National anti-Israel march called in Mexico over water deal

A national march against Israel is being organized across Mexico, with a significant demonstration planned in Mexico City, following the viral spread of a poster on social media. The mobilization stems from public questioning surrounding a water cooperation agreement established between the Water and Sanitation Central Board (JCAS) of Chihuahua state and the Israeli Agency for International Development Cooperation (Mashav). This agreement is projected to remain in effect until 2027. The protest, initially promoted on TikTok by content creator @amigamagica, has scheduled simultaneous demonstrations for Saturday, August 1. In Mexico City, participants plan to gather at the Estela de Luz and march towards the Zócalo. Specific routes are also set for other states, including Tabasco, Hidalgo, Chihuahua's Ciudad Juárez, and Jalisco. The core of the legal debate centers on the validity of the pact signed in 2023 under the administration of Chihuahua Governor María Eugenia Campos Galván. Luis Andrés Rivera Levario, spokesperson for the civil organization Salvemos los Cerros de Chihuahua, stated that Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Affairs issued an official notice confirming that no current legal instruments between the government of Israel and the state of Chihuahua were found after an exhaustive search. Activists argue that this omission constitutes a clear violation of current national and international law. According to the Law on the Celebration of Treaties, articles 6 and 9 mandate the registration of any inter-institutional international agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The organization contends that because the agreement lacks this status with the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (Amexcid), it operates in complete opacity. "It has been left in a limbo where it is impossible to demand accountability, as it does not legally exist," Rivera Levario pointed out. Beyond the legal loopholes, activists express deep concern regarding the technical model that international cooperation intends to implement in the northern region of the country.

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It has been left in a limbo where it is impossible to demand accountability, as it does not legally exist.