Argentina’s President Javier Milei said something extraordinary about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—and every Israeli should hear it.Speaking in New York, Milei praised Netanyahu as an “extraordinary leader” with geopolitical vision, but then went much further. He argued that Netanyahu is one of the few world leaders who truly understands the enormous “cultural battle” taking place across Western civilization.Milei has repeatedly warned that the West is confronting an ideological struggle involving the radical progressive left, post-Marxist ideas, political Islam and the institutions shaping modern culture. And he sees Israel and the Jewish people at the epicenter of that battle.Why?Because Israel represents something much bigger than another Western democracy.The Jewish people are an ancient indigenous nation restored to our ancestral homeland after 2,000 years of exile. We are rooted in the Land of Israel, Torah, Biblical morality, Jewish identity and belief in God.Milei has called Israel the “bastion of the West” and argued that fighting antisemitism means defending the morality at the foundation of Western civilization.He gets it.The war against Israel is not only about Gaza, Iran, Hezbollah or Hamas. There is also a global battle of ideas taking place—from universities and international institutions to media, NGOs and the streets of Western cities.Israel stands at the intersection.This is why Israelis must understand the magnitude of our moment. Our challenge is not to abandon our Jewish identity to gain acceptance from the world. It is to strengthen it.A Jewish nation. In the Land of Israel. Connected to our Torah, our God, our history and our mission.That is what it means to become a true light unto the nations. Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMv
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