Abascal and the kippah: the symbol uniting the new right

The Colombian president's kippah fuels questions about Abascal

The first images of the inauguration in Colombia are spreading like wildfire. The new president, wearing a kippah, receives cheers for Israel amid the excitement of Javier Milei. The scene, which some describe as a spectacle, raises a question that goes beyond Colombia's borders: will we see Santiago Abascal with a rabbi at his inauguration if he ever reaches the Moncloa, Spain's seat of government?

The question is not trivial. In geopolitical analysis circles, a pattern is observed repeating itself in Argentina, Venezuela, Chile and now Colombia. With different nuances, one current of thought interprets this succession as the takeover of strategic nodes by a new international right, tied to geostrategic interests and the drug trafficking business. Spain would be one of the next targets, a country with a coveted strait and a key position on the traficante-business routes.

The 'Sefardosphere' and religious symbolism

The irony of the matter lies in the religious symbolism. Some argue that the kippah is not a trivial accessory, but the sign of a deeper pact between the new right and political Zionism. The term "Sefardosphere" has even been coined to describe a kind of virtual community of values where the conservative and the Jewish converge in a sort of "koshervative" right. Against this, there are those who downplay the detail: Abascal, it is said, will never become president; at most he will chair a neighborhood association, or be reduced to a secondary player in a plot he does not control.

In any case, the question leaves two unknowns on the table: whether the Colombian gesture will become a trend among inaugurations of the international right, and whether in Spain we should prepare to see a kippah at the official events of the next government. For now, the answers are speculative. The analysis stalls on the difficult terrain of distinguishing between a symbol and a strategy.