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Screen grab from the official boradcast shows Argentina’s President Javier Milei Addressing the Nation from Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires on September 3, 2026. (Handout/Argentina’s Presidency Press Office/AFP)
September 4, 2026, 8:50 pm
Israeli investors in crosshairs of Argentina’s Milei over Falklands oil project
Argentina’s president pushes for sanctions on several Israeli-linked companies that are drilling offshore in British-controlled Islands claimed by Buenos Aires
By Stephanie Kelly and Jonathan Saul
Spain’s captain Rodri lifts up the World Cup trophy as Spain’s players, Spain’s head coach Luis de la Fuente (L), US President Donald Trump (2R) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) celebrate during the presentation ceremony after the 2026 World Cup final, in which Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP)
July 20, 2026, 4:41 pm
Israel-critic Spain’s World Cup victory praised by Iran, Hamas, Houthis and PA’s Abbas
Gazans seen celebrating soccer win, as congratulatory messages from Tehran and its proxies highlight Madrid’s hostility to Israel, support for Palestinian statehood
By AFP and ToI Staff
A fan carries a giant banner depicting Lionel Messi as Argentina fans gather to celebrate and show support for their team at a beachfront park in Miami Beach, Florida, July 2, 2026, one day ahead of Argentina's World Cup round of 32 soccer match against Cape Verde. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
July 7, 2026, 6:37 pm
How a Jewish superfan designed Argentinian soccer team’s iconic crest 50 years ago
Star player Messi, who has visited the Jewish state, wore the uniform when inspiring Argentina’s epic comeback in the World Cup Round of 16 game against Egypt on Tuesday
By Juan Melamed
Argentina's president, Javier Milei, right, greets attendees at a major Chabad event in Buenos Aires, June 8, 2026. (Nicolas Kremenchusky for Chabad Lubavitch Argentina via JTA)
June 10, 2026, 7:02 pm
Courting European Jews, Javier Milei praises ‘Judeo-Christian values’ at Chabad event
Argentine president links Judaism to capitalism at Monday memorial for Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as country presents itself as destination for those fleeing rising antisemitism
By Juan Melamed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) greets Argentinian President Javier Milei in Jerusalem, April 19, 2026. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
April 19, 2026, 11:29 pm
Milei, Netanyahu announce Tel Aviv-Buenos Aires flights, ink strategic Isaac Accords
Netanyahu says South American political shifts mark return to ‘alliance of freedom’; Argentinian president says he’ll Jerusalem embassy move reportedly halted due to Falklands dispute
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and AFP
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, greets Argentina's President Javier Milei in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
April 18, 2026, 12:22 am
Argentina’s Milei to arrive in Israel on Sunday, his third trip in last three years
South American leader, who has touted Israel as a ‘strategic ally’ and taken a hawkish stance toward Iran, will meet with Netanyahu at Western Wall during visit
By AFP
Names of those killed in the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish center, which left 85 dead and 300 injured, mark the front of the AMIA Center in Argentina. (Juan Melamed)
April 2, 2026, 8:48 am
Argentina declares IRGC a terrorist organization amid probes into embassy, AMIA bombings
Announcement by Milei comes after his office designated the IRGC’s Quds Force a terror group in January; Israel hails move’s ‘moral clarity’
By Juan Melamed
Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks with Yeshiva University President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman as part of the university's Great Conversations series during an 'Argentina Week' discussion focusing on global economic leadership and voicing support for the State of Israel, in New York City, on March 9, 2026. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
March 12, 2026, 10:32 am
Argentine streamer draws antisemitism complaint for mocking Milei’s Israel support
Milei praises lawyer for filing complaint, which alleges rhetoric ‘fuels prejudices, trivializes antisemitism, and can generate hostility or violence’; Tomás Rebord calls Milei ‘imbecile’
By Juan Melamed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the Knesset as Argentinian President Javier Milei looks on in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 11, 2026, 3:08 am
Report: Argentina halts Jerusalem embassy move over Falklands drilling dispute
Tensions between President Milei and Netanyahu reportedly flare due to Israeli-owned firm’s plan for offshore oil project near disputed islands, raising concerns in Buenos Aires
By ToI Staff
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. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images for Genesis Prize Foundation via JTA)
August 15, 2025, 6:14 am
Argentina’s Milei to use Genesis Prize money to deepen Israel-Latin America ties
New initiative dubbed ‘American Friends of the Isaac Accords’ created after first non-Jew and first head of state receives ‘Jewish Nobel’ for his staunch support for Israel
By Juan Melamed
Argentinian President Javier Milei laughs as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special Knesset plenum session in honor of the visiting South American leader, June 11, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 11, 2025, 10:16 pm
Milei, visiting Knesset, says Argentina to move its embassy to Jerusalem in 2026
Argentinian president warmly welcomed by Netanyahu, Ohana and Lapid, who all praise his pro-Israel stance, welcome him as a ‘true friend’
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
An El Al plane parked at Ben Gurion Airport, May 7, 2025. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 5, 2025, 3:01 pm
Argentina’s ambassador to Israel says El Al to begin direct Buenos Aires flights
Axel Wahnish predicts formal announcement from national carrier will be made next week, sees long-haul flight as result of improved relations between two countries
By Juan Melamed
Argentina's President Javier Milei waves as he arrives for his speech at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2025. (AP Photo/ Markus Schreiber)
May 20, 2025, 9:36 am
Argentine President Milei to visit Israel in June, with focus on ties and hostages
Philosemitic leader will sign memorandum of understanding between Jerusalem and Buenos Aires affirming freedom, democracy and fight against antisemitism, says embassy source
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A man in northern Israel holds a sign portraying Shiri Silberstein Bibas, whose body Hamas falsely claimed to have released, and her sons, Ariel, 4, and baby Kfir, whose remains were in fact handed over, on February 20, 2025. His sign reads 'The Bibas family: We will not forgive and we will not forget!' (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
February 21, 2025, 2:30 pm
US threatens ‘annihilation’ after Hamas returns bodies of Bibas boys without their mother
Argentina declares 2 days of mourning as terror group returns bodies of dual-citizens Ariel, 4, and baby Kfir, along with body that Hamas falsely claimed was mother Shiri Bibas
By ToI Staff and Agencies
President Isaac Herzog and Argentinian President Javier Milei tour Kibbutz Nir Oz on February 8, 2024. (Maayan Toaf / GPO)
July 13, 2024, 6:39 am
Argentina brands Hamas a terror group, citing October 7 and its close ties to Iran
Milei vows ‘unwavering commitment to recognizing terrorists for what they are’; move comes days before 30th anniversary of AMIA bombing, which Buenos Aires has blamed on Tehran
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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