JERUSALEM, Israel – Argentina’s President Javier Milei advised cheering Knesset members on Wednesday that his nation will transfer its embassy to Jerusalem in 2026 as he strongly criticized the worldwide group for antisemitism and its help of Hamas. Milei pledged to face strongly for Israel.
Amid shouts of “Viva, Argentina!” and plentiful standing ovations from Israeli lawmakers, Milei decried the “most cancers of antisemitism” and demanded the discharge of the remaining hostages in Gaza, 4 of whom have Argentinian citizenship.
“How does the world enable a murderous terrorist group to proceed to carry harmless civilians hostage?” he requested. “When there may be good and evil, there isn’t a ethical equality right here.”
The embassy announcement, in addition to the timing of Milei’s go to, was warmly welcomed by a authorities embroiled in turmoil over the stresses of the battle in Gaza, ongoing missile assaults by the Houthis in Yemen, floundering U.S. negotiations to forestall a nuclear Iran, and an inside disaster created by some ultra-Orthodox events who commissioned a failed vote to deliver down the Netanyahu coalition.
“Argentina stands by you in these troublesome days. Sadly, the identical can’t be mentioned about a big a part of the worldwide group that’s being manipulated by terrorists and turning victims into perpetrators,” Milei advised the lawmakers.
Milei took purpose on the globalist Left, pointing at a “corruption” of Western values and accusing the Left of “siding with Hamas.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Milei, noting, “You’ve got taken a stand for reality in opposition to falsehood, understanding that this can be a battle of unparalleled justice – an all-out battle (in opposition to) barbarism that threatens the whole world.”
Israeli opposition chief Yair Lapid declared, “By standing by the State of Israel, you could have woven your self and the Argentinian folks into the everlasting story of the Jewish folks.”
An embassy transfer by Buenos Aires from its present location within the coastal metropolis of Herzliya to Jerusalem would make Argentina the fourth Latin American nation to make such a transfer. Guatemala, Honduras, and Paraguay adopted the US’ 2018 lead below President Trump and moved their embassies in succeeding years.
Kosovo and Papua New Guinea are the opposite nations now with embassies in Jerusalem.
Throughout his Knesset go to, Milei acquired the $1 million Genesis Prize he was awarded in January recognizing his help of Israel. The president will use the prize cash to start out an initiative aimed toward enhancing relations between Latin American nations and Israel. The initiative, based on The Related Press, may also fight antisemitism.
