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An undated picture of Israeli tourist Haim Ben Baruch, who drowned off the coast of Panama on May 2, 2019. (Haim Ben Baruch, Facebook)
May 3, 2019, 1:37 pm
Body of drowned Israeli tourist found on Panama beach
Family says 31-year-old Haim Ben Baruch was supposed to return home last month, but decided to extend his stay in South America
By TOI staff
Israeli sailor Roy Erez. (Facebook)
August 26, 2018, 1:32 pm
Israeli sailor held in Colombia accused of smuggling 234 kilograms of cocaine
Israel’s consul speaks to Roy Erez, who claims he was forced by pirates to transport a man he didn’t know on board his ship
By Michael Bachner
Israeli sailor Roy Erez. (Facebook)
August 22, 2018, 3:58 pm
Israeli yachtsman said held by Colombian navy after encounter with pirates
Roy Erez, sailing to Jamaica, was forced at gunpoint by crew of local fishing boat to take on unknown passenger; vessel later boarded by soldiers, redirected to Colombia
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative image of prisoners in La Joyita jail in Panama City. (Screen capture: YouTube)
July 19, 2018, 12:18 am
Israeli man on the run after escaping jail in Panama City
Local police arrest six officials who were reportedly bribed $500,000 to help accused fraudster Shai Dahan escape
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he welcomes Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 17, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Gali Tibbon)
May 17, 2018, 7:53 pm
Netanyahu: Israel thwarted terror attacks in more than 30 countries
PM’s assertion appears to confirm earlier claim by minister on extent of Jewish state’s intelligence sharing efforts worldwide
By TOI staff
The Lighthouse Winmore, a Hong Kong-flagged ship, is seen in waters off Yeosu, South Korea, December 29, 2017. (Hyung Min-woo/Yonhap via AP)
December 31, 2017, 12:18 pm
Seoul said to seize Panama ship for alleged transfer of oil to North Korea
In second such recent incident, 5,100-ton vessel reportedly detained two weeks ago, crew investigated for allegedly breaking sanctions
By AFP
Panama's former President Ricardo Martinelli during an interview at a hotel in Guatemala City, January 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
August 4, 2017, 4:22 am
Ex-Panamanian president says he can’t be sent home for trial
Ricardo Martinelli is accused of using Israeli surveillance system to illegally monitor communications of political rivals, journalists and mistresses
By Curt Anderson
Fighters of the Shiite Hezbollah terror group attend the funeral in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Hatta of a comrade who died in combat in Syria, March 18, 2017. (AFP Photo/ Mahmoud Zayyat)
June 8, 2017, 11:15 pm
US busts Hezbollah plot to attack Israelis in New York, Panama
Two men arrested in the Bronx and Michigan were allegedly planning to target embassy in Central America and Israeli military personnel in US
By Agencies and TOI staff
In this May 2, 1989 file photo, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega walks with supporters in the Chorrilo neighborhood, where he dedicated a new housing project, in Panama City. (AP/John Hopper, File)
May 30, 2017, 10:20 am
Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83
Onetime US ally, spent final years in jail for murder of his political opponents
By Juan Zamorano and Kathia Martinez
The Spanish national flag flies above the circuit ahead of the Spanish F1 Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya on May 8, 2014 in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images via JTA)
May 23, 2017, 8:34 am
8 Panamanian Jews get Spanish citizenship under law of return
Sephardi Jews, descendants of those expelled in 1492, swear allegiance to king in ‘an act of historical reparation’
By JTA
A town in Panama's Chiriquí province, illustrative (CC-BY SA Ayaita/Wikipedia)
August 20, 2016, 3:13 pm
Israeli woman killed in Panama dune buggy crash
Fifty-three-year-old dies after fatal accident during family trip to Central America
By TOI staff
Panama President Juan Carlos Varela, February 13, 2015 (Facebook)
May 16, 2016, 7:55 pm
Panama president visits country’s first synagogue on its 140th birthday
Juan Carlos Varela hails local Jewish community for its commitment, contributions to the Central American nation
By JTA
Ambassadors to the United Nations from several countries wish Israel a happy 68th Independence Day. (YouTube/IsraelinUN)
May 12, 2016, 12:14 am
UN envoys wish Israel all the best at 68
Ambassadors from countries around the world feature in Israeli mission’s video to mark 68 years of independence
By Stuart Winer
Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the Conservative party's spring forum in central London, Saturday, April 9, 2016. (John Stillwell/PA via AP)
April 10, 2016, 4:09 am
British PM releases tax summary amid offshore row
Records show Cameron received $280,000 gift from his mother, raising questions over investments in Panama fund
By James Pheby
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a Christmas lunch with members of the Christian Orthodox community in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, January 6, 2016. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
April 8, 2016, 4:08 am
Abbas’s son said to hold $1m in investment company tied to PA
‘Panama Papers’ reveal extent of Tareq Abbas’s role in firm heavily involved in Palestinian economy
By TOI staff
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