Current sectionNewsWorldSpeaking at the UN Security Council, the outgoing president Gustavo Petro said, 'We are returning to the age of the Nazis,' comparing Israel's conduct in Gaza to that of Nazi Germany. On Sunday, he caught flak for posting 'Heil Hitler' about a right-wing presidential candidateShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe12:57 PM • June 11 2026 IDTColombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday compared Israel's conduct in Gaza to that of Nazi Germany, carrying on the rhetoric of earlier remarks he had made comparing a presidential candidate to Adolf Hitler.CommentsIn the NewsHow Israel Is Using Archaeology to Advance West Bank AnnexationU.S.-Iran Talks Continue Despite Overnight Flare-up, Iranian Sources SayTo Lead the Middle East, Turkey's Erdogan Casts Israel as the Ultimate VillainIDF Builds First Permanent Post in Palestinian-controlled West Bank Since 1990sIndia Says Three Indian Mariners Killed on Tanker Hit by U.S. Military in HormuzRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza