Pro-Palestinian Protests Emerge as a New Front in Colombia’s Political Polarization

Pro-Palestinian protests in Bogota in front of the ANDI employers’ association add a new element to Colombia’s political polarization. Pro-Palestinian protests in Bogota, held outside the headquarters of the business association ANDI, are dividing Colombia between the government, which supports them, and the conservative opposition, which questions the escalation in the confrontation with Israel. Pro-Palestinian protests emerge as a new front in Colombia’s political polarizationOn the night of Wednesday, Oct. 1, several demonstrators rejecting Israel’s offensive on Gaza marched through some streets in northern Bogota. The clash of narratives erupted when President Gustavo Petro and other members of the government endorsed the demonstration. “I firmly reject the absurd and dangerous instrumentalization of the conflict in the Middle East to attack the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI).