WAR IN MIDDLE EAST UN Security Council demands 'immediate' ceasefire in Gaza 25-03-2024 11:54 UN Security Council demands 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire for first time; Only United States abstains, 14 other members vote in favour.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Israel's Shiri Bibas: unwitting face of hostages 06-03-2024 14:31 Poignant images of an anguished Shiri Bibas clutching her two red-headed boys as she was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 have turned her into the face of the Israeli hostages seized that day.
Milei and Judaism Milei's rabbi reveals how Argentina's president fell in love with Judaism 06-03-2024 14:27 Milei's visit to the Western Wall was one of the first things he did when he arrived in the Holy Land, bringing the leader to tears, reveals
War in Middle East Mediators seek Gaza truce as United States calls for 'immediate ceasefire' 04-03-2024 13:04 Mediators in Cairo push towards a Gaza truce after the US, Israel's top ally, stepped up pressure for a halt in fighting and more aid to enter the besieged Palestinian territory.
Blinken in Brazil Blinken heads to Brazil after Lula's Israel denunciation 20-02-2024 13:33 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro for the Group of 20 summit; trip seen as an opportunity to build ties with two key leaders
DIPLOMACY Brazil-Israel row escalates as Lula declared 'persona non grata' 19-02-2024 21:14 Brazil recalls its ambassador from Israel, which declares Lula "persona non grata" after controversial remarks.
War in Gaza Pressure mounts on Israel for Gaza ceasefire 13-02-2024 11:33 Israel faced growing international pressure on Tuesday to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, as it prepared for an incursion into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Tears, hugs in Tel Aviv after rescue of Israeli-Argentine hostages 12-02-2024 10:06 Israeli special forces in a dramatic overnight raid freed two Argentine-Israeli captives held by Hamas militants since the October 7 attack, in Gaza's densely crowded southern city of Rafah near Egypt.
ANALYSIS Argentina’s power duo meets at the Vatican after trading insults 11-02-2024 09:55 President Javier Milei and Pope Francis meet after libertarian leader's campaign trail insults.
War in Gaza Netanyahu orders Israeli army to ready plan to 'evacuate' Rafah 09-02-2024 12:36 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered military officials to draw up plans for "evacuating" Rafah, where half of Gaza's 2.4 million people are currently sheltering
Catholic Church Argentines at odds: Milei and Pope Francis set to meet 09-02-2024 10:43 Javier Milei will meet Pope Francis for the first time on Sunday, amid seeing Israel as a "natural" ally, having different world views, and formerly calling the Pope an "imbecile" during his campaign.
PRESIDENTIAL TOUR Milei says terror attack on Israel was 'a new version of Nazism' 08-02-2024 16:22 The President visited one of the Israeli kibbutzes attacked by Hamas and called for the release of the kidnapped hostages.
Milei in Israel President Milei likens Hamas attack on Israel to the Holocaust 08-02-2024 12:20 Argentina's President Javier Milei on Thursday likened Hamas' attacks on southern Israel to the Holocaust after touring a kibbutz targeted in the October 7 raids.
Milei in Israel Milei meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu 07-02-2024 15:16 Two leaders discuss trade opportunities, Milei’s plan to denounce Hamas as a terrorist organisation and potential move of Argentina's Israeli Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina bonds slump as Milei reforms go back to square one 07-02-2024 10:12 Argentina bonds dropped in early trading after President Javier Milei’s reform package was sent back to square one in Congress.
World news US lawmakers to vote on US$17.6 billion Israel aid bill 06-02-2024 14:33 Congress is set to vote on Tuesday on a bill that would provide $17.6 billion in military aid for Israel, which is strongly supported by the vast majority of lawmakers in both parties
Foreign Policy & Diplomacy From Israel, Milei announces plan to move Argentina's Embassy to Jerusalem 06-02-2024 11:51 Upon his arrival in Israel, President Javier Milei immediately announced that he plans to move the embassy to Jerusalem; Hamas "strongly condemns" libertarian leader's announcement.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei’s Jerusalem visit signals Argentina’s support of Israel 05-02-2024 18:55 President Javier Milei chose Jerusalem as the destination of his first bilateral trip, underscoring his government’s willingness to bring Argentina closer to Israel.
