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Looming large over Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations: Argentina’s Javier Milei

JL;DR SUMMARY Argentinian President Javier Milei's presence in Israel for its 78th Independence Day was marked by highly symbolic gestures affirming the close ties between Argentina and Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Itamar Ben GvirIsraeli PoliticsJavier MileiWar In GazaIsrael Independence DayArgentina Israel RelationsTorch Lighting CeremonyYaacov AgamTrump And Israel PrizeChantal Belzberg

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Argentina
"Argentinian President Javier Milei made a strong impression."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"an alternative event to commemorate Independence Day was held in Tel Aviv, where thousands of attendees gathered to hear speakers criticize the governments handling of the war in Gaza."

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