Chile

Thirteen dead, seven missing in Chile following heavy rains, flooding, authorities say

The downpours have caused sustained power outages affecting 87,000 people and displaced thousands of others as the Chilean government works to impose sanctions on electricity distributors.

A drone view shows flooded houses after heavy rainfall from a weather front caused flooding and led the Chilean authorities to declare a state of emergency, in La Serena, Chile, July 20, 2026.
(L-R) Chairman of Selection Committee, The Genesis Prize Foundation, David Hatchwell, Argentinian President Javier Milei, and Josh Reinstein, President of the Israel Allies Foundation.

Lawmakers from 12 Latin American countries back Isaac Accords, Jerusalem embassy move

 CHILE-POLITICS-GOVERNMENT Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast delivers his State of the Nation address in Valparaiso, Chile, on June 1, 2026.

Chile, Colombia, Peru go conservative: What’s next for Latin America? - analysis

Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast attends a press conference at the Chilean embassy, after meeting his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 6, 2026.

Chile to return ambassador to Israel, Kast tells Herzog


Direct TLV-South America flights to begin in December

LATAM will become the only airline to operate direct flights between Israel and South America.

A PLANE at Ben-Gurion International Airport.

Chile’s little secret – a tale of two communities

Palestinians in Lebanon and Syria have been impoverished and massacred. On the other hand, Palestinians in Chile continue to enjoy significant success, by any standards.

CHILEANS RAISE their flag during a political campaign earlier this month.

Yad Vashem honors Chilean righteous among the nations

Chilean diplomat honored for issuing passports which prevented the deportation of over 1000 Jews during the Holocaust.

From left to right: Dr. Christian Beals Campos, Relative of Samuel del Campo; Sergio Della Pergola, Member of the Committee for the Designation of Righteous Among the Nations; and Irena Steinfeldt, Director of the Righteous Among the Nations Department at Yad Vashem.

Chile exposes secret Nazi spy rings

The state secret of how Nazi supporters labored to bring the Reich to Latin America that was kept for decades.

Books of Chile's Civil Police with declassified files relating to Nazi espionage

Chilean Jews concerned over 'imported' Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Tensions are present on soccer fields, in media and universities.

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

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