Overview
- Multiple Morena lawmakers, reported as at least six, requested removal from the group, citing human-rights reports and the Gaza conflict as ethical grounds.
- The friendship group remains uninstalled due to lack of quorum after the withdrawals, and Ricardo Monreal said he asked to delay the installation.
- Monreal asserted that foreign policy is conducted by the federal executive and maintained that eventual installation is not at risk.
- PRI leader Rubén Moreira said the group will be installed soon, noting cross-party participation and offering an apology to Israel’s ambassador for the postponement.
- Morena deputies stressed their rejection targets the Netanyahu government, not the Israeli people, while the Migratory Affairs Commission seeks higher 2025 consular funding over violence against Mexicans in U.S. cities.