Spain Jewish Groups Report 14.5% Rise in Antisemitic Incidents
The report counted 221 anti-Jewish hate crimes in 2025, up from 193, as Jewish groups warned hostility is becoming normalized.
- On Wednesday, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain and the Movement Against Intolerance released a report documenting a 14.5 percent rise in antisemitic incidents during 2025, recording 221 hate crimes compared to 193 the previous year.
- This sustained wave of hostility has proven to be more than a temporary reaction to the war in Gaza, with the report warning that antisemitism is increasingly becoming normalized across social, cultural, and digital spaces throughout Spain.
- FCJE President David Obadía stated that Spanish Jews face heightened security measures, noting that children often require police protection to attend school while families question the safety of communal spaces and synagogues.
- Experts warn that anti-Zionist rhetoric has moved beyond social phenomena to become, in some instances, state-promoted, leading to mounting criticism of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Socialist Party for allegedly fueling hostility.
- MCI President Esteban Ibarra called for a stronger institutional response to this discrimination, warning that tolerating such hatred damages social cohesion and weakens democracy, as "hatred toward Jews does not disappear simply because the language used to express it changes.
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Antisemitic incidents in Spain rise 14.5% as watchdog warns hatred is being normalized
Antisemitic incidents in Spain increased in 2025, according to a report by Jewish groups that cited vandalism, harassment and other attacks while warning against the normalization of hate.
Spain recorded an increase of 14.5 per cent in the number of anti-Semitic incidents in 2025 compared with the previous year, as reported by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE) and the Movement against Intolerance.
Hostileness towards Jews now extends to social, educational and cultural spaces as well as to the Internet
Antisemitic Incidents in Spain Rose Over 300% Since 2023, Jewish Groups Warn
MADRID (VINnews) — The number of reported antisemitic incidents in Spain increased by 14.5% in 2025, according to a new report presented in Madrid by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE) and the Movement Against Intolerance (MCI). Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The report documented 221 antisemitic incidents […]
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