Juan Melamed
By Juan Melamed
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Fast Forward Argentina’s Javier Milei selects Jewish ambassador to replace foreign minister he fired
Gerardo Werthein’s appointment comes as the president prioritizes relations with Israel and the United States
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Fast Forward On tour in South America, Paul McCartney attends Yom Kippur services in Santiago, Chile
McCartney has previously attended Yom Kippur services with his Jewish wife Nancy Shevell
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Fast Forward ‘Serve the nation, kill a Jew’ graffiti written on prominent Buenos Aires monument
The slogan has a long history on Argentina’s far right
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Fast Forward Argentina posts 44% increase in reported antisemitic incidents in 2023, mostly after Oct. 7
A new report makes Argentina the latest country to record a spike in antisemitism following the attack and the subsequent Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
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Fast Forward Police in Argentina arrest 7 accused of plotting terror attacks on Jewish targets
The arrests followed raids in an operation reportedly initiated after a Jewish journalist was threatened
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Fast Forward Argentina declares Hamas a terrorist organization, in move designed to show support for Israel
The declaration comes days before the 30th anniversary of a deadly attack on Buenos Aires’ Jewish community center
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Fast Forward 30 years after deadly bombing, Buenos Aires’ AMIA Jewish center unveils colorful redesign
The bombing, attributed to Hezbollah and Iran, was the deadliest attack against Jews since the Holocaust until last year’s Hamas assault on Israel
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Fast Forward Argentine-Israeli hostage Lior Rudaeff is declared dead as number of hostages known to be living dwindles
The announcement came as Rudaeff’s cousin was on her way to an Argentinean government event to call for the Israeli hostages’ release
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