people were killed in Barcelona.

AUGUST 20, 2017ByJTA
Police evacuate people after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2017.

Hezbollah condemns Barcelona attack, saying it 'harms the image of jihad'

The Lebanese terrorist organization called out the Syrian-based terror group.

AUGUST 20, 2017ByYASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA
A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border.

Spain says cell behind Catalan attacks dismantled, police seek van driver

The driver abandoned the van and fled on Thursday after speeding along a section of Las Ramblas, leaving a trail of dead and injured.

AUGUST 19, 2017ByREUTERS
A Spanish police officer looks over a street in Barcelona after a van ramming attack there killed 13, August 18, 2017.

Following terror attack, Barcelona’s chief rabbi says community is doomed

“I tell my congregants: Don’t think we’re here for good. And I encourage them to buy property in Israel. This place is lost."

AUGUST 18, 2017ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
The suspected van is towed away from the area where it crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, August 18, 2017.

Eight suspected terrorists involved in Barcelona attack

Spanish security forces are still hunting for the van driver of the Barcelona attack.

AUGUST 18, 2017ByREUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF
A Spanish police officer looks over a street in Barcelona after a van ramming attack there killed 13, August 18, 2017.

Spanish police: Seven wounded, five attackers killed in second 'terrorist incident'

The operation came after a van attack in Barcelona on Thursday that left at least 13 dead.

AUGUST 18, 2017ByREUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF
Officers investigate at the scene where police had killed four attackers in Cambrils, south of Barcelona, in this still image taken on August 18, 2017.