[5] This was in part due to a desire to amend relations after the passing of UN Resolution 3379 pushed by the Non-Aligned Movement, along with Arab countries and the Soviet bloc, which was a declarative nonbinding measure equating Zionism with South Africa's Apartheid and a form of racial discrimination.

This resulted in a touristic boycott of the American Jewish community against Mexico, which made visible internal and external conflicts of Echeverría's politics.

President Peña Nieto was accompanied by the then foreign minister, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, as well as members of the Jewish Community in Mexico.

[10] 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.

[11] Relations between both nations had been slightly tense since Prime Minister Netanyahu tweeted in January 2017 that he backed U.S. president Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall between Mexico and the United States.

[19] On 18 January 2024, Mexico announced support for investigation into Israeli war crimes in Gaza by the International Criminal Court after reviewing UN reports and the South Africa's genocide case against Israel.

[23] Israel's main exports to Mexico include: electronic and integrated circuits, batteries, machinery parts, chemical based products, medical instruments, prefabricated buildings, diamond and fruits.

[23] Mexican multinational companies such as Altos Hornos de México, Grupo Bimbo, Cemex, Orbia and Rassini (among others) operate in Israel.