While Latin America’s Silent Majority Sides With Israel Over Hamas War, Colombia Goes Off the Deep End
‘In general, support has split along left-right lines,’ one analyst observes. ‘The left has sided with Hamas, and the right with Israel.’
As the Israel-Hamas war plays out, Latin America largely watches from the sidelines. Five left-wing countries — Bolivia, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and now Colombia — are pro-Hamas. The two heavyweights — Brazil and Mexico — sit on the fence.
Although videos of pro-Palestinian protests in Latin America get global television air time, a silent majority of 12 Latin American nations supports Israel. In the October 7 attack, Hamas terrorists killed 12 Latin Americans and took 29 hostage.
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