JERUSALEM — President Javier Milei of Argentina acquired the $1 million Genesis prize in Jerusalem on Thursday in recognition of his help for Israel because it faces a mounting worldwide isolation over the battle in Gaza.
A press release from the Genesis Prize stated Milei will donate the award to launch an initiative geared toward bettering diplomatic relations between Israel and Latin American international locations and combating antisemitism within the area.
It stated the purpose is to copy the Abraham accords — a U.S.-brokered set of agreements geared toward profitable broader recognition of Israel within the Arab world — with Latin American states.
Breaking a long time of coverage precedent, Milei has gone additional in his help of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing authorities than maybe another world chief, as Israel faces rising isolation over its bombardment and invasion of Gaza in response to Hamas-led assaults on Oct. 7, 2023.
Milei additionally has pledged to maneuver Argentina’s embassy to Jerusalem, becoming a member of a handful of nations, together with the U.S., to acknowledge the contested metropolis as Israel’s capital.
Previous laureates of the award embrace New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, actor Michael Douglas, billionaire Robert Kraft, entertainer Barbra Streisand and filmmaker Steven Spielberg.