Javier Milei

WATCH: Israel begins 78th Independence Day with annual torch lighting ceremony at Mount Herzl

The ceremony progressed under the slogan "Strengths of Renewal," with those honored with carrying a torch at this year's ceremony including Argentine President Javier Milei.

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!

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

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


Grapevine, June 13, 2025: Welcoming Milei in style

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 A Special Session in his Honor of Argentinian President Javier Milei at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025.

2,000-year-old ‘Freedom of Zion’ coin unearthed in Jerusalem stuns Milei

“The roots of Judaism and Christianity, followed today by billions of people around the world, originate right here — from Jerusalem.”

Argentina's Prime Minister Javier Milei receives the Genesis Prize at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, June 12, 2025.

Ending Israel's isolation: Milei receives Genesis Prize in Jerusalem for historic 'Isaac Accords'

President Isaac Herzog and Genesis Prize Foundation chairman Stan Polovets presented the award, praising Milei as a “moral voice of clarity” on the international stage.

 Argentina's Prime Minister Javier Milei receives the Genesis Prize at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, June 12, 2025.

'Bringing back hostages Argentina's top priority': Milei meets with former hostages, family members

Those who met with Milei include released hostages Yarden Bibas and Karina Engel-Bart, the latter being released during the hostage deal in November 2023.

 Javier Milei meets with former hostages, captives' family members at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on June 11, 2025.

Argentina will move embassy to Jerusalem, Milei announces at Israel's Knesset

Argentinian President Javier Milei criticized what he called a “corruption” of Western values, arguing that the global Left has lost its moral compass and was “siding with Hamas.”

 Argentinian President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem on June 11, 2025.

‘Israel is a lighthouse of freedom’: Argentinian President Milei meets Netanyahu and Herzog

Milei reaffirmed Argentina’s “unwavering commitment” to Israel and described the partnership as grounded in shared democratic values.

 Argentina President Javier Milei with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Milei in Jerusalem: A diplomatic lifeline amid growing isolation - analysis

Milei’s visit offers Israel a rare diplomatic respite—a moment of warmth and alignment in an otherwise chilly international climate.

 Argentinian President Javier Milei visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, June 9, 2025

The king and the rabbi: How Milei’s spiritual quest made him Israel’s strongest ally - comment

“What I saw in Judaism,” Milei explained after a visit to the Western Wall last year, “was the constant search for truth and spirituality, an endless journey of growth.”

 Argentinian President Javier Milei visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's OId City, on June 9, 2025.

Netanyahu: Significant progress on Gaza hostage deal, too soon to give people hope

The Hostage Families Forum responded to Netanyahu's remarks, where they urged the prime minister to reach a deal to free their loved ones. 

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of Qatar and a hostage deal protest in Israel.

Grapevine, June 8, 2025: Havens for strange bedfellows

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 URI BEN-ARI teaches a lesson on Israeli history in an ImagineBox classroom.