One of my favorite pastimes is taking a look at South America; I am fascinated by South America's premier ethnic group: the Arabs! Yes, how many Americans know that Arabs are a major force in our southern neighbor. The Arabs are elites in South America, roughly equivalent to the Jews in success - especially in Chile. “The Palestinian community is to Chile what the Jewish community is to the US ...”  -  [Gabriel] Zaliasnik, Chilean Jewish Community leader , as quoted in Jerusalem Post. Where they differ from Jews is in their ethnic memory. While Jews are careful to guard and preserve their heritage, the South American Arabs, particularly the Palestinians, seem to have totally forgotten their past in favor on a halcyon fantasy that never existed. Chile's Palestinians number around 500,000 – estimates of numbers can vary wildly, as many are intermarried with Italian, Spanish, and German stocks. They are often third, fourth, and fifth...(Read Full Article)