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Andorra's Tiny Jewish Community Reels After Local Carnival Features Mock Execution of Israeli Effigy
Local officials and Jewish groups condemned the symbolic burning of an Israeli effigy, warning it risks normalizing antisemitism amid rising hate incidents across Europe.
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The ForwardAndorra's tiny Jewish community reels after local carnival features mock execution of Israeli effigy
An annual festival in Andorra drew condemnation from the country’s small Jewish community after an effigy bearing the Israeli flag was staged in a mock trial and then hung and shot. The incident was part of the traditional Catalan festival Carnestoltes, which occurs yearly before Lent, the 40-day period that precedes Easter. At Monday’s festival in Andorra, where a mock king is typically tried and burned, organizers instead used an effigy wearin…
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WINAndorra Carnival Sparks Outrage After Effigy of Israel Is Put on ‘Trial’ and Burned
A large blue-and-white effigy bearing a Star of David is hanged and set ablaze during carnival festivities in Encamp, Andorra, on Feb. 16, 2026, in a ritual that has sparked international condemnation. Photo: Screenshot A centuries-old carnival ritual in Andorra erupted into international controversy after an effigy of the State of Israel was symbolically put on “trial,” shot, and set ablaze during the festivities, with local and government offi…
The carnival of Encamp in Andorra sparked a controversy by burning an effigy in the colors of Israel. The Jewish community, shocked, denounces an offensive representation. The organizers invoke the tradition...
At the annual Carnival of Carnestoltes in Encamp, Andorra, an effigy in the colours of Israel decorated with a star of David was subjected to a mock trial, hanged, shot and burned. The Jewish community calls itself "shocked".
Europe’s Jewish Community Outraged as Israel Effigy Is Hanged and Set Ablaze in Andorra
By: Fern Sidman In the high valleys of the Pyrenees, nestled between France and Spain, the principality of Andorra has long cultivated an image of tranquil neutrality, a small alpine state more associated with ski slopes and duty-free shopping than with geopolitical controversy. Yet this week, an episode unfolding beneath the guise of carnival revelry pierced that carefully maintained façade, igniting a storm of indignation and anxiety among And…
During the traditional Carnestoltes festivities in Andorra, the organizers condemned and burned a mannequin in the colors of the Israeli flag and with a Star of David on its face. At the festival, the "king" is regularly burned at the end of the festival, but for the first time he had the colors and symbols of Israel. This was strongly criticized by the Israeli ambassador to France and Jewish organizations. The organizers have already apologized…
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