Colombia to Ban Coal Sales to Israel to Seek War’s End
- Petro and Netanyahu have traded insults in recent months
- The Andean nation is Israel’s biggest supplier of coal
The move is an escalation in a clash between two countries that have historically had warm relations, and which have had a free-trade agreement in force since 2020.
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Colombia is set to ban coal exports to Israel in a bid to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the conflict in Gaza.
The ministers of foreign affairs, finance, energy and trade decided to halt sales of the fuel to the Jewish state, according to a draft decree published Friday on Colombia’s trade ministry’s website.