For fleeing Jews, Venezuela was a golden land. Now in exile, they watch their homeland’s unrest with trepidation.
‘They took the clown out of the circus, but they left the rest of the troupe,' said El Nacional columnist Alicia Freilich
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Opinion Hugo Chavez Protege Insists He’s a Jew
You can’t call me an anti-Semite. My grandparents were Jewish. That’s the message from newly elected Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, who rejected charges of anti-Semitism by revealing his Jewish roots in an interview with pro-government news site Apporea. But even if the Venezuelan president is a member of the tribe, some observers are questioning his…
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Fast Forward Venezuela’s Nicholas Maduro, Protege of Hugo Chavez, Claims Jewish Heritage
Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, denying that his government has an anti-Semitic bent, said his grandparents were of Sephardic Jewish descent. “My grandparents were Jewish, so many of the Maduros, same as the Moors [Muslims], converted to Catholicism in Venezuela,” Maduro told Apporea, a pro-government media outlet, last week. “The mother of the Minister of Communication…
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Fast Forward Venezuela Rivals Rally Amid Election Dispute
Both sides in Venezuela’s political stand-off will hold rival demonstrations on Tuesday after authorities rejected opposition demands for a presidential election recount and protesters clashed with police in Caracas. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles says his team’s figures show he won the election on Sunday and he wants a full audit of official results that narrowly…
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Fast Forward Venezuela Protests Flare as Henriques Capriles Disputes Vote Count
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in the Venezuelan capital on Monday after opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles called for demonstrations to demand a recount of votes from Sunday’s election to replace the late Hugo Chavez. Police used tear gas to disperse young demonstrators who threw rocks and sticks in an upscale district of Caracas….
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Fast Forward Henrique Capriles Demands Recount After Narrow Defeat in Venezuela Election
Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela’s presidential election by a whisker but now faces opposition protests plus a host of economic and political challenges in the OPEC nation. The 50-year-old former bus driver, whom Chavez named as his preferred heir before dying from cancer, edged out opposition challenger Henrique Capriles…
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Fast Forward Capriles Warns of Plot in Venezuela Presidential Vote
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles charged there was a plot to change the result of Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuela, which will decide if a longtime loyalist continues Hugo Chavez’s self-styled socialist revolution. By mid-evening, both Capriles’ camp and that of acting President Nicolas Maduro expressed confidence that they had won, raising concerns that the results…
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Fast Forward Venezuelans Elect Hugo Chavez Successor Amid Hope and Dread
Venezuelans decide on Sunday whether to honor Hugo Chavez’s dying wish for a longtime loyalist to continue his hardline socialism or hand power to a young challenger vowing business-friendly changes. Acting President Nicolas Maduro had a double-digit lead in most polls, largely thanks to his former boss’s public blessing before he died from cancer last…
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