PRESIDENTIAL TOUR Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and kibbutz attacked by Hamas – Milei's agenda in Israel 05-02-2024 15:21 President Javier Milei departed Buenos Aires on Monday for a week-long trip that will take in Israel and Italy.
Gaza UN court tells Israel to protect Gazans, avoids ceasefire call 26-01-2024 11:54 United Nations’ top court tells Israel it must act to immediately prevent the killing and harm to innocent Palestinians in an interim ruling that stopped short of demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
CRIME & SECURITY ‘Plot’ twist: Court frees trio held over ‘terrorist act’ plan 16-01-2024 14:49 Members of “possible terrorist cell” denounced publicly by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich released due to lack of evidence; Accused must appear before the courts once a month and may not leave Argentina.
World Woman killed, 17 injured in Israel suspected ramming attack 15-01-2024 13:16 One woman killed and 17 others injured in suspected terrorist car-ramming attack in central Israel.
Global Affairs Wars to cast pall over meeting of global VIPs in Davos 12-01-2024 10:48 President Javier Milei among the names attending next week's meeting of the world's financial, business and political elite in Davos; Wars in Ukraine and Gaza look set to dominate the conversation.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Davos guest-list confirmed with Milei, Blinken, Israeli president set to attend 09-01-2024 12:02 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Middle East leaders will also attend the event in Davos next week, as well as France
CRIME & SECURITY Police arrest three foreigners on terrorism plot suspicions 04-01-2024 13:19 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich assures that suspected members of a terrorist cell arrested were waiting for "a package from Yemen"; Trio detained on December 30 are believed to be from Syria and Lebanon and at least one had multiple Latin American passports in his possession.
CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST ‘On October 7, the first thing I did was call the Army’ – the Argentine soldiers fighting for Israel 30-12-2023 13:50 Israel has been at war with Hamas since the terror group’s bloody attack on October 7 and its Army has soldiers from every corner of the globe fighting in its ranks. These are the stories of Argentines in the Israel Defense Forces. by Sabrina Chemen
Christmas message Pope Francis deplores 'desperate humanitarian situation' in Gaza 26-12-2023 12:03 Pope Francis has deplored the desperate humanitarian situation of Palestinians in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire and the freeing of hostages in his Christmas message.
POLITICS From ‘spiritual guide’ to ambassador: Axel Wahnish, Milei's rabbi 19-12-2023 14:09 Argentina’s new president set to name Axel Wahnish as his ambassador to Israel; After meeting in 2021, the two have become increasingly close and the rabbi’s move to the Middle East creates concern in Javier Milei’ s inner circle. by Juan Luis González
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina debuts diplomatic shift under Milei at United Nations 19-12-2023 10:17 Diplomatic shift begins as Milei government takes stronger stance on authoritarian regime at United Nations; Argentina urges "Nicaraguan authorities to immediately release all persons arbitrarily arrested while re-establishing the rights of those deprived of their nationality," in line with European Union countries and the United Kingdom and other nations. by Juan Gasparini, from Geneva
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Davos, Israel and maybe the Vatican – Milei draws up first foreign trips 14-12-2023 13:15 Local news outlets, citing La Libertad Avanza sources, report Argentina’s new President Javier Milei will attend the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Trips to Israel, Ukraine and potentially the Vatican to visit Pope Francis also being considered.
RELIGION & POLITICS Milei predicts 'moral revolution' at Hanukkah ceremony in Buenos Aires 13-12-2023 11:12 New president takes part in Jewish Hanukkah festival in Buenos Aires, declaring that "light prevails over darkness" and vowing "a moral revolution" will take place in Argentina.
OPINION War in Middle East continues to offer nothing but blood, toil, tears and sweat 08-12-2023 08:25 Israel has no other alternative but to continue the war until the surrender or total and definitive destruction of Hamas and all its troops. by Martín A. Morgenstern
ISRAEL-PALESTINE WAR Four more Argentines released from Gaza 29-11-2023 14:18 Dual Argentine citizens Ofelia Roitman, Clara Marman, Gabriela Leimberg and Mia Leimberg released by Hamas.
CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST Argentina welcomes release of six citizens held hostage by Hamas 28-11-2023 14:30 Six citizens with dual nationality released by Palestinian militants; Two groups of three, a mother and two daughters, selected for liberation from kidnapping nightmare.
