Chile

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.

Protest at Israeli Embassy in Chile

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Protest at Israeli Embassy in Chile


Posted on YouTube: October 20, 2023

This protest took place three days ago on Friday, in front of the Israeli Embassy in Santiago.

It had to be tough duty that day in the Israeli embassy.

The crowd is chanting that “this is not a war, it’s a genocide.”

Note: At the time of this writing, something like 99% of the Palestinians in Chile are Christian, not Muslim, so the lady with the hijab is NOT typical.

Since the Palestinian cause – especially that of Hamas – is associated with Islam, one might find it odd that the Christian Chilestinos identify some much with the anti-Zionist cause of Palestine. But, apparently, in the case of Chilestinos, ancestry trumps religion.

The YouTube video (above) has an auto-translation option.

Below we have a tweet showing the Chilean protest, but notice that the tweet shows a PRESSTV video. PRESSTV is Iranian propaganda.

Also note, most Chilestinos are of mixed ancestry, not pure Palestinian.

Argentina, Chile, and Columbia Condemn Hospital Attack

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Argentina, Chile, and Columbia Condemn Hospital Attack

Tranlated by Google App.

Source: (CNN Spanish) — Through their accounts on X, formerly Twitter, the foreign ministries of Colombia, Argentina and Chile condemned the explosion at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in northern Gaza.

The Argentine Foreign Ministry offered humanitarian aid to the population affected by the conflict through the Argentine Agency for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance, the White Helmets.

“Colombia joins the urgent call of the different United Nations Organizations (WHO, Unicef), since it considers necessary the protection of civilians in the midst of the conflict, as well as respect for international humanitarian law, which establishes that the attention of health must be actively protected and never be an objective,” the Colombian Foreign Ministry detailed in a statement.

A rocket has landed on Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza. Both sides are blaming the other.

What is clear is that, at the time of this story, the culprit for the attack has not been 100% verified yet.

October 23, 2023 — Edited. Updates seem to show that Israel was not guilty, but that the rocket was from Gaza, and disintegrated over the hospital.


Posted on YouTube: October 22, 2023

Israel seems to be innocent on this one.

ArabTV in Chile Focuses on Palestinian Casualties

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ArabTV in Chile Focuses on Palestinian Casualties


Posted on YouTube: October 13, 2023

As one might suppose, the Palestinians in Chile, are focusing on the situation of the people in Gaza. Now, casualties are tragic, on both sides.

Above: Chileans are taking a pro-Palestinian stand.

Now, as noted, the Chilestinos (Palestinian-Chileans, usually Christian) have massive influence in Chile, and take a pro-Palestinian view.

This can be ironic. Spanish culture is centered on the Reconquista, the stuggle to free Spain of the Islamic invaders. One would think such a people would have a sympathy for Israel, and many Chileans do, especially the Evangelicals in Chile.

However, the Chilestinos are elite in Chile and can either sway the Chilean government, or dampen the government’s criticism of Palestinian actions.

Palestinian-Chileans Are Not Taking the 2023 Gaza Operation Well

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Palestinian-Chileans Are Not Taking the 2023 Gaza Operation Well

Source: Why Chile’s Response to the Israel-Hamas War Stands Out – Foreign Policy October 13, 2023

Chile, for its part, is home to the largest Palestinian diaspora outside of the Middle East. Migration peaked in the early 20th century, and the Palestinian Chilean population is estimated at between 300,000 and 500,000 people. The size of the community has impacted Chilean culture, domestic politics, and foreign policy for years. A first-division soccer club is named Palestino FC, and its logo features the colors of the Palestinian flag. The Chilean legislature boasts a large Palestinian caucus. In 2005, Chile became one of the first non-Arab countries to join the Arab League as an observer.

A smaller Jewish community of some 20,000 people also live in the country …

Powerful Chilean congressional and private sector groups have campaigned for Palestinian human rights for years, and the public conversation about the escalating situation in Israel-Palestine over the past week has often taken a more long-term, historical perspective than elsewhere in the Americas, including in the United States.

Chilean analysts who have appeared on television and radio programs and written in newspapers following this weekend’s attack have spoken not only about Hamas’s rampage through southern Israel but also about its broader context. …

That’s not to say that Chile’s public debate was without major rifts and controversies. The Palestinian Chilean mayor of a municipality within the Santiago metropolitan area, Daniel Jadue, tweeted immediately after the attack that “the people of Palestine have a right to resist” before later condemning violence against civilians. When asked about Jadue’s comments, the Israeli ambassador said “they crossed all the lines” while acknowledging that many other Chilean Palestinians had directly condemned the Hamas attacks.

Chile is an outlier. Because of its Palestinian population, which is rich and influential, Chile cannot be expected to tow the Western Line when it comes to Israel or Zionism.

Even though most of Chile’s Palestinians are Christian, many descended from refugees who fled Muslim persecution in the 19th and early 20th centuries, they have a blind spot about “Palestine.” They hate the Jewish state, and are vehemently opposed to Israel.

The Palestinian Community is organizing to get its own side of the story about the Hamas-Israel war out to the public.

They had a public meeting on October 11.

As this video of CLUB PALESTINO (social club( shows, the Palestinians (nicknamed: The Chilestinos) are a political force to be reckoned with.


Posted on YouTube: 2023

So the Chilean government did support Israel … officially, but do so gingerly.

Source: DiarioUChile (University of Chile Daily) – October 7, 2023

Gobierno de Chile condena ataque de Hamás y expresa solidaridad con el pueblo Israel

Government of Chile condemns Hamas attack and expresses solidarity with the Israeli people (translated by Google)

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