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Bolivian President Luis Arce participates in a ceremony celebrating the Day of the Sea, which commemorates Bolivia's maritime claims, in La Paz, Bolivia March 23, 2025.

Israel Foreign Ministry recommends that tourists not travel to Bolivia

By JOANIE MARGULIES

A protester attend the annual al-Quds Day, in London, Britain, March 23, 2025

Israel launches $1m. plan to protect Jewish students on European campuses amid antisemitism surge

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A man walks by a mural painted by the "Somos Venezuela" Movement depicting the Lebanese leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in Caracas on October 17, 2024.

Proposed US bill pushes for Hezbollah ban in Latin America

By MICHAEL STARR

CAM Director of Hispanic Affairs Shay Salamon and Bolivian Plurinational Legislative Assembly Deputy Laura Rojas Ayala.

Bolivia recognizes CAM for work combating antisemitism in Latin America

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025

Argentina honors slain Bibas mother and children, declaring two days of national mourning

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Or Liban, Airwallex Israel and the Middle East (Photo: Eyal Toueg)

Global fintech company Airwallex expands its operations in Latin America

By Lior Novik/Maariv

President Isaac Herzog.

Latin Americans dominant among new ambassadors

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

A view of houses in Kibbutz Kfar Aza four months after the October 7 massacre.

Oct. 7 Spanish docuseries reveals unseen side of Hamas massacre

Chabad Rabbi Mendy Shemtov lights a Hanukkah menorah, Trouville Square, Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec. 26, 2024.

Hanukkah in Uruguay: CAM joins partners in Latin America for festival of lights

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Uruguay's President-elect Yamandu Orsi departs following a meeting with former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica, in Rincon del Cerro, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay November 25, 2024.

Uruguay elects a left-wing president who is not anti-Israel, a rarity in Latin America

By Juan Melamed/JTA

Participants from the fourth annual 2024 Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism.

Latin American nations demand action against Iranian threats, declare solidarity with Israel

By Raquel Guertzenstein Frohlich

Claudia Sheinbaum.

No. 12: Claudia Sheinbaum: Mexico's first female and Jewish president

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

THE WRITER presides in the Knesset plenum, in July. ‘Since becoming speaker of the Knesset, I have sought to open a new front in the war for Israel’s global name and reputation – parliamentary diplomacy,’ he says.

A proactive approach to Latin America antisemitism after October 7

By AMIR OHANA

PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA Nicolás Maduro speaks to the press in Caracas.

How do you solve a problem like Maduro?

By TRACY WILKINSON/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS

JACOB MARRACHE presents to the director of Bayt Dakira Ghita Rabouli the book resulting from his project transcribing ‘beit din’ ledger books from Essaouira dating from 1919 to the 1960s.

From Essaouira to Latin America: Reviving the Moroccan Jewish Diaspora’s rich history

By ALEX WINSTON

Mr. Silvio Joskowicz, member of the board of the World Zionist Organization and head of the department for Zionist enterprise

Education, leadership, and hope reunited in Buenos Aires

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Argentinian President Javier Milei receives ILAN's 1st Innovation in Politics Award.

Argentinian President Javier Milei receives ILAN's first Innovation in Politics Award

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

142 leaders from 17 countries came together in Cancún.

Jewish leaders from 17 countries convene, discussing Latin American Judaism post October 7

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF