Who is Claudia Sheinbaum and how did she make history in Mexico?

from The New Arab

 

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Sheinbaum's most well-known stance on Israel and Palestine dates back to 2009, when Israel carried out a three-week war on the Palestinian enclave.

In a letter to the editor of La Jornada, a Mexico City newspaper, she said: 

"Because of my Jewish origin, because of my love for Mexico and because I feel like a citizen of the world, I share with millions the desire for justice, equality, fraternity and peace, and therefore, I can only see with horror the images of the state bombings". 

"No reason justifies the murder of Palestinian civilians. Nothing, nothing, nothing, can justify the murder of a child."

Following her election on Monday, several pro-Palestinian activists posted an image of Sheinbaum donning a Palestinian keffiyeh, which is emblematic of Palestinian identity, and posing with an unidentified man wearing a t-shirt that says Palestine. The date and the occasion of the photograph, however, remain unknown.

Some pro-Palestinian activists in Mexico have ruled out any "substantial change" in relation to the country's stance on Israel and Gaza, as the war continues.

One activist told the Spanish-language newspaper EFE: "I think she will continue to maintain this speech of ceasefire and genocide, but she will not be forceful regarding a severance of ties with Israel."

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