Tag: AMIA Bombing
Justice ‘not yet achieved’ 30 years after Argentina Jewish center bombing, Latino-Jewish Caucus says
Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), the co-chairs of the Latino-Jewish Caucus, called for accountability three decades after the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in...
US, 31 countries launch global ground rules for countering Jew-hatred
The United States was one of 32 countries to sign onto a non-legally binding Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism plan in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, the day before the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the...
Thirty-six states adopt Jew-hatred guidelines amid global resurgence
Thirty-six countries and international bodies led by the United States endorsed the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism in Argentina on Wednesday.
The special envoys and other representatives adopted the 12 nonbinding guidelines at a time when the...
Iran showed its true colors in the AMIA bombing 30 years ago
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the devastating bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (Spanish initials: AMIA), a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina: 30 years of pain, 30 years demanding justice and...
Lipstadt to travel to South America for antisemitism forum, AMIA memorial
Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, is scheduled to visit Argentina and Brazil from July 15-23, according to the U.S. State Department.
In Argentina, she is slated to appear at a...
Rubio, Cardin introduce resolution seeking justice for AMIA bombing victims
Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) announced a resolution in the Senate on Wednesday that seeks to continue the fight for justice for those murdered and injured in the bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina...
On 30th anniversary of AMIA bombing, House reps call for justice
The four co-chairs of the Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus submitted a resolution on Wednesday to hold accountable the Iranian-sponsored terrorists who bombed the Buenos Aires Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) building on July 18, 1994, leaving 85 dead and more than...
Argentina asks Interpol to arrest Iranian minister over AMIA attack
Argentina has asked Interpol to arrest Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi due to his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and...
Argentina court names Iran responsible for 1994 AMIA bombing
The top criminal court in Argentina has named the alleged perpetrators of an act of terrorism it called a “crime against humanity.”
The Court of Cassation in Buenos Aires issued a ruling on April 11 blaming Iran...
Rubio commemorates victims of 1994 antisemitic terror attack in Argentina
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) visited the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires to honor the deaths of the 85 people who were killed when Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists bombed the Jewish community center in...