Again, in Chile, though most of the Palestinian-Chileans are Christian – many are descended from Christians who were persecuted by Muslims in the 19th century – they are still fiercely anti-Israel.
Published on YouTube: May 29, 2017
Notice how all of this Palestinian identity in soccer is delivered in the Arabic language to the Arab World, even though the sports club CD Palestino is in Chile where the local language is Spanish.
You may never have heard about CD Palestino. Yet, most Americans, like me, barely know about FC Barcelona, which is arguably the most famous soccer club in the world.
Likewise, Chile’s Palestino Club is really famous in the Arab world.
December 31, 2024 – Edited: Corrected some spelling errors.