South america
Israeli woman killed, several Israelis injured in Panama highway crash
An Israeli tourist was killed in a Panama crash near La Chorrera; ZAKA says efforts are underway to return the body and wounded Israelis to Israel.
Peru presidential candidate Sanchez accused of financial crimes after advancing to runoff
British paratroopers lead airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case
Chile to return ambassador to Israel, Kast tells Herzog
Forest fires kill 51 in Chile, menace urban areas
President Gabriel Boric told the nation in a televised address, "The situation is really very difficult."
The Americas’ best New York-style Jewish deli may be in Mexico City
The idea behind the deli was simple: to boil and bake bagels like those of the East Coast of the US, and offer Mexico City diners elevated versions of Ashkenazi cuisine heavy hitters.
Argentina elects pro-Israel right-winger Javier Milei as president
Milei said he has considered converting to Judaism but worries about how Shabbat observance would clash with the duties of the presidency.
The Jews of Jonestown: Jewish members of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple cult
How did a group of Jews end up thousands of miles from their homes, only to die in one of the most infamous events of the 20th century?
Colombia’s president compares Israeli military to Nazis
The Colombian president also tweeted that Gaza is being “converted into a concentration camp.”
Peru pipeline workers unearth ancient children's cemetery
Has Mexico solved the mystery of the Mayan Acropolis of Ek' Balam?
A painting on a stone cover found at the Ek' Balam archaeological site in Mexico may give insight into the ancient Mayans.
US designates seven financiers, operatives as Hezbollah terrorists
One of the designated parties, Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, was responsible for the 1994 terrorist attack against the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Argentina that killed 85 Jews.
Benjamin Netanyahu meets with CONMEBOL President and FIFA VP Alejandro Domínguez
Domínguez informed Netanyahu that he would bring Argentina’s national team to Israel for friendly matches.
Ancient polychrome wall found in northern Peru likely over 4,000 years old
The wall is thought to have been part of a ceremonial temple.