Milei in America Milei’s conversion to Judaism seals pro-Israel push by Argentina 27-11-2023 21:00 President-elect Javier Milei's fervently pro-Israel stance singles out Argentina, already home to the region’s largest Jewish population, as Israel’s top ally in Latin America.
ELECTION 2023 Argentina chooses pro-Israel president with rabbi as spiritual advisor 23-11-2023 17:29 Right-wing populist Javier Milei scored a clear win over ruling coalition candidate Sergio Massa in last week's presidential election. Argentina's foreign policy will now shift substantially, moving closer to Israel and the United States. by Marcelo Raimon
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei confirms visits to US, Israel before December 10 inauguration 20-11-2023 13:23 Libertarian president-elect Javier Milei, who will be sworn-in as Argentina's head of state on December 10, confirms visits to New York, Miami and Israel before inauguration.
Anti-Semitism allegations Roger Waters says he has no hotel in Argentina and Uruguay due to ‘Israeli lobby boycott’ 15-11-2023 14:47 British musician and former Pink Floyd frontman, a well-known pro-Palestinian activist, said Wednesday that he had nowhere to stay in Buenos Aires and Montevideo for his upcoming tour dates as a result of a "boycott" against him organised by the "Israeli lobby."
Anti-Semitism allegations Jewish students at UBA concerned by rising anti-Semitism on campus 14-11-2023 18:18 Group of students at the University of Buenos Aires complain about rising anti-Semitism: “We’re scolded in corridors, we’re called damned Jews, and the authorities do nothing.”
Terrorism in Latin America Hezbollah operations in South America: what we know 10-11-2023 18:42 Here is what we know – and don't – about Hezbollah's presence in South America, which the United States has called a major security risk.
As I see it What Israel is up against 10-11-2023 14:42 While there can be no doubt that on October 7 the Israelis let their guard slip, the complacency many had evidently come to feel now belongs to the past. by James Neilson
GUEST VOICE Will you remain silent? 09-11-2023 00:29 React. Don't be silent. There is still time. by Dr. Ariel Gelblung
ISRAEL-PALESTINE WAR Demo calls for Hamas hostage release, month on from attack 07-11-2023 16:16 Organisations tie plush toys and teddies to Buenos Aires' famed Obelisk monument to draw attention the 40 babies, children and teenagers that have been hostage by Hamas since October 7. Among them, four Argentines aged between nine months and nineteen years.
OPINION Requiem to an era 04-11-2023 05:15 'Learn the lesson that if you are going to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe,' said Bernard of Clairvaux. by Martín A. Morgenstern
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Anti-Semitism fears grow amid Israel-Hamas war 03-11-2023 10:21 More than 100 complaints of anti-Semitism have been reported to DAIA Jewish organisation since outbreak of war in Middle East; 'Star of David' graffiti on building in Caballito ramps up discrimination fears as Jewish schools issue uniform warning. by Montserrat Pagan
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Argentina condemns Israeli attack on refugee camp in Gaza Strip 02-11-2023 12:14 Foreign Ministry says “nothing justifies the violation of international humanitarian law, and the obligation to protect the civilian population” in wake of attack on Jabalia refugee camp; Massa distances himself from government statement.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Bolivia cuts ties with Israel, Colombia and Chile recall envoys 01-11-2023 16:01 Bolivia said on Tuesday it was severing diplomatic ties with Israel over its "disproportionate" attacks in Gaza, as Chile and Colombia recall ambassadors over mounting humanitarian crisis.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Latin America divided and nuanced on Israel-Hamas conflict 01-11-2023 11:52 Many Latin American governments maintain strong support for Palestinians and their cause of statehood while condemning Israeli bombing of the Gaza strip; Argentina shows support for freeing hostages, with some of its citizens still being held by Hamas.
ELECTION 2023 Massa says he will list Hamas as terrorist organisation if elected 31-10-2023 16:41 At the DAIA Delegation of Israeli-Argentine Associations gathering, the ruling party candidate assured that the attack by the Palestinian group was “terrorism”.
WAR in MIDDLE EAST Argentina says 9-month-old baby among Hamas hostages 27-10-2023 17:10 Detail confirmed was confirmed by Francisco Tropepi, Chargé d'affaires of the Argentine Embassy in Tel Aviv, who stated that he is the youngest victim kidnapped by the terrorist group.