Colombians welcome ‘Palestino’ football team at airport

May 13, 2024 - 19:42

A pro-Palestinian rally took place at Colombia’s El Dorado International Airport as activists gathered to welcome the Club Deportivo Palestino football team from Chile.

The Palestino team draws from the approximately 500,000 Palestinians who live in Chile, which has the largest Palestinian population outside the Middle East.

Supporters waved Palestinian flags and wore T-shirts saying “Free Palestine” as they welcomed the team ahead of its game against Colombia’s Millonarios in South America’s Libertadores cup on Tuesday.

Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro, who has been outspoken in support of Palestine, called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Netanyahu this week.