Argentine President Javier Milei has pledged his solidarity with the Jewish state 34 years after the momentous attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires.
Mar 18, 2026, 4:45 a.mMar 18, 2026, 4:45 a.m
“Argentina is a partner of Israel in the defense of freedom and in the fight against terrorism,” said the head of state at a memorial service for the victims of the attack. “We are witnessing a historic moment in which the United States and Israel have decided to put an end to the Iranian regime, which has not only imprisoned its own people but has been sowing terror around the world for decades.”
Javier Milei has been President of Argentina since 2023.Image: keystone
Milei is considered a loyal ally of Israel and repeatedly expresses great interest in the Jewish faith.
On March 17, 1992, a suicide bomber drove a car loaded with explosives into the embassy in the center of the Argentine capital and detonated it. The attack killed 29 people and injured more than 200 others.
The Jewish community in Buenos Aires is one of the largest outside of Israel. Two years after the attack on the Israeli embassy, 85 people were killed in an attack on the Amia Jewish community center. The Argentine judiciary blames the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah and the Iranian leadership for both attacks. (sda/dpa)