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Argentina’s Javier Milei likens Jewish foreign minister to Abraham the patriarch during swearing-in ceremony

When it came time to swear in his new foreign minister, Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, turned to one of his favorite topics: the Torah. Milei, who is not Jewish, cited the week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha, when inaugurating Gerardo Werthein, a Jewish businessman who is assuming the role. Milei fired his predecessor, in part because […]

Iran executes Jewish man whose family had sought to avert death sentence

Iran has executed a 20-year-old Jewish man who killed a man in a 2022 fight after the victim’s family refused to negotiate an alternative punishment. Arvin Ghahremani, 20, had been scheduled to be executed in May but received a stay after Jewish and human rights groups around the world called attention to his case. Ghahremani […]

Argentina’s Javier Milei selects Jewish ambassador to replace foreign minister he fired

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