On 13 September 2017 , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid an official three day visit to Mexico and met with President Enrique Peña Nieto and members of the Jewish-Mexican community . Netanyahu became the first Israeli Prime Minister to visit Mexico and Latin America . Relations between both nations had been slightly tense since Prime Minister Netanyahu tweeted in January 2017 that he backed President Donald Trump ’s plan to build a border wall between Mexico and the United States . A few days before Netanyahu 's visit , the Israeli Aid Agency ( Mashav ) sent humanitarian supplies to the earthquake stricken region of Oaxaca and Chiapas after an 8.1 earthquake hit the area on 7 September 2017 . During Prime Minister Netanyahu 's visit , both nations signed agreements on aviation , in the hopes of establishing direct flights between both nations ; international development , specifically cooperation in international development that will focus on relevant development issues including water , agriculture , initiatives and innovation ; and a space agreement to create the legal infrastructure for cooperation in the uses of outer space for peaceful purposes
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2017 Chiapas earthquake
Israel–Mexico relations