PM welcomes Argentina's 'change of direction'
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed at his weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday Argentina's decision not to appeal a court's ruling to strike down a deal with Iran over investigating the 1994 deadly bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center.
"This is a welcome change of direction and I hope we will see a significant improvement of Argentina-Israeli relations as well as a change for the better in relations with other countries in South America in the coming years," Netanyahu said.
The memorandum of understanding would have created a joint "truth commission" made up of five independent judges from third-party countries to investigate the bombing.
It would also have allowed for Iranian suspects in the case to be questioned.
"This is a welcome change of direction and I hope we will see a significant improvement of Argentina-Israeli relations as well as a change for the better in relations with other countries in South America in the coming years," Netanyahu said.
The memorandum of understanding would have created a joint "truth commission" made up of five independent judges from third-party countries to investigate the bombing.
It would also have allowed for Iranian suspects in the case to be questioned.