DANGER AHEAD: Chile Elects Communist To Presidency, Backs Boycott of Jews, Accuses Jewish State of “Genocide”

With a president-elect who supports the boycott Jews (BDS) movement, Chile’s 18,000 plus Jews are going to have to strongly consider immigrating to Israel or the United States.

DISTURBING: Chile elects communist to presidency.

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) December 20, 2021

This guy just became president-elect of Chile. #Antisemitism

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— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) December 20, 2021

BREAKING:
The new president of Chile 🇨🇱 is a piece of shit. pic.twitter.com/wzSLdp6eza

— The Mossad: Satirical, Yet Awesome (@TheMossadIL) December 20, 2021

Related – Situation in Chile getting colder for its small Jewish community

Chile’s president-elect backs BDS, accuses Israel of ‘genocide’

Two years ago, Gabriel Boric responded to a Rosh Hashana gift of honey from the local Jewish community by saying they could “start by demanding Israel return the Palestinian territory it illegally occupies.”

By Israel Hayom, December 20th, 2021

Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric, who won his country’s election on Sunday with close to 56% of the vote, on Monday called for the people to join him in “building bridges.”

However, the progressive Boric’s anti-Israel positions are causing worry in the Chilean Jewish community.

Like many politicians on the Latin American Left, Boric, 36 – who on March 22 will be sworn in as Chile’s youngest-ever president – holds clear positions about the foreign policy he intends to lead.

Two years ago, the local Jewish community presented him with a traditional Rosh Hashana gift of honey, and Boric responded by tweeting: “The Jewish community gave me honey to emphasize its commitment to a more accepting, supportive and respectful society.”

“I thank you for the step, but you can start by demanding that Israel return the Palestinian territory it occupies illegally,” his tweet continued.

Boric has a long history of left-wing activity, going back to his student days, when he was a leader of the country’s stormy “social justice” protests that erupted in 2011 and again in October 2019, demanding that the country’s economy be strengthened and restored to a welfare state model.

When asked during a TV interview about his previous remarks against Israel (Boric has accused Israel of committing genocide), Boric said he still believed that to be true.

La Comunidad Judía en Chile me envía un tarrito de miel por el año nuevo judio, reafirmando su compromiso cn "una sociedad más inclusiva, solidaria y respetuosa". Agradezco el gesto pero podrían partir por pedirle a Israel que devuelva el territorio palestino ilegalmente ocupado. pic.twitter.com/rtb1dt8QRP

— Gabriel Boric Font (@GabrielBoric) October 2, 2019

“All the countries that violate international law, such as Israel, China, or Turkey, should respect international norms. It doesn’t matter how much power that country has, we need our foreign policy to defend human rights with all its might, regardless of the government,” Boric told the interviewer.

Chile is home to some half a million Palestinian immigrants, most of whom are Christian. The country’s Jewish population, in comparison, numbers only tens of thousands.

President of the Chilean community in Israel Gabriel Colodro told Israel Hayom that “Boric has voted for every bill against Israel, called Israel a murderous state on public television, and consistently supports boycott of Israel.”

However, Colodro said, he is Chile’s president-elect, a fact that should not only be respected, but appreciated. “He will be judged by his actions, not his declarations,” Colodro said.

“His remarks and the agreements he has made have an antisemitic nature, but it’s not important what he has said, but what he will do. There is concern for the Jewish community [in Chile], but we wish him success,” Colodro said.

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