Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte has compared himself to Hitler. At Yad Vashem the Filipino strongman called the Nazi ‘insane.’

In the first visit by a Philippines president to Israel, the host country's prime minister called him a friend.

September 3, 2018 9:32 am

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to dedicate Holocaust monument in Israel

Duterte, who once compared himself to Hitler, is making the first visit to the Jewish state by a president of his Asian archipelago.

August 30, 2018 1:56 pm

Filipino guest workers come to Israel — and decide to embrace Judaism

Like many of their compatriots, Bernadette and Ronaldo Lopez came to Israel in search of work and a new life. This year, they bar mitzvahed their son.

July 6, 2018 3:46 pm

Philippines’ largest city to use Israeli STEM curriculum

December 20, 2017 6:42 am

Philippines president tells Trump he may not be able to visit US because he’s ‘supposed to go to Israel’

May 2, 2017 5:54 am

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Why this Filipina is fighting for Israel

By Andrew Tobin May 1, 2017 10:21 am

Philippines president apologizes to Jews for Hitler remarks

October 4, 2016 11:43 pm

Philippines president apologizes for comparing campaign against drugs to Holocaust

October 2, 2016 5:47 am

Philippines president: Hitler killed 3 million Jews, I’ll kill 3 million drug users

September 30, 2016 2:17 pm

Late Filipino president honored for taking in Holocaust refugees

August 19, 2015 5:04 pm

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