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.

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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

A new United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027.

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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

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.

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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.

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Israeli ambassador to present credentials to Chilean president after snub

Israel views Chile’s "bizarre and unprecedented behavior" with severity, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric celebrates with supporters after winning the presidential election in Santiago, Chile, December 19, 2021

Famed Israeli poet Gili Haimovich gives poetry reading in Chile

The poet visited Chile in late April and early May of this year. This was Israel’s first cultural visit to Chile since the pandemic and provided an opportunity for face-to-face meetings.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Poet Gili Haimovich

Bachelet's anti-Israel bias and China breakdown

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Looking back at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' tenure.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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, last week.

Nazi figurines sold by Chilean newspaper spark outrage

Various figurines of Nazi officers were sold in the news outlet reader's club shop.

JULY 24, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Waffen SS officers in Denmark, 1944

Meteors spotted over Chile, New Zealand capital cities

Both bright meteors were also accompanied by loud booms heard by city residents.

JULY 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
An asteroid is seen falling to Earth, breaking apart in the atmosphere (illustrative).

Chile's Jewish students situation grows worse by the day - opinion

Last week Chile’s Israel hatred finally went viral, with Chile trending on Twitter in Israel during Chile’s “apartheid week.”

APRIL 18, 2022ByEMILY SCHRADER
EMILY SCHRADER and Yoseph Haddad hold a sign outside Universidad de Chile, protesting boycotts and cancel culture.

An appeal to the UN human rights commissioner - opinion

Sadly, not enough is done regarding human rights abuses and war crimes by Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria and China. Only Israel – and by association, the Jews – are treated as the Devil incarnate.

MARCH 21, 2022BySHIMON SAMUELS
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in Ukraine at the UN in Geneva earlier this month.

Chilean diplomat who saved over 1,200 during the Holocaust honored

Chilean diplomat Samuel del Campo issued Polish and Chilean passports to over 1,200 Polish and Romanian Jews who were confined by Romanian authorities in the Chernivtsi ghetto.

DECEMBER 30, 2021ByMARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ/JTA
Samuel del Campo was stationed in Romania during World War II and issued passports to Jews before they were deported to Nazi camps.

Chile’s new president is a win for Iran - comment

Last Sunday, Chileans elected Gabriel Boric, a young, former social justice student activist, as president.

DECEMBER 27, 2021ByEMANUELE OTTOLENGHTI
Chile's outgoing president Sebastián Piñera (left) meets with President-elect Gabriel Boric at the presidential palace in Santiago last week.

Anti-Zionist Gabriel Boric's presidential win leaves Chile's Jews worried

Gabriel Boric called Israel a "murderous state" in a meeting with Chile's Jewish community during his campaign.

DECEMBER 20, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Supporters of Chilean presidential candidate Gabriel Boric celebrate after their candidate won the presidential election, in Santiago, Chile, December 19, 2021.