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antisemitism in South America

Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, left, waves to supporters next to his wife Ana Lucia Pineda during a Mass in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira, in Chiquinquira, Colombia, July 9, 2026. (AP/Fernando Vergara)
July 18, 2026, 4:40 pm
Colombia and Slovenia recognized a Palestinian state. Now they’re moving embassies to Jlem
Political swings offer rare good news for Israel as hostile governments are replaced by pro-Israel conservatives – though local Jews wait to see what impact, if any, that may have at home
By Larry Luxner
David Teeger is the captain of South Africa's under-19 national cricket team. (Screenshot from YouTube/The South African Jewish Report via JTA)
January 16, 2024, 11:00 pm
Diadora executive in South Africa announces boycott of Jewish cricket player
Italy-based sportwear maker mum on local director’s pledge to sponsor no games featuring David Teeger over his pro-Israel stance
By Canaan Lidor
Daniel Jadue in 2015. (Wikimedia commons)
January 5, 2024, 7:49 pm
Chilean mayor under fire for saying being Jewish is a ‘supremacist conception’
Daniel Jadue, a onetime presidential candidate of Palestinian descent, also says it’s a ‘contradiction’ to be both a Jew and a leftist
By Jackie Hajdenberg
A view of the Associacao Religiosa Israelita synagogue in Rio de Janeiro. (Courtesy of Associacao Religiosa Israelita)
August 26, 2021, 1:21 pm
Online shiva in Brazil gets threats: ‘I’ll enter synagogues, kill everyone’
Mourning ceremony for beloved former Jewish school principal in Rio de Janeiro disrupted by scenes of Adolf Hitler, pornography and loud music
By Marcus M. Gilban
A false HispanTV report claims Israel performs medical experiments on Palestinian prisoners. (HispanTV screenshot via JTA)
April 6, 2019, 5:16 am
Iranian news site in Latin America: Israel performs medical tests on prisoners
Fake HispanTV article spreads to news outlets across region, despite citing no evidence
By JTA
Beit Venezuela administrator Rivka Lobl Mitelberg. (Federico Maccioni/ Times of Israel)
March 24, 2019, 4:25 pm
Jews fleeing Venezuela for Israel face language barriers and work shortages
15,000 Jews have left the South American country in the past decade. For the hundreds who reach the Jewish state, high integration hurdles may mean their journeys have just begun
By Federico Maccioni
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