This is a few months old, and frankly, it is a bit of grandstanding, but I just found it, and thought it was worth mentioning.
Rightly or wrongly, Palestine is now being destroyed, even as we speak. Like it or not, that is fact. Yet, Lula of Brazil wants a FREE TRADE agreement with the Palestinians?
BRASILIA – Brazil has put into effect a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority that has been waiting for ratification for more than decade, in a show of support for the Palestinian people.
“The agreement is a concrete contribution to an economically viable Palestinian state, which can live peacefully and harmoniously with its neighbours,” Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said on July 9 in a statement.
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Palestinian ambassador in Brasilia, Mr Ibrahim Al Zeben, called Brazil’s decision “courageous, supportive and timely”.
It turns out that Rashida Tlaib has gotten a write up in a Chilean magazine Al-Damir – which means “the conscience” in Arabic – that caters to the Palestinian community in Chile.
Palestinian-born Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib who –last July – held a message calling Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu «guilty of genocide », as the leader spoke before Congress of United States, this week has achieved a victory by defeating his Republican opponent in the Michigan Congress 12th district elections, thereby ensuring a fourth term as the only Palestinian-American woman in the United States Congress.
However, a lot of American and European companies have bought advertising in the magazine, in the past, so that questionable connection might be a minor issue. Though it was once published in a glossy version, the magazine seems to now emphasize its online presence.
· Bimonthly publication (January, April, June, August, October and December).
60 – 64 pages
· Interiors: glossy couche paper 90 gr.
· Cover and back cover, glossy couche paper 170 gr.
· Free distribution
· Since 2010 associated with ANP
· Projected reading 20,000
· Free distribution
· 8,000 copies digital version
HOWEVER, the online version of the glossy magazine stopped being archived in 2020 (Click Here), so maybe it is no longer published in print. Who knows?!
What is clear is that the Palestinian-Chilean community has/had enough wealth and clout to publish a magazine and attract major advertisers to it.
With all that being said, I am sure that Congresswoman Tlaib had nothing to do with this article. However, she seems to have captured an audience with the Palestinian disapora.
This is a video (below) of the sign display that the magazine article refers to.
Posted on YouTube: July 24, 2024
Even though I am a mild Christian Zionist, I will make no comment about Representative Tlaib except to note that apparently she is a hero to Palestinians everywhere – even in Chile.
If you are like most Americans (or Europeans), you probably know very little about Chile. The Arabs, however, know a lot about Chile. If Sicilians, Greeks and Dubliners want to move to New York, the Arabs want to move to South America. Chile is particularly interesting to Palestinian Arabs as the largest number of Palestinians, outside the Mideast, lives in Chile.
Very interesting Arabic language videos about Chile. I do not speak Arabic, so I use a translation app, which you can get (Here). It’s free.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE STATE OF CHILE … GO TO CHILE
Posted on YouTube: September 27, 2016
Look at comments in Arabic under the video (Click Here). The app can translate them for you. You will notice that Chile beckons large in the Arab mind.
The reason Chile is not overrun with Arabs is that it sets high barriers for immigrants, but still Chile is five percent (5%) Arabic in ancestry, and they are a very powerful constituency.
This next video below is a set of reasons why Arabs should consider migrating to Chile. Unfortunately, the translation app does not translate writing on video.
Why is Chile so attractive to Arabs?
Central Chile has a sort of subtropical Mediterranean Climate very similar to coastal Israel (Palestine), Lebanon, Syria, or North Africa – well, except for the cold ocean water; the Mediterranean is much warmer than the Humboldt Current off of Chile. Other than that, the climate is identical. Perfect for Arabs. And there is an internationally well known (At least to Latinos and Arabs) Palestinian community in Chile. Very powerful and rich.
South America has a history of absorbing Arabs well.
A VIDEO IN ARABIC ON WHY ONE SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING TO CHILE
Posted on YouTube: June 29, 2018
And, this is not just Chile. Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil all have large Arab constituencies.
This can no longer be ignored. The Arabs and Latins are well aware of each other and are starting to form trading blocs.
The idea of a Latin American-Arab summit started 10 years ago thanks to Lula da Silva, Brazil’s former president. However, until now only four summits have taken place, the last in Riyadh. There is a lot in common in the histories of Arab and Latin American countries. Both were subjected to harsh colonialism, and much of the colonial legacy and its memory continue to this day.
Note: The writer underestimates the number of Arabs in South America. It is around 25 milllion, not 15. One has to remember that many Lebanese Christians will often not self-identify as Arabs. This can lead to very odd results where demographics may list the Lebanese as outnumbering the Arabs in a given country.
This site is set up so my fellow Americans (and Westerners) can apprise themselves of what is really going on …
DOWN SOUTH AMERICAN WAY!
May 12, 2017 – Edited: Moved here, from a front page post. November 24, 2017 – Edited: Had to replace a dead video link.. July 3, 2020 – Edited: Had to replace a dead video link, again. November 19, 2024 – Re-dated – converted from page to post.
This is a short but very good video, if one ignores the bias. However, it takes a few seconds to load.
@themujerista The history of Palestinian migration to Latin America 🇵🇸 🌍🌎🌏 Palestinian migration to Latin American occurred in four significant waves with Chile now being home to the largest Palestinian diaspora outside of the Middle East. #palestine#chile♬ original sound – The Mujerista
Of course, this lady seems to have a bias against Israel, but the history is good.
What is again worth repeating is that almost all of the Palestinians who moved to Chile were Christians, either Roman Catholic or Eastern Christian (Orthodox). They assimilated well, and have risen to become elites in the country.
Such is the political power of the Palestinian-Chileans – called Chilestinos – that they have distorted Chile’s foreign policy against Israel. Otherwise, Chile would be a quite typical Western democracy.
This pro-Palestinian slant has caused concern among Jewish groups around the world, as can be seen in the video, from the World Jewish Congress, below.
Posted on YouTube: July 9, 2020
The Palestinian Community in Chile does not mince words.
Israel ha estado bombardeando Palestina (Gaza y Cisjordania), Líbano, Yemen y Siria, pero aún así, se siguen creyendo víctimas.
El primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, dijo la semana pasada en la ONU que ellos se estaban defendiendo contra sus “asesinos”, pero ¿si nos… pic.twitter.com/Zab06Q4jZG
What the picture says is: Imagine bombing 4 countries at the same time and continuing to believe yourself to be the victim.
However, the Jews are a very small population in Chile, and can do little to resist the pro-Palestinian slant.
This is not to say the government is antisemitic. It is NOT! Chile is quite democratic, but the government is swayed by a Chilestino population that outnumbers the Jews about 30 to 1.
It is with good reason that the Jews of the world keep an eye on Chile.
This is one of their documentaries on the “Naqba.”
You can get English an translation by playing with the settings gear.
