Arab countries denounce Colombia's opening of embassy in West Jerusalem
The move makes Colombia the 10th country with an embassy in Jerusalem and deepens its diplomatic reset with Israel after ties were restored in August.
- On Wednesday, Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar opened his country's embassy in Jerusalem while announcing Colombia's withdrawal from the Hague Group, a coalition opposing Israel's Gaza war.
- President Abelardo de la Espriella took office in August after defeating the political camp of President Gustavo Petro, whose government severed diplomatic ties with Israel in 2024.
- Escobar recounted meeting former Hamas hostage Elkana Bohbot during the event, describing survivors as "an inspiration to us all." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the restoration as the beginning of a "golden age."
- Egyptian officials condemned the embassy relocation as a "flagrant violation of international law," while Cairo asserted that unilateral measures altering Jerusalem's legal status are "null and void."
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar noted Colombia became the 10th country to establish an embassy in Jerusalem, a city Israel occupied from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War.
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Pakistan, 18 other Muslim countries condemn Colombia’s embassy inauguration in Jerusalem
Pakistan and 18 other Muslim countries have strongly condemned Colombia’s inauguration of its embassy in Jerusalem, saying the move contravenes relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and undermines international efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace based on a two-state solution. Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th country to do so, as new President Abelardo de la Espriella reversed his pr…
The Foreign Ministers of 19 Muslim States issued a statement strongly condemning the opening of the Embassy of Colombia in Jerusalem, stating that it undermined efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace based on the principle of "two States for two peoples", EFE reports.
Colombia announced its withdrawal from the Hague Group after re-establishing relations with Israel and opening an embassy in Jerusalem.
The Colombian Foreign Minister, Omar Bula, announced the measure without giving any further arguments, but reaffirmed the "commitment to multilateralism, international law and the peaceful settlement of disputes."
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