Javier Milei

Pass on the Flame!

This is a day that will be remembered for generations. The president of Argentina is the first non-Israeli and non-Jewish leader ever to light an Independence Day Torch.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A historic front page dedicated to a congratulatory message from Ronald S. Lauder, president of the WJC, to President Milei of Argentina
President Isaac Herzog awards his Argentinian counterpart Javier Milei with the Presidential Medal of Honor, Jerusalem, April 20, 2026.

President Herzog presents Argentina's Milei with Presidential Medal of Honor

President Isaac Herzog presented Argentina’s President Javier Milei with Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honor, recognizing his strong support, particularly in securing the return of hostages.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, together with Transportation and Road Safety Miri Regev.

Netanyahu: Iran would have achieved nuclear bomb if Israel had not attacked over past 15 months

Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that this would be "the beginning of the end for the Jewish people" during a meeting with the torchlighters for Israel's 78th Independence Day ceremony. 

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
President of Argentina Javier Milei at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel. April 19, 2026.

How Milei brought Judeo-Christian civilization home to Jerusalem - comment

Argentina's President Javier Milei, inspired by Jewish tradition, signs the Isaac Accords with Israel, marking a new chapter for freedom and democracy in the Western Hemisphere.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN

Argentina's President-Elect Javier Milei visits the Lubavitch Rebbe's Ohel in Queens

Argentina's President-Elect Javier Milei, who is not Jewish, expressed his deep respect and gratitude for the teachings of the Rebbe and the Jewish community.

NOVEMBER 28, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Argentina President-elect Javier Milei visited the Argentina's President-Elect, Javier Milei, made a significant visit to the Ohel, the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, in Queens, New York. This visit marks his first international trip since his election victory, November 27th, 2023.

Argentina's Milei wears kippah at havdalah, vows support for Jews and Israel

Milei once famously declared, "My law is the Torah."

NOVEMBER 26, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
President of Argentina Javier Millay, next to Rabbi David Pinto