Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08KUWAIT1165
2008-11-25 15:24:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT COOL TO IDEA OF FEWER UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001165
SIPDIS
NEA/ARP, IO/UNP ANDREW MORRISON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/14/2018
TAGS: PREL UNGA IS PA KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT COOL TO IDEA OF FEWER UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
REF: STATE 123081
Classified By: Political Counselor Peter O'Donohue for reasons 1.4 b an
d d
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001165
SIPDIS
NEA/ARP, IO/UNP ANDREW MORRISON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/14/2018
TAGS: PREL UNGA IS PA KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT COOL TO IDEA OF FEWER UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
REF: STATE 123081
Classified By: Political Counselor Peter O'Donohue for reasons 1.4 b an
d d
1. (C) Political Counselor on November 25 raised with Hamad
Bu Rahamah, Counselor in MFA's Department of International
Organizations, reftel points concerning the proliferation of
repetitive and unbalanced UNGA resolutions with an
anti-Israel bias. In delivering the demarche, POLCOUNS
emphasized the USG's support for an environment in which
Israel and Palestine can live side by side in peace and
security, and our concern that a disproportionate focus on
one state detracts from UNGA' s ability to deal with other
important issues.
2. (C) In his response, Bu Rahamah commented that the GOK
believes Israeli abuses of Palestinian rights, particuarly
the ongoing infringement of the ability of Palestinians in
Gaza to obtain regular access to food and other basic needs,
constitutes an egregious problem that merits UNGA's ongoing
attention. Kuwaitis, he noted, observe the mistreatment of
Palestinians every night on their televisions and demand that
the GOK support actions to alleviate the situation. Bu
Rahamah thanked POLCOUNS for the demarche and agreed to
forward our views up his chain of command, but did not
suggest that the GOK would be likely to temper its support
for these resolutions.
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For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
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JONES
SIPDIS
NEA/ARP, IO/UNP ANDREW MORRISON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/14/2018
TAGS: PREL UNGA IS PA KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT COOL TO IDEA OF FEWER UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
REF: STATE 123081
Classified By: Political Counselor Peter O'Donohue for reasons 1.4 b an
d d
1. (C) Political Counselor on November 25 raised with Hamad
Bu Rahamah, Counselor in MFA's Department of International
Organizations, reftel points concerning the proliferation of
repetitive and unbalanced UNGA resolutions with an
anti-Israel bias. In delivering the demarche, POLCOUNS
emphasized the USG's support for an environment in which
Israel and Palestine can live side by side in peace and
security, and our concern that a disproportionate focus on
one state detracts from UNGA' s ability to deal with other
important issues.
2. (C) In his response, Bu Rahamah commented that the GOK
believes Israeli abuses of Palestinian rights, particuarly
the ongoing infringement of the ability of Palestinians in
Gaza to obtain regular access to food and other basic needs,
constitutes an egregious problem that merits UNGA's ongoing
attention. Kuwaitis, he noted, observe the mistreatment of
Palestinians every night on their televisions and demand that
the GOK support actions to alleviate the situation. Bu
Rahamah thanked POLCOUNS for the demarche and agreed to
forward our views up his chain of command, but did not
suggest that the GOK would be likely to temper its support
for these resolutions.
********************************************* *
For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
********************************************* *
JONES