Controversial Hebron Visit

A Chilean Delegation made a trip to Hebron (2012).

This is the Palestinian view, below:

Ma’an News Agency | April 25, 2012
(Link to source is dead. Could not find replacement)

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HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers accosted on Tuesday members of a Chilean Senate delegation and Hebron governor Kamel Hamid near Ibrahimi mosque, onlookers said.

Settlers shouted obscenities at the delegation and told them they were in a “Jewish area” during a tour of the Old City, they said.

Israeli forces moved in to keep the two sides apart.

The head of the delegation, Andre Salvidor, said the incident was “worse than they expected.”

SOME OBSERVATIONS

The Palestinian Authority is heavily invested in Chile. They do a lot of propagandizing, and have won a lot of sympathy from Palestinian-Chileans. Political delegations from Chile to “Palestine” are common.

In the visit below, the PA Ambassador to Chile is visiting Iquique, a heavily ethnic-Arab (15% Arabic) town in the north of Chile.

I believe the PA Ambassador to Chile also shows up here in this Arab language documentary.


Aug 28, 2019 – Edited: I had to remove a (dead) video, and some comments concerning the video, which would have made no sense without the video. It is a pity, as it was a great video; but I guess someone was embarrassed.

The video had showed a shouting match between a Chilean delegation from Chile and some Jewish settlers. Apparently, it was taken down.

May 5, 2021 – Edited: Had to remove dead link.

A Powerful Community

A Powerful Community

August 7, 2012

The Palestinian Community in Chile is powerful. About 500,000 Chileans are Palestinian in whole or part – roughly 2.5% of Chile’s overall population.

Another 300,000 Chileans are Lebanese or Syrian, etc., in origin. However, because the Palestinian-Chilean are the majority within the Arab community, they have above average clout.

Their demographic numbers and wealth can influence the debate among Chile’s other Arabs, and among Chileans in general. Palestinian-Chileans affect Chile’s policy at a national level.

The closest equivalent, oddly enough, is the political power of American Jewry.


117 Refugees came to Chile and it was major national news

Their community has gained an international reputation, and is being noticed.


The above report was by Telesur, a biased Venezualan outlet.


November 26, 2017 – Edited text, and corrected dead video link. Also combined two pages as redundant.

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