The Greek community in Argentina marked the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence by proudly flying the Greek flag over Buenos Aires. A drone was used by the Hellenic Collective of Buenos Aires to make a spectacular video of the celebrations. It flew over some of the most spectacular monuments of the Argentinian capital which […]
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Iran futsal team to play Argentina, Hungary: report
TEHRAN – Iran national futsal team will play two friendly matches with Argentina and Hungary in Tehran. The Persian will first participate in SAT International Futsal Championship Thailand 2021, which was slated for May 18 to 23 in Bangkok. Iran will reportedly host Argentine and Hungary in Tehran in June as part of preparation for […]
Jewish Agency pays tribute to Argentina community leader Eduardo Elsztain
Hundreds of global Jewish leaders attending The Jewish Agency for Israel’s virtual Board of Governors joined the organization’s Chairman of the Executive Isaac Herzog and Chairman of the Board Michael Siegal in paying tribute to Argentinian businessman Eduardo Elsztain, a leader of the Jewish community. Elsztain was lauded for his key role in strengthening ties […]
Argentina’s health minister forced to resign amid COVID vaccine scandal
President Alberto Fernández removed Argentina’s health minister on Friday after a well-known local journalist said he had been given a coronavirus vaccination preferentially after requesting one from the minister. The president “instructed his chief of staff to request the resignation of health minister” Ginés González García, who is in charge of the government’s COVID-19 strategy, […]
Argentina Jews criticize former president after death for AMIA scandal
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Just hours after his death, the Argentine umbrella Jewish group DAIA sharply criticized former president Carlos Menem, who was in that office during both of the country’s bloody terrorist attacks on Jewish institutions in the 1990s. The Delegation of Argentine Israelite Associations wrote in a Twitter thread on Sunday that Menem […]
Bitcoin uses more energy than all of Argentina
Bitcoin is a huge energy hog. And Tesla’s recent announcement that it had bought $1.5 billion bitcoin — and will soon accept the cryptocurrency as payment for its cars — will only encourage more energy usage. Inhabitat reported on Bitcoin’s out-of-control energy use in 2018. Back then, we noted that Bitcoin was on track to use as much energy […]
Interpol issues red alert for rabbi from Argentina suspected of sex abuse
Interpol has issued a red alert for the arrest of an immigrant from Argentina who is wanted there on suspicion of the sexual abuse of at least two teenage minors. The red alert was issued against 44-year-old Rabbi Marcelo Krawiec, following a request from the Criminal and Correctional Court No. 18 in Argentina at the […]
Argentina Jewish family attacked by people shouting ‘Death to Jews’
A Jewish family in Argentina was physically attacked and verbally attacked with antisemitic epithets while driving to a vacation spot in the province of Cordoba. The family was traveling by car from La Falda to La Cumbre, a mountain destination 10 miles away in central Argentina where some Orthodox Jews go for summer holidays. The […]
Argentina Jewish family attacked by passengers in car shouting ‘Death to the Jews’
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Mexican President on Following Argentina: Women Should Decide Whether to Legalize Abortion
Photo Credit: IsaacVP/Wikipedia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico’s president said on Thursday that women should decide whether the country should legalize abortion, but he declined to take a position on the issue, which is still opposed by many Mexicans. One day after the Argentine Senate voted to make abortion legal, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador […]
Thousands of Depraved Women Celebrate in Streets as Argentina Legalizes Abortion
[embedded content] BUENOS AIRES — Thousands of depraved women cheered, cried, chanted and danced in the streets on Wednesday after Argentina’s Senate voted to legalize the murder of unborn children up to 14 weeks (nearly four months gestation). Abortion had previously been outlawed in the country, with the exception of rape and the life of […]
Argentina’s Senate Approves Bill Legalizing Abortion
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate passed a law legalizing abortion early Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour session, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the right for decades. The vote means that abortion will be legalized in Pope Francis’ homeland up to the 14th week of pregnancy, and also will […]
AMIA bombing suspect acquitted by Argentina court, Jewish org. outraged
The Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) suspect Carlos Telleldín, accused of providing the car bomb in the 1994 terror attack on the building in Buenos Aires that killed 85 and left more than 300 injured, was acquitted in a verdict delivered by federal judges Javier Ríos, Andrés Basso and Fernando Canero on Wednesday.The AMIA and […]
Argentina May Soon Become The Largest Latin American Nation To Legalize Abortion
The lower house of Argentina’s legislature on Thursday will begin debate on a bill to legalize abortion, putting the country on track to become the largest Latin American nation to decriminalize the procedure. Passage of the legislation, which would allow abortions until the 14th week of pregnancy, would be a major milestone for Argentina’s feminist […]
Mob Storms Argentina’s Presidential Palace During Diego Maradona Funeral
Police and mourners clashed in Buenos Aires on Thursday at the funeral of soccer star Diego Armando Maradona as thousands of people physically competed to pay their respects. According to local media, thousands of people wishing to pay tribute to the 60-year-old Argentine were told to join the queue outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace. […]
About 300 firefighters try to control fires in Cordoba, Argentina
Some 300 firefighters tried to put out on Thursday two large forest fires that are still active in a mountainous area of Córdoba province, in central Argentina. Dozens of people have been evacuated from the area. One of the fires was heading towards a valuable old church, Estancia La Candelaria, the largest of the Jesuit […]
Jorge Kirszenbaum, human rights activist and former head of of Argentina’s Jewish community, dies at 72
Jorge Kirszenbaum, human rights activist and former head of of Argentina’s Jewish community, dies at 72 – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement Views: 0
Hitler Escaped to Argentina & Died Old Age
Hitler Escaped to Argentina & Died Old: Pictures of Him After the War, FBI Documents, DNA Analysis of Skull & Pictures of His House Conspiracy Daily Update.com Brian Hyland Jul 31, 2016 We all know who Hitler was and that our history books say that he died in 1945 in a suicide pact with his newlywed, […]