Overview

• In the lower house, Nicolás Massot condemned Israel’s government, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of genocide, and criticized President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein for opposing a recent UN text backing a two‑state framework.
• Argentina’s Jewish umbrella group DAIA repudiated Massot’s remarks as offensive and irresponsible, saying he trivialized the Holocaust by comparing Israeli leaders to Nazi figures and contravened the IHRA definition adopted by the country.
• The UN General Assembly’s “Declaration of New York” prioritized a two‑state solution, explicitly condemned Hamas’s October 7 attacks, and urged its disarmament, passing 142–10 with Argentina voting against.
• PRO deputy Sabrina Ajmechet rebutted Massot, defended Israel as a democracy confronting terrorism, and called his comparison to Joseph Goebbels an absolute error.
• Reactions in the chamber ranged from applause to boos, and despite the political fallout there is no reported shift in Argentina’s stated position at the UN.