Colombian president compares plight of Palestinians to suffering of Jesus Christ – Middle East Monitor

Colombian President Gustavo Petro late Friday condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and likened the plight of Palestinians to the suffering of Jesus Christ.

“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 X responding to a post about Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, a prominent Palestinian physician reportedly in critical condition while in Israeli detention…