
Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, touched down in Israel Sunday for his third visit since taking office two and a half years ago. The stalwart ally and supporter of Israel is expected to conduct a whirlwind of activities in this much-anticipated visit, including historic milestones.
His first stop will be the Western Wall, followed by an evening meeting with his close ally, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At the meeting, the two are expected to announce a new direct flight from Ben Gurion Airport to Buenos Aires, to be implemented later this year.
Then Milei will meet with his counterpart, President Isaac Herzog, who will award him the Presidential Medal of Honor. He is also expected to receive an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University. He will then make stops at Hebron Yeshiva and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and sign an agreement between UTN Argentina and the Technion.
In addition to the historic new flight route, two more historic milestones will be reached: moving the Argentine Embassy to Jerusalem and signing the Isaac Accords, modeled on the Abraham Accords, that will cement deeper relationships between Israel and Latin American countries.
Since taking office, Milei has proven himself one of Israel’s most vocal and ardent supporters. He declared two days of national mourning for the members of the Bibas family, who held Argentine passports and who were taken hostage on Oct. 7 and then brutally slaughtered by their Hamas captors. He also renamed “State of Palestine Street” to “Bibas Street” in Buenos Aires in their honor.
But some of his gestures went deeper than mere symbolism and expressions of solidarity. He expelled Iran’s envoy from Buenos Aires, denounced the terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and designated Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organizations.
The president, who expects to convert to Judaism once his term ends, has proven himself to be Israel’s most reliable ally and best friend.