Isaac Accords

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The Isaac Accords is a diplomatic, economic, and cultural initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation between Israel and Latin American countries. [1] [2] The name alludes to the Abraham Accords, the 2020 agreements that normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states. [3] It was first announced in June 2025 by Argentina's Ambassador to Israel Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, who previously served as personal rabbi to Argentina's President Javier Milei. [4]

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The announcement followed the awarding of the Genesis Prize to President Javier Milei earlier in 2025. [5] [6] Additional details about Isaac Accords were announced following the award ceremony where Milei received the Genesis Prize, [7] an award that is sometimes also called the “Jewish Nobel”. [8] [9]

Organization

To help implement the Isaac Accords, the Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) established a nonprofit organization, American Friends of Isaac Accords (AFOIA), based in New York. [10] [11] GPF provided seed funding of $1 million. This was the monetary component of the $1 million Genesis Prize awarded to Milei, which he declined to accept and asked that GPF donate the funds to this initiative. [6]

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References

  1. "Argentina's Javier Milei to launch Isaac Accords". The Jerusalem Post. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  2. "Javier Milei launches initiative boost Israel–Latin America ties". The Jerusalem Post. 2025-08-12. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  3. Ganot, Steven (2025-08-18). "Milei Launches Isaac Accords To Boost Israel-Latin America Cooperation". The Media Line. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  4. "Argentina's ambassador to Israel seeks stronger ties with Israel". The Jerusalem Post. 2025-06-06. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  5. "Milei's Isaac Accords gets boost from Genesis Prize Foundation". JNS.org. 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  6. 1 2 "Argentina's Javier Milei launches group to boost Israel-Latin America ties". Al Jazeera. 2025-08-12. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  7. "Argentine leader Milei launches initiative to boost Israel-Latin America ties". AP News. 2025-08-12. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  8. "Argentina's President Javier Milei wins 2025 'Jewish Nobel Prize'". The Jerusalem Post. 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  9. Melamed, Juan (2025-08-14). "Argentinian President Javier Milei will use 'Jewish Nobel' to launch 'Isaac Accords'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  10. "Argentina's Milei Launches $1 Million Isaac Accords Initiative to Strengthen Israel–Latin America Ties". Jewish Post and News. 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  11. The Algemeiner (2025-08-13). "Argentina's Milei Launches $1 Million Isaac Accords Initiative to Strengthen Israel–Latin America Ties". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 2025-09-30.