Trump voices favoring two-state solution, seeks Mideast peace before end of first term
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to endorse the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in...
Arrest warrants for four tied to 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish center bombing
An Argentinian federal judge has called on Interpol to arrest four Lebanese men believed to be connected to a truck bomb that killed 85 people and injured more than 300 at the Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish community center...
Cremation of Argentina’s Jewish coronavirus victim sparks concerns
The cremation by local authorities of Argentina’s first Jewish victim of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has stirred controversy among the country’s Jewish communities since the practice is forbidden under religious Jewish law.
Ruben Bercovich, 59, a...
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...
Meet the pastors behind Brazil’s new pro-Israel foreign policy
Brazil used to be known as an anti-Israel country. Dominated for years by the leftist Workers’ Party, its elite society was largely shaped by anti-Israel intellectuals, academics and political activists for Arab countries.
But behind...
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...
Argentinian judge orders former president’s arrest over Jewish centre bombing cover-up
A judge has ordered the arrest of former Argentinian president Cristina Fernández Kirchner for allegedly covering up Iranian involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish centre which killed 85.
Judge Claudio Bonadio’s...
Latin American Forum to combat anti-Semitism timed to AMIA bombing event
B’nai B’rith director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn and Special Advisor on Latin American and U.N. Affairs Adriana Camisar participated in the Latin American Forum to Combat Anti-Semitism in Buenos Aires, Argentina, organized...
Netanyahu to pioneer new diplomatic grounds in Latin America
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to depart for Latin America and the US on Sunday evening, marking the fifth time in some 15 months he will embark on ground-breaking trips to countries never...
Guatemala announces it will move embassy to Jerusalem next May
Guatemala has announced that it will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May, the country’s president announced on Sunday.
“I would like to thank President Trump for leading the way. His courageous...