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Israel, U.S. woo Latin America after neglect leads to tilt away

Jewish Journal March 21, 2011

It’s time for the West to woo Latin America — some will say it\’s about time. The United States and Israel appear to be heading toward increasing their focus on the area following years of neglect that has resulted in closer ties between Latin America and Iran — and gains for the Palestinians. The shift comes amid Iran’s deepening influence in the region, as well as the successes of a Palestinian diplomatic offensive that has seen eight Latin American nations agree to recognize a Palestinian “state” in recent months.

Guyana recognizes ‘Palestine’

Jewish Journal January 14, 2011

Guyana became the seventh Latin American state in recent weeks to recognize a Palestinian state. \”It is Guyana\’s hope that the increasing recognition of the state of Palestine will contribute to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the creation of lasting peace and stability in the region,\” Al Jazeera quoted the Dutch-speaking nation\’s foreign ministry as saying on Thursday. Brazil precipitated a flood of recognitions in December. The Palestinian Authority has been lobbying in Europe and Latin America, the two international regions that did not join the first flood of such recognitions in the early 1990s, partly to seek leverage in the stalled talks.

‘The Longing’ documents crypto-Jews caught between two worlds

Naomi Pfefferman November 7, 2008

When Gabriela Böhm set out to create her documentary, \”The Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America,\” several years ago, she hoped to profile an as-yet-undiscovered secret community of Crypto Jews — descendants of Jews forced to flee the Spanish Inquisition who continued practicing rituals covertly.\n

Q&A with Argentine Ambassador Hector Timerman

Jewish Journal October 23, 2008

\” . . .In Argentina, we don\’t think that one country has to base its relationship with another country on a relationship which that country has with a third nation . . .\”

How South America’s Left Turn Impacts Its Jews

Joe Goldman July 27, 2006

South American Jewish communities are surveying their surroundings anew after elections across the continent in recent years have been dominated by left-wing or center-left parties.

Panama Solar Project Shows Power of Tikkun Olam

Steve Factor July 13, 2006

At 7 a.m., after a long, grueling red-eye journey from Los Angeles, our plane landed on a narrow runway carved out of the lush rainforest deep in a remote island area of the Panamanian outback. As my son, Adam, 13, and I trudged off the plane, 40 smiling Kuna natives eagerly welcomed us to the exotic island of Playon Chico. With vivid memories of Adam\’s bar mitzvah just a fortnight prior replaying in my mind, I couldn\’t help but think that this would be the adventure of a lifetime. Indeed, it was.

Reading Venezuela’s Enigmatic President

Julie Drucker March 16, 2006

\”There is no anti-Semitism in Venezuela, we don\’t know what that is,\” declared Bernardo Alvarez, the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States, in his recent two-day trip to Los Angeles to discuss his country\’s Bolivarian Revolution and the changing political landscape of Latin America.

Flying Solo This Winter? Head South

Lisa Alcalay Klug November 18, 2004

The leaves have turned, the days are shorter and Chag Urim, the Holiday of Lights, glimmers ahead. In the meantime, if you\’re single or a student, and itching to plan a winter getaway, we\’ve rounded up a pair of juicy possibilities.

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