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Gaza aggression tops new Mexican president’s agenda
Just days after her inauguration as the first female president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum called for the recognition of the State of Palestine as a step towards achieving peace in the Middle East, and reaffirmed her country’s longstanding support for the Palestinian people. “We condemn the aggression currently taking place,”…
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Brazil launches ‘Sao Paulo without apartheid’ campaign
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement in Brazil launched a campaign on first anniversary of the Gaza genocide, calling on candidates in the municipal elections to “boycott Israel and take a stand to comply with international law.” Municipal elections are due to be held in a number of cities…
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Latin American presidents use UN platform to call for end to Gaza genocide
Heads of state from Latin America have used their platform at the UN General Assembly to proclaim the rights of the Palestinian people and call for an end to the genocide in Gaza. The presidents of Chile, Cuba, Brazil, Bolivia, Salvador and Colombia called on “the United Nations to denounce…
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Chile president attacked by Jewish community for calling Israeli army ‘murderers’
Chile´s President Gabriel Boric has lashed out against Israel in the context of its ongoing war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “Once again the Israeli army attacks a school in Gaza. 18 dead from refugees and UNRWA officials. Murderers,” said Boric on X. “There is no justification for…
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Argentina celebrates as city of La Rioja unveils ‘Palestine Square’
Scores of people waved Palestinian flags as they gathered in the city of La Rioja, in Argentina, to celebrate the unveiling of ‘Palestine Square’. Located at the intersection of the Las Penas River and Venezuela Boulevard, the square became a space for meeting and showing support for the Palestinian people.…
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Brazilian activist still hopeful despite unscheduled stop for Freedom Flotilla
“The families of Gaza are no less important than my family,” said Brazilian communicator and activist Thiago Ávila. “It’s by mere chance that we are not one of those families that are in Gaza right now.” The organiser of the Handala Freedom Flotilla made his speech as the flotilla set…
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Argentina claims it thwarted an attack on the Jewish community
Argentina’s Federal Police has said it has dismantled a terrorist cell planning attacks against the country’s Jewish community, the National Security Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The ministry said that members of the group, which it described as “Islamist terrorist organisation”, were detained at different strategic points, including…
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Venezuela’s Palestinian community backs Maduro amid calls for coup
President Nicolas Maduro’s victory prompted celebrations within the Palestinian community in Venezuela and other parts of Latin America amid skepticism over the election results and calls for a coup. Despite Maduro securing more than 51 per cent of the vote, Venezuela’s opposition and multiple Latin American leaders have refused to…
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Latin America warns targeting Haniyeh could destabalise the region and the world
Communities in Latin America came together to denounce the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh earlier this week. The Hamas chief had gained a following in the region, especially after his children and grandchildren were killed during Israel’s current bombing campaign in Gaza. We take a look at what some of the…
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Latin American artists translate their feelings for Palestine into works of art
With Israeli genocide ongoing in Gaza and more attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Latin American artists feel that they have a duty to express their feelings and share support with the people in occupied Palestine. Thirteen artists from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil have thus exhibited…
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What now after Argentina classifies Hamas as a terrorist organisation?
Argentinian President Javier Milei announced last Friday that his country was designating the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, as a terrorist organisation. Argentina thus became the first state in Latin America to do so, going against the regional grain, where states with left-wing governments — among them Colombia, Chile, and…
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Brazil is first in Mercosur trade bloc to ratify agreement with Palestine, says Lula
Brazilian President Lula da Silva announced yesterday the ratification of the free trade agreement between the Mercosur South American trade bloc and Palestine, allowing the entry of Palestinian products without customs tariffs. According to Lula, Brazil is the first country in the bloc to ratify a free trade agreement with…
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Chile’s lawyers ask to investigate contract with the national water company of Israel (Mekorot)
As Israel’s military offensive — genocide — against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip remains ongoing after nine months, Chilean lawyers filed a complaint to the General Comptroller’s Office of the Republic for inspection of possible irregularities in the agreement signed between the Government of Biobío region and the national…
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Colombia suspends coal exports to Israel due to Gaza genocide
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that he will suspend the export of coal to Israel on his account on X on Saturday. The Petro government said the move comes in response to Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip, which “represent a transgression of an imperative norm of…
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Why did Chile join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ?
Speaking to the National Congress, Chilean President, Gabriel Boric, said that his country will join South Africa in its case at the International Court of Justice against Israel, based on the Convention on the Crime of Genocide. “Chile will become a party to and support the case that South Africa…
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What do pro-Palestine student protesters at Brazilian universities want?
As pro-Palestine protests continue at US and European universities, thousands of students at Latin America’s most prestigious university, the University of São Paulo (USP), have joined the movement against Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip. The Brazilian students from various faculties have set up tents in the History and Geography…
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Brazil postpones Israel arms deal due to Gaza genocide
Brazil´s Defence Minister José Múcio Monteiro has postponed the signing of a contract with the Israeli company Elbit Systems for 36 armoured vehicles with 155 mm howitzers, a type of cannon with great range and precision. According to Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, the deal involved the import…
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Colombia cutting relations with Israel is brave in a cowardly world, says expert
A week ago, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the severing of diplomatic relations with Israel over the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Colombia thus became the third Latin American country to break diplomatic relations with the occupation state after Bolivia and Venezuela. The breakdown of relations with Israel —…
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A Palestinian doctor who lost 7 from his family in Gaza speaks at Brazil´s Parliament
The Human Rights Committee of the Brazilian Parliament devoted a public hearing session on Wednesday evening to discuss the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. What is notable this time at this session is the presence of an eyewitness from Gaza, as the Brazilian Parliament invited an eyewitness from Gaza…
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War on Gaza helping to pause transfer of Argentina’s embassy to Jerusalem, expert says
Less than two months after a promise made by Argentina’s President Javier Milei during his visit to Israel to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem, the Argentinian Senate has decided to freeze the process. Instead, the Argentinian government has proposed to appoint a new ambassador to Israel. According to local reports,…
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Brazil sees ‘Palestine Square’ reopened in southern city
Dozens of people waved Palestinian flags in Brazilian city São Leopoldo, in Rio Grande do Sul State, to celebrate the reopening of “Palestine Square” after extensive refurbishment. The square was built in the 1990s in honour of the Palestinian diaspora community which traditionally lives in the neighbourhood where the square…
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Land Day is an opportunity to urge the international community to stop the Gaza genocide
Palestinians and their supporters worldwide commemorate Land Day on 30 March every year and have done so since 1976. The day has come to symbolise the struggle of the Palestinian people for their legitimate rights to their own land, homes and property – to their homeland. But I think every…
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Israel’s aggression on Gaza is increasing Palestine solidarity in Latin America
Since the outbreak of Israel’s bombing campaign on Gaza, Palestine supporters have increasingly voiced concern over the genocidal policies being carried out in the enclave. From Europe to the US and Latin America, millions have taken to the streets, occupied train stations and blocked weapons factories to demonstrate their unity…
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Amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Argentinian artists express solidarity with Palestine
Argentinian artists have been working diligently for the past few weeks to create a mural on the stairs of a busy railway station in the neighbourhood of Moreno in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. The artists were brought together by local artist-activist Gustavo Calvet to express their solidarity with…