Antisemites again target Spanish village that dropped ‘Kill Jews’ name

Castrillo Mota de Judios, which was officially renamed in 2015, daubed with graffiti and bins set alight

Jewish groups in Spain are calling for urgent action after a small village synonymous with the country's medieval persecution of its Jewish population was again defaced with antisemitic graffiti.

On Wednesday night Castrillo Mota de Judios, which means Jews' Hill Camp, was daubed with a neo-Nazi symbol and bins were set alight. Two pieces of graffiti referenced the village's old name - Castrillo Matajudios, or Camp Kill Jews in English - which was changed after a referendum eight years ago.