Colombia

Trump invites Colombia's Petro to White House after earlier threat of military action

Trump and Petro said they discussed relations between the two countries in their first call since the US president's comments on Colombia on Sunday.

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends a rally in defense of national sovereignty, following statements by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting a possible military intervention in Colombia, days after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores,
A supporter of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro carry his portrait during a rally outside the National Assembly in Caracas on January 5, 2026.

Over a dozen media workers detained in Venezuela, national press association says

Media workers were briefly detained while reporting on pro-Maduro marches and the new legislature’s swearing-in, days after the US captured the Venezuelan president.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump with US officials in the war room as the US conducts an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026.

Trump says military action against Colombia 'sounds good' after Maduro capture

"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters.

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A vehicle burns at La Carlota air base in Caracas after a series of explosions on January 3, 2026.

Iran, Hezbollah condemn, Russia offers mediation after US operation on Venezuela

US allies are "monitoring the situation." US President Trump will be holding a press conference later on Saturday to share more information.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS

First-ever virtual 'Israel Summit' launched by Harvard, Columbia University

"Our goal is to allow students of all backgrounds to form unique and personal connections to the State of Israel, in a holistic and nonpartisan environment."

FEBRUARY 9, 2021BySARAH CHEMLA
"The Israel Summit"

Colombia to deport alleged drug crime-lord and pimp from Israel

Immigration authorities of the South-American country said Barmi was living in the country illegally and won’t be allowed to return for a decade.

JANUARY 30, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A member of the Anti-Narcotics Division of El Salvador Civil Police stands guard next to seized packages of cocaine during an operation near the coast in San Salvador, El Salvador October 11, 2018.

Seven dead in police brutality protests in Colombia

Demonstrators were protesting the death this week of lawyer and father of two Javier Ordonez, 46, who died after being subjected to successive electric shocks as he begged "Please, no more."

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020ByREUTERS
Protesters clash with police after a man, who was detained for violating social distancing rules, died from being repeatedly shocked with a stun gun by officers, according to authorities, in Bogota, Colombia September 9, 2020.

Venezuela looking to buy Iranian missiles - Colombian president says

Though Venezuela has previously purchased weaponry from countries like China and Russia, Maduro's government is mired in a long-running fiscal crisis.

AUGUST 20, 2020ByREUTERS
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (L) meets with Hassan Rouhani, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Astana, Kazakhstan September 10, 2017.

Fear, rumours lead to hundreds of attacks on COVID-19 responders

The real figure was likely much higher, the global humanitarian agency said.

AUGUST 18, 2020ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Nurse Jeff Gates processes a patient sample at a drive-through testing clinic for coronavirus, flu and RSV, currently by appointment for employees at UW Medical Center Northwest in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 9, 2020

Grapevine August 16, 2020: Bucking the system

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 16, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon addresses the UN General Assembly in New York in 2018.

Colombia Innovation Center to open in Jerusalem, marking trade agreement

Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the news during a video meeting on Monday.

AUGUST 12, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Colombia President Ivan Marquez meet by video

Letters to the Editor: August 12, 2020: Colombia cooperation

The readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

AUGUST 11, 2020ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Signs of re-normalization in foreign diplomatic corps

He was scheduled to receive the credentials of the ambassadors of Colombia, Greece, Denmark and China on March 23, but the ceremony was canceled due to COVID-19.

JULY 5, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israel President Reuven Rivlin

Venezuela makes eight new arrests, alleges US supported incursion

The government of President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday said mercenaries had attempted to enter the country on speed boats from neighboring Colombia.

MAY 5, 2020ByREUTERS
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends the end of the year ceremony with members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces in Caracas, Venezuela December 28, 2018. Picture taken December 28, 2018.