Viral messages on social media attributing raging forest fires in Patagonia to alleged Israeli plans to populate the region, reviving centuries-old conspiracy theories.

The claims prompted accusations of anti-Semitism from Jewish organisations in Argentina this week.

"I want the Jews out of my country" and "the Israelis are burning Patagonia" are some of the messages circulating in Spanish and, with ad

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