Lawmakers meet with U.S. Jewish businessman jailed in Bolivia
Two members of Congress met in Bolivia with an American-Jewish businessman who has been jailed there without charges for 18 months. More ▸
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Bolivian officials arrested for trying to extort jailed N.Y. businessman
By Marcy OsterBolivian government officials were arrested for allegedly trying to extort a New York businessman who has been jailed in Bolivia for the last 18 months. More ▸
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Bolivia’s Morales reportedly apologized for meeting with Iranian official
Bolivian President Evo Morales apologized for meeting with Iran’s defense minister, Argentina Jewish leader Aldo Donzis said. More ▸
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Bolivia police raid Jewish center
Bolivian police raided a Jewish center in northeastern Bolivia and arrested an outreach worker. More ▸
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Bolivia, Venezuela sever ties with Israel
Bolivia and Venezuela cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Israel’s operation in Gaza. More ▸
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Jews Leaving Bolivia As Morales Favors Socialism, Iran, Chavez
More than any other single event in recent years, the future of Bolivian Jewry may be determined by the outcome of the country’s upcoming national referendum on a new constitution. The proposed constitution calling for increased state control of private-sector enterprise is being fiercely opposed by many middle- and upper-class Bolivians, including the country’s Jews…. More ▸
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Around the Jewish World in Bolivia, Unrest Expected to Increase Jewish Emigration
The political, social and ethnic crisis in Bolivia is taking a toll on the country’s small Jewish community. The landlocked Andean nation practically ground to a halt last month in the face of nationwide protests that cut off food and gas supplies from the major cities. There have been two presidential resignations in the past… More ▸
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PLO Closes Office in Bolivia
The Palestine Liberation Organization has blamed “economic difficulties” for the decision to close down its office in Bolivia after 11 years. But the Anti-Defamation League says it is “another sign of the PLO’s loss of credibility.” According to I. Barry Mehler, chairman of ADL’s Latin American Affairs Committee, “the loss of PLO’s credibility in Latin… More ▸
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Two Jewish Groups Protest Bolivia’s Move to Grant PLO Diplomatic Status
Two international Jewish organizations have lodged strong protests with the Bolivian government for granting diplomatic status to the Palestine Liberation Organization which has had an office in La Paz since 1982. Israel Singer, secretary general of the World Jewish Congress, and Seymour Reich, international president of B’nai B’rith, expressed shock, concern and disappointment over the… More ▸
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First Jewish Member of Parliament in the History of Bolivia
As a result of Bolivia’s recent elections, a Jewish legislator, Jose Brecher, has for the first time become a member of the Chamber of Deputies, the World Jewish Congress reported. The election of the Jewish Parliamentarian coincides with a political event here unprecedented in the last quarter of a century: an elected government transmitted its… More ▸
