Chile

Chile is the country on the Southwest Pacific coast of South America, which runs from a polar south to tropical north. 5% of Chile’s population is Arab, and the majority of that is Palestinian-Christian: Chilestino/Chilestinian.

Chile is a first world country now, very democratic. The Chilestinos are prosperous and wield incredible political power.

Palestinian-Chilean Wealth

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This is from the Jabotinski International Center.

Though critical of the Palestinian-Chileans’ anti-Israel stance, they do admire the Palestinians in Chile for their success.

Palestinian Federation in Chile active in fostering hatred against Israel

Chileans of Palestinian origin now boast some of the biggest fortunes in the country, heading no fewer than 4 of the 11 largest financial institutions in the country. A disproportionately high number of Palestinian-Chileans also serve in Chile’s congress, including four senators [My note: It is now ten] and a number of deputies. They also hold top positions in government – including officials in the Foreign Ministry and Presidential Palace, and have a strong presence in academic circles[.]

Evidence of significant integration into Chilean society is given through the research conducted by Bethlehem 2000 Palestinian Foundation that showed that less than 30 percent of the community is from families where both parents are of Palestinian origin.

Their intermarriage rate is very high, yet they retain a strong sense of ethnic identification, and they exert a massive influence on Chilean foreign policy.

Chile has tended to have pro-Israel governments; yet even so, the Palestinians have stymied the Santiago government at times. They thwarted Chile’s plan to vote for the UN partition in 1947 which created Israel, and got Chile to abstain; even though the government was pro-Israel.

The Palestinians in Chile have, and are continuing to, influence the position of Chile vis a vis Israel.

Palestinian Federation in Chile active in fostering hatred against Israel

The Palestinian community showed its influence in 1947 when Chile was a strong supporter of the partition plan for Palestine at the United Nations. A group of first-generation Palestinian students in Chile created a strong lobby to convince the Chilean government to change its vote on the eve of November 29, 1947. Even being a member of the “Chilean Committee for a Jewish Palestine,” President Gonzalez Videla cast his lot with those who abstained in the General Assembly vote.

After the second intifada in September 2000, the Palestinian community worked vigorously, using the weight of their numbers and status within the country, to place the Palestinian cause on the Chilean public agenda.

More on Chilean Arabs

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THE LINKS IN THIS ARTICLE ARE DEAD – I LEAVE THEM UP AS RELICS, TO SHOW MY SOURCES.

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From this site: Tripod Article
Palestinian-Chileans in front
of the Presidential Palace

http://rl154.cl.tripod.com/pinmigracion.htm

En 1940 la Guía Árabe de Chile estimaba en 3.466 el número de árabes en Chile.

In 1940, the Arab Guide of Chile was estimated 3,466 as the number of Arabs in Chile.

That 1940 estimate was probably very low, as there are about 450,000 Chileans of Palestians ancestry today. (Over 100x as much). Besides, in 1947, the Chilean-Palestinians were able to persuade the Chilean government to abstain the on UN Palestine Partition Vote. If their numbers in 1940 were that small, they would not have had such clout a mere 7 years later.

One Hundred Years of Palestinians in Chile: New Paradigms

by Xavier Abu Eid

In addition to this social and economic development, the political skills of the community were also developed. In 1947, at the time of the partition plan for Palestine, a group of first-generation Palestinian students in Chile led by Alejandro Hales created a strong lobby that convinced the Chilean government to change its vote on the eve of November 29, 1947. Nevertheless, Alejandro Hales was later appointed as a minister and one of the main leaders against the Pinochet dictatorship. By that time, Chile was a strong supporter of the partition of Palestine. But even being a member of the “Chilean Committee for a Jewish Palestine,” President Gonzalez Videla cast his lot with those who abstained in the General Assembly vote.

http://rl154.cl.tripod.com/pinmigracion.htm

El 81% de los árabes llegados a nuestro país lo hizo entre 1900 y 1930. Más del 60% de árabes que llegaban tenían entre 10 y 30 años.

81% of Arab arrivals made it to Chile between 1900 and 1930. More than 60% of the Arabs that arrived were between 10 and 30 years old.

The article in the link claims to be taken from the Arts y Letters Supplement of El Mercurio, Sunday April 14, 2002

June 16, 2022 – Edited: had to clean up old styling.

The Four Georges

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“Los patriarcas de la comunidad fueron los cuatro Jorges”, postula Eugenio Chahuán, profesor del Centro de Estudios Árabes de la Universidad de Chile y heredero de la tradición de uno de esos pioneros. Jorge Chahuán, Jorge Manzur, Jorge Yarur y Jorge Hirmas resultaron fundamentales, dice el profesor, para guiar a los recién llegados.

“The patriarchs of the [Palestinian] Community [in Chile], were the four Georges,” postulates Eugenio Chahuán, professor of the Center of Arab Studies of the Univerity of Chile, and inheritor of the traditions of one of these pioneers. Jorge Chahuán, Jorge Manzur, Jorge Yarur and Jorge Hirmas turned out to be critical, says the profesor, in guiding the recent arrivals.

The Palestinians in Chile trace their roots back to four leaders: The Four Georges (Jorges).

Palestinians in Chile tend to come from four Christian towns: Beit Jala, Bethlehem, Beit Sahour, and Beit Safafa (after 1967, annexed to Jerusalem).

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