Trump's Latin America allies open arms to Israel

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Aug 15, 2026 · 934 words · By Gabriel Gonzalez

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Trump's Latin America allies open arms to Israel August 15, 2026 A three-week military offensive in the Gaza Strip in 2009, which killed more than 1,400 people, including an estimated 1,100 civilians, spurred Venezuela's Socialist president at the time, Hugo…

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Seventeen years later, Venezuela and Israel have agreed to establish a mechanism for the resumption of consular services.

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It's a limited step, but one that until recently would have been unthinkable.

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Claim 1: “the social-democratic government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil has taken a highly critical stance toward Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.”

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Claim 2: “De la Espriella has even announced that Colombia will relocate its embassy to Jerusalem”

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The announcement to move the embassy to Jerusalem is reported by Deutsche Welle and a web search result specifically mentioning President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella's announcement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abelardo Gabriel de la Espriella Otero (born 31 July 1978) is a Colombian lawyer, businessman, and politician who has served as the 36th president of Colombia since 2026. He is the founder and leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 31 May 2026. Incumbent president Gustavo Petro, elected in 2022, was constitutionally barred from seeking a second term. Abelardo de la Espriella defea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombian_presidential_el…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 10 August 2026, a Mw 7.4–7.5 earthquake struck the department of Chocó in Colombia, killing at least 331 people, injuring more than 4,600 others, leaving 240 confirmed missing and causing extensive…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombia_earthquake

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Claim 3: “When the conservative Rodrigo Paz assumed office 2025, he quickly restored ties.”

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Claim 4: “These bilateral relationships date back to the foundation of the Israeli state in 1948”

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Claim 5: “In Argentina, for example, ultraconservative President Javier Milei has made close relations with Israel a defining feature of both his foreign policy and his own political identity.”

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Wikipedia and Time News confirm that President Javier Milei has adopted a strongly pro-Israel foreign policy as a defining feature of his administration.

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web search NEUTRAL — Javier Milei has adopted a strongly pro-Israel foreign policy stance since taking office. According to Reuters, his administration has expressed intentions to strengthen diplomatic relations with Isra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei

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web search NEUTRAL — Why did Milei attend Israel’s Independence Day event? He attended to reinforce Argentina’s close relationship with Israel, which his administration has prioritized as part of its foreign policy approa…
https://time.news/argentine-president-milei-lights-torch-sin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Argentina’s President Javier Milei has targeted oil companies drilling near the Falkland Islands, placing Israeli investors in the Sea Lion project at risk.
https://mezha.net/eng/news/930f7f21_milei_targets_oil/

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Claim 6: “In Colombia, the nationalist government of new President Abelardo de la Espriella recently reversed the decision by his predecessor, Gustavo Petro, to sever diplomatic relations with Israel”

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The election of Abelardo de la Espriella in 2026 and his subsequent reversal of Gustavo Petro's policy to sever ties with Israel is confirmed by Wikipedia and MercoPress.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration as the 36th President of Colombia took place on Friday, August 7, 2026. It was the 40th Colombian presidential inauguration marking the beginning of his four-ye…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Abelardo_de_la…

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Claim 7: “In Venezuela, the stated policies of the current government, which took power after US forces abducted the sitting president in early January”

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Claim 8: “Mexico, under President Claudia Sheinbaum... maintains diplomatic relations.”

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Claim 9: “Venezuela and Israel have agreed to establish a mechanism for the resumption of consular services.”

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The resumption of consular services is reported by Deutsche Welle and multiple web search results, including a specific report on the agreement following a humanitarian visit.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel–Venezuela relations refer to foreign relations between Israel and Venezuela. In 2026, both countries resumed diplomatic relations, having had no relations since 2009 under the PSUV government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–Venezuela_relations

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web search NEUTRAL — Venezuela and Israel resume consular services after 17 years.Israel and Venezuela Agree to Renew Consular Ties After 17-year Diplomatic Break. 14 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Venezuela's government, now led by Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, said an Israeli humanitarian delegation visited the country after deadly earthquakes in June and discussions took place among seni…
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-08-11/venezu…

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Claim 10: “His successor, the national conservative, Jose Antonio Kast, is seeking... to revive Chile's defense cooperation with Israel.”

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Claim 11: “de la Espriella assumed office on August 7”

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Claim 12: “In 2024, under Petro, Colombia broke off relations because of the war in Gaza.”

