The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/argentina/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Argentina | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/argentina/ 32 32 Argentine ex-prosecutor charged with cover-up in 2015 death of AMIA bombing investigator https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentine-ex-prosecutor-charged-with-cover-up-in-2015-death-of-amia-bombing-investigator/ Thu, 21 May 2026 20:50:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3828356 Viviana Fein allegedly failed to preserve evidence at apartment of Alberto Nisman, who was found shot hours before testimony on president's cover-up of Iran's role in 1994 massacre

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]]> Jewish library and Chabad in suburb near Buenos Aires attacked; no injuries reported https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-library-and-chabad-in-suburb-near-buenos-aires-attacked-no-injuries-reported/ Tue, 05 May 2026 03:59:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3816521 Local counterterrorism unit investigating after Molotov cocktails thrown at Israeli Literary Center and Max Nordau Library in La Plata

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]]> Argentina declares IRGC a terrorist organization amid probes into embassy, AMIA bombings https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-declares-irgc-a-terrorist-organization-amid-probes-into-embassy-amia-bombings/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:48:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3793298 Announcement by Milei comes after his office designated the IRGC's Quds Force a terror group in January; Israel hails move's ‘moral clarity’

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]]> 50 years after the Dirty War, Argentine Jews remember the ‘disappeared’ from their community https://www.timesofisrael.com/50-years-after-the-dirty-war-argentine-jews-remember-disappeared-from-their-community/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3787696 Educational initiatives highlight the disproportionate number of Jews who were abducted, tortured and murdered by the military junta amid antisemitism from government forces

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]]> Argentine streamer draws antisemitism complaint for mocking Milei’s Israel support https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentine-streamer-draws-antisemitism-complaint-for-mocking-mileis-israel-support/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:32:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3775816 Milei praises lawyer for filing complaint, which alleges rhetoric 'fuels prejudices, trivializes antisemitism, and can generate hostility or violence'; Tomás Rebord calls Milei 'imbecile'

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]]> Argentina’s chief Sephardic rabbi reaffirms ban on local conversions, sparking outcry https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentinas-chief-sephardic-rabbi-reaffirms-ban-on-local-conversions-sparking-outcry/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:25:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3738376 Non-Orthodox groups say century-old edict is no longer needed, subjects converts to Judaism to control of Israel's Orthodox rabbis

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]]> Report: Argentina halts Jerusalem embassy move over Falklands drilling dispute https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-argentina-halts-jerusalem-embassy-move-over-falklands-drilling-dispute/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:08:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3731007 Tensions between President Milei and Netanyahu reportedly flare due to Israeli-owned firm's plan for offshore oil project near disputed islands, raising concerns in Buenos Aires

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]]> Left-wing Argentine lawmakers pledge allegiance to ‘free Palestine’ in oaths of office https://www.timesofisrael.com/left-wing-argentine-lawmakers-pledge-allegiance-to-free-palestine-in-oaths-of-office/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:49:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3707849 A Jewish lawmaker has proposed legislation that would bar anyone who doesn't take the standard parliamentary oath from being sworn in

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]]> Argentina had detailed info on Mengele during his decade there, documents show https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-had-detailed-info-on-mengele-during-his-stay-in-country-documents-show/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:17:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3701758 Auschwitz's 'Angel of Death' felt so comfortable in South American country that he began to use his real name in 1956, and requested his formal identification papers be reissued

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]]> Argentina nominates IAEA chief Grossi for UN secretary-general https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-nominates-iaea-chief-grossi-for-un-secretary-general/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:23:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698981 Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno says head of UN's nuclear watchdog is globally recognized for 'extraordinary work' on international peace and security

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]]> Milei’s party wins big in Argentina’s midterm election; president vows more reforms https://www.timesofisrael.com/mileis-party-wins-big-in-argentinas-midterm-election-president-vows-more-reforms/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:11:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3674515 Pro-Israel Trump ally says his LLA party more than tripled its power in Congress after a vote seen as public test of his far-reaching attempts to revive ailing economy

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]]> Argentina votes in midterm elections set to test Milei’s mandate, US support https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-votes-in-midterm-elections-set-to-test-mileis-mandate-us-support/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:10:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3674269 Argentine president, a staunch Israel supporter who has floated converting to Judaism, faces challenge in vote focused on kitchen table concerns

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]]> How a Dutch retiree helped uncover Nazi-stolen art in Argentina https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-dutch-retiree-helped-uncover-nazi-stolen-art-in-argentina/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:43:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3662141 Working from his father's wartime diaries, Paul Post tracked down painting looted during the Holocaust to Argentina, in possession of daughter of high-ranking Nazi official

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]]> ‘Today we burn Jews’: Argentine students chant on bus, with Jewish students on board https://www.timesofisrael.com/today-we-burn-jews-argentine-students-chant-on-bus-that-had-jewish-passengers/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 06:52:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3653191 Students from Escuela Humanos, which says it trains 'ambassadors of peace,' seen in video shouting antisemitic slogan as tour coordinator apparently joins in; Milei: 'Reprehensible'

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]]> Rosa Roisinblit, who fought for children ‘stolen’ by Argentine junta, dies at 106 https://www.timesofisrael.com/rosa-roisinblit-who-fought-for-children-stolen-by-argentine-junta-dies-at-106/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 18:10:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3636194 Roisinblit, born in town of Jewish migrants, was reunited with grandson in 2000, witnessed her daughter and son-in-law's kidnappers brought to justice in 2016

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