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H.Res. 597

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Condemning the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and encouraging accountability for the attack.
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Committee
Latest Action · July 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
July 17, 2025
Cosponsors (3)
1D 2R
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This House resolution condemns a 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that killed 85 people and injured over 300, and calls for accountability for those responsible. Evidence implicates Iran and its proxy terrorist group Hezbollah in both this attack and an earlier 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Argentina. Argentine courts have since determined Iran's responsibility and approved trials in absentia, with prosecutors seeking arrest warrants for Iranian officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; however, after 31 years, no one has been convicted and brought to justice, with the investigation hampered by misconduct and the suspicious 2015 death of a key prosecutor. The resolution commends Argentina's recent legal reforms and court rulings, and urges INTERPOL and other countries to enforce arrest warrants and designate Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorist organizations. The resolution has no direct funding or programmatic requirements, as it is a statement of congressional position expressing solidarity with victims and demanding international justice cooperation.

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