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Viewing cable 07PANAMA1827, PANAMA: WEIGHING "OVERALL POLICY REVIEW" OF

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07PANAMA1827 2007-12-03 22:15 2011-05-31 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Panama 
VZCZCXYZ0000
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHZP #1827 3372215
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 032215Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY PANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1500
INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 0037
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0297
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0298
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L PANAMA 001827 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2017 
TAGS: PREL UNGA IS PM
SUBJECT: PANAMA:  WEIGHING "OVERALL POLICY REVIEW" OF 
ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS 
 
REF: (A) STATE 159386 (B) PANAMA 1813 
 
Classified By: Ambassador William A. Eaton.  Reasons:  1.4 (b) 
and (d) 
 
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Weighing Overall Policy Review of Israel Resolutions 
--------------------------------------------- ------- 
 
1. (C) "Panama is considering an overall policy review of its 
positions on the various Israel resolutions that come up 
every year in the UN General Assembly (UNGA)," First VP and 
FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador on December 3 in response to 
reftel A demarche. Lewis added, "I don't know if there would 
be any change in our votes this year" on the three 
resolutions raised in reftel A.  Noting that there were 
several other Israel-related resolutions, Lewis said voting 
on these resolutions had become little more than "an 
accounting exercise" without any real thought or 
consideration being given to the substance of these 
resolutions. Noting that the MFA had proposed that President 
consider a trip to the Middle East in the first half of 2008, 
Lewis noted that as a non-permanent member of the UN Security 
Council (UNSC) "Panama wants to contribute to the peace 
process." 
 
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Comment 
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2. (C) Post believes that it is unlikely that Panama will 
change its votes on these annual resolutions for the current 
UNGA.  Panama will vote most likely just like it did in 2006. 
 Down the road though, cautious optimism that Panama might 
change its votes on Israel resolutions is warranted, but will 
need to be nurtured by U.S. (and Israeli) engagement with the 
GOP. 
 
EATON