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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 470

Uruguay

Yamandu Orsi, the presidential candidate of left-wing coalition Broad Front, delivers a speech after winning the presidential election in Montevideo, Uruguay, Nov. 24, 2024. (Nicolas Celaya/JTA via Xinhua via Getty Images)
November 27, 2024, 10:12 pm
Uruguay’s new president-elect is left wing, yet not anti-Israel
Unlike his South American counterparts who have been vehemently critical of the Jewish state, Yamandu Orsi says he could consider himself a Zionist
By Juan Melamed
Roger Waters performs during a live concert in Assago, near Milan, Italy, April 18, 2018. (Luca Bruno/AP)
November 16, 2023, 1:58 pm
Roger Waters blames ‘Israeli lobby’ for alleged Argentina, Uruguay hotel ban
Hotels reportedly refusing to take bookings for former Pink Floyd frontman, accused by the US of antisemitism, after local Jewish community leaders asked them to shun him
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen meets with Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou (R) in Montevideo, August 16, 2023. (Foreign Ministry)
August 16, 2023, 11:32 pm
Uruguay to open diplomatic office in Jerusalem, foreign minister announces
Hours after declaring Paraguay will reopen embassy in Jerusalem, Eli Cohen meets with Uruguayan leaders and says their new innovation office in capital will advance economic ties
By ToI Staff
In this February 2006 file photo, an Uruguayan worker directs the salvage the eagle of World War II German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, in Montevideo, Uruguay. (AP Photo/Marcelo Hernandez, File)
June 20, 2023, 6:06 am
Uruguay still stuck with Nazi eagle after president pulls peace dove plan
Vexed by 800-pound relic recovered from sunken ship, Luis Lacalle Pou suggested melting it into a peace dove, a plan decried as akin to turning Auschwitz into a nudist colony
By Juan Melamed
In this February 2006 file photo, an Uruguayan worker directs the salvage the eagle of World War II German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, in Montevideo, Uruguay. (AP Photo/Marcelo Hernandez, File)
June 17, 2023, 7:44 am
Uruguay to melt down Nazi bronze eagle, recast it as peace dove
Uruguayan president says the 330-KG sculpture, which was found in a sunken WWII-era destroyer, will become a ‘symbol of peace and union’
By AFP
Israeli defender Noam Ben Harosh reacts after Israel's loss to Uruguay in the semifinal of the Argentina 2023 U-20 World Cup, at the Estadio Unico Diego Armando Maradona stadium in La Plata, Argentina, on June 8, 2023. (Juan Mabromata/AFP)
June 8, 2023, 11:52 pm
Sensational World Cup run for U-20 team ends with loss to Uruguay in semifinal
Despite dominating possession, Israeli team surrenders game’s only goal in 2nd half; president hails team as an inspiration
By ToI Staff and AFP
Israel's Or Israelov celebrates his team's 3-2 victory over Brazil at the end of a FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinal soccer match at the Bicentenario stadium in San Juan, Argentina, Saturday, June 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
June 8, 2023, 4:40 pm
Fever pitch as Israel gears up to face Uruguay in U-20 soccer World Cup semifinal
Thousands of Israelis and members of Argentina’s Jewish community expected at sold-out match as Israeli team tries to continue dream run
By ToI Staff
(L) Uruguay's players celebrate their side's opening goal against United States scored by teammate Anderson Duarte during a FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinal soccer match at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero, Argentina on June 4, 2023. (R) Israel's Dor Turgeman, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's third goal during the extra time of a FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinal soccer match against Brazil at the Bicentenario stadium in San Juan, Argentina on June 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Nicolas Aguilera, Ricardo Mazalan)
June 8, 2023, 2:37 am
Root for home team? Uruguayan Jews see dilemma in U-20 World Cup semifinal vs. Israel
Jews in Latin American country are highly Zionist and have been inspired by Israeli team’s cinderella run in tournament, but community also ‘very proud and nationalistic’
By Juan Melamed
Uruguay's Anderson Duarte celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal against the United States during a FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinal soccer match at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, June 4, 2023. (Nicolas Aguilera/AP)
June 5, 2023, 10:37 am
Israel to face Uruguay in U-20 soccer World Cup semifinal, hoping to extend dream run
South Americans beat US to earn place in last four; South Korea downs Nigeria, will play against Italy in second semifinal
By AP and ToI Staff
OurCrowd founder and CEO Jon Medved, center, hosts a delegation of Uruguayan government officials at the company's headquarters in Jerusalem on March 26, 2023. (courtesy)
March 26, 2023, 7:12 pm
OurCrowd inks initial accord for tech incubator to boost Latin America-Israel ties
Uruguay to build on Israel’s incubator program to turn the country into innovation hub; Uruguay’s industry minister leads 40-person delegation for tech ties
By Sharon Wrobel
From left: Alan, Diego, and Eugenio Garfinkle in an undated family photo in Montevideo, Uruguay. (Courtesy Eugenio Garfinkle)
July 17, 2022, 2:14 pm
3 generations of Uruguayan athletes suit up for abuelo’s ‘bar mitzvah’ Maccabiah
82-year-old Eugenio Garfinkle takes to the tennis courts in his 13th appearance at the Jewish Olympics, while his son and grandson represent on the football field
By Melanie Lidman
The first fully kosher restaurant in Punta del Este, Uruguay, is named Brooklyn. (Juan Melamed/JTA)
May 25, 2022, 7:37 am
In Uruguay, a ritzy resort city’s Jewish population has doubled during the pandemic
Long a summer destination for international bigwigs and South American Jews alike, Punta del Este has seen the number of year-round Jewish families swell from 300 to 600 since 2020
By Juan Melamed
A Uruguayan resident observes the eagle on display from the German battleship Graf Spee in Montevideo, Uruguay, Feb. 14, 2006 (AP Photo/Marcelo Hernandez) (AP Photo/Marcelo Hernandez).
January 13, 2022, 12:58 am
Jewish businessman wants to buy 800-pound Nazi eagle and swastika and blow it up
Giant symbol was recovered in 2006 from Admiral Graf Spee battleship that sunk in a Uruguayan harbor in 1939; it has languished in a warehouse amid debate over its fate
By Juan Melamed
Lucia sings Hatikva at her Uruguay Got Talent audition on June 1, 2021. (Screen capture/YouTube)
June 2, 2021, 7:28 pm
Singer belts out ‘Hatikva’ at ‘Got Talent Uruguay’ audition
Lucia Abealar advances to next round after impressing all four judges with performance of Israeli national anthem
By ToI Staff
A healthcare worker prepares the material to test a child for COVID-19, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
April 27, 2021, 1:42 pm
Israeli aid team heads to Uruguay, where COVID dream has turned to nightmare
The South American country hardly felt the virus last year, but now has the world’s second-highest infection rate and hospitals are under pressure
By Nathan Jeffay
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