Gustavo Petro in Colombia, Gabriel Boric in Chile, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil are all vehement critics of Israel.
Latin American countries move their embassies to Jerusalem to appeal to voters, for religious reasons, or to score points with the US
Uruguay’s president has withdrawn a proposal to transform a giant bronze Nazi eagle into an artistic display of peace, following criticism that the plan devalued history.
“This idea of transforming a symbol of hatred, of war, of atrocity into a symbol of peace well, I feel very honored to be given the responsibility to carry out this task,” - Pablo Atchugarry
Haim has U20 National Team riding crazy hot streak heading into World Cup semifinal vs Uruguay
Strong pro-Israel sentiment is common throughout Latin America’s large Jewish communities.
With Uruguay's victory against the United States on Sunday night, they will be facing off against the Jewish state in a soccer match later this week.
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