Milei says Argentina to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2026

Argentine President Javier Milei says his country will move its embassy in Israel from the Tel Aviv area to Jerusalem next year.

“I am proud to announce before you that in 2026 we will make effective the move of our embassy to the city of west Jerusalem,” Milei says in a speech to the Knesset during an official state visit.

Argentina’s embassy is currently located in Herzliya, just outside Tel Aviv.

Addressing members of Knesset, Milei says that “Argentina stands by you in these difficult days. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about a large part of the international community that is being manipulated by terrorists and turning victims into perpetrators.”

The visiting Argentinian leader says that Buenos Aires will continue to demand that the hostages be released, including the four with Argentinian citizenship.

He also criticizes climate activist Greta Thunberg, who was recently detained and deported by Israel after she boarded a ship aimed at breaking the Gaza blockade. Thunberg “became a hired gun for a bit of media attention, claiming that she was kidnapped when there are really hostages in subhuman conditions in Gaza,” he says, according to the translation of his remarks from Spanish provided by the Knesset.

“How does the world allow a murderous terrorist organization to continue to hold innocent civilians hostage?” he asks. “When both sides are good and evil, there is no moral equality here.”