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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 532

Jimmy Morales

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
Sandra Torres, presidential candidate of the National Unity of Hope party, UNE, poses for photographers while casting her vote during general elections in Guatemala City, June 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)
June 18, 2019, 1:22 pm
After 1st election round, fate of Guatemala’s Jerusalem embassy hangs in balance
Frontrunner Sandra Torres has vowed not to relocate mission back to Tel Aviv, but local Jewish leader says there is ‘no guarantee’; Israeli candidate comes in sixth
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the official opening ceremony of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, on May 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 14, 2019, 10:57 am
Year after US embassy move, Jerusalem diplomatic influx fails to materialize
Since DC’s mission opened with great fanfare on May 14, 2018, only one other embassy has opened and stayed in the city — and it may close soon, while the EU is a major obstacle
By Raphael Ahren
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki speaking to Palestine TV, the official PA channel, on April 23, 2019. (Screenshot: Palestine TV)
April 24, 2019, 9:59 pm
Palestinians want to discuss US peace plan with Europe, PA FM says
Riyad al-Malki says two countries could recognize Palestine soon, notes efforts to return Guatemalan embassy from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv
By Adam Rasgon
A woman walks across Israel square in Guatemala City, Dec. 27, 2017. (Orlando Estrada/AFP/Getty Images)
March 8, 2019, 1:08 pm
Israeli throws hat into ring for presidency of Guatemala
Yitzhak Farhi, who moved to Jewish state 12 years ago, will return to Central American country to run in June vote, though he is not among the front-runners
By ToI Staff
Sara Netanyahu is welcomed to Guatemala by Israel's Ambassador Mattanya Cohen, left, and Guatemala's Deputy Foreign Minister Jairo Estrada, right. (Twitter: AGN_noticias)
December 10, 2018, 11:06 pm
Sara Netanyahu is a private citizen, AG says, as she goes on diplomatic trip
Mandelblit signs off on PM’s wife’s six-day visit to Guatemala on Foreign Ministry’s recommendation, but rules she has no ‘special status’
By Raphael Ahren
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)
December 10, 2018, 6:32 pm
No reporters on board as Sara Netanyahu embarks on ‘historic’ visit to Guatemala
Officials hail ‘great diplomatic importance’ of PM’s wife’s six-day trip; say accommodation and internal transport paid by hosts, other costs to be covered by Israel
By Raphael Ahren
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)
November 29, 2018, 5:01 am
Sara Netanyahu to head delegation to Guatemala
PM’s wife invited by first lady of South American nation; visit said to be first time she will head a diplomatic delegation
By ToI Staff
FILE -- In this photo taken on September 21, 2018 faithful pray at an evangelical church in Brasilia for the recovery of Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who suffered a knife attack during a campaign rally (AFP PHOTO / EVARISTO SA)
October 6, 2018, 5:07 pm
Evangelicals wield voting power across Latin America, including Brazil
Expert says Guatemala’s recent decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is due to the evangelism embraced by President Jimmy Morales
By Tupac POINTU
US President Donald Trump (right) welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on March 5, 2018, in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
September 26, 2018, 12:29 pm
Netanyahu to meet Trump ahead of UN Security Council meeting on Iran
Tehran’s nuclear activities and entrenchment in Syria to dominate agenda of Israeli, US leaders on third day of General Assembly
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 72nd session of the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York, September 19, 2017. (AFP/Jewel SAMAD)
September 25, 2018, 7:57 am
Netanyahu heads to New York for UN speech, Trump meeting
PM also expected to confer with leaders of Europe and Egypt, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, UN chief Guterres and American Jewish leaders
By Raphael Ahren
View of the damage casued by the eruption of the Fuego Volcano in village of San Miguel Los Lotes, in Escuintla Department, about 35 km southwest of Guatemala City, taken on June 5, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Johan ORDONEZ
June 6, 2018, 4:10 pm
Israel to send aid teams to Guatemala following deadly volcanic eruption
Netanyahu speaks with leader Morales as death toll hits 75 with nearly 200 missing, offers medical, logistical assistance; doctors to reportedly fly out Thursday
By ToI Staff and AFP
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