Colombian President Likens Palestinians’ Plight to Suffering of Jesus Christ

Date: 19 April 2025 - 23:10

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BOGOTÁ (Dispatches) –
Colombian President Gustavo Petro late Friday condemned the Zionist regime’s actions in Gaza and likened the plight of Palestinians to the suffering of Jesus Christ.
“At the moment of the Passion and death of Jesus, let us reflect on the Palestinian people, from where he came, now under a bloody genocide,” Petro wrote on X responding to a post about Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, a prominent Palestinian physician in critical condition while in the occupying regime’s detention following alleged torture.
Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, was detained by Zionist troops earlier this year.
According to Dr. Abu Safiya’s lawyer, Gheed Qassem, after being abducted, he spent two weeks in the Sde Teiman military base. He then was transferred to Ofer detention camp, where the regime keeps hundreds of Palestinian abductees.
“He is suffering greatly, he is exhausted from the torture, the pressure and the humiliation he has endured to force him to confess to acts he did not commit,” said Qassem.
A social media campaign under the hashtag #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya has brought together healthcare organizations, celebrities and UN leaders.
The campaign includes the director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has demanded Dr. Abu Safiya’s immediate release.
Human rights organizations and local media outlets have raised alarms in recent weeks over his treatment in custody, citing severe abuse and deteriorating health.
Petro’s statement came during the Christian observance of Holy Week, further intensifying its symbolic weight. The Colombian leader has been an outspoken critic of the regime’s military campaign in Gaza, repeatedly accusing it of committing war crimes.
The Colombian leader has been an outspoken critic of the Zionist regime’s genocidal campaign in Gaza, and has repeatedly criticized the Zionist regime for its war crimes in Gaza, where over 51,000 Palestinians have been killed.