Posted on YouTube: November 22, 2024
Source: Milei rejects international arrest order against Israel’s Netanyahu
Buenos Aires Herald
November 21, 2024Argentine President Javier Milei rejected the arrest order the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is being accused of committing crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Milei posted a statement on X on Thursday backing Netanyahu on behalf of Argentina. He said that the country deeply disagrees with the arrest order that also involves former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
“This decision disregards Israel’s legitimate right to defend itself from the constant attacks of terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah,” Milei wrote.
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Argentina’s President Milei has declared his affinity for Israel, and also for the Jewish religion. So this is no surprise.
But it goes deeper than that, Argentina – unlike other Latin nations – has had a large Jewish population for over a century, and they have greatly affected Argentina’s politics and culture. There have been Jews on the Argentine Pampas to Jews in Argentine music, etc.
Milei has broken ranks with much of Latin America’s drift to the left by being a free market advocate and a friend of Israel – he even considered converting to Judaism.
Last year, Milei even went so far as to fly up to New York to consult with Hasidic rabbis.
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President Milei takes this seriously.
To see the effect of Jews on Argentina:
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Argentina has the seventh largest community of Jews in the world, and the largest in Latin America.
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There were some rough times during the general’s dictatorship from (1976-1983), but that was due more to politics than religion.
Historically, Argentina has been one of the more friendly countries in the world to Jews. Herzl actually considered a province in Argentina as an option for a Jewish state, if the Jews could not get back the Holy Land.
Due to the influence of Arabs in Latin America, particularly Palestinian-Latins, there has been a diplomatic move away from Israel by some Latin countries.
Argentina has been the notable exception.
This does not mean that things have been perfect for Jews in Argentina. After the October 7 attack, antisemitism has gone up, even in Argentina.
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But President Milei remains friendly to Israel and to Judaism.