Latin America
A graffiti design of the phrase “Marching is like praying with your feet” was proposed by 29-year-old artist Ariel Mintzer.
The country’s foreign ministry described the graffiti on the monument on Israel State Avenue as exemplifying “intolerance and hate.”
After passing through Cúcuta, the GEN-M will be moved to La Guajira Department, a territory in the northeastern part of the country, where it will stay for three months to benefit communities there.
“For me, it’s the recognition that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel,” said Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández.
His tweet came as Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro said he wants to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump amid the economic and diplomatic pressure on Venezuela from the United States.
The move would follow on the heels of Paraguay, which just announced that it would deem the military wings of Hamas and Hezbollah as terror organizations.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “the world is increasingly recognizing Hezbollah for what it is—not a defender of Lebanon as it purports to be, but a terrorist organization dedicated to advancing Iran’s malicious agenda.”
The property, abandoned nearly 20 years ago, had been taken over unlawfully upon the death of its caretaker by a group who turned it into an underground club, calling it “The House of Stars” cultural center in an apparent mockery of existing Stars of David.
The United States is conducting increased investigations and prosecutions against alleged Hezbollah facilitators across the continent; the effort has been welcomed by those who understand the gravity of threats posed there.
The partnership is part of a series of activities initiated by the Israeli embassy in Santiago, led by the ambassador and his deputy in an effort to support emergency medical services in the Chilean capital.
“It is critical that the U.S. recommit to helping the Government of Argentina in their investigation,” said New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez. “The Argentinian people have waited long enough for answers.”
The move occurred on the 25th anniversary of the AMIA community center bombing in Buenos Aires.
