15/05/2026
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israel-trinidad-and-tobago-mirrors-parallels-part-3/
Trinidad and Tobago gives Israel something it has almost nowhere in the Caribbean and Latin American context: a democratic, English-speaking, pro-American partner with multilateral reach, a Muslim-minority population and its own painful experience with Islamist radicalization, which gives Trinidad and Tobago every reason to view Israeli counterterrorism expertise as exceptionally relevant in this moment. In turn, Israel gives Trinidad something it cannot get from CARICOM, Venezuela, or even the United States directly: world-class technology in security, agriculture, and innovation; diplomatic amplification in Washington through the pro-Israel network; and a model of how a small, resource-limited, multiethnic democracy can build genuine prosperity under existential pressure.
Both countries have faced that pressure and both have survived it. That alone is the beginning of a conversation worth having at the highest levels and the foundation of a partnership which would only genuinely benefit both peoples.
From the blog of Nicholas Jagdeo at The Times of Israel
