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Israel protests Chilean president’s visit to Temple Mount with PA officials

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera is on a three-day visit to Israel, during which he will meet with both Israeli and Palestinian officials.

Jun. 26, 2019
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera in Jerusalem, June 2019. Credit: prensa.presidencia.cl.
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera in Jerusalem, June 2019. Credit: prensa.presidencia.cl.
( Jun. 26, 2019 / JNS )

Israel’s Foreign Ministry reprimanded Chile on Wednesday after Chilean President Sebastián Piñera visited the Temple Mount on Tuesday with senior Palestinian officials.

Palestinian Authority Jerusalem Affairs Minister Fadi al-Hadami was one of the officials, according to AFP.

Piñera is on a three-day visit to Israel, and is scheduled to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials.

He met Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday. On Thursday, he is planning to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

Chile has the largest Palestinian community outside the Middle East.

Piñera also visited the Western Wall and Yad Vashem.

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