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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Guatemala

Members of the Lev Tahor sect prepare to depart from La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City on a journey to Iraqi Kurdistan in October 2021. (Courtesy)
August 29, 2024, 6:53 pm
Guatemala probes child abuse claims against extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor
Members of secretive ultra-Orthodox group prevent officials from entering their compound in Oratorio as investigators look into claims of forced marriages, underage pregnancy
By Agencies
Presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo and running mate Karin Herrera wave at supporters from a balcony after preliminary results showed him the victor in a presidential run-off election, in Guatemala City, August 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
August 22, 2023, 8:10 pm
5 Jewish facts about Guatemala’s new Hebrew-speaking president
Bernardo Arévalo studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and spent four years as a senior official in his country’s embassy in the Jewish state
By Jacob Kessler
Presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo and running mate Karin Herrera wave at supporters from a balcony after preliminary results showed him the victor in a presidential run-off election, in Guatemala City, August 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
August 21, 2023, 8:55 am
Guatemala elects progressive Arévalo, who studied in Israel, as president
Son of former president wins 58% of the vote, dispatching rival Sandra Torres, but efforts afoot to keep him from taking office
By AP and ToI Staff
Israel Amir interviewed by Channel 12's Uvda in a report that aired on December 30, 2021. (Screenshot/Channel 12)
January 1, 2022, 10:00 pm
Man who escaped anti-Zionist Jewish cult returned to Guatemala in search of his son
As Lev Tahor leadership sought to transport group to Iran, Israel Amir and team of ex-Shin Bet agents traveled across globe to search for 2-year-old boy
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video purportedly showing members of the extreme ultra-Orthodox cult Lev Tahor on a bus that was stopped by Guatemalan authorities, October 17, 2021. (B'Hadrei Haredim)
October 18, 2021, 11:11 am
Guatemala blocks extremist ultra-Orthodox sect heading to Iran through Mexico
Two busloads of Lev Tahor members prevented from crossing border with the intention of flying to Kurdistan
By ToI Staff
Lev Tahor spokesman Uriel Goldman on February 28, 2018. (Screen capture/YouTube)
October 14, 2021, 5:49 am
Praise of Israel may dent Iran asylum hopes for anti-Zionist Haredi cult
Clip shows Lev Tahor spokesman lauding IDF efforts to minimize civilian casualties, months before group, which includes Israelis, began heading from Guatemala toward Tehran
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative -- Lev Tahor women and girls in Canada (Screen grab/YouTube)
October 13, 2021, 9:30 am
Haredi cult tries to go to Iran, sparks fears it may be used as bargaining chip
Relatives ask Israel, US to intervene as extremist Lev Tahor members seek to leave Guatemala for Iraq, apparently en route to Islamic Republic
By ToI Staff
The Bolton family (left to right): Carol, Matilde, John, Judy, and Harold, circa 1966. (courtesy, Judy Bolton-Fasman)
October 10, 2021, 2:02 am
Author boldly goes against her dead father’s wishes to uncover his true identity
In her new memoir, Judy Bolton-Fasman investigates lifelong questions on the strange union between her assimilated American dad and her much-younger mom, a volatile Cuban refugee
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: Members of the Lev Tahor sect leave Guatemalan city San Juan La Laguna after being forced out in August 2014. (Screenshot/YouTube)
July 7, 2021, 3:27 pm
Two leaders of extremist Lev Tahor ultra-Orthodox cult arrested in Guatemala
Local and US police raid community to nab brothers Shmiel and Yoel Weingarten, wanted in NY for child kidnapping, exploitation; unconfirmed reports of gunfire during operation
By ToI Staff
Ceremony after the Israeli Embassy in Guatemala completed the Guatelinda project of homes for families that lost their homes in the 2018 Fuego volcano disaster, January 31, 2020 (Courtesy)
February 1, 2021, 2:18 pm
Israel builds houses for 39 families that lost homes in Guatemala volcano blast
Ambassador hands over deeds to new residents of ‘Jerusalem Capital of Israel Street,’ built for those whose houses were destroyed in deadly 2018 Fuego eruption
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative: Hezbollah operatives stand in formation at a rally to mark Jerusalem Day, or Al-Quds Day, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
October 23, 2020, 2:08 pm
Guatemala declares Hezbollah a terror organization
The move, announced by Israel’s Foreign Ministry, will bar members of the Lebanese Shiite group from entering Guatemalan territory
By ToI Staff
Guatemalan President-elect Alejandro Giammattei in Jerusalem, December 9, 2019. (Avi Hayun)
December 9, 2019, 11:29 am
Visiting Israel, Guatemala’s incoming president vows to outlaw Hezbollah
Alejandro Giammattei says he’ll ban all branches of Iranian-backed terror group, pledges to convince other countries to move their embassies to Jerusalem
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Jerusalem, on October 29, 2015. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)
August 28, 2019, 8:59 pm
Honduras recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Announcement from Central American nation comes ahead of Friday visit by President Hernandez to inaugurate diplomatic office in holy city
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his wife Sara, Guatemala President Jimmy Morales (2R) his wife Patricia (R) and Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel (L) pose for a picture at the official opening ceremony of the Guatemala embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
August 27, 2019, 8:44 pm
Honduras to open Jerusalem trade office; Sara Netanyahu takes credit
Prime minister’s wife says she urged Guatemalan president to encourage his Honduran counterpart to move embassy to capital
By ToI Staff
Guatemalan candidate for the Vamos (Let's Go) party Alejandro Giammattei waves to supporters after delivering a speech in Guatemala City on August 11, 2019. (Photo by ORLANDO ESTRADA / AFP)
August 12, 2019, 7:56 am
Conservative, pro-Israel Giammattei elected Guatemala president
Candidate, who has pledged to keep embassy in Jerusalem, wins runoff but faces possible confrontation with Trump over immigration
By AFP and ToI Staff
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