Javier Milei He kept part of his word: his first trip as president was to the State of Israel. Argentina, which has always had a good diplomatic relationship with Israel, is shaken by Milei’s political campaign promises but also by the economic decisions she makes. What are the political promises of the liberal libertarian economist and what do they tell us about the current government?
1) The Argentine embassy in Jerusalem. Moving the embassy to Jerusalem poses at least two problems for Argentina. The first is theological-political. Milei said that “when the One ordered Moses to break the first Tables of the Law, the first word he spoke was Jerusalem, therefore, the embassy must be taken from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.” Therefore, moving the embassy comes from a theological argument, but not a political one. The second problem is that the Argentine embassy is established in Tel Aviv by law 14025 in its article 2. In other words, before moving the embassy, the law must go through Congress and be modified.
2) Hamas and terrorism. From the runoff onwards, Milei has the intention and insistence of declaring Hamas a terrorist group for Argentina. However, she won the elections and is still not on the list of terrorist groups. At this time, Foreign Minister Diana Mondino would be preparing it. Will he be able to meet his goal in a timely manner?
3- The conversion. Milei had promised that, if she won the presidential election, she would convert to Judaism. But it is not something that simple. Because it is not only about ritual circumcision, but also about the study and fulfillment of the mitzvot (the precepts). In an interview that she gave one day before the runoff, she maintained that she is going to convert but after finishing her political career. Did she defraud her voters or is it a displacement of what was promised? Ultimately, she does not keep his word and is suspended in an oratory that is never completed. Like a messiah, the one who never ends up arriving.
* Facundo Milman, specialist in Jewish thought.
by Facundo Milman
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