Did you know that Israel was almost going to be established in South America?#chronomaps

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]Did you know that Israel was almost going to be established in South America?

[00:00:05]At the end of the 18th century, Theodor Herzl had two options for the creation of a Jewish state, Palestine or Patagonia in Argentina.

[00:00:14]For a time, Patagonia seemed the most suitable with its vast empty land, very low population, and open immigration policy for Jews persecuted in Europe.

[00:00:23]It was an ideal place and the Jewish Colonization Association even bought land there and established an early Jewish agricultural colony.

[00:00:32]But there was one problem.

[00:00:33]Argentina was never willing to recognize a fully sovereign Jewish state. No matter how much land they bought, it would ultimately remain part of Argentina.

[00:00:42]For Herzl, this was the end of the whole plan.

[00:00:45]On the other hand, Palestine, with its thousand-year religious history and growing international support, became a realistic option. And that decision is the reason for the existence of Israel in the Middle East today.

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