Friday 6 November 2026
Algeria, Kuwait and Arab Parliament join condemnation of Colombia’s Jerusalem embassy
Algeria said the step undermines the two-state solution; Kuwait urged the Security Council to act; the Arab Parliament’s speaker called it null and void. Brief · WAFA (Algerian and Kuwaiti foreign ministries, Arab Parliament)
Vice President al-Sheikh condemns Colombia’s embassy opening in Jerusalem
Hussein al-Sheikh said the move flouts international law and the city’s special legal and historical status, and urged the world to act. Brief · WAFA
Arab League, OIC and Egypt condemn Colombia’s Jerusalem embassy
The League cited Security Council resolutions 478 and 2334; the OIC chief wrote to Colombia’s foreign minister urging a reversal and warned of consequences. Brief · WAFA (Arab League, OIC, Egyptian Foreign Ministry statements)
Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem; Palestinian ministry calls it a violation
Jerusalem — Colombia is the tenth country with an embassy in the city, Reuters reported; Ramallah says the move breaches Security Council resolutions 476 and 478. Update · WAFA (Palestinian Foreign Ministry); Reuters