Colombian president condemns Israeli genocide in Gaza, compares Palestinian suffering to Christ's passion In a powerful statement issued during Holy Week, Colombian President Gustavo Petro drew a striking parallel between the suffering of the Palestinian people and the Passion of Jesus Christ, calling Israel’s military actions in Gaza a “bloody genocide.” “At the moment of the Passion and death of Jesus, let us reflect on the Palestinian people, from where he came, now under a bloody genocide,” Petro wrote on Friday on X (formerly Twitter), responding to a post highlighting the...