Daniel Jadue is a grandson of Palestinian immigrants to Chile and he is the expected forerunner to become Chile’s next president.
His leftist leanings are indeed troubling, but many of Chile’s Jewish community are also worried because he is considered, by them, to be antisemetic.
Daniel Jadue was born in Recoleta, Santiago to small business owners Magaly del Carmen Jadue Jadue and Juan Fariz Jadue Jadue. He was estranged from his father, a supporter of Augusto Pinochet, for most of his life. Jadue is the grandson of Christian Palestinian immigrants who arrived in Chile during the first half of the last century.
An Israeli newspaper, Ha’aretz, has taken note:
A Grandson of Palestinian Immigrants Could Be Chile’s Next President, and These Jews Are Worried
Daniel Jadue, who has previously accused Jews of controlling the media and refers to the Jewish community as the ‘Zionist community,’ is close to assuming Chile’s highest office. Chilean Jews explain their concerns and why some are now making aliyah
He’s a communist of Palestinian origin known for his fierce animosity to Israel and open hostility to the Jewish community – and if the latest polls are correct, Daniel Jadue could become Chile’s next president.
Chile has a small Jewish community, and they are worried. Chilean Jews are vastly outnumbered by Palestinian-Chileans (Chilestinians/Chilestinos), which are more than a mere ethnic bloc, but a wealthy, powerful elite. The Palestinians in Chile are over-represented in offices of power and industry.
In many ways their success mirrors that of Jews in America.
Source: Police in Chile guard Jews after anti-Semitic attacks – JPOST
August 18, 2010The Palestinian community is to Chile what the Jewish community is to the U.S.
– Gabriel Zaliasnik, then president of Chile’s Jewish Federation
That one of the Palestinian community’s members – one who is considered anti-semetic by the Jews – is so close to the presidency scares them.
As Ha’aretz notes, many Jews are considering Aliyah.
This video is from Turkish TV (TRT World) and has an Arab/Islamic bias.
Posted on YouTube: June 24, 2021
If this sounds like much ado about nothing, it isn’t.
The Simon Wisenthal Center in 2020, listed Daniel Jadue’s candidacy for the presidency as one of year’s top 10 anti-semitic incidents.
This is worrisome.
NOTE: In the end, Daniel Jadue did not win. He lost to Gabriel Boric in the left wing primaries. Boric went on to win the general election. While not as bad as Jadue, Garbriel Boric is still not considered friendly to Israel.
The picture of Daniel Jadue is from Wikipedia. I added the flag background.
June 21, 2022 – Corrected a spelling error. Added some info.