Uruguay

‘Jews, we know what you did’: Jewish teens chased in antisemitic attack in Uruguay

Attackers shouted antisemitic slurs and threatened the mother with paving tiles, the community said as prosecutors probed a possible hate crime.

People with Uruguayan and Israeli flags attend a rally in support of Israel, in Montevideo on October 11, 2023.
 An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

Uruguay suspends agreement with Hebrew University, citing latest Gaza City occupation plan

 Ambato, Ecuador.

Uruguayan footballer Mathías Acuña, 32, found dead in Ecuador hotel room

 Chabad Rabbi Mendy Shemtov lights a Hanukkah menorah, Trouville Square, Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec. 26, 2024.

Hanukkah in Uruguay: CAM joins partners in Latin America for festival of lights


Anti-Israel Uruguayan hostel rejects Israeli guests

The government of Uruguay slammed Israel’s ambassador for using social media to criticize a statement by the country’s chancellor that called Tel Aviv the capital of the Jewish state.

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Uruguayan Holocaust memorial vandalized with antisemitic slurs

Vandals used black paint to write slurs including “The Holocaust of the Jewish people is the biggest lie in history,” “Only 300,000 Jews died from typhus” and “Gas chambers were a fraud.”

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Cruising Around the Cape Horn

The Jerusalem Post

Uruguay opens $20 million security center fueled by Israeli technology

The Israeli technology consists of hardware and software equipment, including the high definition cameras with License Plate Recognition.

The resort town of Punta del Este in Uruguay

Uruguay's parliament and Knesset sign cooperation agreement

The agreement was signed as part of a Knesset delegation to South America, that includes stops in Paraguay and Argentina.

Agreement signing between Uruguay's parliament and the Knesset

Uruguay Jew stabbed to death in suspected anti-Semitic attack

Social media users speculated that the assailant shouted “Allahu akhbar” during the attack, though this has yet to be confirmed by authorities.

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Foreign Ministry denies reports of Uruguay investigating Israeli embassy worker

According to local media reports, local police named an Israeli embassy security worker as the main suspect in planting a fake bomb on June 17 in Montevideo.

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Uruguay: Israeli embassy worker suspected in planting fake bomb

Suspect has worked for mission for the past 8years; police say fake explosive found last month may have been planted to test police response time.

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Fake bomb discovered outside of Israeli Embassy in Uruguay

This is the second bomb scare outside of the embassy this year.

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Argentine train crashes killing 49 people

More than 600 wounded in Argentina's worst rail accident in more than 30 years; official suspect faulty brakes caused crash.

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