Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe move by Colombia's new far-right government comes amid a rapprochement with Israel and marks only the second time a country has recognized Israel's claim to the territory, after the Trump administration's 2019 decisionShare 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 formatSubscribeBen Kroll06:00 PM • August 12 2026 IDTColombia is facing widespread condemnation from countries across the Middle East over its Monday decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Saudi ArabiaSyriaGolan HeightsArab LeagueTurkeyCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranWest BankHunter BidenEx-Mossad Chief GazaLikudGoldaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraelis Don't Dance to Forget What They've Committed. Sometimes They Just DanceFormer Israeli Chief Rabbi Urges Haredi Voters to Bring Down Netanyahu BlocHow Naftali Bennett Lost His EdgeShe Documents Settler Arson Attacks: 'This Fire Will Be Turned Against Us Too'Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Found Near Vienna Train StationRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?How a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls