Latin America
“I think we should have done it already,” says the São Paulo Chamber of Deputies member and son of the Brazilian president during a visit to Israel. “But right after I return [to Brazil], I will put the matter back on the table.”
Several members of the country’s military have been arrested for smuggling uranium, says Venezuelan politician and would-be leader Juan Guaidó.
Israel maintains full diplomatic relations with all the countries of Central and South America and the Caribbean region (with the exception of Cuba, Bolivia and Venezuela), and in recent years, pro-Israel Latin American influencers, both Jewish and non-Jewish, have further transformed the relationship.
“Israel will always continue to assist our friend and ally Guatemala,” said Israel’s Ambassador to Guatemala and Honduras Mattanya Cohen.
It joins a network that mobilizes support for Israel based on shared Judeo-Christian values, a movement that the Israel Allies Foundation calls “faith-based diplomacy.”
“Many members of our community have a strong Zionist fervor, and they have friends and family in Israel or spent some time studying there,” says a local leader.
Ministry of Defense representative Amir Shalom describes the seven-day mission by an Israeli delegation to assist the Central American country in the wake of two Category 4 hurricanes.
“My advice on negotiating with Iran is to recognize that the United States has the upper hand. Recognize that the regime in Tehran is facing serious pressures,” the U.S. Special Representative for Iran tells JNS, in large part due to the “maximum pressure” campaign the Trump administration has applied for the last few years.
Security authorities are investigating the identity of the perpetrator mentioned in the tip.
The Israeli NGO’s local team will bring aid to the area affected by the tropical storm, which has led to 150 deaths and 45,000 evacuations.
They warn that short-, medium- and long-range ballistic missiles could reach Puerto Rico, the Caribbean Sea, “Florida and parts of Georgia, Alabama and U.S. oil rigs” in the Gulf of Mexico.
It is currently unknown what the EP-FAB 747 aircraft brought to the South American nation.
