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
— Comunidad Palestina de Chile (@ComPalestinaCL) September 30, 2024
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.
Posted on YouTube: May 14, 2024