Mexico's Jewish president calls on Israel to end 'genocide in Gaza'

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has come under increasing pressure from members of her leftist coalition to more forcefully condemn Israel’s assault.

Sheinbaum, 63, is the first Jewish leader of Mexico, a nation that is overwhelmingly Catholic.

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday called Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip a “genocide,” marking a decisive shift in her government’s stance on the conflict — and putting it at odds with the United States.

Sheinbaum, who is one of a handful Jewish heads of state, has come under increasing pressure from members of her leftist coalition to more forcefully condemn Israel’s assault on the small Palestinian enc