Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeAbout 60,000 migrants crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta triggered conspiracy theories from across the political spectrum: Israel and the United States unleashed them in a bid to punish Spain for its staunchly pro-Palestine views and policiesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLinda Dayan 05:00 PM • August 02 2026 IDTAfter about 60,000 migrants rushed the small Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa over the weekend, many online commentators and public figures were quick to seize on a conspiracy theory that has grown increasingly mainstream in recent years: This is Israel's fault.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansSpainMoroccoUnited NationsAbraham AccordsWorld PoliticsTrending NowThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsReport: U.S. Lacks Forces to Defend Israel From Iranian Missiles, General WarnsIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyEisenkot Keeps Running Away From What Everyone Knows He BelievesReport: Netanyahu Blocked Lindsey Graham's Request to Send Iron Dome to UkraineCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuU.S.-IranGaza DealLebanon Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'Risking New Yorkers' Lives': Israel's Herzog Accuses Mamdani of AntisemitismPalestinian Teen Hospitalized in Serious Condition Tied by IDF to Bed for WeekThe Way Netanyahu Treated His Brother's Partner Is the Way He Treats IsraelisCan Hot-air Balloons Lift Tourism Back to Israel's Gaza Border?How Trump's Gaza Peace Plan Is Becoming the New Front in the Iran WarRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-Sayed