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Panama City is the heart of Panamanian Jewish life and is safe for Jewish and Israeli travelers. Almost the entire Jewish community lives here, concentrated around Punta Pacifica and Paitilla, with a dense network of synagogues, Jewish schools, kosher restaurants and supermarkets - one of the richest kosher infrastructures in Latin America. A main avenue in the city is named Via Israel. The mayor of Panama City, Mayer Mizrachi Matalon, is Jewish, and Jews serve openly at every level of public life. Visitors report walking the city in kippot and Magen David jewellery without incident, and local vendors displaying Israeli flags. In May 2026 President Isaac Herzog visited the city and met the community and the mayor on the first Israeli presidential state visit to Panama. Israel's National Security Council maintains no travel warning for Panama, and no antisemitic violence has been reported in the city. As in any large capital, take normal precautions against street crime and avoid unfamiliar neighbourhoods after dark....
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Israel and Panama maintain strong diplomatic relations, exemplified by President Isaac Herzog's visit in May 2026, the first by an Israeli president to Panama....
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