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The Jewish state was the only nation to send a search-and-rescue team.
“Israel has become an important international player, and it must assume its responsibilities. Recognizing [opposition leader Juan] Guaidó was the right thing to do—not only as a matter of principle, but also as a matter of interest.”
“The Palestinian leadership should be focused on providing a better future for Palestinians, but instead focuses on supporting the morally bankrupt Maduro who has stolen Venezuelans’ future and destroyed the Venezuelan economy,” U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt said in a tweet.
Hezbollah declares its support for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and condemns U.S. intervention in Venezuela’s affairs.
A search-and-rescue team of 130 Israeli conscripted and reserve soldiers landed on a specially chartered emergency El Al flight to South Western Brazil to join local rescue crews in the search for hundreds of people who went missing when a dam collapsed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognizes Juan Guaidó as country’s interim president • Israel is the first country in the Middle East to recognize Guaidó • Guaidó: “74 years ago, the Auschwitz extermination camp was liberated, and today, as our country fights for its independence, we are thankful for the support we received” from Israel.
On Jan. 18, the day before he was to present a report to Argentina’s Congress, federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in the bathroom of his locked 13th-floor apartment. A .22-caliber bullet had been fired at close range into his head.
The centers will encourage cooperation between academic researchers and local industries, with similar centers expected to open in the future.
Jewish community leader Elias Farache: “We hope and pray there will be peace” • Resident Juan Carlos López says streets are quiet, but tense • Journalist Gabriel Chocron: “The Jewish community doesn’t want to get caught up in the situation.”
Jewish and Israeli leaders marked the fourth anniversary of Argentinian federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s murder by unveiling a monument in his memory at the Ben Shemen forest in central Israel.
The primary country objecting to it is Iran, and not Arab nations.
Israeli prime minister calls Brazil a “true friend” after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro awards him the National Order of the Southern Cross, the highest honor Brazil confers on foreigners • Netanyahu also meets with leaders of Honduras, Chile.
