Colombian president urges marijuana legalization to end cartel violence
Colombia President Gustavo Petro is calling on his country's Congress to legalize marijuana, saying its prohibition "only ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency7d
Israel-Colombia spat deepens, as Israel stops arms sales and Bogotá threatens to cut ties
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said Hamas is the “invention ... an Israeli foreign affairs ministry spokesperson, posted on X that Israel would be stopping all security exports to ...
Arutz Sheva29d
Colombian President links hostage to solidarity with Palestinians
Colombian President Gustavo Petro published a lengthy post on social media site X on Saturday ... showing "Palestine" covering the territory of Israel. Petro has long been critical of Israel ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs27d
Colombia’s president exploits antisemitism for political gain - opinion
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro ... Yet President Petro did not condemn the Hamas massacre but instead used it as an insensitive opportunity to demonize Israel. Hours after the October 7 ...
The Mail & Guardian13d
Ramaphosa and co in the crosshairs of pro-Israel lobbyists
Three leaders’ strong words on the Trump administration’s threat to civilised norms and values in the international arena has ...
Hosted on MSN26d
Bogota severs diplomatic ties with Israel over 'genocidal' Gaza campaign; Israel dubs move 'antisemitic'
Hitting back at Petro, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that the leftist leader was "hate-filled, antisemitic." Taking to X, Katz posted, "History will remember that Gustavo Petro decided ...
Four times minor diplomatic spats had a major geopolitical impact
The fact that a routine diplomatic meeting unraveled into an event that reshaped the global order shocked many but has ...
Hosted on MSN19d
Opinion: Trump needs a lesson on the Monroe Doctrine for US-Colombia relations
The recent social media standoff between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Trump portends a ... losing Colombia as a security ally is like losing Israel,” the general warned.
El País in English19d
Gustavo Petro: ‘I was wrong to believe that I could make a revolution by governing’
Q. There are people in your circle who insist that you should control yourself on X [formerly Twitter]. A. That’s why I’m president. Do you think I would have been president in the days of RCN or El ...
Politicsweb13d
Ramaphosa in firing line by desperate pro-apartheid Israel lobbyists – MRN
Kevin Bloom in his Daily Maverick column correctly argues that by leading from the front, Ramaphosa and the government of ...
aurora-israel21d
Director of the Jewish Community in Colombia did not forgive Petro for his comments on the release of hostages in Gaza: “What a shame”
The conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas added ... In response to the events, Colombian President Gustavo Petro shared an image of the moment of the kiss on his X account, ...
Mainstream Weekly9d
SAFTU Statement on the U.S. Retaliation Against South Africa’s Stance on Palestine
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) strongly condemns the Donald Trump regime’s decision to cut an annual R8 billion in PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) funding to ...