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(JEWISH GROUP) Over 20 Jewish graves desecrated in Barcelona cemetery
Vandals desecrated a number of Jewish graves in a Barcelona cemetery this weekend, Spanish police said Sunday, provoking outrage from Jewish groups and politicians.
Spain’s Jewish community reported Saturday’s incident in the Jewish section of Les Corts graveyard in Barcelona.
“We are aware of the incident and have opened an investigation,” a Catalan police spokesperson told AFP, without specifying how many graves had been defaced.
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It linked the incident to a map — created by pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists and since removed from the internet — that marks Jewish- or Israeli-linked places and businesses in Barcelona.
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