Flight to Argentina: How significant is it for Israel’s LatAm outreach?

Author: Mohammad Mansour\
Published on: 19/05/2026 | 00:00:00

AI Summary:\
Israel and Argentina have launched a direct flight starting in November. The twice-a-week flight comes as Israel is aggressively pushing to cement its geopolitical footprint in Latin America amid its growing international isolation. Morocco and Sudan established diplomatic ties with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords signed under President Trump’s first term. The framework aims to establish strategic cooperation in security, counterterrorism, and artificial intelligence with Latin American nations, including Ecuador, Costa Rica and Paraguay. Israel became the first country in the world to recognise Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. It has used smaller island states like Micronesia in the Asia Pacific to secure favourable votes at the United Nations and break its international isolation. Netanyahu has embraced the Israeli narrative unconditionally. Israeli government grants El Al a 20-million-shekel ($5.4m) subsidy. The success of the long-haul route will heavily depend on Argentina’s Jewish community, estimated at up to 300,000. In Argentina, congresswoman Myriam Bregman accused Milei’s government of dragging the country into an “imperialist war” without congressional approval. Furthermore, the influx of Israeli tourists, many of whom are recently discharged soldiers, has caused friction in southern Argentina. Local residents and activists blamed Israeli tourists for devastating fires in the Patagonia nature reserves due to negligence.


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