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Antisemitic Graffiti at Mexico’s Supreme Court Condemned After Protest Clashes

Formal condemnations followed from Mexico's Jewish community alongside Israel's foreign minister.

Overview

  • Graffiti reading “puta judía” and a crossed-out Star of David were painted on the Supreme Court doors as images also showed a protester wearing a swastika shirt.
  • Mexico City officials reported about 120 injuries, including roughly 100 police officers, after violent confrontations near the presidential palace, with arrests reported.
  • The unrest grew out of a youth-led march protesting rising violence, crime and alleged government corruption.
  • The Jewish Community of Mexico issued a statement denouncing antisemitic remarks and expressions seen during the demonstration.
  • Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar condemned antisemitic and sexist slurs directed at President Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first Jewish head of state.