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Opinion and Analysis (Op-Ed)
Anti-Semitic Incidents in Latin America: 2013 - 2014

Published in: Anti-Defamation League - May 15, 2014

 

Incidents in 2014

Brazil

  • January 14, 2014 - São Paulo - A swastika was found spray painted on the external wall of the Jewish Cultural Center.

Mexico

  • January 8, 2014 - Mexico City - A banner was found near the Mexican Senate that read “All of Peña Nieto’s public authorities are Jews,” “They steal millions,” “Go leave for Israel,” “Jewish murderers,” and “Bring Peña Nieto to Israel and all of the PRI-PAN mafia.”

Venezuela

  • January 9, 2014 - Caracas - Anti-Semitic graffiti was found on the Keter Torah synagogue in the San Bernardino neighborhood.

Incidents in 2013

Argentina

  • November 9, 2013 - Paraná, Entre Ríos - Two swastikas were painted on the corner of Mexico and Catamarca streets, and the phrase “MS-13. Mara Salvatrucha”, a reference to Nazi groups in the US and Central America, was found painted on a wall on Catamarca street.

  • November 5, 2013 - Paraná, Entre Ríos - A swastika and other Nazi symbols were found painted on a wall.

  • October 7, 2013 - Allen, Rio Negro - A 13 year old Jewish boy was attacked by two siblings, 12 and 15 years old, after he told them he was Jewish and Israeli. The siblings threw a brick at the Jewish boy's face breaking his nose, and hit him with a stick. They then threw his bicycle into a ditch.

  • August 23, 2013 - Rosario, Argentina - A student from the San Bartolomé private school wrote on the board “less Jews, more soap.” The Director of the school immediately condemned this and punished the student.

  • August 17, 2013 - Maipú, Province of Mendoza, Argentina - Swastikas were found painted on monuments, walls and private homes.

  • August 9, 2013 - Buenos Aires - The words "F*** Jewish" were found spray painted on the Temple Libertad synagogue
  • July 29, 2013 - La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires - Swastikas were found painted in the Republic of the Children Park.
  • July 25, 2013 - Villa Clara, Province of Entre Rios - A Swastika was painted on the front of the Beith Iacov synagogue.
  • April 17, 2013 - San Juan - A swastika and the message "I sell soap made of Jews" were found painted on a house.
  • March 19, 2013 - General Campos, Entre Rios - Municipal ballots distributed during a local election read "be a patriot, kill a Jew", followed by "Pum!!!" (the sound of a gun shot) and the word "Raff", a reference to the last name of the Secretary of the City Council who is Jewish.

Mexico

  • May 17, 2013 - Mexico City - Swastikas were painted on the outside wall of the Maguen David synagogue.

Panama

  • June 17, 2013 - Panama City - Reacting to an article on government corruption by Flor Mizrachi Angel, a Jewish journalist, the Governor of Panama City Omaira Mayin Correa Delgado referred to the journalist as a "Gestapo Jew girl."

Paraguay

  • January 14, 2013 - Asunción, Paraguay - Nazi symbols were spray painted in a neighborhood in the capital city.

Venezuela

  • August 29, 2013 - Caracas - Graffiti reading "Jewish pigs. 6 million more. Long live Palestine. Die Israel" was found on the wall of a public school on the Santa Eduvigis Street.

 
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