Javier Milei

Ben-Gvir leaves Independence Day ceremony after sitting in Milei's seat, being asked to switch

Also, KAN reported that MK Tally Gotliv was seen on video confronting an event worker after being told she had not been reserved a seat in the "distinguished gallery" seating section.

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People covered with Israeli national flags walk onto Rabin square to take part in the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day at its 65th anniversary of the creation of the state in Tel Aviv
A historic front page dedicated to a congratulatory message from Ronald S. Lauder, president of the WJC, to President Milei of Argentina

Pass on the Flame!

This is a day that will be remembered for generations. The president of Argentina is the first non-Israeli and non-Jewish leader ever to light an Independence Day Torch.

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President Isaac Herzog awards his Argentinian counterpart Javier Milei with the Presidential Medal of Honor, Jerusalem, April 20, 2026.

President Herzog presents Argentina's Milei with Presidential Medal of Honor

President Isaac Herzog presented Argentina’s President Javier Milei with Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honor, recognizing his strong support, particularly in securing the return of hostages.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, together with Transportation and Road Safety Miri Regev.

Netanyahu: Iran would have achieved nuclear bomb if Israel had not attacked over past 15 months

Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that this would be "the beginning of the end for the Jewish people" during a meeting with the torchlighters for Israel's 78th Independence Day ceremony. 

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Milei to UN: Free Gaza hostages now, remember AMIA and embassy bombings

“In Argentina we already suffered this horror with the attacks on the Israeli Embassy and the AMIA in 1992 and 1994," Milei told the UN General Assembly.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

'The wokeism infected them': Argentina's envoy slams leaders pushing Palestinian state recognition

Argentina’s ambassador to Israel lashed out at leftist leaders “infected by wokeism,” praised Milei’s “absolute moral clarity” and vowed to fight antisemitism alongside Israel.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Argentina’s ambassador to Israel, Shimon Axel Wahnish, speaks to The Media Line's Gabriel Gabriel Colodro

Argentina sees Israel as a ‘light in the region,’ envoy Wahnish tells Post conference

While Israel does not have many allies, "it has a few and Argentina is one of them," Axel Wahnish said.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, Argentina's ambassador to Israel, at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center. September 16, 2025.

Buenos Aires mayor vows to punish teacher who waved Palestinian flag during school ceremony

An Argentinian elementary school teacher may face consequences after violating classroom political neutrality standards with an anti-Israel Teacher's Day display.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2025ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
Argentina President Javier Milei with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Argentine authorities probe Milei official over bribery accusations, media report

Argentinian authorities raided Diego Spagnuolo's home as part of a criminal investigation; until this week, Spagnuolo headed the country's disability agency.

AUGUST 23, 2025ByREUTERS
Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2024.

Argentinian President Javier Milei will use ‘Jewish Nobel’ to launch ‘Isaac Accords’

Argentinian President Javier Milei was the first non-Jew and first head of state to receive the prize in January for his staunch support for Israel and efforts to improve Argentine-Israeli relations.

AUGUST 15, 2025ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
President of Argentina Javier Milei poses holding the Genesis Prize with Stan Polovets and Israeli President Isaac Herzog during the Genesis Prize ceremony at The Museum of Tolerance on June 12, 2025 in Jerusalem, Israel.

Milei launches $1m US nonprofit to boost Israel–Latin America ties

Modeled after the Abraham Accords, the Isaac Accords encourage Latin American governments to cooperate with Israel, confront antisemitism, and reject terror ideologies.

AUGUST 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Isaac Assa, leading Mexican Jewish philanthropist and founder of ILAN Israel Innovation Network, and Stan Polovets, Cofounder and Chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation.

Thousands in Buenos Aires protest Gaza war, Netanyahu's planned visit to Argentina

Videos from the rally showed protesters mainly wearing red to indicate blood, and many were carrying doll infants covered in blood.

AUGUST 10, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Protesters hold signs depicting Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu while marching in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 9, 2025.

On this day in history: Hezbollah terror cell bombs AMIA building in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina's AMIA building was bombed by terrorists 31 years ago today. The attack and the absence of real justice to this day are still open wounds in Argentina.

JULY 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rescue workers search for survivors and victims in the rubble left after a powerful car bomb destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA), in this July 18, 1994.

Preemptive strikes against Iran are self-defense - opinion

In the laws and ethics of war, a country need not be attacked first in order to defend itself.

JULY 1, 2025ByMICAH HALPERN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Argentina’s President Javier Milei in Jerusalem last month, days before the Israeli strike on Iran. Milei was among the very few world leaders who publicly supported the strikes on Iran’s nukes, says the writer.