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July 18, 2026, 1:40 pm

Why Argentina and Spain’s World Cup final has become a proxy for Israel-Palestine conflict

Online supporters have cast Sunday’s football match as a symbolic contest, reflecting the countries’ sharply different foreign policies and fuelling antisemitic conspiracy theories

By Julian Melamed and Joseph Strauss (JTA)

Miami, Fl, United States: Jude Bellingham player of England celebrates his goal during the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Norway and England, at Miami Stadium, in Florida, United States, on Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

July 12, 2026, 1:46 pm

More than Messi: Argentina’s Jewish story

England are one game from the World Cup final... only Lionel Messi's world champions stand in their way. Test your knowledge of Argentina's remarkable Jewish community

By Bradley Grant

July 9, 2026, 4:37 pm

Referee’s Wikipedia page falsely claims he’s Jewish after Egypt’s World Cup exit

Fake biography edits fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories as Egyptian fans accused French official of "Zionist" bias

By Bradley Grant

The iconic crest worn by Lionel Messi and Argentina's national football team

July 9, 2026, 10:11 am

Iconic crest worn by Argentina’s football team was designed by a Jewish superfan

Norberto 'Toto' Rud didn’t live to see his beloved Argentina win its third World Cup title. Now it’s vying for a fourth

By Juan Melamed (JTA)

The Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem, on Israel's 78th Independence Day, April 22, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

April 24, 2026, 10:07 am

Trump, in absentia, becomes first non-Israeli to receive Israel’s top civilian honour

Trump was announced as an Israel Prize recipient before the Iran war

By Philissa Cramer (JTA)

Names of those killed in the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish center, which left 85 dead and 300 injured, mark the front of the AMIA Center in Argentina. (Juan Melamed)

April 2, 2026, 10:47 am

Argentina designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organisation

The move was quickly praised by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar

By Juan Melamed (JTA)

Israel's Eurovision star Noa Kirel and her husband goalkeeper Daniel Peretz

March 25, 2026, 1:03 pm

She’s a keeper! Daniel saw Noa on Eurovision. He said he’d marry her. He was right

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Israel’s Posh and Becks on fame, football and carrying their country with them

By Brigit Grant

February 25, 2026, 2:48 pm

Argentine bill seeks to rename ‘State of Palestine’ street after murdered Bibas family

The proposed name change in Buenos Aires would honour murdered Argentine-Israeli mother and children amid warnings and political pressure

By Annabel Sinclair

February 9, 2026, 10:12 am

Investigation shows Swiss bank had more accounts with Nazi ties than previously known

Investigator says Credit Suisse provided direct financial support to help Nazis flee to Argentina

By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA)

The Argentinian flag flies in Buenos Aires, 10 Feb., 2006. (Ken Walker/Wikimedia Commons)

January 21, 2026, 2:58 pm

Argentina’s chief Sephardic rabbi reaffirms century-old ban on local conversions, sparking backlash

Orthodox leaders say conversions must be finalised in Israel, while non-Orthodox rabbis call the move outdated and unfair

By Juan Melamed (JTA)

Photos of Mengele (Photo: Argentina’s National Archive)

December 1, 2025, 6:01 pm

Argentina tracked Josef Mengele for years but let him slip away, documents reveal

President Javier Milei ordered the opening of classified files, revealing that Argentina kept tabs on Auschwitz 'angel of death' but never arrested him

By Michelle Rosenberg

Argentina officials recover missing painting stolen by Nazis, ending 80-year mystery. Twitter/X

September 5, 2025, 1:09 pm

Argentine police recover looted painting that was spotted in Nazi’s daughter’s real estate ad

The daughter’s lawyer handed over the painting after failed searches of the property

By Philissa Cramer (JTA)

Pictures of a kosher meal served to an Iberia passenger were widely shared on social media

August 5, 2025, 4:30 pm

Spanish airline passengers served kosher meals with ‘free Palestine’ written on packaging

Iberia, Spain's national carrier, condemned the incident, saying the captain had approached Jewish passengers to apologise in person

By Daniel Sugarman

June 27, 2025, 9:57 am

Argentine judge orders AMIA bombing suspects tried in absentia

A new law enables the trials of 10 Iranian and Lebanese suspects, 31 years after the deadly attack

By Juan Melamed (JTA)

The contents of the boxes found by the Argentian Supreme Court are examined under preservation protocols. (Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation)

May 13, 2025, 10:18 am

Argentine Supreme Court discovers 80 boxes of forgotten Nazi documents

The items included Nazi postcards, photographs and propaganda materials

By Grace Gilson (JTA)

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