A group of representatives of the Jewish Community of Chile (CJCH) arrived at La Moneda Palace to hold a meeting with the Segpres minister, Ana Lya Uriarte, after the controversy with the Israeli ambassador, Gil Artzyeli.
The impasse occurred after the diplomatic representative arrived – after being summoned – to La Moneda to deliver his diplomatic credentials to President Gabriel Boric. However, according to himself, he was not allowed to enter the premises.
The reasons were given for the death of a 17-year-old Palestinian boy during an operation by the Israeli armed forces.
After the situation, Artzyeli was summoned by the Foreign Ministry to explain what happened, apologizing for the fact. Days later, the Government reported that the delivery of credentials was postponed to September 30.
Given this, the head of the Segpres summoned members of the Jewish Community of Chile to discuss the situation. The Minister of Sports, Alexandra Benado, the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Ximena Fuentes, and the Undersecretary of Segpres, Macarena Lobos, also participated in the event.
Once the meeting was over, the president of the Jewish Community of Chile, Gerardo Gorodischer, pointed out that “we were received in a very good way, there was a frank conversation where we had the opportunity to express our concerns and feel; it has not been easy for the community “.
“We believe that it has been an opportunity in which we have talked and we are entering a new stage to continue building, to work for Chile. There were heartfelt apologies,” he added.
“We are going to reinforce the work so that we can all move forward and turn the page with the work on a daily basis; today, talking with the ministers, I think a lot of work can be done,” he concluded.
