Argentina

Argentina names IRGC as terrorist group, triggering financial sanctions

Argentina designates Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organization, citing the 1992 and 1994 attacks on Israeli targets in Buenos Aires. The decision triggers sanctions and restrictions.

Names of those killed in the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish center, which left 85 dead and 300 injured, mark the front of the AMIA Center in Argentina.
A man holds up a portrait of Luis German Cirigliano, who disappeared during Argentina's 'Dirty war', during a demonstration to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1976 military coup in Buenos Aires, March 24, 2016.

50 years after the Dirty War, Argentinians remember the Jews who ‘disappeared’

Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, in New York City, US, March 9, 2026.

Argentina assumes presidency of IHRA, commits to fighting antisemitism

Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, in New York City, US, March 9, 2026.

As Milei celebrates ties with Jews, Argentine streamer draws fire for mocking his Israel support


'Unspeakably evil': Kfir, Ariel Bibas were brutally murdered in Gaza captivity, not by IAF strike

Though the bodies of the two murdered young children were a DNA match, the body of their mother, Shiri, was not.

A tag is seen with images of Yarden, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas

Ex-hostage Iair Horn calls on Argentinian officials to free his brother, remaining hostages in Gaza

Argentina has been actively working to secure the release of its nationals held by Hamas since the October 7 attack, in which dozens of foreign nationals were kidnapped.

Eitan Horn.

Argentina's Milei to decree a national day of mourning for the Bibas brothers

The Bibas brothers held dual Israeli-Argentine citizenship through their mother, Shiri Bibas.

 Javier Milei at the Western Wall, February 6, 2024

How international media reported latest Hamas hostage release in Gaza

US news highlighted the fragility of the deal, while Russian and Argentinian outlets spotlighted their respective citizens being released.

U.S.-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are escorted by Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel

Student discovers 11,700-year-old remains of mega mammal Glyptodon in Argentina's Córdoba River

Researchers identified the fossil as Glyptodon reticulatus, a megafauna species from the Late Pleistocene epoch.

 Student discovers 11,700-year-old remains of mega mammal Glyptodon in Argentina's Córdoba River.

Hostage documentary to tell the Nir Oz story of ‘The Cunios’

The documentary tells the harrowing story of an Argentine-Israeli family taken hostage in the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz, with ties to Pope Francis and global efforts for their release.

 Hamas captivity survivor Danielle Aloni holds posters of her brother-in-law David Cunio and his brother Ariel Cunio, who remain hostages in Gaza.

From vulnerability to strength: Empowering the economically at-risk

JDC leverages its vast experience of social innovation and impact to help vulnerable Jews and strengthen Jewish communities.

 JDC has developed programs to help reservists and disabled veterans transition back to work  and fill roles that Israeli businesses need to return to full productivity. Pictured here, reservists at a management training initiative.

Argentinian Jewish businessman Enrique Eskenazi dies at 99

Eskenazi's legacy includes developing a conglomerate encompassing banks, engineering, agribusiness, and energy sectors.

 Enrique Eskenazi.

Report affirms Nisman murdered for AMIA inquiry, Argentininian president calls for justice

President Milei calls for justice for Alberto Nisman and AMIA bombing victims.

 ARGENTINA’S PRESIDENT Javier Milei welcomed the Supreme Court of Justice ruling that Iran masterminded the 1994 AMIA bombing, and asserted that the court was delivering ‘the justice that both victims and their families have awaited for decades.’

Argentine-Israeli Iair Horn freed from Gaza captivity without brother Eitan

Brothers Iair Horn and Eitan Horn were abducted together on October 7 - With Eitan still in Gaza after 498 days and counting.

 Iair Horn, a hostage held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, is escorted by Palestinian Hamas terrorists as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 15, 2025.