Israel is right to support Britain-Argentina talks over Falkland Islands - editorial

The Jerusalem Post editorial supports Israel's call for direct negotiations between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, arguing the position is defensible and serves Israeli diplomatic interests. Ambassador Danny Danon urged talks at the United Nations, though the Israeli embassy in London denied that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered a policy shift, as The Telegraph reported. The editorial argues that under President Javier Milei, Argentina has been a consistent friend of Israel, supporting it after the October 7 massacre, and that Jerusalem should reciprocate by engaging seriously on Argentina's priorities. It cites UN General Assembly Resolution 2065 from 1965 as a diplomatic framework for negotiations. The piece acknowledges the strongest challenge to any broader Israeli endorsement: the 2013 referendum in which 99.8% of Falkland Islanders voted to remain a British overseas territory. The editorial insists that any change in sovereignty requires the islanders' freely expressed consent and that Israel should publish a clear account of its policy, including its position on sovereignty and the role of the islanders. The framing relies on principled diplomatic language without procedural sourcing for the denied policy shift.