Uruguay

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.

(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.
People with Uruguayan and Israeli flags attend a rally in support of Israel, in Montevideo on October 11, 2023.

‘Jews, we know what you did’: Jewish teens chased in antisemitic attack in Uruguay

 An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

Uruguay suspends agreement with Hebrew University, citing latest Gaza City occupation plan

 Ambato, Ecuador.

Uruguayan footballer Mathías Acuña, 32, found dead in Ecuador hotel room


Darkness spreads in South America; Uruguay, Argentina suffer power outage

Electrical supply company Edesur tweeted that a massive failure happened in the electrical interconnection system.

Laurie Jones, 57, and her husband, Joe Jones, 59, from Johnsonville, SC during a power outage caused by Hurricane Florence in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., September 14, 2018. Picture taken September 14, 2018.

Anti-Israel Uruguayan hostel rejects Israeli guests

The government of Uruguay slammed Israel’s ambassador for using social media to criticize a statement by the country’s chancellor that called Tel Aviv the capital of the Jewish state.

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Uruguayan Holocaust memorial vandalized with antisemitic slurs

Vandals used black paint to write slurs including “The Holocaust of the Jewish people is the biggest lie in history,” “Only 300,000 Jews died from typhus” and “Gas chambers were a fraud.”

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Cruising Around the Cape Horn

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Uruguay opens $20 million security center fueled by Israeli technology

The Israeli technology consists of hardware and software equipment, including the high definition cameras with License Plate Recognition.

The resort town of Punta del Este in Uruguay

Uruguay's parliament and Knesset sign cooperation agreement

The agreement was signed as part of a Knesset delegation to South America, that includes stops in Paraguay and Argentina.

Agreement signing between Uruguay's parliament and the Knesset

Uruguay Jew stabbed to death in suspected anti-Semitic attack

Social media users speculated that the assailant shouted “Allahu akhbar” during the attack, though this has yet to be confirmed by authorities.

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Foreign Ministry denies reports of Uruguay investigating Israeli embassy worker

According to local media reports, local police named an Israeli embassy security worker as the main suspect in planting a fake bomb on June 17 in Montevideo.

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Uruguay: Israeli embassy worker suspected in planting fake bomb

Suspect has worked for mission for the past 8years; police say fake explosive found last month may have been planted to test police response time.

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Fake bomb discovered outside of Israeli Embassy in Uruguay

This is the second bomb scare outside of the embassy this year.

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