A weekend at the patagonia hostel caught in an antisemitic conspiracy theory

LAGO PUELO, Argentina – In February 2025, Sebastián Salgado stood below the dual Spanish-Hebrew language sign adorning the entrance to a hostel popular with Israelis in southern Argentina and claimed to have "confirmed the presence of Israeli military in Patagonia." "This is Onda Azul Hostel, in the province of Chubut. It's one of the places chosen by the soldiers of the Israeli regime who come to Argentina dressed as backpackers," Salgado said on HispanTV, the Spanish-language news channel launched by the Iranian regime in 2011 to counter Western narratives in South America.