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Montevideo, April 12th 2026 - 15:47 UTC

Tag: Benjamin Netanyahu

  • Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Paraguay reaches out to Middle East for business, meets Netanyahu

    Netanyahu thanked Peña for his strong support for Israel

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña held meetings on Thursday in New with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 14:21 UTC

    Yair Netanyahu sparks controversy by recognizing Falklands as Argentine territory

    Yair, born in 1991, has no official role in Israel’s government but is a polarizing figure known for outspoken social media posts targeting political opponents, journalists, and foreign leaders

    Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declared on social media that he recognizes the Falkland Islands as part of Argentina, reviving a long-standing sovereignty dispute between Buenos Aires and London.

  • Tuesday, August 12th 2025 - 10:56 UTC

    Netanyahu's detention in Argentina requested

    Netanyahu reportedly plans a trip to Argentina between Sept. 7 and 10

    Argentina's Association of State Workers (ATE) and the organization H.I.J.O.S., grouping descendants of victims of the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, have filed a formal complaint with a federal court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for “genocide” and “war crimes” against the Palestinian people. They also requested his arrest next month when he visits the South American country.

  • Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 08:16 UTC

    Netanyahu and Trump have dinner at White House

    The two leaders spoke about the situation in Iran, including a possible nuclear deal (Pic REUTERS)

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday with US President Donald Trump at the White House, expressing optimism for peace in Gaza and a nuclear deal with Iran. It was Netanyahu's third visit since the Republican leader returned to power on Jan. 20.

  • Wednesday, June 11th 2025 - 21:04 UTC

    Milei confirms Argentina's Embassy in Israel will be moved to Jerusalem

    Milei also recalled the two antisemitic terrorist attacks in Buenos Aires in the 1990s

    Argentine President Javier Milei announced Wednesday during his speech before the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) that the South American country would be relocating its Embassy to West Jerusalem in 2026. The first Argentine president ever to address the Knesset, Milei condemned the Oct. 7 attack by the terrorist group Hamas and demanded the release of all Argentine hostages.

  • Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 09:35 UTC

    Milei lands in Israel and prays at the Wailing Wall

    Milei will stay in Israel for a few days to receive an accolade and sign a key understanding with Netanyahu

    After arriving in Israel on Monday, Argentine President Javier Milei's first activity was to pray at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, alongside his Presidential Secretary and sister Karina Milei, Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein, Argentine Ambassador to Tel Aviv Axel Wahnish, and Israel's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Eyal Sela.

  • Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Boric condemns Israel's actions in Gaza

    Given Boric's stance against Israel, Chile faces possible retaliation measures from Washington

    In his annual address on June 1, 2025, at the National Congress in Valparaiso, Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font sharply criticized Israel, accusing its government of “genocide and ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians in Gaza. “It is these same principles that have led me to raise my voice loudly against the genocide and ethnic cleansing that the Israeli government is committing against the Palestinian people,” said Boric.

  • Friday, May 30th 2025 - 19:49 UTC

    El Al to fly between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires

    Milei and Netanyahu will sign the agreement on June 11

    Argentina's Ambassador to Israel, Axel Wahnish, confirmed Friday in a broadcast interview that the flag carrier El Al will start a direct service between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires to be agreed upon during President Javier Milei's next meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 11 when the South American leader travels to receive during a special ceremony at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) the Genesis Award, an accolade deemed tantamount to “the Jewish Nobel.”

  • Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:56 UTC

    Chile pulls military attachés from Tel Aviv Embassy

    Diplomatic relations with Israel are not severed, Van Klaveren explained

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font defended his decision to withdraw the country's military attachés from Tel Aviv, citing the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's military actions following the terrorist group Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.

  • Tuesday, May 20th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Netanyahu will not yield to pressure from UK, Canada, and France

    The war can end tomorrow if the remaining hostages are released, Netanyahu told Starmer, Macron, and Carney

    French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Ministers Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom and Mike Carney of Canada said in a joint statement Monday that Israel's military actions in Gaza were “egregious,” warning Tel Aviv of possible consequences in the form of “concrete steps.” The three NATO powers wanted the offensive to be halted and humanitarian aid restrictions to be eased.