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.