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Milei Launches $1 Million Isaac Accords to Bolster IsraelLatin America Ties

Genesis Prize funds will underpin efforts to deepen ties with Uruguay, Panama and Costa Rica ahead of planned regional expansion in 2026.

FILE - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, greets Argentina's President Javier Milei in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

Overview

  • The Isaac Accords draws on $1 million from Javier Milei’s Genesis Prize to finance private diplomacy between Israel and three Latin American nations.
  • The nonprofit American Friends of the Isaac Accords will oversee initiatives targeting diplomatic, economic and cultural cooperation across the region.
  • Milei’s launch highlights Argentina’s pro-Israel shift, following his pledge to move the country’s embassy to West Jerusalem in 2026.
  • The effort stands in contrast to regional governments such as Bolivia and Colombia that have severed ties or recalled ambassadors over Israel’s Gaza campaign.
  • Organizers plan to expand the Isaac Accords to Brazil, Colombia, Chile and possibly El Salvador next year.