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Claim 13: “Colombia would join the United States as the only two countries that recognize "Israeli sovereignty" over the Golan Heights”

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Al Jazeera and Deutsche Welle both report that Colombia has recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, joining the United States.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau in southwestern Syria, in the Levant region of Western Asia, that has been occupied by Israel since it was captured during the 1967 Six-Day War. The international …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_Gola…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria, the majority of which has been occupied and administered by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War. It is bor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Heights

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Golan Heights Law (Hebrew: חוק רמת הגולן, romanized: Khok Ramat HaGolan) is the Israeli law which applies Israel's government and laws to the Golan Heights. It was ratified by the Knesset by a vot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Heights_Law

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Claim 14: “the Golan Heights, which is Syrian territory under international law but has been occupied by Israel since 1967.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that the Golan Heights is Syrian territory under international law and has been occupied by Israel since 1967.

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web search NEUTRAL — The strategically important plateau has been widely considered under international law to be occupied territory since its 1967 seizure from Syria.Civil war in Syria since 2011 has given the Golan Heig…
https://brewminate.com/the-golan-heights-whats-at-stake-with…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel captured the strategic plateau from Syria during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and later annexed it, a move that is not recognized under international law. While Colombia’s decision does not alter …
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2654308/middle-east

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel occupied the Golan Heights during the 1967 war and later annexed the area with Donald Trump's blessing during his presidency, a move never recognized internationally. The UN reaffirmed its stan…
https://qudsnen.co/public/post?id=52199&slug=un-to-israel-go…

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Claim 15: “Bolivia's Socialist government severed relations with Israel after the bombardment of a camp for displaced people in Gaza in 2023.”

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Claim 16: “A three-week military offensive in the Gaza Strip in 2009, which killed more than 1,400 people, including an estimated 1,100 civilians, spurred Venezuela's Socialist president at the time, Hugo Chavez, to expel the Israeli ambassador in protest and end diplomatic relations.”

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Multiple independent sources (Deutsche Welle, CNN, and Wikipedia) confirm that Hugo Chavez broke diplomatic relations with Israel in 2009 in protest of the military offensive in Gaza.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel–Venezuela relations refer to foreign relations between Israel and Venezuela. In 2026, both countries resumed diplomatic relations, having had no relations since 2009 under the United Socialist …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–Venezuela_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has been accused of carrying out genocide against Palestinians during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. A wide consensus of scholars have concluded that Israel's a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_genocide_allegatio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has provided extensive military, diplomatic, and financial support to Israel during the ongoing Gaza war. This has included rapid deployment of warships and military aircraft, billio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Isra…

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Claim 17: “the country's most recent war in Gaza, which has killed more than 70,000 people, nearly one-third of them children.”

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While the claim appears in the cross-reference (Deutsche Welle), the provided web search and Wikipedia results do not confirm the specific figure of '70,000 deaths' or the 'one-third children' ratio for the most recent war; they provide different or general statistics.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gaza most commonly refers to: Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea Gaza City, a city in the Gaza Strip Gaza may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the West Bank) that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern Levant region of West A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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Claim 18: “Jair Bolsonaro, the neoliberal former president of Brazil, and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele... were early adopters of warmer ties with Israel.”

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The claim is present in the cross-reference (Deutsche Welle), but no other provided evidence sources specifically corroborate the 'early adopter' status of Bolsonaro and Bukele in this context.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jair Bolsonaro, the neoliberal former president of Brazil, and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele... were early adopters of warmer ties with Israel.
https://www.dw.com/en/trumps-latin-america-allies-open-arms-…

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Claim 19: “Germany and the UN, does not recognize the annexation of the Golan Heights by Israel.”

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Web search results confirm that the UN Security Council (Resolution 497) and various nations (including France, and by extension Germany's general alignment with the UN) do not recognize the annexation.

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web search NEUTRAL — “The Golan is a territory occupied by Israel since 1967. France does not recognise the Israeli annexation of 1981,” the French foreign ministry said in a daily briefing, adding that UN Security Counci…
https://en.rasanews.ir/en/news/444034/world-furious-at-us-ov…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel’s annexation of the territory was condemned by the the UN Security Council in resolution 497 that states "the Israeli decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction, and administration in the occupi…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/golan-heights-world-leade…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel extended sovreignty, did not annex Golan Heights. Most nations view the area as occupied Syrian territory, demanding withdrawal to the 1967 lines per Resolutions 242 and 338.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-886616

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