The move comes amid a right-wing wave sweeping across Latin America that is reshaping alliances with the United States and Israel.
Colombia’s incoming foreign minister Omar Bola Escobar meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in Washington on July 14, 2026. Credit: Shmulik Almany/Israeli Foreign Ministry.
(July 16, 2026 / JNS) Colombia’s incoming foreign minister has told his Israeli counterpart that the South American country will open an embassy in Jerusalem, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, making good on President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s election pledge.
The move comes amid a right-wing wave sweeping across Latin America that is reshaping alliances with the United States and Israel.




















