There is no reason that our own networks ignore Latin America, and it does cost us in influence. If you think that Latin Americans do not notice who is paying attention to them, then you are mistaken.
Some of Al Jazeera’s more recent reports for South America.
Chile’s large and very influential Palestinian (mostly Christian) community has added an anti-Israel influence to a lot of Chile’s culture and politics. I do not say all Chileans have this attitude, but it is magnified by the prosperity and clout of Chile’s Palestians. This is sad.
… Chile has long been a hotbed of anti-Israel extremism due to its population of half a million Palestinians, but the situation for Jewish students on campus grows worse by the day.
Sadly, the extremism in Chile that is often manifested as harassment of the Jewish community (in particular on campuses) has been largely ignored by Israel and the global Jewish world, as it has continued to grow.
Last week Chile’s Israel hatred finally went viral, with Chile even trending on Twitter in Israel during Chile’s “apartheid week.” The impetus? A visit from Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad, who spoke on multiple campuses about the cooperation between Arabs and Jews within Israel, contrary to the extremist narrative of the Palestinian community.
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A major reason for this flare-up was a visit by Yousef Haddad, an Israeli-Arab who served in the IDF. Mr. Haddad – who says he is a Christian Arab – is a pro-Israel advocate, and the pro-Palestinian students did not appreciate his message.
Posted on YouTube: April 12, 2022
Chile is a bizarre outlier on this.
Historically, Chile has been tolerant and friendly to Jews, but the presence of half a million Palestinians in Chile has distorted the discussion.
Anti-Zionist Gabriel Boric’s presidential win leaves Chile’s Jews worried
Gabriel Boric called Israel a “murderous state” in a meeting with Chile’s Jewish community during his campaign.
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Boric has previously supported a drafted bill in Chile’s National Congress calling for a boycott of goods, services and products from Israeli settlements.
In addition, Boric called Israel a “murderous state” in a meeting with the Jewish community during his campaign and signed a statement of support to the Palestinian cause in a meeting with the president of the 350,000-strong Palestinian community of Chile.
Posted on YouTube – December 21, 2021
Chile has a very large Palestinian population (mostly Christian), and this has affected the country’s politics.
This particular video of his gives instructions on how Arabs can apply to go to Argentina … he gives the instructions in Arabic.
This is what the author of the video writes on the video description area:
How can you obtain permanent or annual DNI residency during the election period and take advantage of this golden opportunity every four years once during the election period as in Argentine law any foreign immigrant resident in Argentina with a DNI [National Identity Card] card is entitled to vote and for this reason during the election period They make a lot of facilities to give most of the immigrants who hold a Berkaria card give them directly to the DNI to participate in their right to the elections How can you find out more details about this issue and who can help you in taking all your papers before the election period to obtain residency quickly other than expected and how and where more information on this subject In this video, follow the video to the end and focus on every information. This opportunity comes once every four years. It is Argentina. It is Buenos Aires. It is God’s paradise on earth. Look with your eyes and have mercy on your heart.
This might help some Palestinians who are desperate to get out of Gaza.
This particular video is from a larger YouTube channel about Arabs in Argentina.
