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Colombia's far-right government waives visas for Israel
Visa-free travel is the latest move in Colombia’s sweeping realignment towards Israel under its far-right president Colombia and Israel will abolish visa requirements for each other’s citizens from 1 September, in the latest pro-Israel shift by Bogota’s new far-right government. Israel’s foreign ministry announced the decision on Thursday following talks between Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and his Colombian counterpart, Omar Bula Escobar. The agreement opens Colombia more widely to Isr