Jewish community remembers 18th anniversary of bombing in Buenos Aires
Wednesday marks the 18th anniversary of the fatal bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eighty-five people were killed by the blast with hundreds wounded.
Investigators have linked Iran to the attack, a fact highlighted by Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress and Jack Terpins, president of the Latin America Jewish Congress (LAJC).
Mr Terpins said it was “irritating and completely unacceptable to the international Jewish community” that the architects of the terrorist attack had escaped punishment.
Mr Lauder echoed these claims and declared: “The Iranian regime has blood on its hands, not only by suppressing dissent at home but also by sponsoring terrorism world-wide. What the world saw 18 years ago in Buenos Aires it can still see today, be it in Syria, in Lebanon or in other places.”
The calls for Iran to be held responsible for its actions follow last year's implementation by the Argentine Senate of new laws to tackle terrorism in the country, in addition to allegations that Argentina's foreign minister agreed to abandon the investigation into Iran's role, in return for favorable trade links.
However, despite the Iranian government and terrorist organization Hizbollah being charged over the attack in 2006, no-one has ever been convicted.
Mr Terpins called for greater unity between Western nations, declaring: “It is lamentable that some nations, including in Latin America, are still fostering their relationship with Iran. Justice must be done if we want to avoid that such terrible acts happen again in the future.”
On the anniversary the LAJC is hosting the sixth edition of a conference of regional parliamentarians to be attended by some 40 lawmakers from nine South American countries and will focus on the prevention of terrorism.
Vice-president of Argentina Amado Boudou and former President of Uruguay Julio Sanguinetti are to address the gathering in Buenos Aires. Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who is in charge of the AMIA investigation, will give an update on the state of the probe.
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I doubt anyone in the rest of the world will care who she supports should it eventually become a military conflict.
No he meant as quoted in the article
“allegations that Argentina's foreign minister agreed to abandon the investigation into Iran's role, in return for favorable trade links.”
Do you believe that Iran (a known abuser of human rights, which is in relaity ruled by a non-elected relgious leader who must approve the president, despite public wishes) should be allowed to devlope a nuclear weapon. A nation which believes Israel should be destroyed (at the cost of millions of lives)? By not denouncing this, CFK is showing her support for Iran and all these ideas.
As for justive forget it, Argentina has a history of sheltering war criminals and violent thugs (as long as they support the government). Despiute a huge poliece prescense there have never been any arrests for the bombing of the EU embassey earlier this year by thugs or the throwing of petrol bombs and violence against the British Embassy. This government is completly uncocnerned with justice in all its forms unless it allows it to tighten its grip on the country,
Right Menem did nothing, because the Iranian bastards killed his son and threatened to kill all his familly. I am not a Menem fan, but I can understand why he backed down.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing
It's never been proven who was responsible. However in the context of the time and other events around the world that occured the finger of blame does point rather convincingly at Iran.
Interesting that one theory claims it was because Argentina stopped supplying nuclear tech to Iran. Rather odd that they'd target Jews if that was their motive.
“Menem did nothing”
Well, at least he was truthful then as he didn't GAF about a 'few' dead Jews, compared to his family.
Nestor 'restarted the investigation' which led where? Who was convicted? Great publicity though for the Jewish community abroad. I bet the remnant Jews in Argentina were not holding their breath for a result.
But of course, Iran being ruled by a bunch of Clerics and Mullahs and rabidly Sharia are your mates, aren't they.
Bet you would soon change your mind if a British born white Scot changed to an Islamist zealot and started killing your family 'in the name of Mohammad 'crap and piss be upon him'.
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