US EditionArgentina to move embassy to Jerusalem next spring, Foreign Minister Sa'ar, President Milei say
Argentina aims to boost bilateral ties and commercial cooperation with Israel by opening an embassy in Jerusalem, announced by President Milei during a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar.
- On Tuesday, Argentine President Javier Milei told Gideon Sa'ar he intends to open an Argentine embassy in Jerusalem during his next visit in the spring of 2026, framing it as a key diplomatic gesture.
- Meeting officials said the talks focused on strengthening bilateral ties and advancing commercial cooperation, with Sa'ar arriving with a large economic and business delegation.
- Ceremony accompanied the talks, as Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar recited the Shehechiyanu blessing and Argentine President Javier Milei showed a mezuzah and a personal prayer book.
- Political timing shaped the decision, as Milei requested that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delay his Argentina visit to avoid fallout ahead of parliamentary elections, following Netanyahu's postponed September trip.
- Referencing past attacks, Sa'ar reminded attendees of Hezbollah's rearming and the assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, citing the 1992 Israeli embassy attack and 1994 AMIA bombing widely attributed to Iran and Hezbollah.
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