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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 566

Bolivia

Bolivian police hold the detained Juan Jose Zuniga, former general commander of the Army, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
June 27, 2024, 5:27 am
Bolivia coup attempt fails after military assault on presidential palace
President Arce vows to stand firm, naming new army chief who orders troops to stand down after armored vehicles rammed doors of government compound; general behind rebellion arrested
By Paola Flores and MEGAN JANETSKY
Handout picture released by the press office of Colombia's then president-elect Gustavo Petro (R) shows him meeting with Bolivia's President Luis Arce (L) before his inauguration ceremony in Bogota, on August 7, 2022. (Gustavo Petro's Press Office/AFP)
February 21, 2024, 10:15 am
Presidents of Colombia, Bolivia back Brazilian counterpart’s Israel-Hitler comparison
Gustavo Petro and Luis Acre tweet approval of Lula’s comments; South American leaders began accusing Israel of ‘crimes against humanity’ shortly after October 7
By AFP, Reuters and ToI Staff
View of the Bolivian Legislative Assembly building in La Paz, Bolivia Thursday, May 4, 2023. (AP/Juan Karita)
July 25, 2023, 6:27 am
Bolivia facing questions over shadowy defense pact with Iran
Opposition lawmakers in La Paz and authorities in Argentina demand details of deal signed last week, amid speculation Tehran looking to expand list of clients purchasing drones
By DANIEL POLITI and Carlos Valdez
Two men stand on their balcony with a banner reading "stay at home," in Nantes, on March 17, 2020, as a strict lockdown comes into effect to stop the spread of the COVID-19 in France. (Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP)
March 19, 2020, 11:22 am
Virus keeps at least 500 million people around the world at home
From China to the Czech Republic to Venezuela, governments have told their citizens to stay indoors to try and slow the spread of the pandemic
By AFP
Bolivian Interim Interior Minister Arturo Murillo gestures during an interview with AFP in La Paz, on December 6, 2019. (Aizar Raldes/AFP)
December 7, 2019, 7:30 pm
Bolivia seeks Israel’s help in fight against terror after ties renewed
Interior minister says Israelis ‘know how to handle’ terrorists; La Paz set up new anti-terror units aimed at rooting out ‘threatening’ foreign groups
By ToI Staff
Bolivia's Foreign Minister Karen Longaric attends a press conference introducing the newly appointed ambassador to the United States, at the Foreign Ministry in La Paz, Bolivia, November 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
November 28, 2019, 7:45 pm
Bolivia’s interim government announces renewal of diplomatic ties with Israel
Transitional president rewrites foreign policy following Evo Morales’s ouster; Israeli FM praises shift after 11-year hiatus
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
File photo: Bolivia's President Evo Morales, center, speaks during a press conference at the military base in El Alto, Bolivia, Nov. 10, 2019 (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
November 10, 2019, 11:10 pm
Bolivia’s Morales announces resignation amid ongoing protests
Move caps off day that saw several ministers and senior officials quit as support for Latin America’s longest-serving president crumbled
By Agencies
Fire consumes an area near Jaci Parana, state of Rondonia, Brazil, August 24, 2019. (Eraldo Peres/AP)
August 25, 2019, 5:30 pm
Brazilian troops begin deploying to fight Amazon fires
Some 44,000 soldiers to tackle blazes in six states as President Jair Bolsonaro tries to temper global concerns over fate of rainforest
By MARCELO SILVA de SOUSA
Scene from Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. (Wikipedia/David et Magalie/CC BY)
December 17, 2018, 8:29 am
Israeli man, 26, dies in car accident in Aruba
Eden Shimoni’s family has been notified; Israeli, Dutch authorities working to transport his body home
By ToI Staff
The Yungas Road in Bolivia, commonly known as the "Road of Death." (Alex Proimos)
November 14, 2018, 3:25 pm
Israeli backpacker dies in Bolivia
22-year-old woman reportedly hit on the head by a falling rock
By ToI Staff
Bolivian writer and journalist Veronica Ormachea Gutierrez speaks during an interview with AFP in La Paz, on October 25, 2018. (AIZAR RALDES / AFP)
October 28, 2018, 12:42 am
Bolivia’s Schindler saved 10 times as many Jews from Holocaust, writer says
According to journalist Veronica Ormachea, Moritz Hochschild, who was Jewish, managed to transport 10,000 refugees away from Nazi-controlled Europe during World War II
By José Arturo Cárdenas
An all-terrain vehicle. (SasinParaksa/iStock by Getty Images)
April 9, 2018, 9:51 am
Israeli killed in Bolivia ATV accident named as Tal Bar
23-year-old had planned post-army trip since high school and had worked hard for a year to save up for it, his mother says
By ToI Staff
An all-terrain vehicle. (SasinParaksa/iStock by Getty Images)
April 8, 2018, 4:03 pm
Israeli, 23, killed when ATV flips over in Bolivia
Since La Paz severed relations with Jerusalem in 2009, Israeli embassy in Peru working to help return body; family has been notified
By ToI Staff
A picture taken on April 4, 2017 shows destruction at a hospital room in Khan Sheikhoun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, following a suspected toxic gas attack. (AFP/ Omar haj kadour)
November 18, 2017, 2:04 am
Russia again vetoes bid to renew Syria gas attacks probe
Previous reports by UN-led investigation have found that Assad’s force were responsible for chlorine assaults on three villages
By AFP
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in a scene from 'Jungle' about real-life Israeli Yossi Ghinsberg, who got lost in the Bolivian jungle. (Youtube screenshot)
October 10, 2017, 9:24 am
In ‘Jungle,’ Harry Potter star Radcliffe plays Israeli lost in Amazon
Based on the book ‘Back from Toichi,’ film tells of the real-life adventures of Yossi Ghinsberg
By Sue Surkes
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