Latin America
Rabbi Elyahu Shaman was wounded in the face and hand. Witnesses to the assault apparently stood by and laughed.
Tareck El Aissami, who was indicted in the United States in March on drug-trafficking charges, played a crucial role in assisting Iran and the terrorist group Hezbollah in their operations in Latin America.
The total number of arrests in the case are now up to five.
“We will never give a hand to those who deny the truth or try to cause it to be forgotten. Not by individuals nor organizations, not by head of parties nor by heads of states,” said Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stopped short of his campaign promise to relocate his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, instead announcing a trade and innovation office in the city.
“Today, I have announced the first step, which is to open a trade office in Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel, and this will be an extension of our embassy in Tel Aviv,” said Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in a statement issued by his government.
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă has been met with resistance by President Klaus Iohannis, who would make the final decision.
The male and female Iranians—27-year-old Sajjad Naserani and 30-year-old Mahsoreh Sabzali—were arrested after entering Argentina as Netanel and Rivka Toledano, carrying passports replete with mistakes, including the spelling of “Israel.”
Nestled deep in the Amazon lies one of most isolated Jewish communities in the world, which Rabbi Arieh and Devorah Lea Raichman have called home for nearly 10 years, running the Chabad House in Manaus.
Investigations into the attack have made little progress. Decades of investigation in Argentina have been roiled by political interference and allegations of corruption.
After a brutal beating during home invasion, Chief Rabbi of Argentina Gabriel Davidovich tells local paper, “I’m not angry and don’t want revenge” • He is hesitant to call attack anti-Semitic.
Gabriel Davidovich taken to hospital in serious condition • Attackers tied up his wife, told him they knew he was rabbi that leads local umbrella group AMIA • Israeli officials condemn attack • Netanyahu: “We must not let anti-Semitism rear its head.”
