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.

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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.
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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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.

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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.

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Chile’s Jews, under anti-Zionist ‘siege,’ back far-right candidate

As in most other Latin American Jewish communities, the majority of Chilean Jews are staunch Zionists who stand behind more conservative leaders because of their perceived support of Israel. 

NOVEMBER 24, 2021ByALAN GRABINSKY/JTA
Chilean presidential candidate José Antonio Kast addresses supporters in Santiago, Nov. 21, 2021, following the first round of general election results.

Chilean newspaper draws outrage with tribute to Nazi leader Hermann Göring

Göring was found guilty of conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

OCTOBER 26, 2021ByORGE CASTELLANO/JTA
Hermann Goering, pictured at the 1945 Nuremberg Trials, was described by an American warden as a ‘simpering slob’

Son of Chile indigenous leader killed by police

JULY 10, 2021ByREUTERS
Maubuche people protest against the Chilean government

Leading Chilean presidential candidate faces accusations of antisemitism

Daniel Jadue, the grandson of Palestinian immigrants who runs the Communist Party of Chile, has taken criticism after his high school yearbook page circulated online last month.

JULY 7, 2021ByJTA STAFF
A demonstrator waves a Chilean flag during a protest against Chile's government, in Santiago, Chile October 9, 2020.

Chilean Congress drafts bill to boycott goods from Israeli settlements

The boycott bill is the latest in a series of measures taken by Chile's Congress and municipalities in the South American country.

JUNE 4, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, also known as BDS.

Chile studies COVID-19 'green card' similar to Israel's green passport

Chile's vaccination drive is the fastest in Latin America thus far, and among the top five globally in terms of percentage of its population with at least one shot.

APRIL 30, 2021ByREUTERS
A healthcare worker prepares to administer a dose of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Chile starts to vaccinate elderly people living in nursing homes in Santiago, Chile, February 4, 2021.

Lone Soldier surprises his family in Chile while disguised as delivery man

David went through a year and four months of training to become a combat soldier. When he finished, he decided to fly home to surprise his parents whom he hadn't seen for quite some time.

APRIL 1, 2021ByMAARIV ONLINE
IDF tanks are seen along the Golan Heights border with Syria

How do online casino regulations look like in Chile?

FEBRUARY 10, 2021BySARAH GOLDMAN

Celebrating the movies & magic of Alejandro Jodorowsky

Four movies are now available via VOD on the Tel Aviv Cinematheque website until the end of February: El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973), Santa Sangre (1989) and Psychomagic (2019).

FEBRUARY 4, 2021ByHAGAY HACOHEN
ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY’s ‘El Topo.’

Chile regrets panic triggered by mistaken tsunami warning after quake

The ministry sent a message to cellphones around the country urging people to abandon coastal areas, though the ministry later said it was sent in error.

JANUARY 24, 2021ByREUTERS
A man checks his cell phone after receiving a message from the national emergency office, ONEMI, urging people to abandon coastal areas after a quake at the Chilean Antarctic territory, in Vina del Mar, Chile, January 23, 2021.