Hamas’ terrorist attack shocked the world with its saga of death and suffering. tearing Argentina It gains a special depth. It’s not just about the murder of seven citizens. In this country Lives the most important Jewish community in Latin America: Approximately 300,000 people live mainly in and around the capital. In comparison, approximately 100,000 Argentines live in Israel. 1% of the population, according to Eyal Sela, Israel’s ambassador to Buenos Aires. Many Argentinians live kibbutzim “The area where Hamas has entered”
Telephone communication flow has exploded with relevant situations since Saturday. anger And uncertainty. The need to obtain information about the fate of relatives who have not yet responded to calls or messages via WhatsApp. There are 15 Argentinians about whom nothing is known yet. Foreign Affairs Minister Santiago Cafiero acknowledged that there were some. was kidnapped The fundamentalist organization called on Hamas to “accept the international community’s demand for the release of the hostages.” A group of people, including family and friends of actor Ricardo Darín and brothers Iair and Eitan Horn, called for his release through a video.
The new and terrible chapter of the conflict in the Middle East has a special resonance in Argentina because its own territory was reached in the 90s. two terrorist attacks. In 1992, a bomb dropped on the Israeli embassy killed 33 people. Two years later, the headquarters of the Jewish mutual association was blown up, killing 84 people. None of the facts have been reliably investigated. Justice did not find guilty beyond accusations Iranian.
Social and cultural impact
Jewish immigration has a significant impact social and cultural impact In Argentina. Especially coming from Eastern Europe Buenos AiresAlthough it has also left its mark on rural settlements such as Basavilbaso in the province of Entre Ríos. They were known as “Jewish Gauchos”. Cultural contribution is also important: great writers, poets and musicians, such as pianists and conductors Daniel Baremboin.
creation of the state Israel It immediately led to the arrival of a large number of Argentine immigrants who participated in the process. structure of that country. The migration had different waves and many times overlapped with Argentine crises. Nearly 5,000 young people have settled in Israel in the last five years. Approximately 1,300 Argentinians began to be killed repatriated Following the terrorist act, the Argentine Government, together with the country’s Armed Forces, launched Operation Safe Return.
Minister, Alberto Fernandez, He immediately deplored the “armed attacks from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel.” Vice president, Cristina Kirchner, also spoke. “Television images showed us the violence, death and desolation in the land of Israel. It is our unconditional solidarity with all victims and their families. “As always, we do not accept all kinds of violence as a method for resolving conflicts between countries and we condemn it.” two states Living side by side within safe and recognized borders, as set out in United Nations Security Council resolution 1397 (2002).
Campaign theme
Election campaign He couldn’t escape the sad news. In the last debate, all presidential candidates condemned terrorist acts. Peronist Sergio Massa appeared in a black crepe and promised tough measures against Hamas if it wins the elections. Leftist Myriam Bregman He differentiated himself from his opponents in the debate. “The victims hurt me. How could they not? But at the same time, we have long condemned something that Amnesty International said about this incident. ‘apartheid’ Loop. “There are many of us who oppose the oppression of the Palestinian people, even if we do not share its methods.”
Bregman’s voice did nothing but reproduce something. Strong debates within the local Jewish community: the majority of its members adhere to the official positions of the Delegation of Israeli Associations of Argentina (DAIA) and AMIA, the Jewish partner society of the city of Buenos Aires, always in harmony with the Israeli authorities. Intellectuals of Jewish origin tend to have a much more critical position. At these hours he can only express surprise and sadness. “The necessary and legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people cannot but suffer from a clear and simple identification with the criminal violence of the terrorist organization Hamas. As if one thing necessarily implied the other; as if it did not exist. Among many Palestinians, unchecked terrorism “There is a tendency towards resistance that has nothing to do with its animal forms, or as if there were no verifiable tendency towards coexistence and social integration among many Palestinians, or as if Hamas’s instinctive rejection does not actually include many Palestinians,” said leading writer Martin Kohan. .
In this context, a large demonstration was organized in the city of Buenos Aires. “Who can remain silent in the face of hundreds of massacred civilians? Before the corpses were displayed? There is no room for speculation when it comes to respect for life,” DAIA’s Jorge Knoblivits told the crowd. He also assured that Iran was behind the Hamas operation. He also recalled the terrorist attacks that shook the capital. Argentina “Many politicians, journalists, intellectuals and Other social actors forget that Argentina was the target of two terrorist attacks.”