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Three elderly Jewish ladies, one of them a Holocaust survivor, were ejected from a Spanish art museum after some non-Jewish Spaniards in the museum at the same time were upset by their presence. It was apparently too much for those Spaniards to bear seeing Jews, and apparently not just Jews, but “genocidal” Israelis, taking pleasure in their visit to the museum. They cursed the three ladies, one of whom wore a Star of David, while another carried a tiny Israeli flag. Museum authorities, instead of rushing in to protect the victims from those harassing them, instead kicked the three Jews, not their tormentors, out of the building. More on this nauseating display of antisemitism in Spain, which for the last few years has led Europe in its embrace — from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on down — of Jew-hatred, can be found here: “Madrid Museum Launches Investigation After Jewish Women Harassed, Kicked Out,” by Ailin Vilches Arguello, Algemeiner, February 18, 2026:
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition in 2026, but watch Spain’s shame, as three elderly tourists, including a Holocaust survivor, are harassed & kicked out of Madrid’s state run Reina Sofia museum over Jewish symbols. Staff said visitors were ‘disturbed’ by their presence and… pic.twitter.com/XdAlSlfKzd
— Saul Sadka (@Saul_Sadka) February 16, 2026
A national art museum in Madrid has launched an investigation after three elderly Jewish women — including a Holocaust survivor — who were verbally harassed over their openly displayed Jewish symbols were subsequently forced to leave, fueling criticism that the institution sided with the perpetrators rather than protecting the victims.
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Museum Reina Sofía told multiple news outlets that the institution would “immediately launch an independent and transparent internal investigation to clarify what happened,” formally confirming the opening of a probe as scrutiny over the incident intensified.
“The museum wishes to unequivocally express its commitment to equality, religious freedom, and zero tolerance for any type of violence or discrimination related to antisemitism,” the statement read. “The museum’s staff is highly qualified in fundamental rights, conflict management, and the prevention of any type of discrimination.”
“Once again, we would like to highlight the importance that Jewish artists, patrons, and benefactors have had for the institution and its collection, especially in the avant-garde, without whose selfless collaboration the museum as we know it today would be inconceivable,” it continued. “For all these reasons, we will not rest until the unfortunate events that have taken place are clarified.”…
It turns out that Spanish Jews have been generous donors both of art works and money to the Museo Reina Sofia, which makes the mistreatment of these ladies still more offensive.
Rather than intervening against the instigators, museum officials expelled the Israeli women, telling them to leave because “some visitors were disturbed that they are Jewish.”
At that point, of course, the museum officials ought to have told those antisemites who were so “disturbed” by the mere sight of the three Jewish women to leave. Instead, they told the three Jewish women to leave. Those museum officials ought now to be investigated, and those found responsible for such a grotesque decision should be reprimanded and perhaps demoted, or even discharged. Furthermore, the Spanish museumgoers who harassed those elderly ladies should, if possible, be found out and banned for life, not just from the Museo Reina Sofia, but also from other Spanish museums, including the Prado.
A security guard also told the group to hide their Jewish symbols, insisting they could not be displayed inside the museum.
I wonder if that security guard had ever told other visitors who arrived wearing crosses that they would have to keep from displaying them while in the museum. I doubt it. I am sure it is only Jews who are to be prohibited from wearing any symbols of their identity.
Even though one of them pointed out that Spanish law allows people to wear religious symbols and carry national flags in public institutions, they were still forcibly removed from the building despite not breaking any rules.
Those breaking the law were those museum officials who booted out those ladies, who were only exercising their rights under Spanish law to “wear religions symbols and carry national flags in public institutions.” If the state is to charge anyone with breaking the law, it should be those museum officials.
Thanks to the museum officials’ mistreatment of three Jewish visitors by kicking them, and not those harassing them, out of the museum, it is likely that the lawsuit against the museum will prevail; payments to the plaintiffs could be made, and those members of the museum staff held responsible for their mistreatment could be fired. That should include the head of the museum, Manuel Segade, because of the museum’s longstanding practice of “engaging in discrimination” and “promoting narratives of hate” against both Israel and the Jewish-Israeli community. The museum has been until now in the hands of anti-Israel activists, who have put on political displays that have nothing to do with art, such as one entitled “From The River To The Sea,” that made the case for destroying Israel and replacing it with a 23rd Arab state. This latest outrage — the forcible removal of three elderly Jewish ladies from the museum for daring to openly display signs of their Jewish identity that “disturbed” other, non-Jewish visitors, who then harassed them — is the last straw. A world of woe now awaits the Museo Reina Sofia.
Maybe Spain is getting comfortable with becoming Al-Andalus again.
Far too little too late. Makes me ashamed to be, just a tiny bit, spanish. Than again I have no problem bowing my head and weeping for a pro dominated catholic country.
Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition . . . to return. Feh.
The Spanish Inquisition NEVER LEFT SPAIN
The return of the Spanish Inquisition and our buddy TorkyTork Torquemada.
nice iambic pentameter – I don’t know what TorkyTork Torquemada means – perhaps you should expound on this theme in a prose poem keeping the iambic pentameter?
Torquemada, the Dominican friar who led the Spanish Inquisition and oversaw the expulsion and execution of thousands of Jews and Muslims.
TorkyTork is just my play on words. I doubt what I wrote is actually iambic pentameter. But then I am not a poet.
Spain is vying with Ireland for the coveted “Most Anti-Semitic Country in Europe” prize this year.
spain is going to HELL in the fast lane to MISERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My friend and mentor Salvador Dali’ must be reeling in Paradise. To explain this I would go off topic.
My ancestors fled Spain during the Inquisition and ended up in Turkey then fled Turkey to USA in 1910. I loved the Sephardic relatives. They were more laid back then the 3/4s of my Ashkenazi relatives and my beloved maternal grandfather who was the youngest child of 5-7 siblings and spoke multiple languages.
On behalf of Salvador Dali’ and my Sephardic ancestors, may a plague of anteaters occupy that Spanish museum and it’s courtyard and the antisemitic Spanish government!
Spain surges in the European Islamopandering derby.
Why would a Jew visit Spain?
Spain is evil.
The laws against minority persecution R universally applicable!
Except for Jews!!!!
It’s 1492 all over agin
No mention of the background of the people who were so aggrieved at people daring to display a Magen David. They could have been full-BDS students, up from the university encampment for a day of culture – but my suspicion would be that they were representatives of what is misleadingly called the youngest Abrahamic faith, and that this is why the staff were cowed into doing what they wanted.
It’s deceptive of the muslims to be one of the Abrahamic faiths because as God said – ‘Isaac I loved but Ishmael I hated’.
The only route to Salvation is through Jesus Christ but the muslims only regard Him as a prophet, inferior to mohamed. Therefore they have a different Jesus and a different interpretation of the Bible.
Mary became jealous of the slave woman who bore Ishamel, thus the divide
“some non-Jewish Spaniards in the museum at the same time were upset by their presence”. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest their armpits….Forever” !!
“A national art museum in Madrid has launched an investigation..” what for? Do they expect that an apology to the ejected visitors, maybe 3 free tickets for a return visit with an expectation for a sizable donation will do the trick? Too late, the harm is done and the shame is yours.
Queen Isabella and Torquemada seem alive and well. The Jewish benefactors should pull their funding.