Marcus Moraes
By Marcus Moraes
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Breaking News Israel Thanks Guatemala for Help in Creating Jewish State
RIO DE JANEIRO — Guatemala’s President Jimmy Morales ended a four-day visit to Israel precisely sixty-nine years after the historic United Nations vote in favor of the partition of British Mandate of Palestine into a Jewish and an Arab state. Knesset President Yuli Edelstein noted Guatemala’s critical role in helping establish the state of Israel….
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Breaking News Mexico City Mayor Lays Foundation Stone of Jewish Center
The mayor of Mexico City, Miguel Angel Mancera, laid the foundation stone for the Jewish Documentation and Research Center of Mexico. Several Mexican Jewish and non-Jewish officials attended Sunday’s ceremony to launch the new headquarters of the center. The building will be located next to the historic Rodfe Sedek synagogue. It is expected to open in one year. “I was…
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Breaking News Rio’s Evangelical Mayor To Celebrate Victory in Israel
RIO DE JANEIRO — The mayor-elect of Rio de Janeiro, a prominent evangelical leader, reportedly will be going to Israel to celebrate his victory. Marcelo Crivella, who was elected Sunday, will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat next week, several Brazilian media outlets reported, citing the mayor-elect himself as the source. However,…
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Breaking News Mexican Synagogue Vandalized Twice With ‘Dogs’ Graffiti Amid UNESCO Vote Drama
— Vandals broke glass windows, smashed furniture, and painted graffiti on the walls of Mexico City’s Agudas Ajim synagogue in two separate attacks. The attackers used red paint simulating blood to write the word “perros,” which means dogs, and the letter “A” for anarchy, in last week’s incidents. The vandalism occurred after local Jewish leaders launched a…
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Breaking News Israeli Shooter Doron Shaziri Wins Bronze at Rio Paralympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Israeli athlete Doron Shaziri won a bronze medal at the Rio Paralympic Games, Israel’s second medal at the games so far. Shaziri won the medal Monday in men’s R7-50m Rifle 3 Positions, coming behind Laslo Suranji of Serbia, who took gold, and Abdulla Sultan Alaryani of the United Arab Emirates,…
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Breaking News Honduras Deal With Israel Seen Bolstering Fight Against Organized Crime
RIO DE JANEIRO — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez announced he will send to Congress a signed agreement with Israel that will enhance his country’s armed forces in an unprecedented way in order to fight organized crime. “I am sending to Congress a very important agreement with the State of Israel, which is pivotal to…
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Breaking News Venezuelan Jews Slam ‘Anti-Semitic’ Magazine Cover
RIO DE JANEIRO — Venezuela’s umbrella Jewish organization slammed the anti-Semitic cover of a weekly magazine, which associates Jewish icons with illicit activities, illegal money exchange and a governmental agency. The Confederation of Jewish Associations of Venezuela, or CAIV, sent a letter to the editor of “Las Verdades de Miguel,” or “The Truths of Miguel”…
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Breaking News Lebanese Olympians Refuse To Share Bus With Israeli Delegation
RIO DE JANEIRO — Members of the Lebanese delegation refused to ride in the same bus with Israeli athletes en route to the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics held on Friday evening at the Maracana stadium. When the Lebanese coaches and athletes discovered they would share a bus with Israelis from the Olympic village to…
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