The Argentine President (right) during his tour last month in the Gaza Strip settlements with his Israeli counterpart (French)
Last week, the Argentine Senate decided to stop the process of moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and Argentine President Javier Milli had pledged to move his country's embassy during his recent visit to Israel.
This decision came after lawmakers from the leftist parties in Argentina opposed Milley’s announcement of his intention a month ago to move the embassy to Jerusalem, according to the Israeli news site “iNews 24”.
The German News Agency reported that a temporary settlement had been reached in Argentina, under which legislators from left-wing parties would agree to support the nomination of Rabbi Axel Fakhnisch - known to be close to Milley - as a new ambassador to Israel, in exchange for at least a temporary freeze on moving the embassy to Jerusalem.
During his visit last month to Israel, Argentine President Milley pledged to move the embassy, and Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz promised to do so.
Since his election, Milley has expressed "broad support for Israel and its right to defend itself in the Gaza war, calling for the immediate release of the kidnapped persons without any conditions."
One of the main reasons that opponents of the embassy transfer rely on in Argentine politics is the existence of a law stating that Argentina will not establish any embassy or political institutions in “occupied and disputed territories.” This law stems from Buenos Aires’ long claim to the British-controlled Malawi (Falkland) Islands. .
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) considered that Milley's decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem placed Argentina as a partner to the occupier in its violations against the Palestinian people and their national rights to their land and sanctities.
Until now, the vast majority of countries have refrained from moving their embassies to Jerusalem, with the exception of the United States, Kosovo, Guatemala, Honduras, and Papua New Guinea.
Over the past years, the Palestinian Authority and Arab and Islamic countries have repeatedly called on countries to refrain from moving their embassies to Jerusalem.
Source: German News Agency