Chile’s new president, Gabriel Boric, supports BDS and has promised to take an aggressive stance in defense of Palestinian human rights. But will he be able to shift Chilean foreign policy?

Daniel Jadue is mayor of Recoleta, a municipality of Chile’s capital Santiago, and is running for President. Jadue also traces his roots to the West Bank town of Beit Jala, and has been active in the Palestinian cause since he was 11. “You cannot be for human rights outside Palestine and against human rights for the Palestinians,” Jadue tells Vijay Prashad.