Overview

• Fourteen prominent historians, artists and researchers published an open letter calling the invitation “opprobrium and ignominy” and accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of war crimes and possible genocide
• The signatories argue that hosting the Israeli prime minister betrays national humanist values by implicitly endorsing alleged atrocities in Gaza
• Ambassador Shimon Axel Wahnish is leading preparations for a bilateral meeting in Buenos Aires from September 7 to 10, including negotiations over security protocols and ICC immunity
• President Javier Milei’s invitation reciprocates his June trip to Israel and underscores a strategic pivot toward closer Argentine-Israeli relations despite global scrutiny of Israel’s actions
• Media and civil society debates over the visit’s moral legitimacy and compliance with International Criminal Court obligations continue to intensify in Argentina