Chilean mayor defies most anti-Israel South American nation to visit
In December 2024, an evangelical organization erected a tall metal Chanukah menorah near the waterfront in Puerto Montt, southern Chile, to commemorate the holiday. In Chile's anti-Israel post-Oct. 7, 2023, atmosphere, the gesture sparked immediate...
Brazil’s senate inaugurates ‘Israel Friendship Day’
The Federal Senate of Brazil last week passed a law that inaugurated an official day of friendship with Israel, in a rebuke of the government’s hostility toward the Jewish state under President Luiz Inácio Lula...
Argentine president vows support for Israel at Western Wall
Argentinian President Javier Milei started his official state visit to Israel on Monday with an emotional pledge at Jerusalem’s Western Wall that he will “always stand” with the Jewish state, which he called "the...
Argentina’s President Milei to receive $1m Genesis Prize in Israel
Argentina’s President Javier Milei will be awarded the $1 million Genesis Prize during his visit to Israel next month.
The staunchly pro-Israel leader is to receive the prize during his June 11 speech at Israel’s parliament. The award...
Argentinian lawmaker sees greater support for Jerusalem embassy move after elections
An Argentinian lawmaker said Wednesday that he expects greater support for moving the country's Israel embassy to Jerusalem after parliamentary elections this fall.
The remarks come after more than 30 members of the Argentinian Congress...
Diplomatic event sparks claims Mexico recognized ‘Palestine’
Mexico’s president on Friday accepted the diplomatic credentials of an ambassador of the PLO, prompting claims that this meant formal recognition of a Palestinian state.
President Claudia Sheinbaum, who is Jewish, accepted Nadya Rasheed's credentials...
Argentine President Milei to visit Israel this month
Argentinian President Javier Milei is scheduled to visit Israel later this month in his second trip to the country in as many years.
The March 23 visit, which is to include a landmark address to...
Pro-Hamas activist destroys Netanyahu’s wax statue in Mexico
A pro-Palestinian activist vandalized a wax statue of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a museum in Mexico City on Tuesday.
Video footage of the incident circulating on social media shows the masked individual smashing...
Argentina, Israel mark 75 years of diplomatic ties in Jerusalem
Israel and Argentina on Monday marked 75 years of diplomatic relations at a gala event at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, as ties between the two countries reached unprecedented heights under Argentinian President...
Paraguay’s leader visits Israel to reopen Jerusalem embassy
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, speaking in Jerusalem on Wednesday, called the return of his country’s embassy to Israel's capital a “tipping point” in the South American country's history.
Peña spoke alongside his Israeli counterpart Isaac...