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Israeli and Argentine leaders, meeting in Jerusalem, sign “Isaac Accords” to promote ties between the Jewish state and Latin America and announce direct flights to Buenos Aires.
“Facing certain death, Jews chose to fight—not for victory, but for dignity, identity, and the right to resist.”
The Argentine president will become the first foreign leader to light a torch at Israel’s official Independence Day event in Jerusalem, in recognition of his deep friendship with the Jewish people and the State of Israel.
“The same centuries-old stereotypes and blood libels, repackaged by replacing ‘Jews’ with ‘Zionists,’” Ziv Nevo Kulman wrote on X.
Police increase patrols around Jewish sites after two suspected attempts to burn down synagogues.
“Trump says Iran cannot make use of its nuclear rights but doesn’t say for what crime,” Masoud Pezeshkian said.
Royal couple also meets Jewish community leaders in Sydney.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for full implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan during the meeting.
Police said the embassy itself was not attacked and confirmed there was no risk to the public.
Community members pointed to Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar’s first press conference, in which he promised to continue a “zero-tolerance” policy toward antisemitism and spoke of the “special relationship” between Israel and Hungary.
The incident will “undoubtedly add to the concerns” of the large Jewish community of Hendon, said MP David Pinto-Duschinsky.
Three other members of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force were injured in the attack.
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Iran’s navy is ready to inflict “new bitter defeats” on its enemies.
