Argentina’s presidency confirmed President Javier Milei met Menachem Israel Ganz, governor of Biniamin and president of the Council of Judea and Samaria, on Nov. 3; reports described an appeal over West Bank sanctions.
The presidency said Milei and Karina Milei received Ganz, Rabbi Richard Kaufman, Eliana Passentin and Yehuda Twersky at the Casa Rosada. Argentine news agency AJN also reported the gathering. The official notice confirmed the attendees but did not describe the conversation or announce an agreement.
The Jerusalem Post and JNS reported that Ganz urged Milei to oppose boycotts and sanctions targeting West Bank settlements. They said he connected the appeal with Argentina’s claim over the Malvinas, known in English as the Falkland Islands. The Jerusalem Post reported that the meeting lasted about an hour and was the pair’s third. The Jerusalem Post quoted Ganz as urging Milei “to stand against the boycott and sanctions on the settlements.”
Argentina’s readout did not mention the reported appeal or the Malvinas link, and did not say how Milei responded. The reported request, therefore, was not part of the presidency’s public account of the meeting.
On June 9, the United Kingdom announced sanctions against six entities and one individual, saying the targets had helped finance or facilitate settler violence in the occupied West Bank or taken part in it directly. The U.K. said Canada, France and Norway were imposing measures alongside it. Australia and New Zealand had announced coordinated steps the week before.
The announced penalties include asset freezes for designated parties, with travel bans and restrictions on serving as company directors possible in some cases. Separately, the U.K. advised British businesses to avoid commercial and financial dealings in settlements. It said the measures were intended to reduce funding for extremist settler groups; the business guidance was separate from sanctions on designated targets.
