Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Argentina, an event that left an indelible mark in the history of the country and in the collective memory.

At 2:45 p.m. on March 17, 1992, a car bomb exploded at the intersection of Arroyo and Suipacha, in the heart of downtown Buenos Aires. The brutal detonation caused the death of 29 people - 22 of them identified - and left more than 200 injured. It was the first international terrorist attack on Argentine soil.

The attack, perpetrated by terrorist organizations, shocked the country and generated worldwide outrage. Just two years later, on July 18, 1994, another attack of similar characteristics destroyed the headquarters of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA), killing 85 people and injuring more than 300.

More than three decades later, the emotional and physical aftermath of these attacks is still present, forever marking the victims and their families. The pain has not dissipated and the impact of the violence transcends the Jewish community: it is an open wound throughout Argentine society.

As a symbol of memory and commitment to the truth, on March 17, 2000, the “Embassy of Israel” Square was inaugurated on the same site where the diplomatic headquarters was located. This space of homage, full of symbolism with stones, water, trees and play of light and shadows, preserves the dividing wall as it was left after the explosion, an architectural scar that recalls the tragedy.

In 2017, the National Congress sanctioned Law 27,417, which declares March 17 as the “Day of Remembrance and Solidarity with the Victims of the Attack on the Embassy of Israel”.

This March 17, we remember and honor those who lost their lives and those who suffered the consequences of this brutal attack. We renew our commitment to memory, justice and the construction of a peaceful society.