Chile

Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher

The enclave, originally called Colonia Dignidad and renamed Villa Baviera, was founded in 1961 by Paul Schaefer, an evangelical preacher who was later jailed for sexually abusing children.

The name of Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, is engraved on a stone at the settlement created by German immigrants that served as a secret prison during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship (1973-1990), on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20, 2025.
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order authorizing the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska, at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, October 6, 2025.

Trump administration to overturn Biden's Minnesota mining ban

A DELEGATION from Chile stands with Israeli hosts at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. Ivan Enrique Pardes Pichinao (the representative with a headband behind the Israeli flag) is the president of a Mapuche community called Kupal Pichinao.

Indigenous solidarity: Mapuche leader visits Israel, finds common ground with Jewish people

Jose Antonio Kast, presidential candidate of the far-right Republican Party of Chile, and his wife Maria Pia Adriasola Barroilhet, arrive at a polling station to vote during a presidential runoff election, in Santiago, Chile, December 14, 2025.

Pro-Israel candidate Kast, son of Nazi official, wins Chilean presidential elections


Palestinian Federation of Chile warns Jewish leadership not to ‘play with fire’

Israel’s barring of BDS activist Makhlouf continues to make waves in Chile.

What appears to be a swastika spray-painted on a wall of the University of Chile in downtown Santiago [File]

Barring Chilean BDS leader won’t harm relations, Foreign Ministry says

While Chilean officials condemned the denial of entry, a spokesman from Israel's Foreign Ministry says that "relations between Israel and Chile will continue to flourish” despite this measure.

Members of the Palestinian community in Chile

Chilean Palestinians threaten to boycott Christians over anti-BDS meeting

We have to change our approach, Father Gabriel Naddaf says.

Father Naddaf meets last week with Osvaldo Andrade (second right), the head of the Chamber of Deputies, Chile's lower house of Congress

Chilean official: ‘Israelite’ tourists can be expelled from hostels

"It seems 'they' have the culture of not obeying and going against the rules.”

What appears to be a swastika spray-painted on a wall of the University of Chile in downtown Santiago [File]

Aliya Stories: Education as a ticket to a better life

A professor’s journey demonstrates his conviction that given an opportunity, people can change direction.

Prof. Fridlender with his wife, Rosy

Chilean MPs show support for Israel after local Palestinian backlash to MK visit

The Chilean MPs called to expand ties with Israel in the areas of water resources, entrepreneurship and innovation.

A member of the Palestinian community in Chile paints a Palestinian flag on her face during a protest against Israel's military operations in Gaza

Chilean MPs protest Israeli MKs’ Santiago visit

Likud’s Haskel, Zionist Union’s Yona face angry ‘Palestinian lobby’ on trip to strengthen ties

MK Sharren Haskel (Likud)

Students from University of Chile approve academic boycott of Israel

Simon Wiesenthal Center urges university rector to nullify resolution called “closer to the Inquisition than an institution that claims to oppose discrimination and encourage international dialogue.”

Members of the Palestinian community in Chile

Israeli UFC fighter to take on Chile's Diego Rivas

UFC’s second Israeli-born fighter preps for featherweight match on February 6.

Noad Lahat (L)

Israeli missing in Chile located alive

Twenty-four year old Rishon Lezion resident had been missing for a week; brother says rescue helicopter found him walking.

Erez Szpakier 370