Palestinians Flexed Muscles in Chile

Source: MEMO
July 10, 2020

The Chilean Senate last week approved a resolution calling on President Sebastian Pinera Echenique to adopt a law boycotting settlement goods and banning commercial activity with companies that operate in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The motion passed on 30 June with 29 votes in favour and six abstentions, no votes were cast against the move.

This story is about two months late before I caught it on a written news story, here, but it was not headlines in America. — Though I did catch it earlier (Click Here) as a video report.

The World Jewish Congress considers the Chilean Senate’s move to be anti-semitic.

There is no way that this could have occurred in the United States. In Chile,even conservative presidents, like Pinera, have to yield to the Palestinian bloc.

Two Year Old Video Shows Power of Palestinians in Chile

Two Year Old Video Shows Power of Palestinians in Chile


Posted on YouTube: Mar 29, 2018

It is hard to understand the power that Palestinians have in Chilean politics. There is no equivalent here in the USA.

But this Chilean senator (Alejandro Navarro) went to the Fourth Global Convention of Solidarity with Palestine.

I do not think he, himself, is Palestinian in origin, but he embraces their cause.

He is still a senator in Chile, as of this writing.

Can you imagine an American senator doing what Senator Navarro did?

This video came from MEMRI – a pro-Israel advocacy group. They claim to be non-partisan.

UGEP-Chile Campaigned for Academic Boycott

ESTAMOS DE VUELTA means WE ARE BACK.

Chile’s UGEP (General Union of Palestinian Students) was campaigning to cut of academic ties between Israel and the University of Chile.

The tweet was dated to July 20. I am not sure what has happened since.

I am not sure if Israel does much to contain this. Maybe they see Chile as a lost cause. Argentina is iffy, as it has a strong Jewish community, and the tone of debate tends to be controlled by Lebanese Maronites, who tend to be Westernized.

Brazil is pro-Israel right now, due to the fact that it has an extraordinarily large Evangelical constituency, and its Arab community – which is very large – is dominated by Maronites.

Chilestinians Post Dabke Video

Chilestinians Post Dabke Video


Posted on YouTube: August 31, 2020

This was posted by UGEP (General Union of Palestinian Students) in response to the recent Israeli-Gaza clashes.

The UGEP is a pro-Palestinian group, particularly activist in Chile.

Palestinians in Chile are usually quite Westernized and Christian. I doubt that many of them fully realize how oppressive the Muslim world can be. This is more of an ethnic US vs THEM reaction.

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