In a first for any country, Bolivia severs ties with Israel over war in Gaza
Bolivia and Israel had restored relations in 2020, after 11 years without ties
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Fast Forward Brazil Arrests Israeli Head Of International Drug Smuggling Network
(JTA) — An Israeli drug dealer who leads a smuggling network was captured in Brazil after trying to escape extradition. Dany Treyger, 32, was initially arrested last week in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in Bolivia, and taken to Paraguay’s capital city Asuncion. He was expelled from Paraguay and handed over to Israeli authorities, who…
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Fast Forward Bolivia Leader Attacks Rival Chile As The ‘Israel Of South America’
(JTA) — President Evo Morales of Bolivia called Chile the “Israel of South America” in condemning the expulsion of nine Bolivian officials on Wednesday. The officials were detained in Chile after being accused of smuggling, theft and illegal possession of weapons. They are to be expelled from the country within the next 30 days. Lashing out…
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The Schmooze Rabbi Shmuley Boteach to Honor Sean Penn
(JTA) — Who needs another Oscar when you’re about to be crowned the 2014 Champion of Jewish Justice? Not to put words in his mouth or anything, but we’ll bet that was what two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn was saying to his girlfriend Charlize Theron as soon as they stopped “making out like crazy“ at…
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Breaking News Bolivia President Says Jacob Ostreicher Guilty
Jacob Ostreicher’s flight from house arrest in Bolivia to the United States proves he is guilty of money laundering, Bolivian President Evo Morales said. “From the moment he fled he’s a confessed delinquent because why would anyone escape if they didn’t commit a crime?” Morales told reporters on Monday, the Associated Press reported. It is…
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Breaking News Sean Penn Hosts Freed Hasidic Businessman Jacob Ostreicher
Actor Sean Penn is with Jacob Ostreicher, the New York businessman held in Bolivia since 2011 who returned to the United States this week, the Hollywood star told the Associated Press. He told the AP in an e-mail Tuesday that Ostreicher was safe and receiving medical care in an undisclosed location. Penn told the AP…
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Breaking News Hasidic Businessman Held in Bolivia Returns to U.S.
Jacob Ostreicher, a New York businessman held in Bolivia since 2011, has returned to the United States, the U.S. State Department reportedly confirmed. An unnamed State Department official late Monday confirmed to the Associated Press that Ostreicher was in the United States for the first time in more than two years, but did not provide…
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Breaking News Sean Penn Pushes Congress To Demand Release of Jacob Ostreicher
Actor Sean Penn urged a congressional hearing to pressure Bolivia to release a haredi Orthodox father of five under house arrest in the country. Penn appeared Monday at a hearing on the case of Jacob Ostreicher of Brooklyn, who has been held nearly two years in Bolivia on accusations that he was in business with…
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