AMIA bombing

Iran appoints AMIA bombing suspect to National Security Council

In June 2025, Argentina’s federal judiciary ordered that 10 Iranian and Lebanese suspects accused in connection with the deadly 1994 AMIA bombing be tried in absentia, with Mohsen Rezaei among them.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (second from right) and IRGC commander General Mohsen Rezaie (left) stand together during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2026.
Local residents, both Jewish and non-jewish visit the inundated flower memorial next to Bondi Pavilion to pay their respects at Bondi Beach on December 16, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Deadliest year in decades as antisemitism becomes ‘new normal’ in West, Jewish watchdog finds

Jewish communities across the US, UK, Europe, Canada, Australia, and Argentina reported rising violence and online abuse, as the J7 urged governments to act before further attacks.

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The AMIA building, the Argentinian and Israeli flags woven with names of all the victims of the 1994 bombing.

AMIA bombing victims remembered as Argentina marks 32 years without justice

The attack killed 85 people and wounded over 300 when a vehicle packed with explosives was detonated outside the Jewish community center.

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The 32nd anniversary gathering to memorialize the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, July 17, 2026.

Argentinian Jews turn a World Cup chant into a call for justice 32 years after the AMIA bombing

Argentina’s Jewish community marked 32 years since the deadly AMIA bombing with a World Cup-inspired campaign, as leaders pressed for faster trials of Iranian and Hezbollah suspects.

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Photographic exhibition of mothers of Oct. 7 victims opens at Argentina's Libertad Palace

Each photograph is accompanied by text that was written by the mothers themselves, in which they described the sons and daughters they lost.

MARCH 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Nova Massacre Scene

Argentina’s President Javier Milei wins 2025 'Jewish Nobel Prize'

Genesis Prize Chairman Stan Polovets praised Milei’s support for Israel, achievements in reforming Argentina’s economy, and pursuit of justice for AMIA terror victims.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Javier Milei at the Western Wall, February 6, 2024

Argentina identifies Hezbollah terrorist who bombed Israeli embassy, Jewish center in Buenos Aires

This comes six months after Argentinian courts confirmed that Iran and Hezbollah were both behind the 1992 and the 1994 bombings.

OCTOBER 26, 2024ByYUVAL BARNEA
Hussein Ahmad Karaki, head of Hezbollah operations in Latin America, responsible for the 1992 and 1994 Buenos Aires bombings, as seen on a Venezuelan ID card from 2004.

WZO chairman asks Argentina to further investigate 1994 AMIA terror attack against Jewish community

"There is a connection between the terrible attack on the Jewish community building in Argentina and what Israel went through on October 7," Yaakov Hagoel said. "They were caused by the same hatred."

JULY 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
WZO chairman Yaakov Hagoel meets with President of Argentina Javier Milei. (Illustrative)

A Two-Fold Struggle In The Shadow Of Memory

As the 30th anniversary of the horrific AMIA bombing in Argentina approaches, this year's remembrance carries even greater weight.

JULY 14, 2024ByHADASSA GETSZTAIN
The ongoing war in Gaza and the resurgence of anti-Semitism cast a long shadow, reminding us that the Jewish people continue to face a dual struggle

Iran must be brought to justice for the AMIA bombing - opinion

While Israel is actively engaged in holding the October 7 perpetrators accountable, Argentina’s Jewish community and all of society are waiting for answers.

JUNE 10, 2024ByDINA SIEGEL VANN
ARGENTINA’S PRESIDENT Javier Milei welcomed the Supreme Court of Justice ruling that Iran masterminded the 1994 AMIA bombing, and asserted that the court was delivering ‘the justice that both victims and their families have awaited for decades.’

Grapevine June 9, 2024: Courting disaster?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 9, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
B’nai B’rith Executive member Ilan Shchori, B’nai B’rith World Center Jerusalem director Alan Schneider, honoree Prof. Maoz Azariahu, and BBI President Emanuel ‘Mano’ Cohen.

Thirty years after deadly bombing, Buenos Aires’ AMIA Jewish center unveils colorful redesign

The AMIA Jewish community center in this city has unveiled a colorful new facade, three decades after a deadly bombing turned it into a symbol of destruction.

JUNE 1, 2024ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
The colorful new facade of Buenos Aires' AMIA Jewish center abuts a mural painted to memorialize the 1994 bombing that killed 85 people there.

Iran’s president in Sri Lanka, as Argentina seeks arrest of Iran’s interior minister

The AMIA suicide bombing occurred on 18 July 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and targeted the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, a Jewish Community Center.

APRIL 24, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi speaks during a press conference after the parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2024.

Argentinian President Javier Milei due to meet Herzog in Israel

Argentina’s recently elected president, Javier Milei has been very vocal in his condemnation of Hamas and his support for Israel in the current war.

FEBRUARY 4, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Argentine president-elect Javier Milei addresses supporters after winning Argentina's runoff presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 19, 2023