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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 474

Honduras

A delegation of elected officials from Latin America paying a solidarity visit to the southern Israeli city of Sderot, organized by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, March 11, 2024. (CAM, courtesy)
March 18, 2024, 11:57 pm
Latin American delegation visits Israel amid surge in antisemitism at home
Public diplomacy initiative brings local officials from Central and South America to witness aftermath of Oct. 7 first hand, in a bid to curb rise in anti-Jewish hate
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina of Honduras stands for the playing of national anthems during a ceremony in Beijing, March 26, 2023. (Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP, File)
November 4, 2023, 4:12 am
Honduras recalls ambassador to Israel over ‘serious humanitarian situation’ in Gaza
Despite move, which follows protests by several other Latin American nations, Honduran FM says ties with Israel stable; diplomats and staff remain at embassy in Jerusalem
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (R) and then-Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 24, 2021. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
February 17, 2022, 3:57 am
Honduran ex-president reportedly asked Israel to help prevent his extradition to US
Newly arrested Hernandez told officials in Israeli government that their predecessors vowed to act on his behalf in exchange for him moving embassy to Jerusalem, Channel 12 reports
By ToI Staff
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández. (courtesy)
February 15, 2022, 8:37 am
US calls for arrest, extradition of ex-Honduras president Hernández
Former leader of central American state suspected of soliciting millions of dollars from drug trafficking for political support
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and MARLON GONZÁLEZ
Free Party presidential candidate Xiomara Castro acknowledges supporters accompanied by her running mate Salvador Nasralla, right, during a closing campaign rally, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)
February 8, 2022, 4:53 am
Honduras’ new vice president, wife have history of antisemitic remarks
But analysts say Salvador Nasralla, who is of Palestinian descent, unlikely to sway strong pro-Israel sentiment in country, one of a handful to have moved its embassy to Jerusalem
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández. (courtesy)
December 30, 2021, 4:33 am
Outgoing Honduras president: Christians, parliament will protect strong Israel ties
Shortly before he leaves office, Juan Orlando Hernández, a close ally of Israel, says his left-wing successor will face resistance if she tries to move Jerusalem embassy
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) and Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández inaugurate the new Honduran embassy in Jerusalem, June 24, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
June 24, 2021, 4:14 pm
Honduras becomes 4th country to open embassy in Jerusalem
In his first meeting with a foreign leader since becoming PM, Bennett thanks visiting President Hernández for ‘having done a brave and justified deed for the State of Israel’
By Amy Spiro
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, right, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem on September 1, 2019. (Courtesy Western Wall Heritage Foundation)
June 24, 2021, 10:57 am
Honduran president to inaugurate new embassy in Jerusalem Thursday
Juan Orlando Hernández slated to attend dedication ceremony after meeting with Rivlin and Bennett to strengthen ‘the ties of friendship, solidarity and cooperation’
By Amy Spiro
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meets with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Jerusalem on October 29, 2015. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
June 4, 2021, 12:53 pm
Honduras to open embassy in Jerusalem this month, president to travel to Israel
Move comes after Central American nation followed Trump in recognizing city as capital; inauguration was apparently delayed by pandemic
By AFP and ToI Staff
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meets with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Jerusalem on October 29, 2015. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
September 21, 2020, 2:44 am
Honduras to move embassy to Jerusalem by end of 2020, Israel says
Prime Minister’s Office says Israel will also open bureau in Tegucigalpa this year; Honduran president, however, says he ‘hopes’ to make move if ‘pandemic allows it’
By Luke Tress and ToI Staff
In this Dec. 5, 2017 file photo, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks during a news conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio, File)
June 19, 2020, 5:30 am
Honduras president stable after contracting COVID-19
Juan Orlando Hernández improves after being hospitalized with pneumonia and coronavirus; breathing no longer labored, but still suffering fatigue, doctor says
By AP
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro shows his ballot after casting a vote for a constitutional assembly in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday, July 30, 2017 (Miraflores Press Office via AP)
March 26, 2020, 11:22 pm
US indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on narcoterrorism charges
Leader and his military henchmen accused of harboring drug traffickers, guerrillas including from Lebanese terror group Hezbollah
By Joshua Goodman and Scott Smith
Hezbollah fighters parade during the inauguration of a new cemetery for their fighters who died fighting against Israel, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on November 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
January 21, 2020, 8:32 am
Pompeo praises 3 South American countries for declaring Hezbollah a terror group
US secretary of state applauds Colombia, Honduras, and Guatemala; slams Venezuela for providing Iran-backed Lebanese organization with ‘a home’ under Maduro
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Hezbollah supporters take part in a rally to mark al-Quds day in Beirut, Lebanon, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
January 20, 2020, 8:38 pm
Honduras officially declares Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Minister says government will include the Lebanese group ‘in the registry of persons and institutions linked to acts of terrorism and its financing’
By ToI Staff
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meets with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Jerusalem on October 29, 2015. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
January 18, 2020, 1:24 pm
Honduras: Jerusalem embassy move to come after Israel opens Tegucigalpa office
As Central American nation takes possession of $50m warship it purchased from Israel, its president says mission will only move after foreign ministry opens office in country
By AFP and ToI Staff
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