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Passador in Tel Aviv: A meat lover’s paradise - restaurant review

Passador in Tel Aviv serves nine meats, fresh sides, and unlimited drinks in a lively, well-run dining experience

Meat.
Captain Dr N of 51st Battalion Golani during his service

Saving lives under fire: A Brazilian doctor’s journey from Brazil to the IDF - interview

VENEZUELA'S PRESIDENT Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend a year-end salutation to military forces in La Guaira, Venezuela December 28, 2025.

Maduro’s fall shows how US power is reshaping Latin America’s future - opinion

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025.

Moscow and Tehran’s new partnership is bad news for the West - opinion


Sao Paulo adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

In November, the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was the first city in the country to adopt the IHRA definition.

Building of the Industrial Chamber of Sao Paulo honors Israel's 73rd Independence Day April 15, 2021.

Former Brazil military chiefs implicate Bolsonaro in coup conspiracy

Their accounts place Bolsonaro at the center of a plot to declare martial law and stop leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva coming to power after he won the election that year.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day 2021 at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, December 9, 2021.

Development for diabetes: Cow in Brazil produces human insulin in milk

A brown cow from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk. The advancement could herald a new era in insulin production.

Milk poured in a glass (illustrative)

Brazil President Lula's approval dips after Israel-Gaza remarks

Brazilian President compares Israel to Nazi Germany and loses voter approval for the comment among evangelical Christians.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the celebrations marking the 43rd anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party, in Brasilia, Brazil, February 13, 2023.

Brazil’s Lula says he did not compare Israel’s conduct to the Holocaust

Lula maintained that he believes Israel is guilty of committing genocide against Gazan civilians, saying he didn't expect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to understand his statement.

 BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, earlier this week.

Ex-Brazil president seen waving Israeli flag as hundreds of thousands gather in support

The rally was held in support of Bolsonaro in light of investigations against him for allegedly plotting a coup after denying election results.

 Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro reacts next to an Israeli flag during a protest where he called his supporters to gather in Paulista Avenue, as police investigate him and his cabinet for allegedly plotting a coup after the 2022 election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 25, 2024.

Grapevine, February 25, 2024: A message that applies to women everywhere

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 WOMEN MARCH in Tel Aviv calling for the release of Israeli hostages, earlier this month.

Evoking ire, Lula doubles down on comparing Israel to Nazis, Gaza to Holocaust

Regardless of Lula’s comments, over 80% of the Brazilian public disagreed with his statements, according to a CNN Brazil poll. 

 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the inauguration of the Gentileza terminal, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 23, 2024.

Over 80% of Brazilians take issue with Lula's anti-Israel comment

Foreign affairs: Andre Lajst, executive director of StandWithUS Brazil, said that Lula’s Holocaust comments were sharply criticized in Brazilian media, and also in left-wing circles inside Brazil.

 BRAZILIAN CITIZENS, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, deboard a flight as Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (not pictured) greets them upon arrival at the air force base of Brasilia in November.

G20 says two-state solution only answer to Israel-Palestinian conflict

Among the priorities of the G20 include reform of the United Nations and other multilateral organizations, fighting climate change, and reducing hunger and poverty in the world.

 People hold a banner during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, amid a meeting of foreign ministers as part of Brazil's presidency of the G20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 22, 2024