The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/el-salvador/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:01:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png El Salvador | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/el-salvador/ 32 32 El Salvador extradites members of Jewish cult Lev Tahor accused of child sex abuse https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-salvador-extradites-members-of-jewish-cult-lev-tahor-accused-of-child-sex-abuse/ Sat, 21 Jun 2025 12:32:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3580007 Eliezer Rumpler extradited to Israel for allegedly disrobing, beating students, while Jonathan Cardona sent to Guatemala to stand trial for rape, child abuse and human trafficking

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]]> US announces man wrongly deported to El Salvador will return to face federal charges https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-announces-man-wrongly-deported-to-el-salvador-will-return-to-face-federal-charges/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:08:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3566689 White House doubles down on claims Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a gang member after acknowledging resident of 14 years was sent away by mistake; defense calls charges 'baseless'

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]]> US Supreme Court blocks new deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century wartime law https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-blocks-new-deportations-of-venezuelans-under-18th-century-wartime-law/ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 08:41:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3530194 Trump administration expected to try to persuade justices to lift temporary order; move comes after some were sent to El Salvador and housed in notorious prison

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]]> El Salvador’s president, Trump’s new deportation partner, is a pro-Israel Palestinian https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-salvadors-president-trumps-new-deportation-partner-is-a-pro-israel-palestinian/ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:05:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3529930 The self-described 'world's coolest dictator' has ancestry from Palestine on his father's side, but compares Hamas to the MS-13 gang and claims his wife 'has Jewish blood'

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]]> US Supreme Court lets Trump pursue deportations under 1798 ‘enemy alien’ law, with limits https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-pursue-deportations-under-1798-enemy-alien-law-with-limits/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:28:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3520524 Dissenting justices say decision rewards administration for defying court order and sending planeloads of alleged Venezuelan gang members to notorious El Salvador prison

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]]> Lev Tahor leader arrested in El Salvador amid major crackdown on cult https://www.timesofisrael.com/lev-tahor-leader-arrested-in-el-salvador-amid-major-crackdown-on-cult/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:26:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3459199 El Salvador's AG says extradition request expected soon for Eliezer Rompler, who is indicted in Israel for child abuse

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]]> At UN, El Salvador’s leader scorns international criticism of his crackdown on gangs https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-un-el-salvadors-leader-scorns-international-criticism-of-his-crackdown-on-gangs/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:04:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3102065 President Bukele tells General Assembly suppression of violence lowered murder rate and was 'right thing to do,' despite accusations of human rights violations

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]]> Dozens of El Salvador journalists, activists said hacked with Israeli-made spyware https://www.timesofisrael.com/dozens-of-el-salvador-journalists-activists-said-hacked-with-israeli-made-spyware/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:46:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2682581 Watchdog says NSO Group's Pegasus software found on phones which were then surveilled using local infrastructure; government denies involvement despite circumstantial evidence

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]]> His dad was an imam, his wife has Jewish roots: Meet El Salvador’s new leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/his-dad-was-an-imam-his-wife-has-jewish-roots-meet-el-salvadors-new-leader/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 01:18:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2013810 Nayib Bukele's grandfather was a Christian Palestinian from Jerusalem, which didn't stop president-elect visiting in 2018 -- and this week recalling his stop at the Western Wall

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]]> El Salvador elects new president of Palestinian descent https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-salvador-elects-new-president-of-palestinian-descent/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:55:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2011950 Former San Salvador mayor Nayib Bukele takes 53.78% of vote, upending Central American country's two-party system

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]]> Trump partly denies, but also defends, his vulgar immigrant comments https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-partly-denies-also-defends-vulgar-immigrant-comments/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 01:29:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1770131 President reportedly asks why US should accept more immigrants from Haiti and 'shithole countries' in Africa

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]]> El Salvador says it won’t follow US, Guatamela on Jerusalem embassy move https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-salvador-says-it-wont-follow-us-guatamela-on-jerusalem-embassy-move/ Tue, 02 Jan 2018 16:24:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1763301 Salvadorean FM says decision to keep diplomatic facility in Tel Aviv made 'out of respect for the peace process in the Middle East'

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]]> 7.2 quake shakes El Salvador, Nicaragua https://www.timesofisrael.com/7-2-quake-shakes-el-salvador-nicaragua-officials/ Thu, 24 Nov 2016 21:01:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1506921 No reports of damage or injuries; authorities issue tsunami alert; one hour earlier powerful hurricane hit coast

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]]> Salvadoran savior of tens of thousands of Jews honored in Germany https://www.timesofisrael.com/salvadoran-savior-of-tens-of-thousands-of-jews-honored-in-germany/ Tue, 17 May 2016 02:13:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1393414 At least 25,000 were rescued from Nazi hands by diplomat Jose Arturo Castellanos's false citizenship papers

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]]> El Salvador denies claims it is moving embassy to Ramallah https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-salvador-denies-claims-it-is-moving-embassy-to-ramallah/ Sun, 17 Jan 2016 22:40:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1322537 Rumor spreads as Foreign Ministry plans to ax its mission to Central American nation to free up funds

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