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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 627

Israel-Colombia relations

Handout picture released by Colombian Air Force showing Kfir combat airplane from the Colombian Air Force and a F15 jet (L) of the US Air Force during a military exercise in Puerto Salgar, Colombia, on September 8, 2023. (Handout / Colombian Air Force / AFP)
April 4, 2025, 7:51 pm
Colombia, which cut ties with Israel, to replace aging Israeli fighter jets with Swedish
Bogota says maintaining Kfir aircraft too complicated after severing relations with Jerusalem last year, though previous governments had also planned to replace them
By AP and ToI Staff
A man holds his phone with NSO GROUP logo on a computer screen in the background, in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 5, 2024, 9:01 pm
Colombia opens probe into police’s alleged purchase, illegal use of Israeli spyware
President Petro claims law enforcers used cash to buy NSO Group’s Pegasus software under previous government, used it to spy on political leaders and activists
By Agencies
Coal stacks at the Orot Rabin power station in Hadera, central Israel, August 28, 2008. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
June 10, 2024, 2:23 pm
Israel ‘has alternatives’ to suspended Colombian coal, says electric company
Latin American country supplies more than half of Israel’s coal; IEC negotiating with alternative suppliers to ‘increase room for maneuver’
By Sue Surkes
Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during a military ceremony at the Military School of Cadets General Jose Maria Cordova in Bogota on May 31, 2024. (Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)
June 9, 2024, 11:15 am
Colombia says it will halt coal sales to Israel over war in Gaza
Government document says exports to only resume once Jerusalem complies with UN court ruling on Rafah; Colombian Mining Association says move imperils markets, foreign investment
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Kfir aircraft of the Colombian Air Force overfly a Colombian flag during a ceremony commemorating Colombia's Independence Day in Bogota on July 20, 2021. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
May 3, 2024, 11:46 am
How cutting ties with Israel could hamstring Colombia’s military, ground Air Force
Jerusalem is sole provider of maintenance to Colombia’s aging fleet of Israeli-made Kfir fighter jets, and a key supplier of other arms, cyber security; trade will also be harmed
By ASTRID SUAREZ
Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during a May Day (Labor Day) rally in Bogota on May 1, 2024. (Raul ARBOLEDA/AFP)
May 1, 2024, 11:21 pm
Colombia to sever ties after months of panning Israel as ‘genocidal’
Foreign minister accuses Gustavo Petro, country’s first leftist president, of ‘standing alongside vile monsters who burned babies, raped women,’ ending decades-long relationship
By AFP, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends a swearing-in ceremony for the newly appointed attorney general at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
March 26, 2024, 8:07 pm
Israel slams Colombian president as a ‘disgrace’ after he threatens to cut off ties
Pro-Palestinian leader Gustavo Petro says measure will be taken if Israel doesn’t implement UN Security Council ceasefire demand; FM says Israel won’t give into threats
By AP and Lazar Berman
Handout picture released by the press office of Colombia's then president-elect Gustavo Petro (R) shows him meeting with Bolivia's President Luis Arce (L) before his inauguration ceremony in Bogota, on August 7, 2022. (Gustavo Petro's Press Office/AFP)
February 21, 2024, 10:15 am
Presidents of Colombia, Bolivia back Brazilian counterpart’s Israel-Hitler comparison
Gustavo Petro and Luis Acre tweet approval of Lula’s comments; South American leaders began accusing Israel of ‘crimes against humanity’ shortly after October 7
By AFP, Reuters and ToI Staff
Bolivian President Luis Arce speaks during a town hall meeting called by pro-government Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) militants in El Alto, Bolivia, on October 17, 2023. (Aizar Raldes/AFP)
November 1, 2023, 4:01 am
Bolivia cuts ties with Israel, accusing it of ‘crimes against humanity’ in Gaza
Leftist governments in Chile and Colombia recall envoys to Jewish state in protest of Israeli military operations in war against Hamas, which expresses ‘high esteem’ for Bolivia
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro waves at his supporters at Bolivar square after a march to support his proposed reforms, in Bogota, Colombia, September 27, 2023. (Fernando Vergara/AP)
October 17, 2023, 1:58 am
Colombia tells Israel envoy to leave as diplomatic feud over Gaza war deepens
Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva says Gali Dagan should ‘at a minimum, apologize and leave’ for rebuking President Gustavo Petro, who compared IDF to Nazis during ongoing conflict
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro waves at his supporters at Bolivar square after a march to support his proposed reforms, in Bogota, Colombia, September 27, 2023. (Fernando Vergara/AP)
October 16, 2023, 9:30 am
Israel halts security exports to Colombia over president’s support of Hamas
Foreign Ministry summons Bogota’s envoy due to ‘hostile and antisemitic statements’ by leader Gustavo Petro, who branded Israelis ‘Nazis’ for response to terror assault
By AFP and ToI Staff
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks to supporters during a rally in Bogota, Colombia, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
October 10, 2023, 10:37 am
Colombia president likens Israeli military to Nazis, protesters burn flag at embassy
Asked by Israeli ambassador to condemn Hamas’s mass killings, Gustavo Petro tweets: ‘Terrorism is killing innocent children, whether in Colombia or Palestine’
By Jacob Kessler
Former Colombian President Ivan Duque, May 23, 2023. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
May 26, 2023, 12:53 am
Support for Iran rising in Latin America, ex-Colombian president warns on Israel trip
Ivan Duque says leaders of Venezuela, Nicaragua increasingly friendly to Tehran, and cautions about Hezbollah activities in region
By Lazar Berman
A fan waves a Palestinian flag in the stands of a U-20 World Cup match between Israel and Columbia on May 21, 2023. (Screen capture/Twitter)
May 23, 2023, 3:32 am
Palestinian flag sparks tension during Israel’s U-20 World Cup loss to Colombia
Colombian fans wave banner after team scores goal in win, leading Israel backers to shout, ‘This is not politics, this is soccer’; police break up altercation
By Juan Melamed
Newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro (C) celebrates next to his wife Veronica Alcocer and his running mate Francia Marquez at the Movistar Arena in Bogota, on June 19, 2022 after winning the presidential runoff election on June 19, 2022 (Daniel MUNOZ / AFP)
June 21, 2022, 10:11 am
Colombia’s incoming president once compared Israel to Nazis
Leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro was publicly rebuked by Israel in 2014 for publishing false anti-Israel pictures, has accused IDF of ‘massacre’ of Gazans
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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