New Guatemalan president to keep embassy in Jerusalem, labels Hezbollah terror group
The new president of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, pledged on Tuesday to “keep the embassy in Jerusalem and designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization” during a meeting in Guatemala City with Ofir Akunis, Israeli...
US confiscates four Iranian oil tankers, cargo on way to Venezuela
The United States confiscated tankers allegedly consisting of Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions, reported The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.
U.S. federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture complaint to confiscate four tankers at sea—Luna, Pandi, Bering and Bella—consisting...
‘Brazil will move its embassy to Jerusalem in 2020’
Senior Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro said on Sunday that Brazil was committed to moving its embassy to Jerusalem in 2020.
Speaking at the opening event in Jerusalem for a Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency...
Israel ratifies ‘historic’ free-trade agreement with Colombia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the ratification of a free-trade agreement with Colombia, reached via video conference on Monday.
Following the virtual meeting with Colombian President Ivan Duque, Netanyahu called the agreement “a historic...
Netanyahu invites Argentinian president-elect to Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called Argentinian President-elect Javier Milei “a true friend of Israel" and invited him to visit Jerusalem.
The Israeli leader congratulated Milei on his election victory in a "friendly"...
Latin American Parliament latest to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition
The Latin American Parliament, which represents 23 Latin American and Caribbean countries, adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of antisemitism last week. It also urged each member state’s parliament to use the IHRA...
Israeli FM heads to Paraguay for presidential inauguration
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is traveling to Paraguay to attend Tuesday’s inauguration of President-elect Santiago Peña, the ministry in Jerusalem announced.
The Latin American visit by Israel’s top diplomat, which is the first in over...
Honduras to relocate embassy to Jerusalem by year’s end
Israel and Honduras will open embassies in each other’s capital cities before the end of this year, according to a statement released on Sunday by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
The joint announcement came following...
Argentina’s president in Israel on wartime solidarity visit
Argentine President Javier Milei arrived in Israel on Tuesday, reiterating his pledge to move his nation's embassy to Jerusalem and opening a new chapter in bilateral relations.
The three-day solidarity trip, which is one of...
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Andres Roemer, Joins Combat Anti-Semitism Movement’s Advisory Board
The Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM) today announced that UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Dr. Andres Roemer, has joined its Advisory Board. Dr. Roemer, who is an internationally acclaimed writer, academic and intellectual, dedicated to the promotion...