(AP, 8.Jun.2024)) — President Gustavo Petro announced on Saturday that his country will suspend coal exports to Israel over the war in Gaza, as relations sour between two countries that were once close military and commercial allies. Petro wrote on the social media platform X that coal exports will only resume “when […]
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Israel Risks Losing Colombian Coal Supplies over Gaza War
(Bloomberg, 6.Jun.2024) — Colombia’s trade ministry is calling for a restriction on coal sales to Israel in the latest bid to isolate the Jewish state as the death toll rises in its Gaza campaign. The ministry made the recommendation to “limit” shipments of the fuel to a committee that rules […]