In an age when diplomatic loyalties often shift like sand in the desert, genuine friendship between nations is both precious and increasingly rare. Israel has no shortage of friends willing to issue polite statements, abstain on controversial resolutions or maintain “working relations.” But true allies—those who stand with the Jewish state not only when it is convenient—are few and far between.

Among the most steadfast of them is Guatemala, a small Central American country with an outsized moral compass. Strengthening ties with this nation is a strategic imperative for Israel—one rooted in gratitude, shared values and growing economic opportunity.

Guatemala’s friendship with the Jewish people stretches back nearly eight decades. At a pivotal moment in our national rebirth, when the Unite

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