Costa Rica

Who is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish frontrunner to lead the UN - and what is her Israel stance?

Rebeca Grynspan, 70, a former vice president of Costa Rica, was born in central America to Jewish parents who fled Poland in 1936.

Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rican economist, current Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and candidate for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations position, poses during a photo session in Paris on April 29, 2026.
 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

Iranian terror activity in Western Hemisphere jointly condemned by 11 regional countries

(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

Costa Rica's president-elect Laura Fernandez speaks during a press conference with President Rodrigo Chaves at the presidential house, in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 4, 2026; illustrative.

Costa Rica designates IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis as terrorist organizations


Israeli company to produce sustainable fabrics, plant leather

The goal of the Nova Milan's project is to help Costa Rica's struggles with plant-based waste such as banana, coconut, yuca and pineapple.

Israeli Ambassador to Costa Rica Mr. Oren Bar El, Pedro Beirute Prada, CEO of Procommer, and Irma Orenstein, Founder of Nova Milan

Man affiliated with Israeli crime organization murdered in Costa Rica

The event is being investigated by the Costa Rican police, with the Israeli Foreign Ministry being informed of the matter.

Police officers keep watch as prosecutors raid the headquarters of Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado as part of an investigation into possible data privacy violations by the government, in San Jose, Costa Rica February 28, 2020.

A Costa Rican sanctuary that reminds us why we travel

THE LOTUS Wellness event

Rescue flight carrying Israeli travelers takes off from Costa Rica

In a combined operation which included several Israeli delegations in the area, travelers from Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica itself arrived on the flight.

Israeli travelers waiting for a flight home from Costa Rica after arriving from around Central America.

ZAKA helps with disaster relief following severe storms in South Africa

International rescue unit assisted in five operations worldwide over last week.

ZAKA volunteers in Johannesburg help with clean-up and relief efforts following severe storms that displaced thousands and left two people dead and over 50 people injured.

8 Jews from two families killed in Costa Rica plane crash

Their extended families were 'deeply hurt' and the loss will be felt by their Jewish communities.

he tail of the burned fuselage of a small plane that crashed is seen in Guanacaste, Corozalito, Costa Rica on December 31, 2017

Jewish family among 10 US citizens killed in Costa Rica plane crash

A Jewish family of five from Scarsdale, New York, was among the dead.

Scene from a plane crash in Costa Rica that killed 10 US citizens, December 2017