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Montevideo, February 14th 2026 - 18:44 UTC

Tag: Israel

  • Tuesday, September 30th 2025 - 20:29 UTC

    Petro ends FTA with Israel and reshapes the one with the US

    Petro announced a series of measures concerning foreign trade after reshuffling his diplomatic structure

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Monday the end of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Israel, as well as the reshaping of the existing one with the United States, following Washington's decision to expel him and revoke his visa for staging a pro-Palestine demonstration in the streets of New York during the 80th United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

  • Monday, September 29th 2025 - 22:14 UTC

    Trump and Netanyahu present Gaza plan pressuring Hamas but leaving Palestinians’ future unclear

    The plan envisions the release of all hostages within 72 hours if Hamas accepts. Gaza would be demilitarized and governed by a Palestinian technocratic committee under international supervision

    U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday unveiled a plan aimed at forcing Hamas to surrender and ending the war in Gaza, though without offering a clear political horizon for Palestinians.

  • Saturday, September 27th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Uruguay insists on two-state solution for Palestinian crisis

    Orsi and Lubetkin reiterated Uruguay's “concrete support for the agreement launched by France and Saudi Arabia and approved by 150 countries”

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin met on Friday in New York with Palestine's Ambassador to the United Nations Riad Mansur on the sidelines of the global body's 80th General Assembly.

  • Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Paraguay reaches out to Middle East for business, meets Netanyahu

    Netanyahu thanked Peña for his strong support for Israel

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña held meetings on Thursday in New with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 14:21 UTC

    Yair Netanyahu sparks controversy by recognizing Falklands as Argentine territory

    Yair, born in 1991, has no official role in Israel’s government but is a polarizing figure known for outspoken social media posts targeting political opponents, journalists, and foreign leaders

    Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declared on social media that he recognizes the Falkland Islands as part of Argentina, reviving a long-standing sovereignty dispute between Buenos Aires and London.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Activist target livestock shipments from Montevideo to Israel

    Uruguay is receiving “blood-stained” money for these transactions, they claimed

    Protesters demonstrated this week at the port of Montevideo to object to the shipment of live cattle to Israel. The joint effort by the Coordination for Palestine and the Maritime Port Coordination argued that it was improper to feed the country perpetrating a genocide in the Gaza Strip.

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Middle East: Lula favors two-state solution

    Lula wants the restoration of the 1967 borders

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke in favor of the coexistence of Palestine and Israel during his speech on Monday at the second session of the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Resolution of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution convened by France and Saudi Arabia.

  • Saturday, September 13th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Paraguay and Argentina among few opposing UN stance on Palestine

    Buenos Aires sided with Israel on the Palestine issue but condemned Navitas' presence in the Falklands

    Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Members Argentina and Paraguay were two of the few countries opposing the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) overwhelming decision Friday to support a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The so-called “New York Declaration” was adopted with a vote of 142 in favor, 10 against, and 12 abstentions.

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 09:51 UTC

    Argentine-born woman killed in Jerusalem terrorist attack

    Sara Mariela Voloj de Mendelson had lived in Israel since childhood

    Argentine-born Sara Mariela Voloj de Mendelson was among the six people killed by Palestinian terrorists on a Jerusalem bus on her way to work on Monday. Voloj, aged 57, was also the only woman to have died in the incident, which also left 13 people wounded.

  • Tuesday, August 12th 2025 - 10:56 UTC

    Netanyahu's detention in Argentina requested

    Netanyahu reportedly plans a trip to Argentina between Sept. 7 and 10

    Argentina's Association of State Workers (ATE) and the organization H.I.J.O.S., grouping descendants of victims of the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, have filed a formal complaint with a federal court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for “genocide” and “war crimes” against the Palestinian people. They also requested his arrest next month when he visits the South American country.