Latin america

Gaza leadership shift tests feasibility of structured post-war governance - opinion

A reported Hamas offer to transfer governance functions in Gaza opens a fragile but potentially significant path toward institutional transition, enforcement authority, and phased disarmament.

|BySAMER SINIJLAWI
A Hamas fighter carries a rifle in the Gaza Strip, last year. Hamas is reportedly prepared to hand over not only weapons tied to internal security, but the broader machinery of governance to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the writer says.
IDF activity in southern Lebanon, April 15, 2026.

The past returns: Justice, terrorism, and Hezbollah’s global shadow - opinion

Israel is not only confronting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon; it is confronting a global architecture built over decades.

|ByNICOLE MISCHEL
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.

Latin American lawmakers unite in Montevideo to confront rising antisemitism

The gathering culminated in a joint declaration by participants committing to coordinated regional action, which included fighting antisemitism

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
President of the Inter-American Development Bank Ilan Goldfajn, built a career defined by movement.

Between Israel and Latin America, Ilan Goldfajn builds a quiet economic bridge

From water technology to start-ups, the IDB chief sees a growing opportunity for Israeli investors in a region of 660 million

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH IDB GROUP

Latin Jewish Festival highlights Bay Area Jewish diversity - opinion

The Latin Jewish Festival welcomed not only Latin-Jewish families but also embraced multiethnic families seeking to experience Judaism through a multicultural lens.

JULY 23, 2023ByANALUCIA LOPEZREVOREDO , ARIELA RONAY-JINICH
THE LATIN Jewish Festival welcomed not only Latin-Jewish families but also embraced multiethnic families seeking to experience Judaism through a multicultural lens.

Latin American Jewish and Muslim umbrella groups gather for landmark meeting

“The stories we share confirm today that we are brothers, and that each community is supporting the other,” said Maram Alkharboosh, director of alliances for the Muslim World League.

JULY 19, 2023ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
A Jewish woman and a Muslim one hugging in the Ramallah Muqata'a

At Peru temple site, archaeologists explore 3,000-year-old 'condor's passageway'

The entrance to the "condor's passageway" was first explored by a Stanford University team using cameras mounted on robots.

JULY 16, 2023ByREUTERS
The archaeological site of Chavin de Huantar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is seen some 155 miles (250 km) north of Lima July 18, 2008. A museum opened near the site with an exhibition of ceramic pieces and rock sculptures from a culture that flourished around 900 B.C.

Shivat Zion: Helping Israel's non-English speaking olim

A void exists for people making aliyah from Western Europe and Latin America. From that void emerged Shivat Zion.

JUNE 9, 2023ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
DISTRIBUTING NEW Israel IDs to French olim (Illustrative).

International Latin singer Ozuna to perform in Israel for the second time

Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado – known by his stage name Ozuna – will return to Israel for his second performance in Rishon LeZion.

MAY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ozuna is set to make his second trip to Israel.

Deepdub on track to provide AI-generated dubbing for the film and TV industry

The company uses generative AI in order to localize video content with computer-generated replicas of actors speaking in foreign languages.

MAY 11, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Artificial intelligence (Ilustrative)

Medvedev: US is forcing support of Ukrainian 'Nazi regime'

Medvedev listed why countries from every continent do not need Ukraine to exist, calling on the memory of emotive historic and modern day conflicts and injustices to justify his perception.

APRIL 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gives an interview at the Gorki state residence outside Moscow, Russia, January 25, 2022.

Latino America Festival to take place at the Tel Aviv Museum next week

In Brazil alone, there are umpteen musical idioms, including samba, bossa nova, choro and frevo to mention but a few.

FEBRUARY 26, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS
TRUMPETER-VOCALIST Andrea Motis with regular collaborator pianist Ignasi Terraza.

Latin American legislators join Jewish groups to spread IHRA definition of antisemitism

Representatives from ten countries – such as Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala Brazil and more – will be in attendance.

JANUARY 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Israel Allies Foundation holds a conference on antisemitism in the Congress of Guatemala.

Mexico agents find 269 migrants in trailer near southern border

Many migrants pass through Tuxtla on their journey to escape poverty and violence elsewhere in Latin America.

JANUARY 19, 2023ByREUTERS
Employees of the National Institute of Migration (INM) of Mexico stand at the border between Mexico and the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 7, 2023.