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


Latin American nations demand action against Iranian threats, declare solidarity with Israel

CAM forum in Costa Rica highlights Latin America’s role in combating antisemitism and supporting Israel’s security.

 Participants from the fourth annual 2024 Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism.

Group of Israeli tourists bound and robbed in Costa Rica

“It was a gang of criminals who carried out a robbery, they entered, tied them up, robbed them and escaped."

Israeli tourists in Costa Rica tied and robbed by group of criminals.

Scientists find crocodile 'virgin birth' at Costa Rica zoo

The phenomenon of FP, which some scientists have referred to by the shorthand of "virgin birth," has also been documented in other species of fish, birds, lizards and snakes.

Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) recovered from a poacher, and given by the police to the director of the crocodile hatchery, rest inside a plastic bag before being released into nature at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Illegal hunting and hybridization with American

The medical reason you might not want to share your dessert with an Iguana

How a little girl's holiday snack, rudely stolen by an iguana, led to a medical emergency.

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Israeli art exhibit in Costa Rica sheds light on violence against women

  The Israeli ambassador to Costa Rica Oren Bar-El

Jewish cultural encounters in the province of Limon, Costa Rica

 Jewish-Ladino singer Doris Benmaman

Glass artwork created by distinguished Israeli glass shown at Glass Art exhibition in Costa Rica


Grapevine September 18, 2022: Seeking a free trade agreement

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Samuel Willenberg, one of the leaders of the Treblinka revolt, signs sketches of one of his sculptures of scenes at Treblinka, 2014

Sephardic-Jewish culture celebrated in Costa Rica


This tumor in one man’s brain turned out to be something else entirely

The tumor found in this man's brain turned out to be something repulsive and completely different than expected.

 The brain