Wiesenthal Centre Open Letter to Chilean President on the Visit of Holocaust-Denying Antisemite Mahmoud Abbas to Santiago
May 7, 2018
Paris and Buenos Aires 
H.E. Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique
President of Chile
Santiago
Mr.President
We have learned that you will be receiving this week the Holocaust denying antisemite Palestinian President, Mahmud Abbas
We understand that Chile has the largest number of citizens of Palestinian origin outside the Palestinian Territories
We are certain that the Abbas visit can only serve those who wish to transplant the Middle East conflict to Latin America, with devastating consequences for the small Jewish community
Chile has received several Palestinian officials over the last year and the aftermath of their visits have led to increasing anti-Israel and anti-Jewish activity, especially on university campuses
We call on you Mr.President, to use your meeting with Abbas to rebuke his outrageous claims that the Jews were themselves responsible for the Holocaust as money-lenders
We call on you Mr.President to warn Abbas against inciting hatred on Chilean soil
Mr.President, Abbas plans to visit the 'Palestina' football team in Santiago.
Under the Palestinian Authority, he has endorsed the naming of every football team,tournament and stadium in honour of terrorists, besmirching the beautiful game
Mr.President, Abbas has defiled his people, leading them into a swamp of terror.
Mr.President, your recent election evokes a proudly democratic Chile
Do not allow it to be touched by an autocratic hatemonger
Most respecfully
Dr.Shimon Samuels Dr. Ariel Gelblung
Director for International Relations Latin American Representative
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