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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

Tel Aviv back on top with Rishon win

Barcelona will be coming to Tel Aviv on the back of the sacking of head coach Sito Alonso on Monday.

FEBRUARY 6, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Michael Roll (center) drives to the basket against Maccabi Rishon Lezion’s Drew Crawford (right) and Nitzan Hanochi (left).

Yellow-and-blue has opportunity to quash Barca jinx

NOVEMBER 23, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv forward Jonah Bolden has finally settled at the team after an erratic start, averaging 10.0 points and 7.3 rebounds over the past three Euroleague game ahead of tonight’s encounter with Barcelona in Spain.

Whither Catalonia?

The independence movement faces stiff opposition from Spain.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByJON IMMANUEL
Unistas at a Barcelona pro-union street rally on October 29

Catalans and Jews

Numbering between 10,000 and 15,000, Barcelona’s Jews are not of the same opinion when it comes to Catalan independence.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByRABBI STEPHEN BERKOWITZ
Several Jews were among those attending a unity march in Barcelona on October 29, with a sea of Spanish and Catalan flags in the background

Israeli tourism site says vacations to Barcelona have plummeted

The number of vacations booked to the Catalan region by Israelis has dropped 23%.

OCTOBER 31, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
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.

IN PICTURES: Hundreds of thousands march for unified Spain

Protesters on Sunday turned out in the largest display of support for a united Spain since the beginning of the crisis in Catalonia.

OCTOBER 29, 2017ByREUTERS
Pro-unity supporters take part in a demonstration in central Barcelona, Spain

Jewish-Arab coexistence group in Barcelona celebrate new years together

“Islamophobia and antisemitism have created this situation over time, and it is a vicious circle."

OCTOBER 16, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
FROM LEFT: Leticia Torre, Oumaima Alouiz, Jura Zymantas and Rachel Sair engage in a discussion last Wednesday at the Salam Shalom Barcelona event.

Spaniards take to streets as Catalonia independence tensions rise

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insists the region must give up the independence push.

OCTOBER 7, 2017ByREUTERS
People attend a demonstration in favour of dialogue in a square in Barcelona, Spain, October 7, 2017

My Word: Independence and states of the mind

Some 150 countries are currently involved in territorial disputes. Israel isn’t to blame.

OCTOBER 5, 2017ByLIAT COLLINS
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.

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.

OCTOBER 1, 2017ByREUTERS
Riot police remove demonstrators outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona, Spain, October 1, 2017.