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Argentina's Milei visits Israel, will inaugurate embassy in Jerusalem
DPASun, April 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM UTC1 min readIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Argentine President Javier Milei in Jerusalem. Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO/dpaArgentine President Javier Milei started a three-day visit to Israel on Sunday, during which he plans to officially inaugurate Argentina's embassy in Jerusalem.Milei, considered a close ally of the Jewish state, will also be awarded the Israeli president's Medal of Honour for his continued support. This is the Argentine leader's third visit within two years.To mark Israel's 78th Independence Day, he will light a torch. The independence celebrations follow the Hebrew calendar and begin this year on Tuesday evening. The state of Israel was founded on May 14, 1948.The announcement of a direct flight between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires is expected to be announced at a meeting between Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.The visit will also focus on Milei's push to deepen and expand Israel's relations with other Latin American countries.Jerusalem - controversial site for embassiesIn a speech in the Israeli parliament last year, Milei had already announced the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem. Moves of embassies to Jerusalem are internationally controversial because they could also be seen as recognizing Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem, which Palestinians claim as the capital of their future independent state.Israel captured the eastern part of the previously divided city in the 1967 Six-Day War. It claims all of Jerusalem as its capital.The United States moved its embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 during President Donald Trump's first presidency and some other countries followed suit.
Argentina's Milei says US-Israel war against Iran 'right thing to do'
Making his third visit to Israel as president, Milei reaffirmed Argentina's support for the campaign against Iran, citing his government's earlier decision to designate the Islamic republic's Revolutionary Guards a "terrorist organisation"."We expressed our firm support for the United States and Israel in their war against terrorism and against the Iranian regime, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because our countries are brothers in suffering," Milei said in a joint statement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."Argentina was the victim of cowardly terrorist attacks on the AMIA and on the Embassy of Israel, both instigated by the Islamic Republic of Iran," he added.Argentina has accused Iran of not cooperating with a probe into a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured more than 300 at a Jewish community centre.Prior to that, in 1992, an explosion at the Israeli embassy killed 29 and wounded 200.Argentine courts have blamed both attacks on Iran, which has always denied involvement and refused to hand over suspects."To this day, we still demand justice," said the libertarian leader, an outspoken supporter of both Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump."We reiterate our willingness to move the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem as soon as conditions allow. We consider it necessary, but above all, just," he added.The leaders added in their joint statement that the US-backed Isaac accords mirror the Abraham Accords under which several Arab countries normalised relations with Israel during Trump's first term.The accords were part of "a new strategic framework... in the fight against terrorism, antisemitism and drug trafficking", they said.Netanyahu said at the ceremony that he had "great hope" that other Latin American countries would also sign on to the accords.US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee also attended the ceremony and described Milei and Netanyahu as "two of President Trump's greatest friends"."I don't know of any two world leaders on our planet that our president has more respect for and more personal relationship with," he added.Israel and Argentina also inked a deal to launch direct flights between Buenos Aires and Tel Aviv from November -- a move Milei said would cement "an unbreakable bond" between the two countries.Netanyahu hailed Milei for showing "moral clarity" in standing with Israel."President Milei... has shown that by standing up with the Jewish people, standing up against anti-Semitic v...
Argentina's Milei Strengthens Israel Ties Amid Diplomatic Shifts
Argentina's President Javier Milei touched down in Israel for a three-day diplomatic visit on Sunday. He met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visited the Western Wall, marking his third known visit to this revered site.
Netanyahu Hints at Iran Developments, Jokes With Javier Milei During ...
Prime Minister Netanyahu hinted at possible new developments involving Iran during a meeting in Jerusalem with Argentine President Javier Milei. "It's not over yet. Any moment could bring us ...
