Javier Milei¡¯s incoming administration is shaping up to be one of the most pro-Israel governments in Argentina¡¯s history, at a time other Latin American nations have spoken out against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu¡¯s strategy to eradicate Hamas.
A week after winning the Nov. 19 runoff election, Milei arrived in New York on Monday morning for his first trip abroad as president-elect and headed straight to the tomb of a famous orthodox Jewish rabbi in Queens. Donning a kippa and all black outfit, he visited Menachem Mendel Schneerson¡¯s grave to pay respects.
The symbolic gesture illustrates how committed the incoming leader is to deepening Argentina¡¯s cultural and political ties with Israel while much of Latin America, a Catholic stronghold, remains neutral or even critical.
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