Latin America
Jonathan Emmanuel Cardona Castillo, is wanted by Guatemala on charges including human trafficking, rape and abuse of minors.
It comes as ties between the two countries plummeted to historic lows this year after the Brazilian president compared Israel’s war against Hamas to the Holocaust.
The radical group, whose women wear black burkas, has fought child and sexual abuse charges in several countries.
It is now the sixth in Israel’s capital, along with United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo and Papua New Guinea.
President Santiago Peña called the move a “tipping point” in his country’s history.
Israel’s National Security Council warned of terrorist activity in the South Caucasus and South Asian countries.
The move on Dec. 12 will bring the number of embassies in Israel’s capital to six.
“Israel’s current struggle represents not only a national fight but also the free world’s collective battle against terrorism,” the Argentinian president said.
A UNIFIL spokesman appeared to confirm reporting that Argentinian President Javier Milei decided to exit the U.N. mission on Nov. 1.
At Gerardo Werthein’s inauguration, President Javier Milei referenced the weekly Torah portion, suggesting it’s a divine sign to follow Abraham’s lead.
The Argentine president called out the world body for systematically voting against the Jewish state, “the only democracy in the Middle East, which protects liberal democracy.”
The sequence of events was an unflinching boost of support for Israel in Latin America at a time when the Jewish state has been facing international opprobrium over the war in Gaza.
