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2026-06-22 Caribbean-Latin America

Pro-Israel candidate holds razor-thin lead in Colombia's election; rival challenges vote

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-06-22 2026-06-22 02:11|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1797 views ] Top

1 Israel is not universally hated — VP JD Vance got that wrong.

Some people have trouble imagining anyone different from themselves.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-06-22 03:26|| 2026-06-22 03:26|| Front Page Top

2 I don’t think he hates Israel. Indifference, though… I suspect he sees the set of Jews as Other and determinedly Progressive, and sees creating a Republican big tent, avoiding purity tests, as the important thing.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-06-22 09:36|| 2026-06-22 09:36|| Front Page Top

3 ^I'm not going to argue with you.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-06-22 10:20|| 2026-06-22 10:20|| Front Page Top

4 Neither idea makes me happy, and no doubt we’ll discover soon enough.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-06-22 10:25|| 2026-06-22 10:25|| Front Page Top

5 BTW, Paper ballots and voter ID required in the election. Mail ballots to those who request it and are living outside the country using an ID to request and using same ID on outside of envelop that encloses the ballot.

Mail in went heavily to de la Espriella.

Votes counted in 24 hours.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-06-22 11:18|| 2026-06-22 11:18|| Front Page Top

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