Historic: the Israeli Parliament will honor AMIA victims

31 years after the terrorist attack against AMIA in Buenos Aires, Israel will pay official tribute to the victims for the first time at the heart of its democratic life: the Knesset. The ceremony, which will take place next week, will be led by the President of the Israeli Parliament, Amir Ohana, and will be attended by Argentine Ambassador Axel Wahnish, Israeli government ministers, and the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rav Kalman Ber.

The tribute is not only an act of remembrance, but also a symbolic affirmation of a bilateral relationship that has gained new strength in recent months. Since Javier Milei took office as President of Argentina, the relationship between both countries has taken a defined, clear, and unambiguous direction: a strong alliance based on shared values, defense of democracy, and a common stance against international terrorism.

"It was an attack perpetrated by Iran, not only against the Jewish community, but against the entire Argentine people," Ambassador Wahnish stated on his social media. He recalled that the attack on July 18, 1994, left 85 dead and more than 300 injured, and emphasized that "Argentina will continue to demand justice until all those responsible pay for the crime they committed".

The Knesset's gesture doesn't occur in a vacuum. It comes in a context of growing hostility from the Iranian regime and the expansion of its influence through groups such as Hezbollah, whose members—along with Iranian officials—will face a trial in absentia in Argentina for their alleged responsibility in the attack.

"This tribute is a clear sign of the deep friendship between both countries," the ambassador stated. A friendship that, under Milei's leadership, has ceased to be merely protocolary to become a political and moral commitment. In times of ideological darkness and global terrorism, Argentina has decided to stand on the side of light.