Keywords
the Latin American New Right
Javier Milei
anti-Semitism
philo-Semitism
How to Cite
Abstract
Since October 7, 2023, Latin America’s so-called “New Right” politicians have been avidly supporting the Israeli government during its war in the Gaza Strip, to the extent of traveling to Jerusalem and paying tribute to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. This article explores how and why this avid pro-Israeli activism came about, and how it differs from the attitudes of contemporary right-wing European leaders as well as from the anti-Semitic worldviews of Latin America’s rightists before the 1980s. In turn, the article delves into the history of Israel’s military support of the Latin American counterrevolution throughout the Cold War, and suggests how this nexus impacted the attitudes of both rightists and leftists towards Israel and Zionism in the third millennium. Lastly, the article addresses the damage caused to the Israeli-Palestinian peace movement and international law by the Latin American New Right’s unwavering support of Israel’s war in Gaza and occupation of the West Bank.
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