Chile is the country on the Southwest Pacific coast of South America, which runs from a polar south to tropical north. 5% of Chile’s population is Arab, and the majority of that is Palestinian-Christian: Chilestino/Chilestinian.
Chile is a first world country now, very democratic. The Chilestinos are prosperous and wield incredible political power.
This is a news report by El Ciudadano (The Citizen) in Santiago, Chile.
The original is here.
Forgive any errors in translation.
El Ciudadno (the Citizen) is a Chilean Newspaper.
More of the same, but as we note, Chile has a very influential Palestinian population. So the Gaza War is drawing strong interest.
Again, we see the prominence of Palestinians in Chile has become the object of study, and policy.
These kids are charming. Quite wonderful!
Notice the Orthodox Christian priest in the front, the one with the black sacerdotal hat
This is a Syrian-Palestinian gathering in Chile, affiliated with the Orthodox Church.
It should be noted that the Orthodox considered themselves the real Catholic Church, and the Roman Catholic Church to be in serious error. Hence, they will often call themselves the Apostolic Orthodox Catholic Church.
Source: Santiago Times: UN calls on Latin America for Palestinian refugee aid
Director thanks Chile for ‘long history’ of welcoming descendants.
The United Nations urged Latin American countries to take a more active role in aiding Palestinian refugees in a special conference in Santiago on Thursday.
As noted: Because of the large amount of Arabs in Latin America, the UN is asking the Latins to give more aid to the Palestinians.
Chile, with its large, and elite, Palestinian community would be a center for this.
