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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 345

Israel-Venezuela relations

Pynchas Brener, December 9, 2019 (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
December 14, 2019, 5:19 am
At 88, Venezuela’s would-be ambassador to Israel can’t wait to get to work
After 44 years as chief rabbi, Pynchas Brener is ready for a new career in diplomacy. But so far, Jerusalem recognizes him only as interim leader Guaido’s ‘special representative’
By Raphael Ahren
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido takes part in a legislative session at the National Assembly in Caracas on August 13, 2019. (Federico Parra/AFP)
August 14, 2019, 12:20 pm
Venezuelan opposition leader appoints rabbi as envoy to Israel
Juan Guaido, recognized by Netanyahu as Venezuela’s legitimate president, looks to restore ties with Jerusalem even as Maduro remains in power in Caracas
By ToI Staff
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks after meeting Chilean High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on June 21, 2019. (Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP)
June 27, 2019, 2:31 am
Venezuela government says it thwarted ‘coup’ plot aided by Israeli, US ‘agents’
After defecting to US, former intelligence chief says Hezbollah cells were allowed to operate in Venezuela and raise funds
By AFP and ToI Staff
Beit Venezuela administrator Rivka Lobl Mitelberg. (Federico Maccioni/ Times of Israel)
March 24, 2019, 4:25 pm
Jews fleeing Venezuela for Israel face language barriers and work shortages
15,000 Jews have left the South American country in the past decade. For the hundreds who reach the Jewish state, high integration hurdles may mean their journeys have just begun
By Federico Maccioni
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures while giving a speech in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 12, 2019. (Orangel Hernandez/AFP)
February 15, 2019, 4:54 pm
Venezuela’s Maduro says rival Guaido ‘serves the interests of US and Zionists’
Venezuelan leader tells Hezbollah-linked outlet he feels ‘love for the noble Palestinian cause,’ denies Lebanese terror group’s operatives in country
By JTA
Venezuela's self proclaimed president Juan Guaido arrives for a meet with university students at the Central University of Venezuela, in Caracas, February 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
February 12, 2019, 7:40 pm
Venezuelan challenger Guaido says he’s working to renew ties with Israel
Self-proclaimed leader tells Israeli paper talks ‘at their height,’ doesn’t rule out embassy in Jerusalem; Foreign Ministry refuses to comment
By Michael Bachner
A crowd of opposition supporters listen to Venezuela's National Assembly head and the country's self-proclaimed "acting president" Juan Guaido (out of frame), at Bolivar Square in Chacao, eastern Caracas, on January 25, 2019. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
February 1, 2019, 11:42 pm
Venezuelan Jews accept Israeli recognition of opposition leader: Chief rabbi
Isaac Cohen’s statement seems to contradict his community’s policy of neutrality in the power struggle
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, a former lawmaker, greets supporters during a vigil in honor of those who have been killed during clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
January 30, 2019, 12:19 am
Top Venezuelan opposition figure asks Jewish expats to return
Maria Corina Machado thanks Netanyahu for recognizing Juan Guaido as interim president; says she hopes many who were forced to leave will now come back to rebuild nation
By ToI Staff
Venezuela's National Assembly head Juan Guaido speaks to the crowd during a mass opposition rally against leader Nicolas Maduro in which he declared himself the country's 'acting president,' on the anniversary of a 1958 uprising that overthrew a military dictatorship, in Caracas on January 23, 2019. (Federico Parra/AFP)
January 28, 2019, 9:33 am
Invoking Auschwitz liberation, Venezuela ‘president’ welcomes Israel recognition
Referring to Soviet troops’ victory, Juan Guaido thanks Netanyahu for supporting him ‘just as our country is also fighting for its freedom’
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
Venezuelan opposition supporters take part in a march on the anniversary of the 1958 uprising that overthrew the military dictatorship in Caracas on January 23, 2019. (Federico Parra / AFP)
January 27, 2019, 5:44 pm
Israel recognizes opposition leader’s new government in Venezuela
Jerusalem backs self-declared interim president Guaido, acceding to US request after earlier concerns Maduro regime could retaliate against local Jewish community
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, amid a political power struggle between him and an opposition leader who has declared himself interim president. (AP/Ariana Cubillos)
January 27, 2019, 4:04 am
Israel said to balk at backing US on Venezuela over fears for Jewish community
Jerusalem reportedly pressured by Washington to support opposition leader Juan Guaido, but worries Maduro regime may act against Jews in retaliation
By ToI Staff and AP
File: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on election day in Venezuela, on May 20, 2018. (AFP Photo/Juan Barreto)
December 4, 2018, 10:34 pm
Venezuela welcomes former Israeli chief rabbi in ‘peace diplomacy’ bid
Troubled South American nation downgraded diplomatic relations with Israel following wars with Hezbollah and Hamas
By Marcus M. Gilban
David Smolansky, a leader in exile of Venezuela’s opposition, in Washington, DC, March 12, 2018. (Ron Kampeas)
March 19, 2018, 7:06 pm
An exiled Venezuelan opposition leader is drawing strength from his Jewish roots
Venezuela’s youngest mayor ever, David Smolansky, is on the lam in Washington, DC, fleeing arrest for his staunch opposition to president Nicolas Maduro
By Ron Kampeas
The opposition's candidate for governor for the state of Miranda, Mayor of Caracas' Sucre Municipality Carlos Ocariz (C) greets supporters as Venezuela holds regional elections, in Caracas, on October 15, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Juan BARRETO)
October 15, 2017, 9:38 pm
As Venezuela votes, Israel calls for ‘free, fair and credible elections’
Surveys show opposition poised to win majority of states in regional elections, despite alleged government efforts to keep voters away
By ToI Staff and AFP
In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, file photo, Natan Sharansky, the Jewish Agency's chairman is seen during a press conference (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, File)
February 1, 2017, 6:18 am
Israel allows 9 Venezuelan Jewish converts to immigrate
Authorities had initially rejected group’s bid, saying they did not meet criteria, but Jewish Agency has mediated a compromise
By Daniel Estrin and Joshua Goodman
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