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Managing Director Fitz Haney was in Jerusalem to brief Israel President Isaac Herzog on the Isaac Accords\u00a0\n<\/p>\nManaging Director Fitz Haney was in Jerusalem to brief Israel President Isaac Herzog on the Isaac Accords\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
On September 15, 2020, at the Trump White House, the world watched as Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain \u2013 later joined by Morocco and Sudan \u2013 signed the historic Abraham Accords<\/a> to normalize relations and reshape the Middle East.\u00a0 Today, we are witnessing a second seismic shift to end Israel\u2019s isolation through diplomatic, economic, cultural, and security ties with democratic partners across Latin America. These are the Isaac Accords<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Argentina\u2019s role in the Accords. \u00a0 \u00a0Argentina President Javier Milei and his Ambassador to Israel, Rabbi Axel Wahnish, witnessed the destructive ideologies of terror, authoritarianism and ideological extremism at play in Latin America.\u00a0 They envisioned a new path to peace and prosperity in partnership with the world\u2019s most resilient \u201cStart-Up\u201d democratic nation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n When President Milei was awarded the 2025 Genesis Prize<\/a> for his unwavering support of Israel, he announced the Isaac Accords for Latin American and Israel.\u00a0 He then donated his $1 million Genesis Prize award as seed funding.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/a>Genesis Prize Foundation<\/a> Co-Founder and Chairman Stan Polovets<\/a> tapped former US Ambassador to Costa Rica, Fitz Haney<\/a>, to be its Managing Director for Latin America and build its business model.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n To learn more, Karen and I met Fitz Haney at Temple Beth Sholom in Miami Beach along with our fellow congregants, Latin American businessman Jose Fraga and Israel Program Co-Director Jeff Agron.\u00a0 Former Ambassador Haney is an international entrepreneur fluent in Hebrew, English, Spanish and Portuguese.\u00a0 His family lives in Ra\u2019anana, Israel.\u00a0 He spoke enthusiastically about Latin America\u2019s emerging role in Israel\u2019s future, the vision behind the Accords, the early progress already underway, and why this moment \u2013 right now \u2013 matters so much for Israel and the Jewish world.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n The path forward.\u00a0 Latin America is grappling with challenges that Israelis understand deeply: security threats, inequality, healthcare access, and the need for technological leapfrogging. \u00a0 Israel has much to offer.\u00a0 Israel has developed real-world solutions proven under pressure.\u00a0 At the same time, Latin America offers Israel something it increasingly needs: partners in diplomacy, trade, education and culture.\u00a0 And the United States benefits by strengthening its allies and countering the influence of hostile actors like China, Russia, and Iran in a more stable, prosperous and secure neighborhood.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n This is where the Isaac Accords\u2019 business plan comes in.\n<\/p>\n The Vision and Business Model.\u00a0 \u00a0 The Isaac Accords are a framework for deep, people-to-people and business-to-business cooperation between Israel and Latin America.\u00a0 The business model is focused on civil society, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and on-the-ground collaboration that bypasses bureaucratic inertia and delivers results.\n<\/p>\n Last July, the Genesis Prize Foundation\u00a0 (GPF) established the American Friends of the Isaac Accords (AFOIA)<\/a>, an NGO whose mission is to operationalize President Milei\u2019s vision by mobilizing pro-Israel advocates in several Latin American countries.\u00a0 GPF engaged with six proven NGOs<\/a> to advance practical cooperation on the ground.\u00a0 As word spreads, AFOIA continues to attract philanthropists committed to strengthening ties between Israel and Latin America countries.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n The First Innovation Branches and Blossoms. \u00a0\u00a0The first partnerships are flowering.\u00a0 Costa Rica launched a 2025 Free Trade Agreement with Israel focused on medical technology and sustainable energy.\u00a0 Panama is integrating Israeli cyber and fintech expertise into the country\u2019s banking and logistics sectors. \u00a0\n<\/p>\n The Diplomatic Seeds Sown. \u00a0\u00a0Today,\u00a0 Guatemala, Honduras and Paraguay maintain embassies in Jerusalem, considered the \u201cgold standard\u201d of the Isaac Accords.\u00a0 Argentina hopefully is not far behind. \u00a0Costa Rica and Ecuador have both opened Innovation Offices in Jerusalem with diplomatic standing.\u00a0 Bolivia President Rodrigo Paz has restored full diplomatic relations with Israel and lifted visa requirements.\u00a0 Ecuador designated Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corp as terrorist organizations.\u00a0 Honduras and Chile recently elected new Pro-Israel Presidents.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n The Road Ahead. \u00a0The vision for 2030 and beyond is ambitious: a hemisphere where the \u201cIsaac Accords vision\u201d \u2014embassies in Jerusalem, the rejection of terror, and a commitment to partnerships \u2013 offer a path to peace and prosperity for the people of Latin America, Israel and the United States.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n This compelling story of the Isaac Accords deserves a much broader audience.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n (The Isaac Accords are opening a historic window of opportunity\u2014but their momentum depends on all of us. If you believe in strengthening ties between Israel and Latin America, now is the time to engage: support the organizations driving this work, share the vision, and help expand the partnerships already taking root.) www.IsaacAccords.org<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\tMarc and Karen Rivo are dual citizens of the USA and Israel. Marc is a member of the North American Board of Livnot U\u2019Lehibanot in Zefat, and Past President of the Southeast Region of the American Friends of Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan. Karen is a member of the North American Board of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, a Past President of Temple Beth Sholom Miami Beach, and the Founding Chair of the Israel Leadership Network of the Union for Reform Judaism. 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