Tag Archives: Hugo Chavez

Hugo helps with Iranian nukes?

According the AP, Israel has prepared a “secret” report claiming that Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program. The two South American countries are known to have close ties with Iran, but this is the … Continue reading

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Hugo the horrible

On May 1, Melanie Kirkpatrick wrote about the deteriorating condition of the Jews in Venezuela. In 1998, the year Hugo Chavez was elected president, there were 22,000 Jews in Venezuela. Today the Jewish population is estimated at between 10,000 and … Continue reading

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Chummy with Chavez

Madeleine Albright’s former poodle and Mr. Christiane Amanpour, James Rubin, has published an essay Why Obama Shook Chávez’s Hand. Despite the results of November’s election, Mr. Obama’s critics are judging him on the basis of the old Bush calculus. Whether … Continue reading

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The Post’s prism

In retrospect, I went too easy on yesterday’s Washington Post report on antisemitism in South America. I was uncomfortable with how the reporters framed the antisemitism as a reaction to Israel’ s war against Hamas. In fact, as Travis Pantin … Continue reading

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