# Ex-Colombian president: Restoring Israeli ties applauds Gaza ‘genocide’

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-23 05:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/23/ex-colombian-president-restoring-israeli-ties-applauds-gaza-genocide?traffic_source=rss

> Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro says restoring diplomatic ties with Israel while Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power amounts to “applauding the Gaza genocide”. Colombia’s new right-wing government renewed those ties two years after Petro had severed them.