Milei’s Omissions Leave His Most Uncomfortable Allies Unnamed in the Falklands Dispute

Javier Milei asked Argentina’s friends not to “look away” while sovereignty is violated and resources are taken from the country. But in his national broadcast, he did not name some of Argentina’s most politically sensitive partners.

The omissions are the focus of this article. Why did Milei not mention Benjamin Netanyahu or José Antonio Kast? Why did he use only part of a statement by Donald Trump and avoid any reference to possible U.S. military and oil investments in the South Atlantic? The question is especially pointed because companies and individuals from the United States and Israel are among those targeted by the government’s concerns.

The article points to the Sea Lion hydrocarbon project, which has been under development around the Falkland Islands for 15 years. Israeli company Navitas Petroleum provides 65% of its financing. In April, Navitas chief executive Amit Kornhauser told investors that the investment decision had been completed without interference from Argentina’s government, with the full support of the Falkland Islands and the British government. He also said Milei’s recent statements suggested that the Argentine president supported the islanders’ right to self-determination and did not regard the issue as political.

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We ask Argentina’s friends not to look away when our sovereignty is violated and our resources are taken.

That account sits uneasily beside Milei’s close relationship with Israel. The article notes his repeated visits, his prayers at the Western Wall and Netanyahu’s honoring of him in Israel’s parliament. During his latest visit to Jerusalem, Milei again reinforced his alignment with Israel and embraced Netanyahu, despite the Israeli leader’s international isolation and accusations of war crimes and violations of humanitarian law in Gaza.

The article also notes that Milei visited Chile for several hours before recording his broadcast and praised the economic legacy of Augusto Pinochet, whose regime played a decisive role during the 1982 war while officially maintaining neutrality.

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It should also be noted that the investment decision-making process was completed without any interference from the Argentine government and with the full support of the government of the Falkland Islands and England.