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Colombia opens embassy to Israel in Jerusalem

Colombia officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, joining a small but growing list of countries in taking the symbolic step of backing Israeli sovereignty in the contested holy city, while the vast majority of countries keep their embassies to Israel in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Israel's gains in Latin America as Colombia became the latest of a small number of countries to open an embassy in Jerusalem. Netanyahu said that Latin America was proving to be a

Event date
exact date
Coverage
3 outlets · 3 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Myanmar, Palestine, XM
English
Countries concerned
Colombia, Israel
Diplomacy · intensity 0.3 · tone 0.33
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Covered mainly by the Global South sphere (67%); silent in Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS.

Western 0%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 33%Global South 67%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 3 outlets in 3 countries.
  • Ignored by Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS.
  • Propagation: first reported by timesofpalestine.com (Palestine), . 3 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. Colombia opens embassy to Israel in Jerusalem
    timesofpalestine.comPalestinePalestine → IsraelEnglish
  2. Colombia opens embassy to Israel in Jerusalem
    Al-MonitorMoyen-OrientXM → ColombiaEnglish
  3. Colombia opens embassy to Israel in Jerusalem
    myanmaritv.comMMMyanmar → IsraelEnglish