At its core, the apartheid lie depicts Jews who have returned to their ancestral homeland as “settler colonialists” and “foreign interlopers,” comparing them to South African whites during apartheid.
This is the second act of graffiti vandalism on one of the city’s synagogues in nine days, following a similar incident on April 17 at the Great Synagogue of Barcelona.
The incident was reported to the police along with the security camera footage of the event. Additionally, the graffiti was promptly removed.
According to a photo shared by passenger Shaked Boker, a message appeared on his phone that stated in English and Arabic: "Do Not Grieve: Indeed Allah Is With Us."
By singling out the one and only Jewish state for opprobrium, she has easily failed multiple tests of prejudice and racism.
Why did the mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, suspend the relations with Israel and cancel the twin city agreement with the most liberal city in the Middle East - Tel Aviv?
FC Barcelona's president Joan Laporta invited representatives of the Israeli embassy in Spain to their soccer match against Manchester United.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, head of the Community of Madrid, decided to visit Israel in response to Barcelona ending its ties with Tel Aviv.
Twin or sister cities typically collaborate on tourism enterprises. Barcelona launched two initiatives last year to draw Jewish and Israeli tourists.
Barcelona and Tel Aviv entered the relationship in 1998 - when both cities jointly signed a "twin city" agreement with Gaza City.
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