SRES 758: A resolution remembering the 32nd anniversary of the bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on March 17, 1992, and the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, and recommitting to efforts to uphold justice for the victims of the attacks.

Congress: 118 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel

Data (JSON) — machine-readable record of this bill (identifiers, sponsor, classification, actions, and the member-by-member vote breakdown).

Official record on Congress.gov — full text, actions, and cosponsor history for SRES 758.

Sponsor: Rubio, Marco (R-FL)

Editorial Explainer

This resolution commemorates two bombings in Buenos Aires—the 1992 attack on Israel's embassy (29 killed) and the 1994 attack on a Jewish community center (85 killed)—and calls on the U.S. government and Argentina to pursue justice against those responsible. It names Iranian officials and Hezbollah operatives as suspected perpetrators, urges enforcement of international arrest warrants, commends Argentina for designating Hezbollah a terrorist organization and adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism, and asks the U.S. to offer investigative assistance and hold Iran accountable.

Why it matters

This non-binding resolution expresses Senate sentiment on accountability for historical attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets. It notably endorses Argentina's adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism—a policy mechanism that treats certain forms of Israel criticism (such as calls for boycotts or comparisons to Nazi states) as antisemitic speech, effectively extending speech regulation beyond traditional hate-crime law. The resolution signals support for this definitional approach among U.S. allies.

Cosponsors (1)