It's a scandalous story that has reverberated across social media and triggered protests in Argentina, but which mainstream media in South and North America are studiously ignoring: Israelis - who are mostly veteran soldiers and sometimes accused war criminals - keep getting caught breaking Patagonia's strict rules against starting fires. And now the region is burning.

Who started the fires, and why?

The Grayzone's Oscar Leon interviewed Sebastian Salgado, an independent Argentine journalist who has investigated the issue from the ground.

According to Salgado, the flamboyantly pro-Israel Argentinian President Javier Milei is encouraging foreigners to buy up land in Patagonia – especially if the land has been burned by wildfires – while slashing fire fighting budgets. Meanwhile, a local governor with close ties to Israel is baselessly blaming the indigenous Mapuche people for the fires.

Salgado explains how the Zionist movement has cast longing eyes on Patagonia since the 19th century, and raises questions about whether a dark geopolitical agenda lurks behind Milei's fire sale of the naturally beautiful, strategically significant region.

Watch the first part of our series, "Why are Israeli war criminals hiding out in Patagonia," here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0RA2mxrFPE

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