Latin america

As a hostile world turns cold shoulder, Israel finds new friends in Latin America

Latin American governments are deploying resources to combat antisemitism, many of them drawing closer to Israel

In a significant show of regional cooperation, lawmakers from across Latin America convened in Montevideo last week for the First Congress of the Latin American Coalition of Legislators Against Antisemitism, aimed at developing a coordinated strategy to combat rising Jew-hatred across the continent.
Ofir Levy with the Panamanian flag during his ‘masa kumta,’ the final march marking the completion of combat training in the IDF. PremiumPremium

Meet the small, growing wave of Latin American IDF lone soldiers

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader addressing CAM's sixth-annual Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism, in Santo Domingo, Aug. 25, 2026.

‘Antisemitism is a threat to democratic coexistence’

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader addresses CAM's sixth-annual Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism, in Santo Domingo, Aug. 25, 2026.

Dominican Republic announces adoption of IHRA antisemitism definition


Colombia passes secret order institutionalizing Palestine support, Israel opposition

An investigation reveals that Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed a little-known directive institutionalizing support for Palestine, drawing sharp criticism from Jewish leaders.

A man holds a sign that reads "Free Palestine" during a demonstration in support of Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Medellin, Colombia on April 9, 2024

Milei launches $1m US nonprofit to boost Israel–Latin America ties

Modeled after the Abraham Accords, the Isaac Accords encourage Latin American governments to cooperate with Israel, confront antisemitism, and reject terror ideologies.

Isaac Assa, leading Mexican Jewish philanthropist and founder of ILAN Israel Innovation Network, and Stan Polovets, Cofounder and Chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation.

Editor's Notes: Could the Abraham Accords get a Latin twist? Argentina's amb. says yes

“Our two countries aren’t merely partners. We’re brothers who share the same values of liberty and democracy,” the Argentinian ambassador said.

We face the same enemies—Hamas, Hezbollah, Iranian proxies—and we lean on the same pillars of freedom.’ Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, Argentine Ambassador to Israel in his Jerusalem residence on Thursday.

Milei to receive $1m. Genesis prize at Knesset for Latin America–Israel outreach - exclusive

The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) selected Milei earlier this year for what it called his “unequivocal support” of the Jewish state.

 Javier Milei at the Western Wall, February 6, 2024

One fifth of Spanish-language X posts antisemitic, Jew-hatred increases across all platforms

This was revealed by the Latin American initiative Web Observatory in its annual Internet Antisemitism Report for 2024.

 A Venezuelan student walks over a cloth with red paint and the Star of David during an anti-Israel demonstration in Caracas

Centuries-old Danish slave shipwrecks discovered off Costa Rica’s coast

“This is one of the most dramatic events in Denmark’s maritime history — and now we know where it happened,” said marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch.

The findings of an alleged slave ship off the coast of Costa Rica.

Paraguay’s terror designation of IRGC matters - opinion

While Paraguay may be a small country geographically, this act demonstrates that moral clarity and international responsibility are not reserved for global superpowers.

 PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT Santiago Peña’s bold and principled designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization positions Paraguay firmly within a growing coalition of nations determined to confront terrorism and the forces which sustain it, says the writer.

Israel Foreign Ministry recommends that tourists not travel to Bolivia

After dozens of Israelis were turned away at Bolivian border, Foreign Ministry urges caution for Israeli travellers.

 Bolivian President Luis Arce participates in a ceremony celebrating the Day of the Sea, which commemorates Bolivia's maritime claims, in La Paz, Bolivia March 23, 2025.

Israel launches $1m. plan to protect Jewish students on European campuses amid antisemitism surge

Jewish students worldwide faced an unprecedented rise in antisemitism on campuses since the October 7th attacks, which prompted Israel’s $1m. Initiative.

A protester attend the annual al-Quds Day, in London, Britain, March 23, 2025

Proposed US bill pushes for Hezbollah ban in Latin America

The preamble explained that Hezbollah was growing its infrastructure in Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, with a focus on infiltrating criminal networks.

 A man walks by a mural painted by the "Somos Venezuela" Movement depicting the Lebanese leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in Caracas on October 17, 2024.