{"id":26149,"date":"2025-06-09T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=26149"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:26:36","slug":"new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"New Flight Route Brings Israel and Argentina Closer Than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Israeli government has approved a proposal to establish direct flights between Israel and Argentina. This strategic initiative aims to deepen the economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries and encourage airlines to operate regular, nonstop commercial routes. The plan was put forward by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.<\/p>\n

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Machu Picchu, Peru | Photo: Yossi Zamir\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Enhancing Israel\u2019s Role as a Leading Economic Partner in Latin America<\/strong><\/p>\n

The decision includes the creation of an implementation mechanism, to be overseen by the Ministry of Finance through the Accountant General, in order to support and ensure the success of the new flight route. This move is expected to expand cooperation in the fields of investment, innovation, trade, and industry\u2014solidifying Israel\u2019s standing as a key economic partner in Latin America.<\/p>\n

The initiative was developed in coordination with Argentina\u2019s ambassador to Israel, Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, following diplomatic discussions between Israel\u2019s Foreign Minister and his Argentine counterpart, Gerardo Werthein. The decision was also shaped by Rabbi Wahnish\u2019s recent visit to Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Israeli government has approved a bill to promote direct flights between Israel and Argentina, aiming to strengthen Israel\u2019s economic position in Latin America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,80,85,82,2564,65],"tags":[2371,2176,6573,6575,6574,3560,2205,6577,6576,3181],"class_list":["post-26149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-environment","category-positive-moment","category-car","category-travel","category-world","tag-argentina","tag-bezalel-smotrich","tag-bill-proposal","tag-direct-flights","tag-economic-diplomacy","tag-flights","tag-gideon-saar","tag-innovation-and-trade","tag-israel-argentina-relations","tag-latin-america"],"yoast_head":"\nNew Flight Route Brings Israel and Argentina Closer Than Ever - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Flight Route Brings Israel and Argentina Closer Than Ever\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Israeli government has approved a bill to promote direct flights between Israel and Argentina, aiming to strengthen Israel\u2019s economic position in Latin America.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-08T21:00:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-09T07:26:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-72.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\"},\"headline\":\"New Flight Route Brings Israel and Argentina Closer Than Ever\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-08T21:00:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-09T07:26:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever\/\"},\"wordCount\":196,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-72.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"argentina\",\"Bezalel Smotrich\",\"Bill Proposal\",\"Direct Flights\",\"Economic Diplomacy\",\"Flights\",\"Gideon Sa'ar\",\"Innovation and Trade\",\"Israel-Argentina Relations\",\"Latin America\"],\"articleSection\":[\"ECONOMY\",\"ENVIRONMENT\",\"POSITIVE\",\"TRANSPORTATION\",\"TRAVEL\",\"WORLD\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/new-flight-route-brings-israel-and-argentina-closer-than-ever\/\",\"name\":\"New Flight Route Brings Israel and Argentina Closer Than Ever - 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