Ambassador of Palestine Asks Mexico to Review Companies Linked to Israeli Settlements
The UN has identified 214 companies tied to Israel’s settlements in Palestinian territory, among them the Mexican conglomerate Orbia.
The UN has identified 214 companies tied to Israel’s settlements in Palestinian territory, among them the Mexican conglomerate Orbia.
The team of Héctor Vasconcelos, Mexico’s permanent representative to the UN, clarified that he was not in the General Assembly hall during Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, without specifying whether other delegation members joined the walkout.
Palestine’s ambassador to Mexico, Nadya Rasheed, denounces the normalization of genocide in Gaza: more than 73,000 Palestinians killed, homes, schools and hospitals destroyed, water poisoned — and a world that looks away.
Former Mexican president Peña Nieto was filmed wearing a kippah at a Jewish wedding in Italy, seated beside Avishai Neriah, the Israeli businessman an outlet accused of channeling $25M to him for Mexican government contracts, including Pegasus.
Chihuahua’s right-wing PAN government signed the Israel water pact without registering it with Mexico’s federal foreign ministry; groups in 14 states march August 1 to cancel it.