Chile

Chile to return ambassador to Israel, Kast tells Herzog

President Isaac Herzog also discussed with Chilean President José Antonio Kast strengthening cooperation between the two countries in health, artificial intelligence, and technology.

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.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final news conference before the end of her mandate at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2022.

US envoy Waltz raises doubts over electing Chile's Bachelet as next UN leader

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.

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

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


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

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