Relationship dossier
Argentina
Israel
Relationship assessment
Generally friendly ties, strengthened by Argentina’s recent support for Israel, with lingering friction over the Iran memorandum.
Argentina toward Israel
+35Argentina’s government under Javier Milei has taken a strongly supportive public stance toward Israel and designated Hamas a terrorist organization in 2024. Earlier governments pursued the 2013 memorandum with Iran concerning the AMIA bombing investigation, a move that drew sharp criticism from Israel and Argentine Jewish organizations.
Israel toward Argentina
+25Israel has maintained diplomatic engagement with Argentina and welcomed the Milei government’s support for Israel. The scope of concrete Israeli government cooperation with Argentina beyond diplomatic engagement is less clear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines continuing diplomatic engagement with notable shifts in Argentine policy. Argentina’s recent support for Israel strengthens ties, while the 2013 memorandum with Iran over the AMIA investigation remains a prominent source of friction. The partnership is not consistently close across successive Argentine governments.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Argentina and Israel have maintained diplomatic and practical ties, alongside periods of political friction. Argentina’s governments have differed in their approach to Israel, with President Javier Milei’s government taking a notably supportive stance and designating Hamas a terrorist organization in 2024. The 2013 Argentina–Iran memorandum concerning the AMIA bombing investigation became a major point of contention. Israel has engaged with Argentina diplomatically and welcomed the recent shift in Argentine policy.
Areas of tension
- Argentina’s 2013 memorandum with Iran concerning the AMIA bombing investigation drew strong Israeli criticism.
- Differences among successive Argentine governments over policy toward Israel and Iran.
Key developments
Argentina and Iran signed a memorandum concerning the investigation into the 1994 AMIA bombing, prompting strong criticism from Israel.
Argentina’s government designated Hamas a terrorist organization.
President Javier Milei announced plans to move Argentina’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of bilateral cooperation in trade, security, and technology are unclear.
- The status and implementation of Argentina’s announced plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem are unclear.
- The long-term effect of the Argentina–Iran memorandum dispute on bilateral relations is uncertain.