Jerusalem, May 27 (AP) — Argentina's President, Javier Milei, is on course for a visit to Israel. Milei, honored with the $1 million Genesis Prize in January, is being celebrated for his strong support of Israel. After initially postponing a planned visit in March, Milei is now scheduled to receive the prize at the Knesset and deliver a speech to the Israeli parliament on June 11.
Organizers of the prize have announced that Milei intends to donate the prize money to launch an initiative focused on enhancing diplomatic relations between Israel and Latin American countries, as well as combating antisemitism in the region.
The decision to honor Milei stems from his efforts to reverse Argentina's historical pattern of anti-Israel votes in the United Nations. He has also been recognized for designating the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups as terrorist organizations and for reopening investigations into the 1990s bombings of Jewish and Israeli targets in Argentina.
Milei has made a commitment to move Argentina's embassy to Jerusalem, aligning with a limited number of countries, such as the United States, that recognize the disputed city as Israel's capital. However, this relocation is not anticipated to happen during his current visit.
Past Genesis Prize laureates include accomplished individuals like business leader and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, actors Michael Douglas and Barbra Streisand, violinist Itzhak Perlman, sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor, filmmaker Steven Spielberg, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and former Soviet political prisoner Natan Sharansky.
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