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


Turkish MPs sing Chilean anti-rape song to protest violence against women

Some women's groups attribute the rise to Turkey's failure to implement the legislation.

Abuse illustrative

Chilean Air Force finds debris believed to be from missing plane

The debris was found 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) south of where the plane last made contact, the Air Force said in a statement.

Debris believed by the Chilean Air Force to be from a Hercules C-130 military cargo plane that crashed this week and went missing, is seen in the Drake Passage or Sea of Hoces, Mid-Sea in this undated handout received on December 11, 2019

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.

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The Dome of the Rock is seen in the background as Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and his wife Cecilia Morel walk on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, during their visit to Jerusalem's Old City June 25, 2019

Chilean President visits Western Wall, Yad Vashem

Pinera is on a three day visit to Israel and is scheduled to meet with both Israeli and Palestinian Authority politicians.

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera places notes from the Anne Frank school in Santiago into the Western Wall

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera to visit Israel

The Chilean leader is expected to include a visit to the Palestinian Authority alongside his visit in Jerusalem.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera 311 AP