Tag: AMIA Jewish Center

• Thursday, July 17th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

  Buenos Aires to hold AMIA bombing anniversary ceremony under tight security

  

  As the 31st anniversary of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) bombing looms over, Iran has strongly criticized President Javier Milei for his unwavering support of Israel. Iran's embassy in the UK issued a document condemning Argentina, alongside Canada, the Czech Republic, and Paraguay, for backing Israel's “military actions” against Iran and condemning Iran's “defensive attacks.”

• Friday, April 12th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

  Argentine court finds Hezbollah behind 1992 and 1994 bombings in Buenos Aires

  

  A court of appeals in Buenos Aires determined Thursday that the Iran-sponsored terrorist organization Hezbollah was behind the bombings of the Israeli Embassy in 1992 and the Jewish Welfare Association AMIA in 1994 in Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, January 18th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  If Argentine prosecutor Nisman was murdered, the U.N. should conduct the investigation into his death

  

  The following opinion column was written by Andres Oppenheimer, an Argentine journalist who has been living in the United States for several decades and is an expert in Latin American affairs.

• Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 08:53 UTC

  Brazil considering declaring Hezbollah a terrorist organization, but also weighs trade with Iran and Lebanese community

  

  Brazil is considering designating Lebanese group Hezbollah a terrorist organization, as President Jair Bolsonaro increasingly aligns his government with the U.S. on foreign policy.

• Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 08:46 UTC

  A unique monument pays tribute to the victims of the AMIA bombing

  

  By Eduardo Eurnekia - On July 18, 1994, the center of Buenos Aires, the bustling capital of Argentina, was shattered by a huge explosion. A suicide bomber drove his explosives-loaded van into the building of the Jewish Community (AMIA-Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina), killing 85 people and injuring hundreds.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 17:29 UTC

  Argentina’s commemorates 25 years of the Jewish Centre bombing

  

  “This year we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the attack on the headquarters of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires”.

• Monday, March 18th 2019 - 06:30 UTC

  Iranian couple caught in Argentina with fake Israeli passports

  

  Argentine security officials say that an Iranian couple was arrested in Buenos Aires for travelling on fake Israeli passports. Local reports say a 27-year old man and a 30-year old woman were arrested on March 12, travelling on forged Israeli passports under the fake names of Netanel and Rivka Toledano. The couple travelled from Spain to Argentina.

• Friday, March 1st 2019 - 13:27 UTC

  Buenos Aires federal court finds no evidence to convict Menem of AMIA bombing cover-up

  

  Former Argentine president and current senator Carlos Menem was acquitted Thursday in the trial for the cover-up of the 1994 attack on the headquarters of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA).

• Thursday, January 11th 2018 - 07:02 UTC

  Timerman barred from flying to US; Argentine government will appeal decision on humanitarian reasons

  

  The United States barred former Argentine Minister of Foreign Relations Hector Timerman from entering the country because of several pending court cases. The Argentine government said it would appeal the decision, and request a new visa, since Mr. Timerman, who was under house arrest, was allowed by Federal Judge Sergio Torres to travel overseas for medical reasons.

• Wednesday, December 27th 2017 - 08:21 UTC

  It's official: Nisman was murdered, and his ex secretary is charged as accessory to the crime

  

  Alberto Nisman, the Argentine prosecutor who was found dead days after accusing former President Cristina Fernandez of covering up Iran’s role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center, was murdered, a federal judge said on Tuesday