He could use a haircut, but otherwise Javier Milei seems to me, in his foreign policy, to be just about perfect. He is a steadfast supporter and defender of Israel in a country, Argentina, that once upon a time, when Juan Perón and his wife Evita, the notorious harlot, ruled, the country harbored hundreds of Nazi war criminals who had fled Europe before justice could be done. Adolf Eichmann, to give one example, was living quite contentedly on Garibaldi Street in Buenos Aires, keeping up a social life with other Nazi war criminals, until one fine day Mossad agents spoiled everything, by kidnapping and taking him back to Israel to be tried, found guilty, and executed — the only person in Israel’s history to be given capital punishment.
Milei early in his presidency promised to move the Argentinian Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, but this was held up because of Argentine displeasure with a private Israeli oil company drilling in the territorial waters of the Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas), islands which Argentina regards as its own.
On April 19, while on a state visit to Israel, Milei reaffirmed his intention to move his country’s embassy to Jerusalem.
Milei has supported Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza, on Hezbollah in Lebanon, and on the Houthis in Yemen. He has designated both the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its elite Al-Quds unit as terrorist organizations. He has also designated the Muslim Brotherhood organizations in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan as terrorist groups.
Milei has had Argentina adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.
In 2025, Argentina was one of only ten countries to vote against a UN Resolution calling for a “two-state solution” to the Israel-Arab conflict.
As of March 2026, Argentina has assumed the presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Milei, born Catholic, stated in an interview given to the Buenos Aires Times that he identifies closely with Jewish study. He studies the Torah in weekly meetings with Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish. He has said that while his studies are primarily Torah-based, his interest in such study began when he investigated the “talmudic method” of questioning.
Milei is a recipient of the 2025 Genesis Prize, often called the “Jewish Nobel Prize,” for his support of Israel.
Until Milei appeared on the scene, the staunchest supporter of Israel in Argentina was the country’s most celebrated writer, Jorge Luis Borges, who wrote two poems in praise of Israel, one of them a celebration of Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War. Borges died in 1986.
The remarkable Javier Milei will complete his first term as president in 2027, and is sure to win if he decides to run again, given the turnaround he has engineered in the economy. Milei brought the inflation rate down from 289% to under 40%, and Argentina had its first fiscal surplus in 14 years. So Israel will have a solid friend south — very far south — of the border for years to come.
somehistory says
His hair is part of his personality. And some humans have a real conscience which speaks to them of right and wrong. And they *listen* to that inner voice.
Taffy says
I agree with Hugh that Meili needs a haircut. If he were not a head of state, his disheveled look would be a fine personal choice. But, once he fell into the presidency, he needs to dress the part. Fetterman should heed the lose the disheveled look advice too. Gavin Newsom should do the opposite and lose the greaseball look, although it projects his dishonesty as a warning to all, before he opens his mouth.
Once upon a time (late 12th century), a man by the name of Moses Ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or Rambam, wrote a book called the Mishnah Torah, which is a codification of Jewish Law. In the last volume, Kings and Their Wars, it says that a King should get a haircut every day. In my opinion, that is excessive and a waste of the king’s time, but a once-a-month haircut is about right.
Incidentally, although a Christian and Buddhist nation, the study of the Talmud is mandatory for South Korean schoolchildren, and virtually all families there have a translated (into Korean) Talmud in their homes. According to a Korean ambassador, such study introduces a unique method of thinking which all should emulate to maximize success in life’s endeavors.
Many years ago, in law school, I had a question for one of my professors, an Irish bloke whose face was the map of Ireland. When I entered his office, he was poring over a book of the Talmud. I asked him why are you, as an Irish Catholic, reading the Talmud?He looked up and said: “Don’t listen to Professor ____, who claims that English common law has its roots in the Justinian Code. This predated Emperor Justinian’s commission of the Code, and is the true origin of our legal system.”
This piqued my interest, but to my chagrin, I discovered that the Talmud is studied by a daily 2-sided page reading in a 7-year five month cycle. And a full set translated into English goes for about $1200, but it available on-line for free. Maybe in another life!
Kosh's Shadow says
Don’t forget Argentina covered up Iranian bombing of the Israeli embassy and Jewish community center.
I doubt Iran would get away with that under Milei
gravenimage says
Javier Milei of Argentina: Israel’s Best Friend in Latin America
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Kudos to him!