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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


Editor's Notes: Could the Abraham Accords get a Latin twist? Argentina's amb. says yes

“Our two countries aren’t merely partners. We’re brothers who share the same values of liberty and democracy,” the Argentinian ambassador said.

We face the same enemies—Hamas, Hezbollah, Iranian proxies—and we lean on the same pillars of freedom.’ Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, Argentine Ambassador to Israel in his Jerusalem residence on Thursday.

El Al to launch direct flights to Buenos Aires, Argentina's rabbi-ambassador says

El Al will begin flying between Argentina and Israel, in both a powerful symbol of the countries' alliance and a practical boon for travelers like Rabbi Axel Wahnish.

An Israeli flag is seen on the first of Israel's El Al Airlines order of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, as it lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv

Milei to receive $1m. Genesis prize at Knesset for Latin America–Israel outreach - exclusive

The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) selected Milei earlier this year for what it called his “unequivocal support” of the Jewish state.

 Javier Milei at the Western Wall, February 6, 2024

Massive cache of Nazi docuemnts found in basement of Argentine Supreme Court

The boxes are believed to have arrived in Argentina on June 20, 1941, sent by the German embassy in Tokyo aboard the Japanese steamship Nan-a-Maru.

 Massive cache of Nazi docuemnts found in basement of Argentine Supreme Court.

Argentina's top court finds 80 boxes of Nazi materials in its basement

The Argentinian officials found postcards, photographs, notebooks, and propaganda material from the Nazi regime.

 Employees handle a box with Nazi-related material that was among several boxes originally confiscated by local authorities when they were shipped to Argentina in 1941, after the boxes were recently discovered by chance in the archives of the Supreme Court of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Argentina declassifies 1,850 documents about Nazi activities in the country

Until now, documentation related to the activities of Nazi leaders in Argentina could only be viewed in a specially designated room at the National Archives.

Declassified documents about Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, who fled to Argentina after World War II.

The hunt for Hitler: CIA agent claims Nazi leader survived WWII in Argentina - report

A former CIA agent reveals shocking new evidence suggesting Hitler may have faked his death and escaped to Argentina, where Nazi plans for a Fourth Reich could have been in the works.

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'He was always a friend' to Jewish people: Argentinian Jews mourn Pope Francis

"He tried to bring the church closer with the Jewish people, and he was always a friend, was always open to Jewish people and leaders that had questions or requests," said Rabbi Yosef Kleiner.

 A woman holds a picture of Pope Francis inside Buenos Aires' Metropolitan Cathedral, after the death of pontiff was announced by the Vatican, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 21, 2025.

AMIA prosecutor requests international arrest warrant for Khamenei

AMIA prosecutor Sebastián Basso requested an arrest warrant for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over his alleged role in the 1994 Buenos Aires bombing.

 Illustrative image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Argentine politician indicted for antisemitism after 'Zionist Nazi' comments

Argentine Judge Rafecas ordered the prosecution of Deputy Vanina Biasi for antisemitic posts, with a 10 million peso lien on her assets. She could face up to three years in prison if convicted.

 Lawmaker Vanina Biasi speaks as lawmakers debate a decree issued by President Javier Milei's government on a potential new deal between Argentina and the IMF, at Argentina's National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 19, 2025.