BUENOS ARIES, Argentina -- Argentina's foreign minister, Hector Timerman, defended himself against accusations that he betrayed his Judaism by signing an agreement with Iran.
“I did not betray my Judaism in the pact with Iran because we are trying to solve the AMIA bombing case," Timerman said Monday during an interview with La Red radio. "The move was inspired by the deep humanistic tradition of Judaism and thinking always about the victims and the relatives of the victims.”
Interviewer Luis Novaresio asked Timerman how he could sign the deal with Iran, a country whose president has denied the Holocaust. The deal established a "truth commission" that allows independent judges to interview suspects in the bombing of the Buenos Jewish community center in 1994.
“I did not meet with the Iranians to discuss the Holocaust; I was with them to solve the AMIA case," Timerman responded. "If I will have the opportunity to talk with them about the Holocaust, they will know what my opinion is."
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