Tag: Buenos Aires
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...
Arrest warrants for four tied to 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish center bombing
An Argentinian federal judge has called on Interpol to arrest four Lebanese men believed to be connected to a truck bomb that killed 85 people and injured more than 300 at the Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish community center...
Pro-Israel entities in Latin America work to battle anti-Semitism, promote co-existence
The deadliest post-Holocaust attack on Jews was an outside job. While commemorating the 1994 AMIA bombing this week, those fighting Jew-hatred in Latin America vowed not to let homegrown anti-Semitism go unchecked.
The second Latin American...
Latin American Forum to combat anti-Semitism timed to AMIA bombing event
B’nai B’rith director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn and Special Advisor on Latin American and U.N. Affairs Adriana Camisar participated in the Latin American Forum to Combat Anti-Semitism in Buenos Aires, Argentina, organized...
In Argentina and Bulgaria, recalling two deadly terrorist attacks
Thousands of people attended a memorial event in Argentina on Monday dedicated to the 85 people killed during the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires. They came to read the names of the victims,...
Prosecutor: Terrorists behind Argentina’s AMIA bombing to be brought to justice
A prosecutor in Argentina told Israel Hayom he will not stop trying to apprehend those responsible for the 1994 deadly bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, following news that one of the alleged...
March 17, 1992: Attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires
The attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires was a suicide bombing attack on the building of the Israeli embassy of Argentina, located in Buenos Aires, which was carried out on 17 March...
Justice is elusive six years after the murder of Alberto Nisman
This week marks six years since Argentine Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found lifeless in his apartment. He was found dead the day before he was to provide evidence to the Argentine Congress he...
Argentina adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
Argentina adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, its foreign ministry announced on Sunday.
A resolution called on all government branches to use the definition “to contribute to the fight of the Argentine...
Quote by Abraham Joshua Heschel to be centerpiece of mural in Buenos Aires
A quote from the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel will be at the center of a mural set to be painted in a public square in Buenos Aires at the end of November.
The city...