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03ABUDHABI4791
2003-10-28 12:59:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISLAM REPRESENTS BIGGEST
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/20/2007 04:06:35 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM October 28, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 4791 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: OIIP, KMDR Captions: None Subject: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISLAM REPRESENTS BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR U.S. Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 04791 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: PAO INFO: ECON AMB DCM POL Laser1: ACTION: PAO DISSEMINATION: PAO CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: PAO:HOLSIN-WINDECKER DRAFTED: PAO:AHOSHAN CLEARED: DCM:RALBRIGHT VZCZCADI170 OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC DE RUEHAD #4791 3011259 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 281259Z OCT 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2229 RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0734 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0764 RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA// RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 004791
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA;
INR/NESA; INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISLAM REPRESENTS BIGGEST
CHALLENGE FOR U.S.
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 004791
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA;
INR/NESA; INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISLAM REPRESENTS BIGGEST
CHALLENGE FOR U.S.
1. SUMMARY: SHARJAH-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" 10/28
FRONT-PAGED A STORY DATELINED IN WASHINGTON CLAIMING THAT DURING
A MEETING IN JERUSALEM THAT INCLUDED AMERICAN AND ISRAELI
OFFICIALS AND EX-OFFICIALS THE TWO PARTIES AGREED TO CONSIDER
ISLAM AS THE PRINCIPAL THREAT FOR BOTH NATIONS. END SUMMARY.
2. "AL-KHALEEJ" 10/28 FRONT-PAGED A STORY BY ITS WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENT. THE STORY HEADLINED: "A SPECIAL MASS IN THE
UNITED STATES FOR ISRAEL, AN AMERICAN-ZIONIST CONFERENCE
CONCLUDES THAT ISLAM REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE."
3. THE STORY ADDED THAT THOUSANDS OF CHURCHES PARTICIPATED IN A
SPECIAL SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL AND THE ISRAELI PEOPLE, A
PROJECT THAT WAS PROMOTED BY THE CHRISTIAN-JEWISH INTERNATIONAL
FELLOWSHIP ORGANIZATION.
4. THE STORY ALSO REPORTS INFORMATION FROM A CONFERENCE THAT WAS
ATTENDED BY "ZIONIST OFFICIALS AND A NUMBER OF HAWKS IN THE
AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION AND WAS CONCLUDED RECENTLY. THE
CONFERENCE RECOMMENDS A FREEZE OF ALL PEACE EFFORTS UNTIL THE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY ELIMINATES ALL RESISTANCE GROUPS. THE
CONFERENCE RECOGNIZES THAT RADICAL ISLAM REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE OF CIVILIZATION AND THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A NEW
ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONS OF THE WORLD REPLACING THE UN."
5. THE STORY ADDED THAT THE CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN KING DAVID'S
HOTEL IN JERUSALEM AND CONCLUDED WITH FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS:
-- CEASE ANY DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TOWARDS THE PA UNTIL IT
ELIMINATES ALL RESISTANCE GROUPS AND TEACHES PALESTINIAN YOUTH
HOW TO DEAL WITH AND ACCEPT ISRAEL.
-- CERTIFY THAT RADICAL ISLAM REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF
WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE THE TERMINATION OF NAZISM, FASCISM AND
COMMUNISM.
-- URGE ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD TO HELP ISRAEL IN ITS EFFORTS
COMBATING THE SO-CALLED PALESTINIAN TERRORISM.
-- THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A NEW MODEL OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD
BEYOND THE EXISTING FORM OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
6. THE STORY CONCLUDED THAT AMONG THOSE WHO ATTENDED FROM THE
AMERICAN SIDE WERE: RICHARD PEARLE, DANIEL PIPES, FRANCK GAFFNEY
AND CALL THOMAS. FROM THE ISRAELI SIDE THOSE ATTENDING INCLUDED
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, AWZI LANDAU, AVIDOR LEIBERMANN, EHUD OLMERT
AND BEN ALON.
ALBRIGHT
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA;
INR/NESA; INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISLAM REPRESENTS BIGGEST
CHALLENGE FOR U.S.
1. SUMMARY: SHARJAH-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" 10/28
FRONT-PAGED A STORY DATELINED IN WASHINGTON CLAIMING THAT DURING
A MEETING IN JERUSALEM THAT INCLUDED AMERICAN AND ISRAELI
OFFICIALS AND EX-OFFICIALS THE TWO PARTIES AGREED TO CONSIDER
ISLAM AS THE PRINCIPAL THREAT FOR BOTH NATIONS. END SUMMARY.
2. "AL-KHALEEJ" 10/28 FRONT-PAGED A STORY BY ITS WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENT. THE STORY HEADLINED: "A SPECIAL MASS IN THE
UNITED STATES FOR ISRAEL, AN AMERICAN-ZIONIST CONFERENCE
CONCLUDES THAT ISLAM REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE."
3. THE STORY ADDED THAT THOUSANDS OF CHURCHES PARTICIPATED IN A
SPECIAL SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL AND THE ISRAELI PEOPLE, A
PROJECT THAT WAS PROMOTED BY THE CHRISTIAN-JEWISH INTERNATIONAL
FELLOWSHIP ORGANIZATION.
4. THE STORY ALSO REPORTS INFORMATION FROM A CONFERENCE THAT WAS
ATTENDED BY "ZIONIST OFFICIALS AND A NUMBER OF HAWKS IN THE
AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION AND WAS CONCLUDED RECENTLY. THE
CONFERENCE RECOMMENDS A FREEZE OF ALL PEACE EFFORTS UNTIL THE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY ELIMINATES ALL RESISTANCE GROUPS. THE
CONFERENCE RECOGNIZES THAT RADICAL ISLAM REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE OF CIVILIZATION AND THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A NEW
ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONS OF THE WORLD REPLACING THE UN."
5. THE STORY ADDED THAT THE CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN KING DAVID'S
HOTEL IN JERUSALEM AND CONCLUDED WITH FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS:
-- CEASE ANY DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TOWARDS THE PA UNTIL IT
ELIMINATES ALL RESISTANCE GROUPS AND TEACHES PALESTINIAN YOUTH
HOW TO DEAL WITH AND ACCEPT ISRAEL.
-- CERTIFY THAT RADICAL ISLAM REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF
WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE THE TERMINATION OF NAZISM, FASCISM AND
COMMUNISM.
-- URGE ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD TO HELP ISRAEL IN ITS EFFORTS
COMBATING THE SO-CALLED PALESTINIAN TERRORISM.
-- THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A NEW MODEL OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD
BEYOND THE EXISTING FORM OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
6. THE STORY CONCLUDED THAT AMONG THOSE WHO ATTENDED FROM THE
AMERICAN SIDE WERE: RICHARD PEARLE, DANIEL PIPES, FRANCK GAFFNEY
AND CALL THOMAS. FROM THE ISRAELI SIDE THOSE ATTENDING INCLUDED
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, AWZI LANDAU, AVIDOR LEIBERMANN, EHUD OLMERT
AND BEN ALON.
ALBRIGHT