Title: Expressing support to the Government of Argentina for its investigation into the terrorist bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on March 17, 1992.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Calls on the U.S. government to assist the government of Argentina so that the perpetrators of the attacks on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992 and the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association in Buenos Aires in 1994 may be brought to justice.
Determines that such attacks constitute an affront to humanity and the values of civilized society and remind us that the international community must work together to defeat international terrorism and its state sponsors, such as Iran.
Urges the government of Iran to take steps toward fully complying with investigations by the government of Argentina, including immediately providing all available information from the Iranian government regarding such attacks.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 201 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 201

Expressing support to the Government of Argentina for its investigation 
into the terrorist bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on 
                            March 17, 1992.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2017

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. 
   Engel, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, and Mr. Sires) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing support to the Government of Argentina for its investigation 
into the terrorist bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on 
                            March 17, 1992.

Whereas twenty-five years ago, on March 17, 1992, the Embassy of Israel in 
        Buenos Aires was the site of a barbaric terrorist bombing;
Whereas 29 people lost their lives in this attack, among them Israeli diplomats 
        and their spouses, as well as Argentinian citizens;
Whereas this attack also seriously wounded 242 individuals, some of whom have 
        never recovered from their injuries;
Whereas in 1999, the Supreme Court of Argentina, after conducting the 
        investigation, found that the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah 
        was responsible for the bombing;
Whereas evidence shows that the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, 
        Iran, directed, financed, and assisted Hezbollah in the execution of 
        this terrorist attack;
Whereas two years after the bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Argentina, on 
        July 18, 1994, 85 people were killed in a similar terrorist attack on 
        the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) building in Buenos 
        Aires;
Whereas in 2006, Argentina issued international arrests warrants against nine 
        Iranian officials in connection with the AMIA atrocity;
Whereas the culprits of these heinous crimes have never been brought to justice;
Whereas the House of Representatives commends President Mauricio Macri of 
        Argentina for appointing a Special Investigator to examine the AMIA 
        terrorist attack;
Whereas the Government of Argentina and the former Special Prosecutor in charge 
        of investigating the AMIA terrorist attack, Alberto Nisman, determined 
        the bombing was conducted by Iranian proxy Hezbollah; and
Whereas, on January 19, 2015, Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in 
        Argentina under suspicious circumstances, the reason for his death has 
        not been determined yet: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) calls on the United States Government to assist the 
        Government of Argentina in any possible way so that the 
        perpetrators of these horrific atrocities, the attacks on the 
        Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires in 1992 and the Argentine-
        Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires in 1994, 
        finally be brought to justice;
            (2) determines that the murderous terrorist attacks upon 
        Israel's Embassy in Argentina and the AMIA constitute an 
        affront to humanity, and the values of civilized society, and 
        reminds us that the international community must cooperate and 
        work together to combat and defeat international terrorism and 
        its state sponsors, such as Iran; and
            (3) urges the Government of Iran to take meaningful steps 
        towards fully complying with investigations by the Government 
        of Argentina, including immediately providing all available 
        information from all entities of the Government of Iran 
        regarding the attacks against Israel's Embassy in Buenos Aires 
        in 1992 and the AMIA in Buenos Aires in 1994.
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