ISRAEL AT UNGA I & II - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 004724 SIPDIS IO/UNP FOR RAYMOND HOTZ; WHA/CAR FOR DAVID SEARBY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IS DR PREL SUBJECT: ISRAEL AT UNGA I & II - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DEMARCHES REF: A. STATE 188927 ¶B. STATE 188933 ¶1. Embassy on October 20 delivered reftel demarches on Israel at the 60th UNGA (Holocaust Remembrance Resolution and opposing anti-Israel bias) to MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen. We thanked her for the Dominican Republic's offer to co-sponsor the Holocaust Resolution. We also urged that the Dominican Republic vote against renewing the mandate of the three UN institutions that are biased against Israel, instead of abstaining or being absent for the votes.as last year. Cohen had no immediate response, but undertook to present our demarches to higher levels for decision. We requested and will report any significant substantive response. BRINEMAN