Colombia is not the first country in S. America to recognize Palestinian statehood; on the contrary, Colombia is the last country on the continent to recognize Palestinian statehood.
A student supporting Hamas holds a Palestinian flag in a rally during an election campaign for the student council at the Birzeit University in the West Bank city of Ramallah April 26, 2016(photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS)ByJPOST EDITORIAL