Overview

• The Bikur Cholim (Bicur Joilim) synagogue, the city’s oldest Masorti congregation built in 1930, was hit with red paint, antisemitic slogans, and posters showing Israel’s prime minister with a drawn bullet hole.
• Local authorities have opened an investigation into the vandalism, and no arrests have been announced.
• Chile’s foreign minister condemned the intimidation, Israel’s ambassador urged calm and warned against importing the conflict, and the ADL called the attack a reminder of a global antisemitism threat.
• The Jewish Community of Chile denounced the desecration and urged protection of religious sites, while a community spokesman criticized what he described as government inaction.
• Community records note repeated incidents at the same site since Oct. 7, as Chile under President Gabriel Boric has recalled military attachés from Israel, backed legal cases, and imposed an arms embargo.