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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (second from left) and his Bolivian counterpart Fernando Aramayo (second from right) sign an agreement renewing ties between their countries in Washington, DC, on December 9, 2025. (Shmulik Almani/Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
December 10, 2025, 10:13 am
Israel and Bolivia renew diplomatic ties after two years of rupture over Gaza war
South American country was the first to sever ties with Israel after October 7; election of center-right President Rodrigo Paz this year heralded a change
By Agencies and Nava Freiberg
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
Bolivian President Evo Morales (C), North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam (R) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) pose during a group photo at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela, on September 17, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
June 25, 2017, 10:47 am
Bolivia leader calls rival Chile the ‘Israel of South America’
After Santiago expels Bolivian officials over smuggling charges, Evo Morales says it is imposing ‘political walls,’ comparing it to Jewish state
By JTA
The Yungas Road in Bolivia, commonly known as the "Road of Death." (Alex Proimos)
February 28, 2017, 7:50 pm
Israeli killed in motorbike accident in Bolivia
Victim identified as Dor Jan, 23; fatal crash comes only four months after another Israeli biker died in the Andean nation
By Sue Surkes
Cubans pay homage to the late leader Fidel Castro during the last ceremony before his burial in Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of his revolution, on December 3, 2016. (AFP/Pedro Pardo)
December 4, 2016, 6:40 am
Cuba bans monuments named after Fidel Castro
President says his brother ‘rejected any manifestation of cult of personality,’ did not want his name or likeness used for tributes
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and Michael Weissenstein
Bolivian President Evo Morales. (Photo credit: CC BY/Sebastian Baryli via Flickr.com)
September 18, 2014, 4:39 pm
Jews call for government action in Bolivia after attacks
American Jewish Committee blames President Evo Morales’s anti-Israel statements for encouraging violence
By Lazar Berman
Bolivian President Evo Morales. (Photo credit: CC BY/Sebastian Baryli via Flickr.com)
July 31, 2014, 11:31 pm
Bolivia declares Israel a ‘terrorist state’
The South American country will now require visas for Israeli travelers
By AP
Jacob Ostreicher, a New York City businessman, left, arrives at a court to attend a hearing in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in 2012. (photo credit: AP Photo, file)
December 25, 2013, 8:46 am
Ostreicher’s flight proves guilt, says Bolivian prez
Actor Sean Penn calls the haredi businessman’s escape a ‘humanitarian operation’
By JTA
New York businessman Jacob Ostreicher, right, consults with attorney Abel Montano at a courthouse in Bolivia, where he was being held without charges (photo credit: AP/File)
December 17, 2013, 7:01 pm
Businessman back in US after term in Bolivian jail
Orthodox father of five Jacob Ostreicher returns home safely; local Jewish paper alleges he was not freed but rather escaped
By JTA and AP
Edward Snowden, a former contract employee at the US National Security Agency. (AP/The Guardian/File)
July 10, 2013, 9:26 am
Confusion on Snowden acceptance of Venezuela offer
Prominent Russian lawmaker tweets that NSA leaker has said yes to asylum in Latin America, then deletes post
By Jim Heintz
Edward Snowden, a former contract employee at the US National Security Agency. (AP/The Guardian/File)
July 3, 2013, 8:38 am
Bolivian leader’s plane rerouted on Snowden fear
La Paz demands explanations from France and Portugal, insists NSA whistle-blower wasn’t on board
By Carlos Valdez and Philipp-Moritz Jenne
New York businessman Jacob Ostreicher, right, consults with attorney Abel Montano at a courthouse in Bolivia, where he was being held without charges (photo credit: AP/File)
May 24, 2013, 6:26 am
Jacob Ostreicher’s wife laments: ‘They will never let him go’
At a congressional hearing, actor Sean Penn calls for the US to ‘step up’ for Alan Gross in Cuba as well
By Suzanne Pollak
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