The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hugo-chavez/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Hugo Chávez | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hugo-chavez/ 32 32 Who is Nicolas Maduro? Bus driver turned president led Venezuela with a heavy hand https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-is-nicolas-maduro-bus-driver-turned-president-led-venezuela-with-a-heavy-hand/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:25:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3725904 After succeeding Hugo Chavez in 2013, Maduro persecuted political opponents and repeatedly staged sham elections, while his supporters hailed him as a hero who stood up to the US

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]]> Jewish son of jailed far-left radicals elected San Francisco district attorney https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-son-of-jailed-far-left-radicals-elected-san-francisco-district-attorney/ Sun, 10 Nov 2019 13:40:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2179720 Chesa Boudin, a public defender and former translator for Venezuela strongman Chavez, wins tight race after promising series of progressive reforms

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]]> Venezuela welcomes former Israeli chief rabbi in ‘peace diplomacy’ bid https://www.timesofisrael.com/venezuela-welcomes-former-israeli-chief-rabbi-in-peace-diplomacy-bid/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:34:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1974292 Troubled South American nation downgraded diplomatic relations with Israel following wars with Hezbollah and Hamas

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]]> Laughter at Trump joins a long line of jaw-dropping UN moments https://www.timesofisrael.com/laughter-at-trump-joins-a-long-line-of-jaw-dropping-un-moments/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 02:35:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1931095 From Khrushchev's shoe-banging, to Arafat's olive branch and gun, to Ahmadinejad's 9/11 conspiracy theories, General Assembly has seen leaders pull more than a few shocking stunts

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]]> The improbable journey of German-Venezuelan-American wandering Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-improbable-journey-of-german-venezuelan-american-wandering-jews/ Sat, 19 Aug 2017 08:46:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1676076 Hans Wolfermann is remembered for his tenacity in the face of dictatorial regimes from Nazi Europe to South America

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]]> 26 Venezuelan Jews flee chaos, immigrate to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/26-venezuelan-jews-flee-chaos-immigrate-to-israel/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 13:46:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1667973 Basic goods and services are being disrupted by economic malfunction in country amid daily battles between police and youth

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]]> Venezuela expresses ‘desire’ to reestablish relations with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/venezuela-expresses-desire-to-reestablish-relations-with-israel/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:25:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1586708 8 years after Caracas expelled Israeli envoy, chief rabbi says he pitched a 'period of courtship,' consular relations before full ties

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]]> Venezuelan president meets Jewish leaders in bid to build cooperation https://www.timesofisrael.com/venezuelan-president-meets-jewish-leaders-in-bid-to-build-cooperation/ Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:22:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1568224 Nicolas Maduro calls for 'co-existence and the dialogue of civilizations, of religions to consolidate our nation'

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]]> New Venezuelan veep accused of anti-Semitism, Hezbollah ties https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-venezuelan-veep-accused-of-anti-semitism-hezbollah-ties/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 05:46:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1537199 Tareck El Aissami said to have mediated between Iran and Argentina in plan to camouflage Tehran’s complicity in 1994 Jewish Center bombing

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]]> The golem rises again, this time in Spanish with a Yiddish lilt https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-golem-rises-again-this-time-in-spanish-with-a-yiddish-lilt/ Wed, 10 Feb 2016 19:57:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1334470 Having fled Caracas after tear-gas bomb attack, Michel Hausmann launches new venture in Miami with play inspired by his Holocaust survivor grandmother

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]]> Venezuelan opposition wins legislative voting in landslide https://www.timesofisrael.com/venezuelan-opposition-wins-legislative-voting-in-landslide/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 06:37:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1297941 In a major setback to the long-ruling socialist party, opposition lawmakers now hold 99 out of the 167-seat legislature

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]]> Palestinians quit medical study in Venezuela https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-quit-medical-study-in-venezuela/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:05:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1216705 Yasser Arafat Scholarship Program flops as one-third drop-out in eight months; school officials say students are homesick

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]]> Iran reportedly paid Argentina to get off hook on AMIA bombing https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-reportedly-paid-argentina-to-get-off-hook-on-amia-bombing/ Sun, 15 Mar 2015 14:30:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1152214 Venezuela said to have brokered deal in which Tehran received nuclear know-how in exchange for Kirchner's election funds

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]]> With Venezuela in a tailspin, many Jews opt for ‘Plan B’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-venezuela-in-a-tailspin-many-jews-opt-for-plan-b/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 07:10:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=899942 Venezuelan Jews who stuck it out under Chavez have yet another reason to leave their country: growing despair

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]]> Venezuela finds no explosives on Air France flight https://www.timesofisrael.com/venezuela-finds-no-explosives-on-air-france-flight/ Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:01:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=787888 More than 60 experts comb plane after French intelligence warned terrorists might try to blow it up

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