The scene was unsettling. Javier Milei, eyes closed and hands on the ancient stones, broke into tears at the Western Wall. He prayed emotionally for several minutes, on what is already his third pilgrimage to the Hebrew State since taking office.

As soon as he landed in Tel Aviv, his first destination was not a diplomatic meeting or a working table for Argentina. He went straight to East Jerusalem, to the holiest site in Judaism, accompanied by his sister Karina, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, and Justice Minister Juan Bautista Mahiques.

The agenda is revealing and raises suspicions. A meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, signing of bilateral agreements, announcement of El Al airline’s inaugural flight, Honorary Doctorate, and the “Medal of Honor” handed to him for his “unshakable support” during the Middle East conflict.

Meanwhile in Argentina, the pot boils. The country is going through one of the worst social crises in its recent history, hunger strikes millions, and retirees take to the streets every week. The president is not there to attend to them, he is in Jerusalem receiving medals for services rendered