Governments like mine have a duty to stand up to Israel. Far too many have failed

This article was published in The Guardian. 

By the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. 

Over the past 600 days, the world has watched Benjamin Netanyahu lead a campaign of devastation in Gaza, the escalation of regional conflict, and a reckless abandonment of international law at large.

Governments such as mine cannot afford to remain passive. In September 2024, when we voted for the United Nations general assembly resolution on Israel’s policies and practices in the…