For Israel, Things Are Looking Up In Latin America

The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, a Catholic fascinated by Judaism, who is said to study his weekly Torah portion, has made clear his deep affection for the Jewish state. He had planned to move his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, but that has been put on temporary hold while an Israeli company searches for oil in the waters near the Falkland Islands.

And there are other developments in Latin America that give Israelis hope for what they call a “blue wave,” an allusion to the Israeli flag. More on changes in attitudes toward the Jewish state can be found here.

A new wave of diplomacy in Latin America has seen several governments adopt a friendlier, more supportive stance toward Israel, deepening