Remembering the 32nd anniversary of the bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on March 17, 1992, and the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, and recommitting to efforts to uphold justice for the victims of the attacks.
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Latest Action · July 10, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4345-4346)
This Senate resolution commemorates two deadly terrorist bombings in Buenos Aires, Argentina: the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy that killed 29 people and wounded over 200, and the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people and wounded over 300. The resolution expresses the Senate's condolences to victims and their families while highlighting that despite decades of investigation, no one has been convicted for either attack. Argentine prosecutors and courts have determined that Iran directed the attacks through the terrorist organization Hezbollah, and several Iranian officials and Hezbollah operatives have been charged, though they have traveled internationally with impunity despite INTERPOL Red Notices issued against them. The resolution urges the U.S. government to offer technical assistance to Argentina's ongoing investigations, calls for enforcement of international arrest warrants, and asks the United States to hold Iran accountable for these attacks. The resolution also calls for investigation into the 2015 death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was working on the case and was found shot in his apartment before he could present his findings to Congress.
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