 When you think of the most pro-Israel country in the world, you probably think of this But you'd be wrong Welcome to Guatemala, where supporting Israel has a long history and tradition that continues until today The people of Guatemala have always been Israel's friend And I think we have demonstrated it with the love that is manifested through the Christian Church But also through the feeling of the people in general From the Jewish community of less than a thousand people I'm Inlan Lopez, the Executive Director of the Jewish Community of Guatemala The Jewish community have lived in Guatemala for more than a hundred years And we're proud to say that we live in the capital of the pro-Israel world To the Christian community Standing with Israel is a way of life in Guatemala Guatemala is the only country in the world which is home to multiple suites called... Wait for it? Jerusalem, capital of Israel And in Guatemala City, there is even an Israel square directly across from the Ministry of Education It's also an urban legend That if someone gets into trouble Telling the attackers that you're from Israel can literally save you Because no one wants to mess with Israel But that's not all Every year in May The whole country celebrates Israel Day with educational programming about Israel in every school And check this Those are drawings from non-Jewish Guatemalian kids to Israel In the parliament, more than half of the politicians are in the Israel-Guatemala Friendship League Across partisan lines But wait This loft to Israel goes way back Back in 1947 The Guatemalan ambassador to the UN, Jorge Garcia Granado Lobbied Latin America to vote in favor of the State of Israel And Guatemala was the first country after the United States to recognize Israel In 1956, Guatemala was the first country to open its embassy in Jerusalem And when the US announced its embassy moved to Jerusalem Guatemala and the former president Jimmy Morales Was close behind being the second nation to follow suit Guatemala may be thousands of kilometers away from Jerusalem But there is no question that the Guatemalan people have Israel in their heart Shalom, from Guatemala City