AMIA bombing

Argentine official who investigated death of AMIA prosecutor charged with covering up evidence

The death of Alberto Nisman, who was investigating the 1994 bombing on a Buenos Aires Jewish center, has roiled Argentine politics for a decade.

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Argentine prosecutor Viviana Fein arrives at the apartment where prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead, in Buenos Aires, Jan 19, 2015.
Brig.-Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, the new IRGC deputy commander-in-chief.

Iran appoints US-sanctioned general wanted for role in AMIA bombing as new IRGC deputy

The US sanctioned Vahidi for his role as then-interior minister in clamping down on the protests after Mahsa Amini's death in 2022. He was also head of the Quds Force in 1994 during the AMIA attack.

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Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

Milei to UN: Free Gaza hostages now, remember AMIA and embassy bombings

“In Argentina we already suffered this horror with the attacks on the Israeli Embassy and the AMIA in 1992 and 1994," Milei told the UN General Assembly.

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Rescue workers search for survivors and victims in the rubble left after a powerful car bomb destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA), in this July 18, 1994.

On this day in history: Hezbollah terror cell bombs AMIA building in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina's AMIA building was bombed by terrorists 31 years ago today. The attack and the absence of real justice to this day are still open wounds in Argentina.

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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

US charges alleged Hezbollah member over deadly 1994 AMIA bombing

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Samuel Salman El Reda, 58, had coordinated Hezbollah's activities in South America, Asia, and Lebanon since 1993.

DECEMBER 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Rescue workers search for survivors and victims in the rubble left after a powerful car bomb destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA), in this July 18, 1994 file photo

Urgently reopen the Buenos Aires AMIA bombing investigation - opinion

We must not forget the tragedy that struck Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, when a suicide bomber targeted the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA), claiming 85 innocent lives.

DECEMBER 19, 2023ByERFAN FARD
ARGENTINA’S PRESIDENT Javier Milei takes part in a Hanukkah celebration in Buenos Aires, last week.

False bomb threat hits Buenos Aires Jewish center where 85 people died in 1994 bombing

Police in Argentina are investigating the emails to determine their origin and find the individual or individuals responsible for Wednesday’s threats.

DECEMBER 7, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
MEMBERS OF THE Argentinean Jewish community in Buenos Aires hold up pictures of the victims of the AMIA Jewish center bombing, during a ceremony in 2015 to mark the 21th anniversary of the 1994 attack

Seeking justice for the deadly 1994 AMIA bombing - opinion

After twenty-nine years since the AMIA atrocity, striving to achieve justice is crucial.

JULY 23, 2023BySHIMON SAMUELS
THEN-ARGENTINIAN PRESIDENT Mauricio Macri speaks at an event in Buenos Aires in memory of the victims of the 1994 bombing at the AMIA community center, marking the 25th anniversary of the attack, in 2019.

Argentina requests INTERPOL arrest Lebanese citizens in AMIA bombing case

At least some of the Lebanese suspects are suspected of being in Paraguay or Brazil.

JUNE 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rescue workers search for survivors and victims in the rubble left after a powerful car bomb destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA), in this July 18, 1994 file photo

Can Europe protect Diaspora Jews from Iran's IRGC threats? - opinion

How will European nations structure their Israel-based policies around the IRGC's active threats, and how will they protect Jews in the Diaspora?

APRIL 15, 2023ByMICHAEL SIEVEKING
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

US officials slam Hezbollah on anniversary of AMIA, Burgas bombings

Both Lipstadt and Price acknowledged the AMIA attack as the largest antisemitic attack on Jews in more than half a century.

JULY 19, 2022ByGADI ZAIG
HOLDING UP images of the victims of the 1994 bombing on Argentina’s AMIA center, to mark the attack’s 25th anniversary, in Buenos Aires, July 18, 2019.