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Argentina Will Host Jewish Version of Olympics

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Argentina Will Host Jewish Version of Olympics

While a lot of Latin America is condemning Israel for the war in Gaza, Argentina has just elected a president who converted to Judaism, and is a fan of Israel.

Talk about contrasts.

So, the Jews of Latin America are holding their Maccabi games in Argentina.

What are the Maccabi games?

They are a sort of Olympic games for Jews.


Posted on YouTube: May 30, 2012

Source: A scaled-back Israeli delegation is headed to the Pan American Maccabi Games in Argentina
The Forward
by Jacob Gurvis
December 18, 2023

(JTA) — With the Pan American Maccabi Games set to begin in Argentina next week, an Israeli delegation of more than 200 athletes was planning to join 5,000 Jewish participants from across the world who will compete in 30 sports.

But, as with practically every facet of Israeli society, Oct. 7 changed their plans.

Now a pared down group of 74 Israeli athletes will head to Argentina for the 15th edition of the international tournament. Forty-five of them live in communities close to the Gaza Strip, the area attacked on Oct. 7, according to a press release from the Maccabi World Union, the global governing body that puts on the quadrennial Maccabiah Games in Israel and other international tournaments.

What this means is that Latin America is split in its sympathies. Indeed, even countries are split in their sympathies.

The Palestinian Community in Chile Is Taking the War Hard

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The Palestinian Community in Chile Is Taking the War Hard

Posted on Twitter (X) on December 18, 2023

Chile has a very influential community of Palestinians. They are not taking this war lightly. The are calling what Israel is doing: genocide.

I do NOT agree, but South America is split over this war.

Arabic Influence on Peruvian Cuisine

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Arabic Influence on Peruvian Cuisine

Source: The Arabic influence in the gastronomy of Peru
Gulf Times
by Jose Benzaquen
July 4, 2021

Peruvian cuisine reflects the country’s history with a variety that is unique in the world. If we Peruvians have something to be grateful for in our culinary world, it would be the significant influence that the Arab culture that was integrated through the migration of Europeans from the lands of the Iberian Peninsula, the Al Andaluz, where the Arab presence was approximately 800 years with an important Caliphate established in Cordova.

The introduction of the two worlds of different cultures helped shaped the wealth of a land called Peru — known for its cultural diversity with an exquisite and tremendously varied gastronomy. As mentioned in our previous article on the Arab presence in Peru, confirmed Arab manifestations in many aspects and obviously in our cuisine.

Many typical Peruvian dishes can be easily recognised by its unique Arab touch, especially in the current variety of desserts where honey nougat, rice pudding (Roz b Halib) and Peruvian picarones are accompanied by dried fruits, sugar cane, from syrup (sugar dissolved in water) as well as many products that we can taste with some familiarity in the meals that are offered in many restaurants in Doha.

This article is over two years old, but still noteworthy,

Again, we see the enormous out-sized Arab influence in South America.

Some more from Peru:


Posted on YouTube: February 2, 2022


Posted on YouTube: October 7, 2021

Again, the influence of Arab culture can be found all over Latin America.

Why Is Latin America Embracing Gaza?

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Why Is Latin America Embracing Gaza?

Source: Responsible Statecraft – Why is Latin America so pro-Palestine?
by Connor Echols
November 20, 2023

… While most states in the region condemned Hamas’s initial attack, their harsh response to the Israeli offensive in Gaza has only been equalled by that of Arab- and Muslim-majority countries. Belize and Bolivia both cut ties with Israel over the war, and Colombia, Chile, and Honduras have all recalled their ambassadors from Tel Aviv.

Even states that consider themselves neutral on the conflict — like Brazil and Argentina — have issued withering condemnations of Israel’s attacks on civilians in Gaza. “This is not a war,” said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “This is a genocide.”

So why are Latin American leaders so pro-Palestine? Experts who spoke with RS said it mostly comes down to three factors: Latin America’s increasing independence from the U.S.; the rise of left-wing and indigenous movements; and the presence of large Arab diasporas in much of the region. …

Emphasis mine

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The article above has a pretty thorough analysis.

But one thing does stand out (you have to read their article). The author notes the relatively weak Jewish influence overall in Latin America. There is almost no viable a counterweight to all of this, except the rise of Christian Evangelicalism.

The author did note that El Salvador supports Israel even though the present president is of Palestinian extraction. However, El Salvador is one-third to forty precent Evangelical, and that has to have an effect.

In reality, as the Evangelical Churches continue to grow, the sympathies will flip to Israel.

The present support for Gaza may be a last stand for Arabist sympathies.


Posted on YouTube: December 5, 2023

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