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Building a Competitive North America on the Existing Foundation

OPINION By JERRY HAAR Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* The second decade of the 21st century increasingly mirrors the world’s political and economic environment of a century before when nationalism, protectionism and isolationism occupied center stage in the global political economy. The key drivers of economic growth and development — neoliberal economic policies and free market-oriented institutional

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Jewish Dance Company Celebrates 50 Years with Gala Performance

PULSE NEWS MEXICO The Mexican Jewish dance company Anajnu Veatem (which, in Hebrew, means “We and You”) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, and to commemorate the occasion, the group will perform a powerful kaleidoscope of traditional Israeli dances at Mexico City’s Guillermina Bravo Dance Theater from from Thursday, July 28, to Sunday, July 31. The performances will constitute

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Israeli Envoy Toasts Nation’s Independence amid Terror Attacks

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Israeli Ambassador to Mexico Zvi Tal and his wife Irit Tal hosted a reception at the Jewish Sports Center on Friday, May 6, to mark the anniversary of their nation’s independence, proclaimed by Ben Gurion in 1948. “Israel has always been the cradle of the Jewish people,” Tal told his guests, who included, for the first time

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AMLO Writes Israel’s Bennett to Request Zerón Extradiction

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s Interior Secretariat’s Deputy Attorney for Human Rights Alejandro Encinas said Friday, Sept. 24, that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) had sent a letter to newly instated Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett formally requesting the extradition of the former head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency, Tomás Zerón de Lucio. At a press conference,

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Peña Nieto Paid $32 Million for Pegasus Spyware

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto paid $32 million for the Israeli-developed Pegasus spy program, Santiago Nieto Castillo, the head of Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), reported Wednesday, July 21. Speaking during the morning press conference of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in the National Palace, Nieto Castillo said that this software was

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Washington Post Says Mexico Is Spying on Journalists

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF While President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) continues to deny that the Mexican government is spying on journalists and opposition leaders, a report published on Sunday, July 18, in the Washington Post would seem to contract his claims. The article — written by Dana Priest, Craig Timberg and Souad Mekhennet in cooperation with 16

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Diplomatic Tiff with Israel May Prevent Zerón Extradition

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Back in May, Israel registered a formal complaint against Mexico for voting in favor of the creation of a United Nations special commission to investigate allegations of Israeli war crimes against Palestinians during the 11-day Guardian of the Walls operation in which Israel defended itself from thousands of rockets being sent into its territory by the terrorist

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