The Peronism of Zárate found itself at the center of a strong controversy after using the chamber of the Deliberative Council to hold a pro Palestine event, decorating the place with Palestinian flags, allusions to terrorism, and inviting the ambassador of the "territory" in Argentina, Riyad Alhalabi, who took advantage of his speech to make antisemitic statements against Israel.
The meeting took place on August 19 and was led by Leandro Matilla, president of the Deliberative Council, head of the local PJ, and a leader aligned with the Buenos Aires governor Axel Kicillof. During the event, the chamber was decorated with the red, black, white, and green colors of the Palestinian flag, and even small insignias were placed on the benches.
The PRO and La Libertad Avanza blocs decided not to participate and left their seats empty. The meeting had been organized by a multisectoral group under a slogan that directly accused Israel of committing a “genocide” in territory considered by Kirchnerists as Palestinian.
From the central part of the chamber, surrounded by the Argentine and Palestinian flags, Alhalabi stated that “Israel has someone to protect it: the United States” and harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an international ally of President Javier Milei, whom he labeled as the “spoiled child” of the international community.
Matilla, for his part, ended the event wearing a kufiya, the traditional Palestinian scarf, consolidating the political identification of the meeting with the international terrorist cause.
