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How tiny Ecuador had a huge impact on Jews escaping the Holocaust
By Rich Tenorio
A new book by author Daniel Kersffeld tells how when many countries shut their doors to Jewish refugees, one welcomed them in, allowing them to thrive in the arts and sciences
Jewish immigrants on a farm 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Quito. (Courtesy Eva Zelig)
December 8, 2018, 1:43 pm
How tiny Ecuador had a huge impact on Jews escaping the Holocaust
A new book by author Daniel Kersffeld tells how when many countries shut their doors to Jewish refugees, one welcomed them in, allowing them to thrive in the arts and sciences
By Rich Tenorio
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Jose Valencia speaks at en event in the capital of Quito on November 9, 2018, to restore Manuel Antonio Munoz Borrero as a member of the country's diplomatic service. (Screen capture: YouTube)
November 14, 2018, 7:16 pm
Ecuador restores credentials of late diplomat who saved Jews from Nazis
Ecuadorian FM leads ceremony honoring Manuel Antonio Munoz Borrero, who was removed as consul in Stockholm for issuing passports to fleeing Jews
By JTA
Israeli Nobel Prize winner Ada Yonath, who is also a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science, at a press conference in Rehovot. (Flash90)
August 7, 2018, 5:31 am
Ecuador honors first Israeli woman to win the Nobel Prize
South American state’s legislature hails Ada Yonath for helping to ‘strengthen inter-exchange opportunities’ between the countries
By JTA
Communications Minister Ayoub Kara speaks at a Likud party event in Lod on December 31, 2017. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 4, 2018, 2:55 pm
Minister claims mystery ‘prince of Bahrain’ is visiting Israel
Ayoub Kara says he discussed ties with the tiny Gulf nation during meeting in Tel Aviv, but Foreign Ministry says it has no knowledge of the royal visit
By Raoul Wootliff
Likud Minister Ayoub Kara meets with prime minister of the Sahrawi Republic of southern Morocco, Abdelkader Taleb Omar in Ecuador on May 24, 2017. (Courtesy)
June 22, 2017, 2:35 am
Morocco complains to Israel about minister’s photo with rival leader
Foreign Ministry says Ayoub Kara’s brief meeting with Sahrawi Republic PM did not receive official approval
By Raoul Wootliff
The World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (CC BY-SA Thorkild Tylleskar/Wikipedia)
May 27, 2017, 1:20 am
Britain, US oppose UN health body’s resolution singling out Israel
Critics say it is hypocritical of WHO to support motion, which speaks of need to improve services for Palestinians, that was co-authored by Syria
By JTA
Likud Minister Ayoub Kara (r) meets with representatives from Oman, Yemen and Qatar in Ecuador on May 24, 2017. (Courtesy)
May 25, 2017, 4:47 pm
Israeli minister meets publicly with Arab officials in Ecuador
Crediting Trump’s initiative, Ayoub Kara says Gulf states ‘expressed their approval to move forward with negotiations’
By TOI staff and AFP
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, February 5, 2016. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
May 20, 2017, 5:25 am
Assange claims victory after Sweden drops rape probe
US prosecutors examine possible charges against WikiLeaks founder that could include conspiracy and violations of Espionage Act
By AFP
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin (seated, left) and President of the Hebrew University Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson (seated, right), meet with rectors from universities in Latin America. (Mark Naiman/GPO: Courtesy of Hebrew University)
December 18, 2016, 9:00 pm
20 Latin American universities sign cooperation agreements with Hebrew U.
First-of-its-kind conference co-organized by Foreign Ministry lays groundwork for academic collaboration
By JTA
Image of the Ecuadorean representative to the United Nations Horacio Sevilla Borja taken from a September 2, 2016 interview. (screen capture: YouTube)
December 6, 2016, 7:02 pm
Israel demands explanation as Ecuador UN envoy compares Zionism to Nazism
Jerusalem summons local diplomat after Horacio Sevilla Borja decries ‘genocide’ against Palestinians
By JTA
Image of the Ecuadorean representative to the United Nations Horacio Sevilla Borja taken from a September 2, 2016 interview. (screen capture: YouTube)
December 4, 2016, 6:11 pm
Quoting Castro, Ecuador’s UN envoy compares Zionism to Nazism
Jerusalem demands clarification after Horacio Sevilla Borja decries ‘persecution and genocide’ committed against Palestinians by ‘imperialist’ Israel
By JTA and Raphael Ahren
In this Oct. 4, 2016 photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange participates via video link at a news conference marking the 10th anniversary of the secrecy-spilling group in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
November 4, 2016, 11:34 am
WikiLeaks founder denies Russia behind Podesta email hacking
Amid ongoing email dump, Julian Assange tells Russian state television US intelligence agencies’ claims of Moscow’s involvement ‘false’
By Stephen Braun and Gregory Katz
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sits inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, July 30, 2013. (AP/Sunshine Press Productions, File)
October 21, 2016, 6:38 am
Assange, Ecuador’s awkward guest who just won’t leave
Four years on, Quito in awkward spot with US as WikiLeaks founder may be wearing out his welcome
By Jordi Miro
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addresses a press conference held by the organization in Berlin on October 4, 2016. Assange is holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, to evade an extradition request by Sweden over rape allegations. (screen capture: YouTube)
October 19, 2016, 7:48 am
Ecuador confirms it cut internet access for WikiLeaks founder
Quito implies Assange, who’s based in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, interfered in US elections by leaking Hillary emails
By Raphael Satter and GONZALO SOLANO
A swastika. (Wikimedia Commons)
September 9, 2016, 12:42 pm
Nazi hand stamps used to mark visitors to Ecuadorean jail
Government condemns warden’s practice of using symbol of swastika; head of security at prison fired
By AP
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