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May 9, 2025, 2:36 PM

Morocco’s Power Play during Iberian Blackout Redraws Strategic Lines

The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI , received the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, at the Royal Palace in Rabat on February 21, 2024. (AFP)

On April 28, 2025, the Iberian Peninsula experienced a sudden and crippling power failure that brought large parts of Spain, Portugal, and southern France to a standstill. In just five seconds, Spain lost more than 15 gigawatts of electricity—approximately...

Apr 7, 2025, 11:59 PM

First They Came – Parashat Vayikra 5785

I’m excited that our trip to Portugal, Spain, and Morocco is sold out. When the Spanish tour company heard I had never been and I was the rabbi “leading” the trip, they were disappointed. Generously, they said, if you can get...

Giovanni Giacalone

Mar 29, 2025, 11:15 AM

Game over for the jihadist serial killer who terrorized northern Spain

On March 25 in Beziers, France, a joint operation of the French police in collaboration with the Guardia Civil, the Spanish National Police and the Mossos d'Esquadra, brought to the arrest of Allal El Mourabit Ahammarb, a convicted jihadist...

Julio Levit Koldorf

Feb 3, 2025, 6:47 PM

The End of Wokeism

In July 2016, I participated in a multi-day event organized by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During this event, I befriended contractors and high-ranking European defense officials. By the end of the session, the informal conversations had become...

Dec 10, 2024, 12:59 AM

Morocco’s Unexpected Solution to Spain’s Antisemitism

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recently launched an investigation into Spain's refusal to allow several U.S.-flagged ships to dock in its ports, most notably the Maersk Denver. This incident, which stems from allegations that these vessels were transporting...

Julio Levit Koldorf

Nov 19, 2024, 12:51 PM

The Illusion of Peace: tragedy and distortion

In 1492, Spain expelled its Jewish population, a monumental tragedy for Sephardic Jewry. The existence of a "Palestinian people" was not even a concept then, nor was it discussed when, centuries later, the Nazi puppet government in Norway sent...

Nov 10, 2024, 12:51 AM

Israel to Mars: Investments, Innovators, Alliances

Designed in Israel, Made by Earth, Deployed on Mars - by Frederic Eger - Israel's involvement in Mars exploration and colonization is influenced by strategic alliances, technological capabilities, and ongoing involvement in space initiatives, particularly through NASA's Artemis program....

Sofia Afonso Ferreira

Nov 3, 2024, 4:07 PM

The end of Sánchez

In this week's Torah portion, we delve into the narrative of Noah, a man of righteousness in an era of corruption, tasked by the Divine to construct an ark to save his family and the creatures of the Earth...

Jonathan Shavit

Oct 12, 2024, 4:28 PM

Spain, Morocco, and the Sahrawi

On September 13, 2024 something odd happened. The Spanish foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares was holding a press conference with invited dignitaries from several countries. There he was, flanked by colleagues from Norway and Ireland and guests from the...

Oct 2, 2024, 9:47 PM

Israel’s battle, Spain’s silence

At the cusp of Rosh Hashanah, I reflect on my aliyah, just three years ago, from beautiful Barcelona, Spain. While I never doubted that Israel is the only place for me, Spain’s rabid antisemitism reminds me that in the...

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