Guatemala

From the Pacific to Jerusalem: The special alliance between Nauru and Israel - opinion

Nauru’s new embassy in Jerusalem reflects years of diplomatic support for Israel and a friendship that has endured international pressure.

|ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar with Lionel Aingimea, Nauru's deputy president and foreign affairs minister.
MK Mansour Abbas speaks during a 40 signatures debate at the Knesset.

Grapevine, July 31, 2026: Common sense and compassion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A GROUP of Jewish schoolgirls finish their tour of the City of David National Park excavations.

Guatemala to recognize Jerusalem’s City of David as part of its national heritage

A plaque signed by Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo will be unveiled in a ceremony attended by senior Israeli, US and Guatemalan officials.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(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

According to organizers, participating countries included Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Panama.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Lev Tahor cult leader arrested in El Salvador, to be extradited to Israel

Rumpler is wanted on charges of serious child abuse and attempted to leave Guatemala on a fake passport after previously being placed under a travel ban, according to reports in Israeli media.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Eliezer Rumpler, from the Lev Tahor Haredi Jewish sect arrives to the Jerusalem District Court for a court hearing on June 28, 2020.

INTERPOL issues Red Notice for Lev Tahor fugitive accused of rape, human trafficking

Guatemala has issued an arrest warrant against Castillo, who has been declared a fugitive.

DECEMBER 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
INTERPOL wanted page for Jonathan Emmanuel Cardona Castillo.

Relative of rescued Lev Tahor member discusses group's psychological abuse - interview

Oded Twik emotionally described the most meaningful moments in the process of rescuing family members from the Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala.

DECEMBER 24, 2024ByMAYA COHEN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Lev Tahor members demands the release of members of the community after prosecutors say Guatemalan authorities rescued several children and teenagers from the Jewish community following allegations of child abuse, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, December 21, 2024.

Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from Jewish Lev Tahor cult

Guatemalan authorities determined that the Lev Tahor cult engaged in human trafficking against minors.

DECEMBER 21, 2024ByREUTERS
Members of the Lev Tahor Jewish community stand outside the facilities of the Guatemala Attorney General's Office after Guatemalan authorities rescued several children and adolescents from the Jewish community following allegations of child abuse, in Guatemala December 20, 2024.

Grapevine July 28, 2024: For whom the bell tolls

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 28, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
View of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. November 29, 2020.

Everything you'd ever want to know about the Maya civilization

Who were the Maya? What do we know about them? What language did they use? What calendar? Did they use human sacrifice?

JULY 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mayapan

Five Jewish facts about Guatemala’s new Hebrew-speaking president

Guatemala’s president-elect has a unique history with Jews and Israel.

AUGUST 22, 2023ByJACOB KESSLER/JTA
Semilla party presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo poses for a photo during an interview with Reuters, in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 4, 2023.

Six new ambassadors present credentials to President Herzog

Herzog suggested that a positive step in this direction would be to have the president of Sri Lanka come to Israel with a delegation, and the ambassador said that he would be happy to recommend it

MAY 23, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog with incoming Ethiopian Ambassador Tesfaye Yetayeh Anteneh

Israel Allies Foundation president gets honorary doctorate in Guatemala

Country celebrated “National Friendship Day Between Guatemala and Israel” this week.

MAY 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr. Josh Reinstein, president of the Israel Allies Foundation, with Mario Bucaro, Foreign Minister of Guatemala.

Israeli poet celebrates the power of freedom in El Salvador

MARCH 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli poet Diti Ronen in Salvador