Argentine Prez Javier Milei receives Israel’s Genesis Prize

Jerusalem: President Javier Milei of Argentina received the USD 1 million Genesis prize in Jerusalem on Thursday in recognition of his support for Israel as it faces a mounting international isolation over the war in Gaza.

A statement from the Genesis Prize said Milei will donate the award to launch an initiative aimed at improving diplomatic relations between Israel and Latin American countries and fighting antisemitism in the region.

It said the goal is to replicate the Abraham accords — a US-brokered set of agreements aimed at winning broader recognition of Israel in the Arab world — with Latin American states.

Breaking decades of policy precedent, Milei has gone further in his support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government than perhaps any other world leader, as Israel faces growing isolation over its bombardment and invasion of Gaza.