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Argentina: 33 Years After the Attack on the Israeli Embassy

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Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 17, 2025 On March 17, 1992, the afternoon in Buenos Aires progressed like any other. The city echoed the typical sounds of the mid-week, with its usual traffic and a few honking horns forcing pedestrians to quicken their pace. Others hurried along the narrow sidewalks, while on the corner of Arroyo and Suipacha Streets, the Israeli Embassy stood imposing in its elegant neo-French-style building. There, administrative staff, diplomats, and visitors went about their daily tasks, unaware that, in just a few seconds, everything would change forever. At 2:42 p.m., a deafening roar shook downtown Buenos Aires. A car bomb packed with explosives slammed into the embassy's facade, unleashing an unprecedented shock wave. The blast brought down walls, shattered windows for several blocks, and reduced the building to rubble in a matter of seconds. Dust and smoke obscured the street, and the screams of the wounded mingled with the sound of the sirens of the first firefighters, ambulances, and rescuers arriving on the scene. The attack left 29 dead and more than 200 injured. Among the victims were Israeli diplomats, Argentine employees, passersby, and religious figures who were at St. Maron Church, across from the embassy. More than three decades after the attack, survivors continue to remember the horror they experienced and the impunity that persists. “The embassy blew up with all of us inside,” said Jorge Cohen, recalling the sad moment from which he emerged alive. His testimony is one of fourteen that form part of Voices from the Embassy, ​​a project that collects the testimonies of those who survived the attack on the diplomatic headquarters.

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