US revokes Colombian President Gustavo Petro's visa over incitement to violence in New York

The US Department of State said on Friday US local time that it will be revoking the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro over his actions of inciting violence and urging American soldiers to disobey orders The Colombian President had expressed support for the Palestinian cause while Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his speech at the UN General Assembly as reported by Anadolu AjansiIn a post on X the State Department said Earlier today Colombian president petrogustavo stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence We will revoke Petros visa due to his reckless and incendiary actionsEarlier today Colombian president petrogustavo stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence We will revoke Petrorsquos visa due to his reckless and incendiary actionsmdash Department of State StateDept September 27 2025According to Anadolu Ajansi AA the statement by the State Department came Petro joined demonstrators in New York alongside British musician Roger Waters during the address of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the UN General AssemblyWhat is happening in Gaza is clearly out of discussion is a genocide Petro told the crowd as per AAHe appealed to US soldiers urging them not to follow President Donald Trumps orders From New York I ask to all the soldiers of the USA army not to put your hands against the people he said according to AADisobey Trumps order obey the order of humanity said Petro AA further reportedPost the announcement by State Department Colombias Interior Minister Armando Beneditti said on X that the Colombian Presidents visa was revoked because he denounced the genocide against Palestine at the UN and dared to tell the truth in the face of not only the US but also the worldHe wrote on X They took away petrogustavos visa because he was one of the few presidents who dared to denounce the genocide against Palestine at the UN But they protect Netanyahu Petro dared to tell the truth to the face of the United States and the worldA petrogustavo le quitan la visa porque fue de los pocos presidentes que en la ONU se atrevioacute a denunciar el genocidio contra Palestina Pero a Netanyahu lo protegen Petro se atrevioacute a decirle la verdad en la cara a Estados Unidos y al mundo pictwittercomKf0M3xAEwsmdash Armando Benedetti AABenedetti September 27 2025AA citing Colombian media reports mentioned that Petro was already traveling to Bogota from New York late FridayIt further reported that the US also denied visas to Palestinian officials including President Mahmoud Abbas blocking them from attending the UN General Assembly in New YorkIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery address at the United Nations General Assembly UNGA on Friday repeatedly invoking the October 7 attacks in Israel and drawing parallels with the September 11 terror strikes in the United StatesNetanyahu said Giving the Palestinians a state one mile from Jerusalem after October 7 is like giving alQaeda a state one mile from New York City after September 11 Members of the US delegation Israels closest ally and largest military supporter were seen applauding as he spokeThis is sheer madness Its insane and we wont do it Netanyahu added while strongly criticising recent moves by Western nations to recognise a Palestinian state formally You didnt do something right You did something wrong horribly wrong he said insisting such steps would only embolden further attacks on Jews and innocent people everywhereThe Israeli leader maintained that granting Palestinian statehood would be akin to rewarding groups like Hamas even as he acknowledged that 157 countries across the world have already recognised the State of PalestineAs his speech drew to a close Netanyahu struck an optimistic tone asserting that Israels ongoing conflict would ultimately lead to a more stable region He suggested that peace with Lebanon was possible despite ongoing clashes with Hezbollah and noted contacts with Syria even as Damascus continues to condemn Israeli strikesNetanyahus remarks came even as the PAs President Mahmoud Abbas used his own UNGA speech a day earlier to stress Palestines readiness to cooperate with the US Saudi Arabia France and the UN in efforts to establish peace in Gaza Abbas also reiterated that Palestinians would never leave their homelandThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever