South america

South America’s new blue wave: A temporary shift or lasting change?

South America has historically been dominated by left-wing parties, but in recent years, the map has shifted to the Right. Will this last? And what does this mean for Israel?

HONDURAS PRESIDENT Nasry Asfura and his wife, Lissette del Cid, walk after the swearing-in ceremony, outside the Congress building, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January 27, 2026.
A Twin Otter aircraft purchased by Colombian airline Satena is seen in the company's hangar in Bogota, Colombia, November 25, 2024; illustrative.

Plane crash in Colombia kills all 15 on board including lawmaker

Flavio Bolsonaro at the 2026 “Generation of Truth” antisemitism conference in Jerusalem.

Brazil a 'Christian, Jewish country,' Bolsonaro tells 'Post'; pitches pro-Israel reset - interview

A woman waves a Palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian protest on the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in La Paz, Bolivia, October 7, 2025.

US presses Bolivia to expel suspected Iranian spies, harden approach to terrorist groups


Peru pipeline workers unearth ancient children's cemetery

 Skeletal remains of a 3-year-old infant and offerings that formed a funeral bundle with an approximate age of 1000 years found by the Calidda company during excavations to install natural gas are pictured in Lima, Peru, April 26, 2023

Has Mexico solved the mystery of the Mayan Acropolis of Ek' Balam?

A painting on a stone cover found at the Ek' Balam archaeological site in Mexico may give insight into the ancient Mayans.

 A structure at Ek' Balam.

US designates seven financiers, operatives as Hezbollah terrorists

One of the designated parties, Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, was responsible for the 1994 terrorist attack against the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Argentina that killed 85 Jews.

 Hezbollah members take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, Lebanon May 21, 2023.

Benjamin Netanyahu meets with CONMEBOL President and FIFA VP Alejandro Domínguez

Domínguez informed Netanyahu that he would bring Argentina’s national team to Israel for friendly matches.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President of the South American Football Association (CONMEBOL) and FIFA Vice President, Alejandro Domínguez at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. September 7, 2023.

Ancient polychrome wall found in northern Peru likely over 4,000 years old

The wall is thought to have been part of a ceremonial temple.

Archaeologists work on a 4,500-year-old polychrome wall, part of a temple belonging to the Late Preceramic period, in the Huaca Tomabal in the Valley of Viru, Peru August 22, 2023.

'Aliens' who attacked Peruvian tribe are illegal miners with jetpacks - police

An indigenous tribe in Peru believes it is being attacked by aliens, but authorities believe the real culprits are illegal gold miners wearing jetpacks.

 AI generated image of an armored alien.

New South American frog species found, named for local indigenous people

The Guaraní people inhabit the same region and in the past lived in the same wild regions as the frog,

 A frog sitting on a leaf

Peruvian tribe claims it was attacked by seven-foot 'aliens'

The tribe says they’ve endured multiple attacks, one of which sent a 15-year-old girl to the hospital.

 An artistic rendition of an alien.

Paraguayan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus to relaunch

The caucus's relaunch comes strategically timed ahead of the inauguration of incoming President Santiago Peña.

 President-elect of Paraguay Santiago Pena attends a press conference in Brazil on July 28, 2023.

Ancient DNA gives new insight into Inca 'lost city' Machu Picchu

Workers and retainers at the famous mountain estate came from throughout the empire, with some even coming from the Amazonas region.

 A llama is seen near the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cusco, Peru, in this December 2, 2014 file photo.