The Argentine Ahmadia Muslim Community Adopts the Definition of Anti-Semitism
In the framework of an activity organized by the Free Chair on Holocaust, Genocides and the Fight against Discrimination of the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires, the President of the Ahmadia...
Hezbollah operatives being sheltered in Venezuela, hacker group claims
Hezbollah operatives are living freely in Venezuela under the protection of President Nicolás Maduro’s government, according to a hacker collective aligned with the Venezuelan opposition.
In an operation the hackers said had been carried out...
Guatemala names street after Jerusalem, ‘capital of Israel’
The Israeli ambassador to Guatemala officially inaugurated a road this week named “Jerusalem Street, the capital of Israel,” becoming the 27th street in the country named after Israel’s capital within the past two years.
Ambassador...
Brazilian Jewish lawyer appointed as first OAS anti-Semitism commissioner
Local Jewish leader Fernando Lottenberg was appointed on Tuesday as the first Organization of American States (OAS) Commissioner for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism.
The world’s oldest and most prominent international organization, the OAS is comprised of 35...
New Anne Frank statue in Guatemala features famous quote from her diary
A statue honoring Holocaust victim and teenage Jewish diarist Anne Frank was unveiled in Antigua, Guatemala, earlier this month, reported the San Diego Jewish World.
The Anne Frank Children’s Human Rights Memorial, which was dedicated on...
Prosecutor: Terrorists behind Argentina’s AMIA bombing to be brought to justice
A prosecutor in Argentina told Israel Hayom he will not stop trying to apprehend those responsible for the 1994 deadly bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, following news that one of the alleged...
Central America unites in show of solidarity against anti-Semitism
The Guatemalan president and regional Parliamentarians convened virtually on July 29 to display a united front against anti-Semitism and celebrate ties with the Jewish state.
At the inaugural Central America Forum for Israel, the leaders...
Honduran embassy inaugurated in Jerusalem
Honduras dedicated its new embassy in Jerusalem on Thursday, becoming the fourth country to open an embassy in Israel’s capital, following the United States, Kosovo and Guatemala.
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who flew to...
ORT graduates’ fintech firm makes history on New York Stock Exchange
Two Universidad ORT Uruguay graduates made history when the fintech startup they head was floated on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Jacobo Singer and Sebastián Kanovich are president and CEO, respectively, of DLocal, a payment platform...
Israel sends medical delegation to COVID-stricken Uruguay
A delegation from Israel’s Sheba Medical Center traveled to Uruguay on Monday to share the experience acquired in Israel on combating the coronavirus crisis.
Uruguay, which has a population of just 3.46 million, has recently...