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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, center, who has declared himself the interim president of Venezuela, greets supporters as he arrives at a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 2, 2019. (AP/Juan Carlos Hernandez)
February 3, 2019, 5:27 am
Venezuela opposition head urges more officers to abandon Maduro
Juan Guaido says military needs to follow lead of air force general who defected, as embattled president proposes new Assembly elections in bid to oust upstart rival
By Manuel Rueda and Fabiola Sanchez
United States embassy security agents walk after dropping off US embassy employees and their families at the Simon Bolivar international airport in La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 25, 2018. (AP/Rodrigo Abd)
January 27, 2019, 4:48 am
Venezuela backtracks on demand that US diplomats leave
Maduro says embassy staff have 30 days as consular interests section is negotiated, amid push by Washington to isolate leader and support rival instead
By Manuel Rueda and Edith M. Lederer
A wall is spray painted with a message that reads in Spanish: "Damn Maduro" next to an ATM machine in Caracas, Venezuela, August 20, 2018. (Ariana Cubillos/AP)
August 22, 2018, 3:15 pm
Venezuela inflation heads to million percent; new currency unveiled
New economic plan slashes five zeros off the bolivar, but with bank cards not yet working, citizens have no means to pay for anything
By Scott Smith
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) gestures next to his wife Cilia Flores (L) during a ceremony to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the National Guard in Caracas on August 4, 2018. (AFP/ Juan BARRETO)
August 5, 2018, 3:23 am
Venezuelan leader ‘unharmed’ after explosive drone attack
Officials say Nicolas Maduro safe after apparent assassination attempt caught on live television; seven soldiers hurt
By AFP
Screen capture from video showing a helicopter dropping grenades on Venezuela's Supreme Court, June 27, 2017. (YouTube/DAHBOO777)
June 28, 2017, 10:20 am
Venezuela: Helicopter strafes court in ‘terrorist attack’
Minister says ‘Israeli-made’ grenades from Colombia used; police officer takes responsibility, calls for ousting president
By AP
Illustrative photo of anti-Semitic graffiti (CC BY-zeeweez, Flickr)
January 3, 2015, 1:38 am
Anti-Semitic graffiti mars Venezuelan synagogue
Vandals scrawl swastika on Jewish house of prayer in Caracas amid rise in anti-Semitism
By JTA
Palestinian women bake bread amid the rubble of their destroyed home in the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, September 21, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
November 2, 2014, 1:17 pm
Venezuela to send aid for Gaza rehabilitation
Plane carrying tons of humanitarian goods to be transferred via the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank
By TOI staff
A poster of Venezuelan late President Hugo Chavez remains near a burning barricade during an anti-government demo, in Caracas on February 21, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Leo Ramirez)
February 22, 2014, 3:59 pm
More protests as Venezuela leader calls for talks with US
At least nine killed, scores arrested in demonstrations against Maduro government
By AFP
Illustrative photo of an Air France plane (photo credit: CC BY-Andres Rueda/Flickr)
December 15, 2013, 5:51 am
Venezuela grounds flight over terror threat
Tip about explosive device on Air France aircraft came from French authorities, official says
By AP
Venezuela's newly elected President Nicolas Maduro celebrates his victory at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ramon Espinosa)
May 13, 2013, 10:06 pm
Venezuela’s ‘anti-Semitic’ leader admits Jewish ancestry
Nicolas Maduro defends Caracas’s policies toward Israel, says his grandparents were Sephardic Jews who converted to Catholicism
By Michal Shmulovich
Opposition supporters and students cross a barricade during clashes with riot police in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday, April 15, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
April 17, 2013, 9:07 am
7 dead and scores injured as post-election violence grips Venezuela
President-elect Nicolas Maduro charges US behind unrest over vote as challenger Henrique Capriles demands recount
By Fabiola Sanchez and Vivian Sequera
Venezuela's newly elected President Nicolas Maduro celebrates his victory at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ramon Espinosa)
April 15, 2013, 7:26 pm
Chavez successor wins Venezuelan elections
Nicolas Maduro elected president by tiny margin; opposition candidate Henrique Capriles demands recount
Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters after voting in the presidential election outside a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Capriles is running for president against Nicolas Maduro, the hand picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez. (photo credit: AP/Fernando Llano)
April 15, 2013, 3:48 am
Chavez heir claims razor-thin win in Venezuela vote
Henrique Capriles, Catholic grandson of Holocaust survivors, demands recount after saying he actually beat acting President Nicolas Maduro
Aventura, Fla., a suburb of Miami. (Shutterstock via JTA)
March 30, 2013, 9:44 am
Post-Chavez, Venezuelan Jews plant roots elsewhere
Community that scattered during the anti-Israel leader’s long tenure appears unlikely to return now that he’s gone
By Gil Shefler
The Torah ark at the Tiferet Israel Este synagogue in Caracas, Venezuela. (Asociacion Israelita de Venezuela via JTA)
March 18, 2013, 6:42 pm
Venezuelan synagogue opens in safer part of capital
New shul offers alternative to congregation in crime-ridden Caracas neighborhood
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