Playing for Palestine in Santiago de Chile

First established by Palestinian migrants in 1916, the Chilean football soccer club Deportivo Palestino has a long and storied history of athletic achievement and maintaining bonds with the homeland.

Palestino soccer club in Santiago de Chile. (Credit: Siri Schwabe)

by Siri Schwabe

In a dusty and quiet neighborhood on the southern outskirts of Santiago lies La Cisterna Stadium. Humble and unremarkable among the city’s many arenas—at least to the uninitiated—one thing does set La Cisterna apart. From the entrance hall to its plastic seats and concrete …