21.02.2011                     17.Adar l, 5771

Chile:

Visit by Chilean miners leaves Palestinians feeling jilted

PA diplomats in Santiago complained to Chilean foreign ministry that although miners are scheduled to visit Bethlehem and Ramallah, the visit that has been described solely as a 'trip to Israel.'

Newspapers in Chile are carrying extensive coverage of the visit to Israel of the 33 miners who were trapped in the earth for 69 days before being rescued last October in a story that captured worldwide attention
The trip to Israel has been described by Chile's media as "a fitting way to salute to dramatic rescue of the miners."…