Overview
- President Javier Milei used a Tributo al Rebe de Lubavitch ceremony at the Palacio Libertad to argue that the Ten Commandments contain principles that justify free‑market capitalism and private property.
- Milei, which spoke Monday, interpreted “No matarás” as a principle of non‑aggression and “No robarás” as a defense of private property to explain why state confiscation undermines incentives to produce.
- He publicly defended recent reductions to energy and other subsidies as necessary for long‑term prosperity and said Argentines have embraced effort and value creation over dependency.
- The event included testimony from Yosef Chaim Ohana, an ex‑Israeli soldier held two years in Gaza, and Milei warned that global antisemitism has “reorganized,” linking his remarks to security and memory work.
- Argentina’s 2026 presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance was highlighted as part of Milei’s effort to deepen ties with the Jewish community and to promote access to wartime archives.