AMIA bombing

34°36′11″S 58°22′52″E  /  34.603°S 58.381°E  / -34.603; 58.381 The AMIA building after its reconstruction in 1999 is located exactly where the old building stood The AMIA bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; Argentine Israelite [i.e., Jewish] Mutual Association) building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, that killed 85 people and injured hundreds. It was Argentina 's deadliest bombing. Argentina is home to a Jewish community of 200,000, the largest in Latin America (see Demographics of Argentina ) . Over the years, the case has been marked by incompetence and accusations of cover-ups. All suspects in the "local connection" (among them, many members of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police ) were found to be not guilty in September 2004. In August 2005, federal judge Juan José Galeano, in charge of the case, was impeached and removed from his post on charge of "serious" irregularities and of mishandling of the investigation. On October 25, 2006, Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martínez Burgos [1] formally accused the government of Iran of directing the bombing, and the Hezbollah militia of carrying it out. According to the prosecution's claims in 2006, Argentina had been targeted by Iran after Buenos Aires' decision to suspend a nuclear technology transfer contract to Tehran . This however, has been disputed, because this contract was never terminated, and Iran and Argentina were negotiating on restoration of full cooperation on all agreements from early 1992 till 1994, when the bombing occurred. The thirteenth anniversary of the bombing was commemorated on July 18, 2007. In addition to nationwide exhibitions and ceremonies, radio and television stations and police cars all across Argentina sounded sirens at 9:53 am, the time of the bombing. Acusan a Irán por el ataque a la AMIA , La Nación , October 26, 2006 Argentina's Iranian nuke connection, Gareth Porter , Nov 15, 2006

The AMIA bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; Argentine Israelite Mutual Association) building. It occurred in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds. It was Argentina 's deadliest bombing ever. Argentina is home to a Jewish community of 200,000, the largest in Latin America and sixth in the world outside Israel (see Demographics of Argentina ) . Over the years, the case has been marked by incompetence and accusations of cover-ups. All suspects in the "local connection" (among them, many members of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police ) were found to be "not guilty" in September 2004. In August 2005, federal judge Juan José Galeano, in charge of the case, was impeached and removed from his post on a charge of "serious" irregularities due to mishandling of the investigation. In 2005, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who would later become Pope Francis , was the first public personality to sign a petition for justice in the AMIA bombing case. He was one of the signatories on a document called “85 victims, 85 signatures” as part of the bombing’s 11th anniversary. On October 25, 2006, Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martínez Burgos formally accused the government of Iran of directing the bombing, and the Hezbollah militia of carrying it out. According to the prosecution's claims in 2006, Argentina had been targeted by Iran after Buenos Aires' decision to suspend a nuclear technology transfer contract to Tehran . This has been disputed because the contract was never terminated, and Iran and Argentina were negotiating on restoration of full cooperation on all agreements from early 1992 until 1994, when the bombing occurred. The thirteenth anniversary of the bombing was commemorated on July 18, 2007. In addition to nationwide exhibitions and ceremonies, radio and television stations and police cars all across Argentina sounded sirens at 9:53 am, the time of the bombing. Caso AMIA: los fiscales dicen haber identificado al autor del atentado , Clarín November 10, 2005 Identificaron al terrorista suicida que voló la AMIA , La Nación November 10, 2005 "AMIA Bombing Commemorated", Dateline World Jewry , World Jewish Congress , September 2007 "Argentina marks 1994 bomb attacks" , BBC News, July 18, 2006 "AMIA: destituyeron a Galeano" . The Times of Israel .

