Overview
- Israel’s President’s Office announced Monday that Isaac Herzog will confer the country’s top civilian honor on President Javier Milei during his upcoming visit.
- The advisory panel led by retired Supreme Court Justice Yoram Danziger unanimously urged the award, and the notice reached Milei through Argentina’s ambassador to Israel.
- Plans for the trip include Milei lighting a torch at Israel’s 78th Independence Day ceremony and opening Argentina’s new embassy in Jerusalem, with the medal ceremony at the President’s Residence.
- Herzog cited Milei’s public backing of Israel and his stand against antisemitism, praising what he called bold, unequivocal support for the Jewish state.
- Milei’s early 2024 visit to Israel included a tour of hard-hit Kibbutz Nir Oz and meetings with hostage families, and the Jerusalem embassy move marks a rare, sensitive diplomatic step that could draw wider regional attention.