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.

 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

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

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


Christian Allies celebrate U.S., Guatemala embassy moves in Knesset

Congressman Juan Manuel Diaz Duran, chairman of the Guatemalan Israel Allies Caucus, spoke at the event on behalf of his government.

Knesset Christian Allies Caucus marks the moving of embassies to Jerusalem, May 16th, 2018.

Guatemala opens embassy in Jerusalem, two days after U.S.

"This is the beginning of something extraordinary," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the opening of the Guatamalan embassy in Jerusalem

Friends of Zion welcomes Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales to Israel

Morales was awarded the Friends of Zion Award a few months ago in a ceremony at the Guatemalan President’s Office to mark his steadfast support for strong Guatemala-Israel relations.

FRIENDS OF ZION Museum founder Dr. Mike Evans (right) hosts Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the museum in Jerusalem. (Courtesy)

Guatemalan president arrives to reopen embassy in Jerusalem

Mattanya Cohen, Israel’s ambassador to Guatemala and Honduras, said in a Kan Bet interview that Guatemala has a tradition of friendship for Israel that goes back to 1947.

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, US.

After U.S. and Guatemala, Paraguay to move its embassy to Jerusalem

The US is scheduled to move its embassy to Jerusalem on May 14, followed two days later by Guatemala.

A general view shows Jerusalem's old city from an Israeli Air Force plane during an aerial show as part of celebrations for Israel's Independence Day to mark the 66th anniversary of the creation of the state, May 6, 2014

Paraguayan president pledges to move embassy to Jerusalem

Already in March Paraguay indicated that it would relocate its embassy if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to visit.

Horacio Cartes

Arab League secretary-general urges Guatemala to cancel embassy move

In an urgent letter to Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales, Arab League Chief Aboul-Gheit expressed his dissatisfaction with the President's decision to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

WATCH: PLO fumes after Guatemala envoy tours Jerusalem for embassy site

The Guatemalan embassy is slated to move to Jerusalem this May.

PLO executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi

Guatemalan president hints at 'reciprocity' for Jerusalem embassy move

"There's a rule – the reciprocity rule. We believe that, with Israel, we have been good friends ever since the establishment of the Jewish state."

Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein at the Knesset

WATCH: Guatemalan president speaks at AIPAC

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales is expected to announce the date on which his country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, US.