El Salvador’s Enduring Friendship With Israel
Explore El Salvador's enduring friendship with Israel, from Colonel Castellanos' heroic rescue of 40,000 Jews during WWII to the new Plaza República dedication in Ramla.
Anna Mahjar-Barducci
8/21/2025
Anna Mahjar-Barducci is a Project director at the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Her writing has appeared in The New York Sun (USA), Gatestone Institute (USA), El Mundo (Spain), Maroc Diplomatique (Morocco), Ynet (Israel) and Haaretz (Israel). She is currently a columnist for the Italian daily La Ragione. She also worked as a researcher in Latin America, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Explore El Salvador's enduring friendship with Israel, from Colonel Castellanos' heroic rescue of 40,000 Jews during WWII to the new Plaza República dedication in Ramla.