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AMIA Bombing - 14 Years Without Justice
On 18 July 1994, a bomb exploded in front of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 86 people and wounding several hundred more, and devestating the Jewish community. The exact circumstances of the attack remain unclear and the prepetrators and their backers are still at large. Jewish leaders meet in Buenos Aires on anniversary of bombing Over a hundred Jewish leaders from around the world led by Edgar M. Bronfman, WJC President, and Israel Singer, WJC Policy Council Chairman, gathered from 16-18 July 2006 in Buenos Aires, to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the AMIA center. Meetings of the WJC Steering Committee and the Latin American Jewish Congress (LAJC) Executive, led by LAJC President Jack Terpins, were held in Buenos Aries to co-incide with the commerations. At 9:53 am on 18 July, the exact time that the bomb exploded before the AMIA building in Buenos Aires, the names of the 85 victims were read out. Several thousand people gathered in Calle Pasteur, outside the AMIA building, to remember the victims and to demand justice for them and their families. WJC and LAJC leaders also honoured the victims of the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires and remembered those who 'disappeared' or were murdered during the 1978-83 military dicatorship in Argentina, among them an estimated 1900 Jews. A WJC delegation also met with government representatives and President Nestor Kirchner. With their presence in Buenos Aires, Jewish leaders wanted to honor the victims of the attack, push for a new effort by the Argentinian authorities to establish who commited the murderous act, and discuss ways to avoid future terrorist and anti-Semitic incidents. News Update
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