The President of Argentina, Javier Miley , landed today (Tuesday) for a visit to Israel. This is his first political visit as president since he was elected, which he chose to hold in Israel. Upon his landing in Israel, he was met by Foreign Minister Israel Katz who thanked him for his support for Israel during the war.

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"You are a man of values who is committed only to the truth and it is no wonder that you chose to come to Israel right away to support us in the just struggle for the defense of the Jewish people against the murderers of Hamas," Katz told him. The foreign minister also thanked him for recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, this after he announced that will move the Argentine embassy to the city: "Thank you for recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and for your announcement now of moving the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Welcome to Israel, Mr. President."

He ended his speech by reading "Viva La Libertad Carajo". Immediately after, the words caused an uproar, since the interpretation of the words is "long live freedom to hell". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not aware of the minister's intention to express himself in this way, but sources close to him told him that President Miley usually ends his speeches this way, and that this was actually a deliberate gesture by Katz.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also congratulated the Argentine President, in a statement published on behalf of his office: "Prime Minister Netanyahu warmly welcomes the arrival in Israel of Argentine President Javier Millay who announced the transfer of the Argentine Embassy to Jerusalem. Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed this with President Milley after his election and he I congratulate that the president kept his promise. Prime Minister Netanyahu will meet with President Millay tomorrow and discuss with him the continued tightening of ties between the countries."

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gabir added: "Congratulations to our friend Argentine President Javier Millay for moving the embassy to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is our victorious alliance."

Minister Gideon Sa'ar wrote: "I congratulate the president of Argentina, one of the greatest friends of Israel in the world, for his important announcement at the beginning of his visit to Israel, regarding the transfer of the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem. Welcome to Israel."

A short time ago, Miley met with President Yitzhak Herzog. "You have shown your love and affection, both for the Jewish people and for the nation state of the Jewish people – the State of Israel, and for that we thank you from the bottom of our hearts," Herzog pointed out to him. The Argentine President said during the meeting that "this visit is also concrete evidence of the commitment we had from day one, after the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, which we strongly condemned. We did not only condemn the terrorist actions of Hamas, but we also expressed our identification with the State of Israel , and we continued to support Israel's legitimate right to self-defense."

Miley's visit will last until Friday. The visit begins today and will continue until Friday. During the visit, the Argentine President will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Yitzhak Herzog, with the families of the abductees and will visit the Otef. The first place he will arrive today is the Western Wall. Just before the end of the visit this Friday, Miley will pay another visit to the Western Wall. Miley Considered a staunch supporter of Israel, he promised during the election campaign that he would make his first political visit to Israel.