Tag: Israel

Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 10:41 UTC
Brazil and Paraguay take opposite sides regarding ICJ case against Israel

Although partners in the South American Common Market (Mercosur), Brazil and Paraguay took opposite sides in the case brought by South Africa before the The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for allegedly committing genocide against Palestinians living in Gaza. While the leftwing-leaning administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva joined the plaintiff, Asunción sided with the defendant.
Saturday, January 6th 2024 - 10:50 UTC
Jewish leader in Buenos Aires sparks controversy regarding Gaza

Contradicting reports in Buenos Aires Friday concurred that Sergio Pikholtz was no longer Vice President of the Delegation of Argentine-Israeli Associations (DAIA) after posting on social media that there were “no innocents in Gaza.”
Tuesday, December 26th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Brazil not giving up rescuing people from war-torn Gaza

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Brazil was still willing to welcome anyone who wanted to return from the Gaza Strip, Agencia Brasil reported. The head of state made those remarks on Christmas Day over lunch with a group of people who had arrived from the war-torn area on Dec. 23.
Saturday, December 23rd 2023 - 09:44 UTC
Brazilian Air Force flight to repatriate people from Gaza takes off

A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) KC-30 aircraft (the military version of the Airbus 330-200 passenger airliner), took off from Rio de Janeiro's Galeão Airport to bring back another batch group of nationals of the South American country who lived in the Gaza Strip, Agencia Brasil reported.
Saturday, December 16th 2023 - 10:25 UTC
Argentine hostage mistakenly killed by Israeli forces

According to Buenos Aires media, one of the Hamas hostages Israel mistakenly killed had Argentine roots.
Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Milei wants to appoint his rabbi friend as next ambassador to Israel

Argentine President Javier Milei confirmed he intentds to appoint Rabbi Axel Wahnish as the South American country's next ambassador to Israel in addition to moving the mission from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Monday, December 11th 2023 - 14:54 UTC
FAB aircraft carrying 48 evacuees from Gaza lands in Brasilia

A Brazilian Air Force Airbus KC-30 (the military version of the A330-200) aircraft landed in Brasilia at 3.47 am Monday after a 15-hour flight from Cairo carrying 48 refugees who had fled the war-torn Gaza Strip, Agencia Brasil reported.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Netanyahu praises Milei but Israel ups travel warnings for Argentina and Brazil

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday called Argentina's President-elect to invite him over to Jerusalem for the opening of the South American country's Embassy there after relocating it from Tel Aviv, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Friday, December 1st 2023 - 09:46 UTC
Uruguayan national among those released by Hamas

Uruguayan national Shani Goren Horovitz was among the eight hostages released by the terrorist group Hamas Thursday in exchange for yet another batch of 30 prison inmates from Israeli jails, Qatari government sources confirmed.
Thursday, November 30th 2023 - 09:54 UTC
Hamas says Argentine baby hostage and his family died in Israeli strike

According to the Palestinian Islamist terrorist group Hamas, the 10-month-old Argentine baby Kfir Bibas, his brother, and their mother had died as a result of an Israeli strike carried out in retaliation for the Oct. 7 attacks in which some 240 people were taken hostage to the Gaza Strip.