I was only introduced to the term ‘Chilestinians’ last February at a conference in Istanbul, during a presentation by the Director of the Palestinian Federation of Chile, Anuar Majluf. When Majluf referred to the well-rooted Palestinian community in Chile, who number between 450,000 and half a million, using that unfamiliar and peculiar phrase,
Un policía, un pastor y un palestino: los 'chilestinianos' como modelo para la unidad palestina
La diáspora palestina en Chile ha tenido un éxito único en aprender a aceptar las diferencias políticas y unificar el amor por su tierra ancestral.