The Chilean ambassador to Israel will work from Santiago indefinitely
Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto Van Klaveren has reported that Ambassador to Israel Jorge Carvajal will “continue to report from Santiago” and work from the Chilean capital indefinitely, in accordance with instructions from the Foreign Ministry and the President. , Gabriel Boric. The meeting between Van Klaveren and Carvajal comes almost a week after the Chilean president called Carvajal for consultations, which was interpreted as an increase in diplomatic tensions between Chile and Israel after several public condemnations of the Israeli offensive by Boric.
The chancellor said he held an “extensive” working meeting with Carvajal during which they addressed “the humanitarian drama” in Gaza and “the violations of international humanitarian law that have been committed and continue to be committed in the region.” . “We also discussed the situation in the West Bank, in particular the clashes between representatives of illegal settlements in the Palestinian territories and the Palestinian population in this area,” the Chancellor added.
Other topics on the agenda included the situation of Chileans living in Israel and the situation of the hostages who have been in the hands of Hamas since October 7, when the Islamist group attacked Israel. The Chilean Foreign Ministry is still waiting for news that Loren Garcovich, 47, was kidnapped by Hamas along with her husband of Spanish nationality, Iván Illaramendi.
Chile is a great refuge for the Palestinian community outside the Arab world, a migration that began in the late 19th century. Today, almost 500,000 people from the Palestinian community live in Chile. The South American country recognized Palestine as a “free, independent and sovereign” state in 2011, during the first government of conservative Sebastián Piñera (2010-2014).