Latin America
Israel’s special envoy praised the inclusion of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism in the document.
“They will not be able to escape the eternal condemnation of a court,” the Argentine president said.
The trio kidnapped children from their mother to force “a child into a sexual relationship with an adult,” the Justice Department said.
The U.S. envoy is headed to South America to help launch the “Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism” plan.
It has been 30 years since the attack on the Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and wounded more than 300.
“We are witnesses to the solidarity that characterizes the Jewish people,” said Isidoro Sirazi, president of the Magen David Mexico Community.
Ambassador Rabbi Shimon Wahnish—the spiritual leader of Argentina’s pro-Jewish president—previously led the Moroccan Jewish community of Buenos Aires.
The Brumberg family of Newton, Mass., commissioned the pro-Israel street art in Oaxaca.
“We will never forget the victims, their families and all those touched by this horrific tragedy,” Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said of the 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires.
Claudia Sheinbaum “is no friend of Israel,” said Alma Hernandez, an Arizona state representative.
The former Mexico City mayor has an insurmountable lead over her opponents, who have conceded the race.
“She’s not a product of the Mexican Jewish community,” said Dalia Wassner, director of the Jews of the Americas initiative at Brandeis University.
