Israel's National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recognize the Falkland Islands as "Argentine occupied territory." This position arises in the context of an apparent contradiction in Israeli foreign policy regarding the occupation of territories.
Ben-Gvir simultaneously maintains the position that the Palestinian territory of the West Bank is a fundamental part of the State of Israel, which has been the subject of international debate about the legality of the Israeli occupation.
The minister's petition comes at a time when the Falkland Islands issue continues to be a sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina, with Buenos Aires considering the islands Argentine occupied territory since 1833.
This request from Ben-Gvir highlights the complexity of Israeli positions regarding the concept of territorial occupation, as the country applies different criteria depending on the territory in question.