The AMIA bombing was a suicide van bomb attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; Argentine Israelite Mutual Association) building in Buenos Aires , Argentina on 18 July 1994, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds. The bombing is Argentina's deadliest terrorist attack to date. Argentina is home to a Jewish community of 230,000, the largest in Latin America and sixth in the world outside Israel (see Demographics of Argentina ) . Over the years, the case has been marked by accusations of cover-ups. All suspects in the "local connection" (among them, many members of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police ) were found to be not guilty in September 2004. In August 2005, federal judge Juan José Galeano, in charge of the case, was impeached and removed from his post on a charge of "serious" irregularities due to mishandling of the investigation. In 2005, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who would later become Pope Francis , was the first public personality to sign a petition for justice in the AMIA bombing case. He was one of the signatories on a document called "85 victims, 85 signatures" as part of the bombing's 11th anniversary. On 25 October 2006, Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martínez Burgos formally accused the government of Iran of directing the bombing, and the Hezbollah militia of carrying it out. According to the prosecution's claims in 2006, Argentina had been targeted by Iran after Buenos Aires' decision to suspend a nuclear technology transfer contract to Tehran . This has been disputed because the contract was never terminated and Iran and Argentina were negotiating on restoration of full cooperation on all agreements from early 1992 until 1994, when the bombing occurred. In 2015 Alberto Nisman filed a 300-page document accusing former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of covering up Iran's role in the incident. Nisman was murdered hours before he was due to testify against the former president, which the Federal Court of Buenos Aires ruled was a “direct consequence” of Nisman's accusations against Kirchner. In 2017, Judge Claudio Bonadio accused Kirchner of treason and called on the country's senate to permit her arrest and trial for allegedly covering up Iranian involvement in the 1994 bomb attack. Kirchner is currently referred for public trial over alleged cover-up of Iranian involvement in the bombing. The thirteenth anniversary of the bombing was commemorated on 18 July 2007. In addition to nationwide exhibitions and ceremonies, radio and television stations and police cars all across Argentina sounded sirens at 9:53 am, the time of the bombing. In 2019, Argentina officially declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization. "Caso AMIA: los fiscales dicen haber identificado al autor del atentado" [AMIA case: prosecutors say they have identified the perpetrator of the attack]. "Identificaron al terrorista suicida que voló la AMIA" [The suicide bomber who blew AMIA have been identified]. "Argentinean Jews as scapegoat: A textual analysis of the bombing of AMIA." Journal of Communication Inquiry 27.2 (2003): 152–170. "Iran and its proxy Hezbollah: Strategic penetration in Latin America." Elcano Newsletter 55 (2009): 32. Death of a Prosecutor , The New Yorker , Dexter Filkins, 20 July 2015 Interpol arrest warrant for Iranian AMIA bombing suspect still in place , JTA, 3 August 2015 Levitt, Matthew (2013). "AMIA Bombing Commemorated", Dateline World Jewry , World Jewish Congress , September 2007 "Argentinian lawyer Alberto Nisman was murdered, police report finds" . The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel .

