Latin america

ZAKA deploys team to aid Venezuela in search-and-rescue, distribute supplies, assess land

The international response team was deployed to Venezuela on June 29, ZAKA posted on Facebook on Wednesday.

|ByHADAR KATSMAN
Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Demonstrators protest against what they say are U.S. threats to Latin American sovereignty during the International Solidarity Action 'United for Peace' in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Panama City, Panama, November 27, 2025.

Latin America’s shift redraws Israel’s media battle - opinion

The rise of the Isaac Accords signals a historic opportunity for Israel - one that must be matched by a stronger presence in Spanish-language media.

|ByLEAH SOIBEL
his photograph shows shadows of volunteers rescuers appearing during an operation by US rescuers to find survivors in Catia la Mar in La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 30, 2026.

'We go down with the ship': Meet the homeless youth running Venezuela's earthquake shelters

Their task is the management of a shelter for victims of the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes. The dozen or so staff have designed a digital system to register residents, most of whom have suffered loss.

|ByREUTERS
People look at burned-down buildings after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 30, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Silence in the rubble: Inside the desperate race for Venezuela earthquake survivors

"In the end, we believe the days have already passed and that what we will find now is death," said Major Jorge Montanero, leader of the EQ11 team from Guayaquil, located on Ecuador's Pacific coast.

|ByREUTERS

Global fintech company Airwallex expands its operations in Latin America

CEO Or Liban: "Airwallex is committed to providing Israeli companies with the ability to expand their businesses into Latin American countries, particularly Brazil and Mexico."

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByLIOR NOVIK/MAARIV
Or Liban, Airwallex Israel and the Middle East (Photo: Eyal Toueg)

Latin Americans dominant among new ambassadors

Three out of four new ambassadors who presented their credentials to President Isaac Herzog were from El Salvador, Ecuador, and Costa Rica

FEBRUARY 5, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog.

October 7 Spanish-language docuseries highlights yet-unseen side of Hamas massacre

The project aims to "make sure broad Latino non-Jewish audiences understand that Latinos were also impacted by Hamas' massacre."

FEBRUARY 5, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
A view of houses in Kibbutz Kfar Aza four months after the October 7 massacre.

Hanukkah in Uruguay: CAM joins partners in Latin America for festival of lights

“On this holiday, we must shine together the light of truth and our common values and vision for a just, pluralistic, and hate-free societ,” said Shay Salamon.

JANUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chabad Rabbi Mendy Shemtov lights a Hanukkah menorah, Trouville Square, Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec. 26, 2024.

Uruguay elects a left-wing president who is not anti-Israel, a rarity in Latin America

Gustavo Petro in Colombia, Gabriel Boric in Chile, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil are all vehement critics of Israel.

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
Uruguay's President-elect Yamandu Orsi departs following a meeting with former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica, in Rincon del Cerro, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay November 25, 2024.

Latin American nations demand action against Iranian threats, declare solidarity with Israel

CAM forum in Costa Rica highlights Latin America’s role in combating antisemitism and supporting Israel’s security.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
Participants from the fourth annual 2024 Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism.

No. 12: Claudia Sheinbaum: Mexico's first female and Jewish president

Despite being almost silent on the Israel-Hamas war, Claudia Sheinbaum's focus on policy addressing Mexico's economic inequality cements her as an influential leader.

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Claudia Sheinbaum.

A proactive approach to Latin America antisemitism after October 7 - opinion

Since the October 7 atrocities, attacks against Jews exploded by nearly 1,000% in Brazil. We need to boldly make the case for Israel.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024ByAMIR OHANA
THE WRITER presides in the Knesset plenum, in July. ‘Since becoming speaker of the Knesset, I have sought to open a new front in the war for Israel’s global name and reputation – parliamentary diplomacy,’ he says.

How do you solve a problem like Maduro? - opinion

At stake as Maduro clings to power is further political and economic chaos and international isolation.

AUGUST 15, 2024ByTRACY WILKINSON/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA Nicolás Maduro speaks to the press in Caracas.

From Essaouira to Latin America: Reviving the Moroccan Jewish Diaspora’s rich history

'These exchanges culminated in a collective commitment to strengthen bonds between Jewish communities across Latin America and their historical roots in Morocco.'

AUGUST 3, 2024ByALEX WINSTON
JACOB MARRACHE presents to the director of Bayt Dakira Ghita Rabouli the book resulting from his project transcribing ‘beit din’ ledger books from Essaouira dating from 1919 to the 1960s.