Against the tide is a bit of a reach. Israel is a polarizing country but many leaders of the West visited Israel physically or expressed support since the war started.
Good question. Until now we can say that Milei is a libertarian and follows a far-right agenda of anti-abortion and climate change denial. Thinking epistemologically and not entering in the discussion on if he is right or wrong, we can say that this is a well known script by some other political leaders (e.g. Bolsonaro) more than an independent thinking.