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Argentina–Israel relations refer to international relations between Argentina and Israel. Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 31, 1949.
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Relations between the two were tried during the early years of Nazi hunting when Israel's Mossad kidnapped former-Nazi Adolf Eichmann despite Argentine protestations of a violation of its sovereignty. Immediately after World War II, Argentina was a safe haven for former Nazi officials because they brought badly needed capital investment and/or technical expertise.
It was further tested when Hezbollah was blamed for bombing the Israeli embassy and a Jewish community centre in 1992 and 1994, respectively.
In 2010, Argentina also recognised the State of Palestine as a sovereign state.
Juan Perón's government was also the first in Argentina to allow Jewish citizens to hold office. Israel is a Jewish state, while the state religion of Argentina is Roman Catholicism.
Argentina has an embassy in Tel Aviv and Israel has an embassy in Buenos Aires and 2 honorary consulates (in Córdoba and Mendoza). Argentina has the largest Jewish community in Latin America.
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