Lima cited Tehran's 'escalation of conflicts' in the Middle East. In Israel, the Netanyahu government has made concerted efforts to improve diplomatic relations with many of the South America countries, including Peru, who have shifted rightward in recent years

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Given the opportunity to speak directly to Republican Jews, the U.S. vice president failed to offer any evidence that he not only understands what antisemitism is, but can explain why it has no place in the conservative movement