Posted on YouTube: November 1, 2024
In October of 2024, a Jewish woman was sworn in as the President of Mexico. But do not think that the Jewish community in Mexico is thrilled about her.
Source: Why Mexico’s center-right Jewish community didn’t vote for its first Jewish president
Times of Israel
bu Ariela Lopez
June 5, 2024…
After Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo emerged victorious in Sunday’s election to become Mexico’s first female president-elect, many focused on a second milestone – the scientist-turned-politician will be Mexico’s first Jewish president.
But, according to members of Mexico City’s Jewish community who spoke to The Times of Israel after her win, the president-elect has distanced herself from them, and her triumph does not engender much excitement among her fellow Jews.
“I think that the main issue in the election, even for the Jewish community, was not her Jewishness, but her political views,” Daniel Fainstein, the dean of Jewish Studies at the Hebraica University in Mexico City, told The Times of Israel.
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However, rather than being a strong supporter of Israel, President Sheinbaum pursues a more neutral policy. Her administration will probably not change Mexico’s policies towards the Mideast.
At this point, when the Israeli government has no intention of ever granting independence to the Palestinians (rightly or wrongly), Mexico’s position is not exactly welcome to pro-Israeli advocates. (This is merely an observation, not a critique.)
Source: Mexico calls for recognition of Palestinian state amid war
by Jerusalem Post Staff
Uodated October 12, 2024Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has called for the recognition of the state of Palestine alongside Israel, reaffirming her country’s longstanding position on the matter.
In a statement on Saturday, reported by Revista Proceso, she declared, “We condemn the aggressions that are being experienced and also consider that the state of Palestine must be recognized in its entirety just like the State of Israel. This has been Mexico’s position for many years, and that is the position we have. We search for peace above all.”
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Sheinbaum, known for her leftist political stance and European Jewish ancestry, has declared her atheism, as reported by Sky News Arabia. She has a history of criticizing Israeli actions in Gaza, including a public letter in January 2009 where she criticized a previous Israeli operation in the coastal enclave.
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