Guatemala

Guatemala to recognize Jerusalem’s City of David as part of its national heritage

A plaque signed by Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo will be unveiled in a ceremony attended by senior Israeli, US and Guatemalan officials.

JULY 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A GROUP of Jewish schoolgirls finish their tour of the City of David National Park excavations.

(L-R) Chairman of Selection Committee, The Genesis Prize Foundation, David Hatchwell, Argentinian President Javier Milei, and Josh Reinstein, President of the Israel Allies Foundation.

Lawmakers from 12 Latin American countries back Isaac Accords, Jerusalem embassy move

According to organizers, participating countries included Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Panama.

JUNE 30, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Paraguayan Ambassador Alejandro Rubin Cymerman (L) with President Isaac Herzog at his Jerusalem residence, 2024.

Grapevine: Paraguay’s ambassador brings longstanding pro-Israel ties to Jerusalem

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 23, 2026|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

An inmate looks out from a security tower at the Renovacion 1 prison, as inmates at three Guatemalan prisons rioted on Saturday and took mostly prison guards hostage, authorities said, in Escuintla, Guatemala, January 17, 2026.

Guatemalan inmates riot at three prisons, taking 46 people hostage

Inmates, some wearing jumpsuits but most in tank tops and shorts, their faces covered by masks improvised with pieces of clothing, watched from above, perched in the prison's patrol towers.

JANUARY 18, 2026|ByREUTERS

Sara Netanyahu to Guatemala on rare solo diplomatic trip

“I am excited about going to Guatemala and hope to represent Israel with honor,” she said before leaving Sunday evening.

DECEMBER 10, 2018ByHERB KEINON

Friends of Zion hosts event to honor Guatemala’s new ambassador to Israel

The event was attended by high-profile Israeli, Guatemalan, Central and South American officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely.

OCTOBER 25, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

FOZ Founder Mike Evans, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely and Ambassador Bucaro

City in Guatemala to name all streets after Israeli places

The decision comes a day after Paraguay announced embassy move reversal

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018ByCAROLINE B. GLICK

Guatemala president Jimmy Morales meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Conference on anti-Semitism held in Guatemala

"From the moment the modern State of Israel was restored on May 14, 1948, the United States and Guatemala have stood firmly by their side."

JULY 12, 2018ByGIL HOFFMAN

The Israel Allies Foundation holds a conference on antisemitism in the Congress of Guatemala.

Netanyahu praises Israeli team treating volcano burns in Guatemala

Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted on June 3, killing and wounding dozens.

JUNE 10, 2018ByJULIANE HELMHOLD

Residents are seen amidst ashes as heavy machinery removes ash from a road at an area affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano at El Rodeo in Escuintla, Guatemala June 6, 2018. Picture taken June 6, 2018.

Israeli team using special enzyme to treat volcano burns in Guatemala

Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted on June 3, killing and wounding dozens.

JUNE 10, 2018ByHERB KEINON

THE ISRAELI medical team in Guatemala treats a patient after volcano erupts

Israeli team rush to Guatemala to help volcano victims

The team was dispatched at the bidding of the Prime Minister’s Office after it received a request for help from the president of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales Cabrera.

JUNE 7, 2018ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH