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Adios 'Jew killer': Town named after massacre gets new roadsign
A tiny northern Spanish town that for centuries had been named after a Jewish massacre carried out during the Spanish Inquisition has now officially got its new name.
Spain fast-tracks citizenship for descendents of Sephardic Jews
Spain has said it would be speeding up applications for 4,300 Sephardic Jews seeking Spanish nationality under a new law to atone for their expulsion five centuries ago in the Inquisition.
Spanish public radio removes show on Jews and Satanism amid outcry
Spain public radio RNE said it had removed an episode of a programme that linked Jews to Satanism from its website after receiving complaints from Jewish groups.
Spain welcomes back Jews after 500-year exile
More than five centuries after Jews were banished from the kingdom of Spain during the Spanish Inquisition, lawmakers on Thursday righted an "historical mistake" and approved a law to allow their descendants win dual citizenship.
'Jews aren't made to coexist': Spanish writer
A controversial writer is facing legal action from Madrid's Jewish community after writing an opinion piece in a leading Spanish daily in which he justified the expulsion of Jews throughout history on the basis that they aren't made to "coexist".
Sephardic Jews to be allowed dual citizenship
Spain is set to make it even easier for descendants of Spain's Sephardic Jews to obtain Spanish citizenship by doing away with a requirement that they renounce other citizenships they hold.
Justice Minister sells Spain to US Jews
Spain's Justice Minister told American Jewish groups on Wednesday why the European country is offering citizenship to descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, an event he has labelled "the biggest mistake in Spanish history".
Jews jump at chance of Spanish citizenship offer
Spain's offer of citizenship to the descendants of Jews who were expelled from the country over 500 years ago during the Inquisition has sparked a flurry of global interest.
'Expelled Muslims should get citizenship too'
Descendants of the Muslims who were kicked out of Spain in the 17th century have criticized the Spanish government for only granting citizenship to the country's former Jewish population, saying the move could be "racist".
'Jews want apology, not Spanish citizenship'
One of Europe's most influential rabbis has said the offer of Spanish citizenship made to Sephardi Jews comes a "little late" and that those who apply for a passport will only do so to enter other EU member states.