Legislators from 12 Latin American countries concluded a three-day conference in Buenos Aires on Tuesday by signing a resolution backing the expansion of the Isaac Accords, calling for greater regional cooperation with Israel and renewing efforts to encourage additional Latin American countries to move their embassies to Jerusalem.
The Latin America Chairmen’s Conference, held from June 28-30, was organized by the Israel Allies Foundation (IAF) in cooperation with the American Friends of Isaac Accords (AFOIA) of the Genesis Prize Foundation. The event brought together more than 20 lawmakers, ambassadors, religious leaders, and political figures.
According to organizers, participating countries included Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Panama.
Among the keynote speakers were Argentine President Javier Milei, Argentina’s Ambassador to Israel Axel Wahnish, Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, and Argentine officials.
The conference focused on advancing the Isaac Accords, a regional framework first proposed by Milei and modeled on the Abraham Accords, aimed at strengthening economic, technological, diplomatic, and security cooperation between Israel and Latin American nations.
‘There is no room for neutrality’
“From day one as president, I made the firm determination to place Argentina on the right side of history,” Milei said.
“Words without actions are just words, and this region has already had too many speeches and too much inaction. Disorganized evil can only be defeated by organized good. What this region decides in the coming years will determine which side of history we end up on. There is no room for neutrality.”
A major outcome of the conference was a renewed push for Latin American countries to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital by relocating their embassies there, with organizers describing such moves as a key component of participation in the Isaac Accords. The conference also promoted wider adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism and greater legislative cooperation against terrorism and extremism.
Argentine Ambassador to Israel Axel Wahnish said Milei regarded Israel as “not just as a strategic ally, but as a friend.”
“Now we need the unity and the force of every country in Latin America coming together to accelerate the Isaac Accords,” Wahnish said. “In order for it to transcend political movements, every country must identify how the Isaac Accords will improve everyday life for its people.”
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro praised Israel Allies Foundation president Josh Reinstein for promoting faith-based diplomacy.
“For more than 20 years, Josh has dedicated his life to uniting Christians and Jews around a common cause: faith-based diplomacy,” Bolsonaro said. “Faith-based diplomacy is what has helped nations move their embassies to Jerusalem and stand up against antisemitism.”
Reinstein himself described the conference as “a defining moment” for regional cooperation.
“This conference marks a defining moment as we call on courageous parliamentarians across the region to fully embrace the Isaac Accords and take the historic step of moving their nations’ embassies to Jerusalem, Israel’s undivided capital,” he said.
“Through faith-based diplomacy, the Israel Allies Foundation is forging an unbreakable alliance between Israel and Latin America.”
‘More than a diplomatic conference’
S. Fitzgerald Haney, AFOIA’s managing director for Latin America, said the gathering represented more than a diplomatic conference.
“When the chairmen of Latin American Israel Allies Caucuses come together in Argentina, the country that conceived the Isaac Accords, they are not attending a conference, they are making a statement,” Haney said.
“The AFOIA operates at the crossroads of public and private diplomacy… Israel’s long-term security and its place in the world are built relationship by relationship, legislature by legislature, friendship by friendship. Latin America is stepping up, and we are proud to be part of it.”
Leopoldo Martínez, the Israel Allies Foundation’s Latin America director, said the attendance of lawmakers from across the region demonstrated growing support for Israel.
“This conference is a powerful testament to the extraordinary parliamentary support for Israel that exists throughout Latin America,” Martínez said.
“Bringing over 20 legislators from more than a dozen countries sends a clear message that the friendship between Israel and Latin America is stronger than ever… The legislators gathered here are shaping a new chapter in the relationship between Israel and Latin America, founded on our shared Judeo-Christian values and our common commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace.”
