Antisemitism in Chile - The New Venezuela?
August 22, 2016
"Wiesenthal Center Alerts Chilean President to Increasing Anti-Israel Hostility and, by association, Endangering Jews in Latin America"
Buenos Aires, 22 August 2016
In a letter to President Michelle Bachelet, the Simon Wiesenthal Center highlighted growing hostility in Chile against the Jewish state and, by association, to Jews across Latin America.
A recent publication of a viciously anti-Semitic cartoon on the official Twitter account
of the Palestinian Federation of Chile, is reminiscent of the 1930's Nazi German tabloid Der Sturmer and, indeed, of Chilean Nazi sympathizers of that period.
The Center indignantly charged, "It is especially outrageous that the official website of the Chile Palestinian Federation serves as a tribune for Nazi hate... ," urging the President to suspend the Federation's activities pending an investigation into its incitement to anti-Jewish violence.
Sadly, their incitement was a backdrop to the infection of the University of Chile Law School, where the Student Union voted for a boycott resolution aimed to penalize individuals and institutions that have ties with Israel or its supporters. Logic finally prevailed and the resolution was aborted.
Dr. Shimon Samuels, the Center's Director for International Relations and Dr. Ariel Gelblung, its representative for Latin America, claimed, "Adding oil to the fire is the upcoming visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister to Chile, billed by the semi-official Persian news agency Fars as aiming to, "...foil the Iranophobic plots promoted by Israel in the region".
The letter urged President Bachelet to, "Take appropriate action to restore Chile's values of coexistence and integration and to protest hate speech marking a state visit from a country that funds terrorist organizations, and whose officials are implicated by INTERPOL in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994 that left 85 dead and over 300 wounded," said Dr. Gelblung.
"Under President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela - in tandem with its Iranian ally - became the greatest mouthpiece for anti-Jewish hate in the Americas, spreading its poison through its ALBA bloc allies: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua...the very countries on the Tehran Foreign Minister's itinerary. ALBA + Chile," lamented Samuels, recalling the late Simon Wiesenthal's maxim, "What starts with the Jews never ends with them," pointing to, "The nightmare consequences of hate and Iran for today's Venezuela. Could antisemitism in Chile make it the new Venezuela?" pondered the Center
Buenos Aires, 22 August 2016
In a letter to President Michelle Bachelet, the Simon Wiesenthal Center highlighted growing hostility in Chile against the Jewish state and, by association, to Jews across Latin America.
A recent publication of a viciously anti-Semitic cartoon on the official Twitter account
of the Palestinian Federation of Chile, is reminiscent of the 1930's Nazi German tabloid Der Sturmer and, indeed, of Chilean Nazi sympathizers of that period.The Center indignantly charged, "It is especially outrageous that the official website of the Chile Palestinian Federation serves as a tribune for Nazi hate... ," urging the President to suspend the Federation's activities pending an investigation into its incitement to anti-Jewish violence.
Sadly, their incitement was a backdrop to the infection of the University of Chile Law School, where the Student Union voted for a boycott resolution aimed to penalize individuals and institutions that have ties with Israel or its supporters. Logic finally prevailed and the resolution was aborted.
Dr. Shimon Samuels, the Center's Director for International Relations and Dr. Ariel Gelblung, its representative for Latin America, claimed, "Adding oil to the fire is the upcoming visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister to Chile, billed by the semi-official Persian news agency Fars as aiming to, "...foil the Iranophobic plots promoted by Israel in the region".
The letter urged President Bachelet to, "Take appropriate action to restore Chile's values of coexistence and integration and to protest hate speech marking a state visit from a country that funds terrorist organizations, and whose officials are implicated by INTERPOL in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994 that left 85 dead and over 300 wounded," said Dr. Gelblung.
"Under President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela - in tandem with its Iranian ally - became the greatest mouthpiece for anti-Jewish hate in the Americas, spreading its poison through its ALBA bloc allies: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua...the very countries on the Tehran Foreign Minister's itinerary. ALBA + Chile," lamented Samuels, recalling the late Simon Wiesenthal's maxim, "What starts with the Jews never ends with them," pointing to, "The nightmare consequences of hate and Iran for today's Venezuela. Could antisemitism in Chile make it the new Venezuela?" pondered the Center
For further information, please contact Dr. Shimon Samuels at +336 09770158 or Dr. Ariel Gelblung at +54 9 11 49695365, join the Center on Facebook, www.facebook.com/simonwiesenthalcenter, or follow @simonwiesenthal for news updates sent direct to your Twitter feed.
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El antisemitismo en Chile - la nueva Venezuela?
El Centro Wiesenthal alerta a la Presidente de Chile acerca del aumento de la hostilidad contra Israel y, por asociación, hacia todos los judíos en América Latina
En una carta a la Presidente Michelle Bachelet, el Centro Simon Wiesenthal destacó la creciente hostilidad en Chile contra el estado judío y, por asociación, hacia los judíos en toda América Latina.
La reciente publicación en la cuenta oficial de Twitter de la Federación Palestina de Chile, de características brutalmente antisemitas,https://twitter.com/FedPalestina/status/766334160776466432/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw, parece una rémora del tabloide nazi alemán Der Stürmer y apela, sin dudas, a los chilenos simpatizantes de dicho régimen.
El Centro declaró indignado que "es especialmente ultrajante que el sitio web oficial de la Federación Palestina de Chile sirva como tribuna de odio nazi ..." instando a la Presidente a suspender las actividades de la Federación mientras se investiga sobre esta incitación a la violencia anti judía.
La incitación al odio actuó también como telón de fondo del voto del Centro de Estudiantes de la Escuela de Leyes de la Universidad de Chile, en favor de una resolución destinada a boicotear a personas e instituciones que mantuvieran algún tipo de lazo con el Estado de Israel o sus simpatizantes. La lógica se impuso finalmente y la resolución fue abortada.
El Dr. Shimon Samuels, Director de Relaciones Internacionales y el Dr. Ariel Gelblung, Representante para América Latina del Centro, afirmaron que"Para agregar combustible al fuego, la próxima visita del canciller iraní a Chile, tiene una agenda abiertamente dirigida a “frustrar los plantes iranófobos de Israel en la región” según cita la agencia de noticias semi oficial persa Fars”
La carta insta a la Presidente Bachelet a "tomar la pertinente intervención a los efectos de restaurar los valores de convivencia e integración en Chile y rechace las expresiones de incitación al odio que enmarcan una visita de Estado de un país que financia organizaciones terroristas, y cuyos funcionarios están requeridos por INTERPOL a raíz del atentado a la mutual judía AMIA en Buenos Aires en 1994, que dejó 85 muertos y más de 300 heridos", dijo el Dr. Gelblung.
"Durante la presidencia de Hugo Chávez, Venezuela - en conjunto con su aliado iraní - se convirtió en el mayor instigador de odio antijudío en las Américas, difundiendo su veneno a través de sus aliados del bloque ALBA: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua ... los mismos países que visitará el Canciller persa. ALBA + Chile ", se lamentó Samuels, recordando la máxima del fallecido Simon Wiesenthal: "lo que se inicia con los judíos nunca termina con ellos ", advirtiendo las consecuencias que "la pesadilla desatada por la política en alianza con Irán de incitación al odio trajeron a la Venezuela de hoy "
"Transformará el antisemitismo a Chile en una nueva Venezuela?", inquirió el Centro.
Para mas informacion, por favor contactarse con el Dr. Shimon Samuels al +336 09770158 o al Dr. Ariel Gelblung al (15) 49695365 (si llama desde afuera de Argentina, +54911 49695365).
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