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Leftist-Argentines Protest 2021 Israel-Gaza War

Latin Arabia Gaza War - 2021, Palestinians, Politics May 21, 2021May 21, 2021Argentina, Buenos Aires 0 Comment

Posted on YouTube: May 17, 2021

Not Just Chilestinians, but many leftists in Argentina are protesting against Israeli actions during this Gaza War.

Points to remember:

1) Unlike Chile – or most of Latin America, for that matter – Argentina has had a large and influential Jewish community.

2) Most Arabs in Argentina are Syrian- or Lebanese-Christians. Palestinian Arabs among them are a minority. Most Arab-Argentines are Christian.

3) Argentina is on the other side of the world, so it is late autumn there.

4) Unlike Chile, Palestinians are not very influential in Chile. However, leftists are influential. Hence, they are protesting against Israel, but for different reasons that the Chilestinos. For the Chilestinos, it is a matter of heritage and family. Not so for most Argentines.

Chilestinians Protests the 2021 Israel-Gaza War

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Posted on YouTube: May 20, 2021

Chilestinians (Palestinian-Chileans) came out to protest the Israel-Gaza War of 2021.

Points to remember:

1) Most Chilestinians are Christian, descended from Arab Christians who fled the Muslim Turks.

2) The few Muslims among the Chilestinians are recent arrivals.

3) Chile is on the other side of the world, so it is late autumn there.

4) Chilestinians are very influential in Chile.

Chilestinian History of Palestine

Latin Arabia History, Palestinians, Politics, Propaganda May 5, 2021January 3, 2024Chile, Santiago 0 Comment

Palestinian Christians started arriving in Chile in the 19th Century. In 1938, they founded Club Palestino, with a charter from the British mandate. Today, Club Palestino is one of the more prestigious clubs in Chile.

They are called Chilestinos (almost all are Christian), and have risen to become elites in Chile. The equivalent term in English would be Chilestinians – which is a portmanteau of Chile and Palestine.

The Chilestinos take a pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

This is a Chilestinian version of Palestinian history. Yes, it is in Spanish, but there is an option to auto-translate it to English.

Posted on YouTube: December 2, 2020.

The Palestinians in Chile are not a mere curiousity. Chile is a first world country, and the Palestinians are elites. They shape the foreign policy and course of Chile.

The version of history they present will not be agreeable to those who are friendly to Israel. Indeed, many pro-Israel and Jewish groups have expressed concern about the Palestinians in Chile.

Cumbia Palestina

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Posted on YouTube: December 15. 2020

Cumbia is a popular form of music throughout Latin America.

This video is clearly political, by the Orkestra Popular San Bomba (Holy Music Popular Orchestra).

Orkestra Popular literally means Popular Orchesta, but in actuality would mean something like Pop Music or Street Music.

Bomba literally means bomb, but has so many meanings that it is impossible to translate apart from context. In this context, it probably means music. Bomba is a type of MUSIC.

San means holy.

The group’s name is clearly farcical and idiomatic.

This is the group’s Facebook Page (here).

Again, one must remember that in Latin America there is no equivalent of AIPAC, so the Palestinian viewpoint is more mainstream. The chief exception is Brazil, which has a very large pro-Israel Evangelical community. But this video comes from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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