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.

MARCH 30, 2026|ByREUTERS

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

The move has been in development for much of the past year and involves a complex series of legislative steps that will benefit Antofagasta's Twin Metals copper, cobalt, and nickel project.

JANUARY 9, 2026|ByREUTERS

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

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: A delegation from Chile, including the current president of a Mapuche community called Kupal Pichinao, Ivan Enrique Pardes Pichinao, recently visited Israel for the first time.

JANUARY 3, 2026|ByAUDREY LYNN LEINOFF

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

Son of a Nazi official, Kast will replace a Chilean administration led by Gabriel Boric, a vocal critic of Israel and the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

DECEMBER 15, 2025|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Chileans call for new protests as Pinera cabinet reshuffle not enough

Pilar Zofoli, a 30-year-old schoolteacher, said the violence and destruction to public spaces and services was making life miserable for Santiago’s working class.

OCTOBER 29, 2019ByREUTERS

https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Arrests-in-Chile-during-demonstrations-for-46th-anniversary-of-coup-601043

What a riot! Simhat Torah in Santiago, Chile

With violent riots forcing Chilean President Sebastián Piñera to declare a national emergency just before Shabbat, how is the Jewish community in Chile faring?

OCTOBER 24, 2019ByHEDDY BREUER ABRAMOWITZ

Chilean state of emergency extended after at least seven die in riots

"We are at war against a powerful enemy, who is willing to use violence without any limits," Pinera said in a late-night televised statement at army headquarters in Santiago.

OCTOBER 21, 2019ByREUTERS

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns citizens of visiting Chile

On Saturday, the Chilean President Sebastián Piñera declared a state of emergency in the cities of Santiago and Valparaiso.

OCTOBER 20, 2019BySYDNEY DENNEN

Debris of a burnt and looted supermarket are seen one day after a protest against the government in Valparaiso

World Zionist Organization hosts first congress in Chile on antisemitism

New ambassador to Chile says she has received antisemitic tweets following her appointment in July.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK

Newly appointed ambassador to Chile Marina Rosenberg addresses the World Zionist Organization conference on antisemitism in Chile this week

Chilean president apologizes for Temple Mount visit with Palestinians

Israel had agreed that Piñera could go up to the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif - but presumed he would do so, as is customary, together with Wakf officials.

JUNE 26, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, GREER FAY CASHMAN