Tag: Israel embassy

• Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 14:12 UTC

  Israel reopens Embassy in Asunción

  

  Israel reopened its Embassy in Asunción after six years Wednesday in a ceremony attendedd by President Santiago Peña, Foreign Minister Ruben Ramírez Lezcano, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, and Israel's Ambassador to Uruguay and Paraguay Yoed Magen, among other high-ranking dignitaries. The mission had been closed in 2018 after then-President Mario Abdo Benítez moved the Paraguayan Embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv.

• 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, March 18th 2023 - 09:35 UTC

  Israel's Embassy in BA commemorates bombing's 31st anniversary

  

  Israel's Embassy in Buenos Aires Friday held a ceremony marking the 31st anniversary of its old headquarters being destroyed in a bomb attack allegedly sanctioned by Hezbollah.

• 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, May 20th 2016 - 11:23 UTC

  Six presidents asked to testify of ex president Menem's son death in 1995

  

  An Argentine court on Wednesday asked six former presidents to testify in the investigation into the 1995 death of the son of ex-president Carlos Menem. The court requested the testimony of Fernando de la Rúa, Ramón Puerta, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Eduardo Camaño, Eduardo Duhalde and Cristina Fernández. All followed Menem as presidents after his 1989-1999 rule.

• Friday, October 16th 2015 - 08:19 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court issues international arrest warrants for Hezbollah members

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court of Justice issued on Thursday an international arrest warrant against Hussein Mohamad Ibrahim Suleiman, who is being investigated for his involvement in the 1992 attack against the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 people and injured more than 200.

• Friday, March 20th 2015 - 08:18 UTC

  Israel honors Nisman on bombing anniversary; crowd calls Argentine officials 'scoundrels'

  

  Israel honored the figure of Argentine former special prosecutor Alberto Nisman during the Thursday ceremony in Buenos Aires to mark the 23rd anniversary of the 1992 attack on the Israel Embassy that claimed the life of 22 people and injured dozens.

• Wednesday, March 18th 2015 - 01:58 UTC

  Angry 23rd anniversary of 1992 bombing of Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires

  

  Victims' families and survivors of the 1992 terrorist attack against the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires City have reiterated their demands for justice on the 23rd anniversary of the bombing, pointing out that those responsible have still not been identified two decades later.

• Monday, March 16th 2015 - 10:39 UTC

  Israel newspaper questions Nisman’s accusations against Cristina Fernandez and Timerman

  

  Israeli newspaper Haaretz has published an article questioning the criminal accusation filed by late AMIA prosecutor Alberto Nisman against Argentine President Cristina Fernández and Foreign minister Hector Timerman, while asserting that the official's handling of the case was far from exemplary.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2015 - 06:17 UTC

  Argentine Justices call for an end to impunity and to disputes among government branches

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court opened on Tuesday a new term with the head Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti delivering a very much awaited speech calling for 'an end to impunity' and a strong reply to harsh comments by President Cristina Fernandez on Sunday, renewing her administration’s criticism against the judicial system.