Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today Keen to provoke Britain's new prime minister, pro-Israel right-wingers have found a new battlefield in the South Atlantic. It would be stupendously obtuse for Israel's government to join themShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 20, 2026Despite Israel's fulsome support, Argentina lost the World Cup final. But now it appears that Israel might be tempted – to mix the sporting metaphors – to go into bat for Buenos Aires again, over a tiny island archipelago in the South Atlantic. This time it's not football fandom that's at stake; it would mean declaring diplomatic war on the United Kingdom.CommentsIn the NewsU.S., Iran Exchange Fire for 12th Night in a Row; Houthis Target Saudi Tankers'Liars, Poison': Shin Bet Chief Shared His Anti-media Manifesto With Top AgentsTrump Wants a Lebanon Triumph. Israel Is Losing Its Seat at the TablePolice Let Over 1,000 Jews to Pray Across Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa on Tisha B'AvJudge Justifies Jewish Terror. Israel Must Act on West Bank Settler ViolenceRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World CupDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli Election