Santiago

Santiago is the capital of Chile, in the center of the country. The city has a sub-tropical climate.

Palestino Soccer Club Is Now An International Force

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Posted on YouTube: October 21, 2020

The documentary is subtitled in English.

This is not exaggerationg, but the Palestino [Palestinian] Soccer Club of Santiago, Chile has become world renowned. It gets involved in Mideast Politics.

NOTE: The team is regularly referred to as CD Palestino which means Club Deportivo Palestino, which means Palestinian Sports CLub.

Locally, in Chile, CD Palestino will have moments of silence before any game for any occasion when Palestinians are killed in the Mideast conflict between Israel and Palestine.

CD Palestino’s fame has spread to the Mideast, where its players are more well known that they are in Chile.

This team is well known internationally, however, there is another force in Chile … Evangelical Christians, and they are … pro-Israel. On a per capita basis they may not be as rich as Palestinian-Chileans, but there are a whole lot more Evangelicals than Palestinians.

Protest in Front of Israeli Embassy in Chile

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Protest in Front of Israeli Embassy in Chile


Posted on YouTube: May 20, 2021

Yes, I know, I am posting this about 9 days late. The video of the protest was posted on Friday, a week and two days ago.

But better late than never.

Chile has a wealthy, very influential Palestinian community, and they are fervently against Israel, and they make themselves felt in Chilean politics.

December 23, 2021 – Minor edit

Chilestinians Protests the 2021 Israel-Gaza War

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Chilestinians Protests the 2021 Israel-Gaza War


Posted on YouTube: May 20, 2021

Chilestinians (Palestinian-Chileans) came out to protest the Israel-Gaza War of 2021.

Points to remember:

1) Most Chilestinians are Christian, descended from Arab Christians who fled the Muslim Turks.

2) The few Muslims among the Chilestinians are recent arrivals.

3) Chile is on the other side of the world, so it is late autumn there.

4) Chilestinians are very influential in Chile.

Chilestinian History of Palestine

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Chilestinian History of Palestine

Palestinian Christians started arriving in Chile in the 19th Century. In 1938, they founded Club Palestino, with a charter from the British mandate. Today, Club Palestino is one of the more prestigious clubs in Chile.

They are called Chilestinos (almost all are Christian), and have risen to become elites in Chile. The equivalent term in English would be Chilestinians – which is a portmanteau of Chile and Palestine.

The Chilestinos take a pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

This is a Chilestinian version of Palestinian history. Yes, it is in Spanish, but there is an option to auto-translate it to English.


Posted on YouTube: December 2, 2020.

The Palestinians in Chile are not a mere curiousity. Chile is a first world country, and the Palestinians are elites. They shape the foreign policy and course of Chile.

The version of history they present will not be agreeable to those who are friendly to Israel. Indeed, many pro-Israel and Jewish groups have expressed concern about the Palestinians in Chile.

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