Colombian Jews

ZAKA volunteers open temporary clinic amid search and rescue operations after Colombia earthquake

The earthquake struck on Monday, with a magnitude of 7.4 that shook Colombia's coastal Choco province, and has killed at least 250 people.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
ZAKA volunteers operating at one of the sites that was struck by an earthquake in Colombia, August 13, 2026.
Abelardo de la Espriella in Bogotá, on June 25, 2026.

Israeli technology could halt Colombia's drug traffickers as relations improve between the nations

Abelardo de la Espriella aims to restore diplomatic ties, pursue an embassy in Jerusalem, and reverse Colombia’s position at the International Court of Justice.

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Minors rescued in Colombia from the Lev Tahor sect.

Colombian authorities, Interpol rescue 17 minors from ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect

Five of the minors had an Interpol Yellow Notice, used in cases of missing persons and human trafficking. The Lev Tahor victims were nationals from the United States, Canada, and Guatemala.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Elkana Bohbot

Who is Elkana Bohbot, the Colombian-Israeli hostage set to return to his wife and son? - explainer

Elkana Bohbot was abducted from Re'im, the site of a music festival he helped plan and where two of his friends were murdered by invading terrorists.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Colombians arrive in Israel to learn how to clear land mines

One official characterized Israeli efforts in helping the mine-clearing efforts in Colombia as a “humanitarian civilian” action.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016ByHERB KEINON
Soldiers from the Colombian Multinational Forces and Observers battalion to Sinai

Can Israel and Palestine learn from Colombia?

The bottom line is that the road is twisted and belabored, full of fresh trauma and setbacks.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016ByDAHLIA SCHEINDLIN
WILL ALL this be over now? Members of the 51st Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) patrol in the remote mountains of Colombia, last month

How will Colombia's historic detente with rebels affect Jerusalem-Bogota ties?

Colombia was the only South American country that did not follow Brazil’s lead in 2010 and 2011 and recognize the Palestinian Authority as a Palestinian state.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon in Jerusalem, June 2013

Colombian actress faces backlash over remarks on Hollywood Jews and the Oscars

The former Miss Colombia causes uproar over tweet using play on the similar-sounding Spanish words for an expletive slang term and 'Jewish.'

MARCH 13, 2016ByJULIE STEIGERWALD
Director Laszlo Nemes (C) poses with the award for Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language for the Hungarian film "Son of Saul" with the film's star Geza Rohrig (2nd L) and other crew during the 73rd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 10, 2016.

"What happens in Israel affects the Jewish communities specially with regards to the conflict"

FEBRUARY 19, 2016ByYINON ROICHMAN
The Jerusalem Post

How does a Narco-State work?

JANUARY 2, 2016ByDAVID ALLOUCHE
The Jerusalem Post

Colombian beauty wins Miss Universe in shadow of Israel-Lebanon photobomb controversy

A 22-year-old business student and model from Barranquilla, Colombia, was named Miss Universe on Sunday at the annual beauty pageant.

JANUARY 26, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Miss Colombia crowned Miss Universe