1994 attack on a Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina The AMIA bombing occurred on 18 July 1994 in Buenos Aires , Argentina , and targeted the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; transl. "Argentine Israelite Mutual Association" ), a Jewish Community Centre . Executed as a suicidal attack , a bomb-laden van was driven into the AMIA building and subsequently detonated, killing 85 people and injuring over 300. To date, the bombing remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine history . Argentina is home to a Jewish community of 230,000 , making it the largest in Latin America and the sixth-largest in the world outside of Israel . Over the years, the AMIA bombing has been marked by accusations of cover-ups. All suspects in the "local connection" (among them, many members of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police ) were found to be not guilty in September 2004. In August 2005, federal judge Juan José Galeano, who was in charge of the case, was impeached and removed from his post on a charge of "serious irregularities" due to his mishandling of the investigation. In 2005, Catholic Church cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013, was the first public personality to sign a petition for justice in the AMIA bombing case. He was one of the signatories on a document called "85 victims, 85 signatures" as part of the bombing's 11th anniversary. On 25 October 2006, Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martínez Burgos formally accused the Iranian government of directing the bombing, and the Lebanese Islamist militant group Hezbollah of carrying it out. According to the prosecution's claims in 2006, Argentina had been targeted by Iran after Buenos Aires' decision to suspend a nuclear technology transfer contract to Tehran . This has been disputed as the contract was never terminated, and Iran and Argentina were negotiating on the restoration of full cooperation on all bilateral agreements from early 1992 until 1994, when the bombing occurred. In 2015, Alberto Nisman filed a 300-page document accusing former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of covering up Iran's role in the incident. However, Nisman was murdered hours before he was due to testify against the former president, which the Federal Court of Buenos Aires ruled was a “direct consequence” of Nisman's accusations against Kirchner. In 2017, Argentine judge Claudio Bonadio accused Kirchner of treason and called on the Argentine Senate to permit her arrest and trial for allegedly covering up Iranian involvement in the 1994 attack. In 2021, the case against Kirchner was unanimously declared legally null and void by an Argentine federal court; the court found there to be no wrongdoing on Kirchner's part. The 13th anniversary of the bombing was commemorated on 18 July 2007. In addition to nationwide exhibitions and ceremonies, radio and television stations and police cars all across Argentina sounded sirens at 9:53 a.m., which marked the time of the AMIA bombing. In 2019, Argentina officially designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization . "Caso AMIA: los fiscales dicen haber identificado al autor del atentado" [AMIA case: prosecutors say they have identified the perpetrator of the attack]. "Identificaron al terrorista suicida que voló la AMIA" [The suicide bomber who blew AMIA have been identified]. "Argentinean Jews as scapegoat: A textual analysis of the bombing of AMIA." Journal of Communication Inquiry 27.2 (2003): 152–170. "Iran and its proxy Hezbollah: Strategic penetration in Latin America." Elcano Newsletter 55 (2009): 32. Death of a Prosecutor , The New Yorker , Dexter Filkins, 20 July 2015 Interpol arrest warrant for Iranian AMIA bombing suspect still in place , JTA, 3 August 2015 Levitt, Matthew (2013). "AMIA Bombing Commemorated", Dateline World Jewry , World Jewish Congress , September 2007 "Argentinian lawyer Alberto Nisman was murdered, police report finds" . The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel . The Guardian . 7 December 2017 . The New York Times . "Sobreseyeron a Cristina Kirchner por la firma del Pacto con Irán: los jueces entendieron que no hubo delito" [Case against Cristina Kirchner for Iran deal declared void, judges understood there was no crime]. "Argentina: Kirchner fue sobreseída de encubrimiento en el ataque a la AMIA" [Argentina: Case against Kirchner over AMIA attack declared null].

1994 attack on a Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina The AMIA bombing occurred on 18 July 1994 in Buenos Aires , Argentina , and targeted the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; transl. "Argentine Israelite Mutual Association" ), a Jewish Community Centre . Executed as a suicidal attack , a bomb-laden van was driven into the AMIA building and subsequently detonated, killing 85 people and injuring over 300. To date, the bombing remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine history . In 1994, Argentina was home to a Jewish community of 200,000 , making it the largest in Latin America and the sixth-largest in the world outside of Israel . Over the years, the AMIA bombing has been marked by accusations of cover-ups. All suspects in the "local connection" (among them, many members of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police ) were found to be not guilty in September 2004. In August 2005, federal judge Juan José Galeano, who was in charge of the case, was impeached and removed from his post on a charge of "serious irregularities" due to his mishandling of the investigation. In 2005, Catholic Church cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013, was the first public personality to sign a petition for justice in the AMIA bombing case. He was one of the signatories on a document called "85 victims, 85 signatures" as part of the bombing's 11th anniversary. On 25 October 2006, Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martínez Burgos formally accused the Iranian government of directing the bombing, and the Lebanese Islamist militant group Hezbollah of carrying it out. According to the prosecution's claims in 2006, Argentina had been targeted by Iran after Buenos Aires' decision to suspend a nuclear technology transfer contract to Tehran . This has been disputed as the contract was never terminated, and Iran and Argentina were negotiating on the restoration of full cooperation on all bilateral agreements from early 1992 until 1994, when the bombing occurred. In 2024, an Argentine court ruled that Iran directed the attack, and that it was carried by Hezbollah. The ruling also characterized Iran as a terrorist state. "Caso AMIA: los fiscales dicen haber identificado al autor del atentado" [AMIA case: prosecutors say they have identified the perpetrator of the attack]. "Identificaron al terrorista suicida que voló la AMIA" [The suicide bomber who blew AMIA have been identified]. "Argentinean Jews as scapegoat: A textual analysis of the bombing of AMIA." Journal of Communication Inquiry 27.2 (2003): 152–170" . "AMIA Bombing Commemorated", Dateline World Jewry , World Jewish Congress , September 2007 "Argentinian lawyer Alberto Nisman was murdered, police report finds" . The Times of Israel .