SANTIAGO, August 10, 2014 (WAFA) – Thousands rallied on Sunday in the Chilean capital of Santiago in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, following 34 days of ongoing Israeli aggression.

The protesters waved Palestinian flags and banners calling for the boycott of Israel and supporting Gaza and Palestine. Protesters carried banners reading ‘Gaza resists,’ ‘Palestine exists,’ ‘shame on Israel,’ and that ‘they’re worse than Nazis’, calling upon the Chilean President to sever the diplomatic relations with Israel.

To be noted, Chile recalled its ambassador from Israel last week in protest of the Israeli aggression on the strip.

The current offensive on Gaza triggered five Latin American countries - Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, El Salvador and Chile - to recall their ambassadors from Tel Aviv. Both Chile and Brazil also suspended trade talks with Israel. Venezuela and Bolivia qualified Israel's offensive as genocide. Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his country would from now on require visas for all Israeli citizens wishing to visit Bolivia. He also declared Israel a 'terrorist state,” reported al-Jazeera.

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