Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ABUDHABI2643
2006-06-26 11:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR ASSISTANCE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 002643
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/2016
TAGS: KPAL PREL EAID IS AE
SUBJECT: TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR ASSISTANCE
TO THE PALESTINIANS
REF: STATE 100475
Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.4 (b & d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 002643
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/2016
TAGS: KPAL PREL EAID IS AE
SUBJECT: TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR ASSISTANCE
TO THE PALESTINIANS
REF: STATE 100475
Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.4 (b & d).
1. (C) On June 25, Econchief and Econoff met with Ambassador
Al-Zarouni to encourage the UAE to use the temporary
international mechanism to provide assistance directly to the
Palestinian people. Ambassador Al-Zarouni replied that
Palestinians were suffering because they do not have money or
food. He said he believed that it was "a mistake to suspend
the salaries of Palestinian government workers, including
government Ministers just because Hamas is in power."
2. (C) Al-Zarouni told Econoffs he is against Hamas. He
argued, however, that the Palestinians voted for Hamas
because the previous government was corrupt and unable to
"get (the Palestinians) their rights." Al-Zarouni said that
"The two state process is the best solution so that both
sides can live in peace forever... Both sides are suffering
and both sides are scared." He added that neither the
Palestinians nor the Israelis would "disappear" so that they
would need to accept each other and make peace. He believes
Hamas should recognize and accept Israel and most importantly
make peace with Israel. He added that, in the long-run, some
sort of federation (or confederation) might serve the
interests of both sides and speculated that Israel could join
the Arab League. He also argued that immediate independence
for Palestinians might not be necessary if they were to start
with some sort of federation with Israel in the interim,
clearly leading to independence in ten or twenty years. The
important thing, he stressed, was that people needed hope in
the future. Al-Zarouni ended the meeting by saying that both
sides need help and that the U.S. should show the
Palestinians the U.S. wants to help both sides.
3. (U) Note: According to the UAE press, PNA President
Mahmoud Abbas called UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
Al-Nahyan on June 25 to thank the UAE for its support of the
Palestinian people. Sheikh Khalifa reiterated the UAE's
support to the Palestinian people "to alleviate their
suffering" until they gained the right to establish an
independent state. End Note.
SISON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/2016
TAGS: KPAL PREL EAID IS AE
SUBJECT: TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR ASSISTANCE
TO THE PALESTINIANS
REF: STATE 100475
Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.4 (b & d).
1. (C) On June 25, Econchief and Econoff met with Ambassador
Al-Zarouni to encourage the UAE to use the temporary
international mechanism to provide assistance directly to the
Palestinian people. Ambassador Al-Zarouni replied that
Palestinians were suffering because they do not have money or
food. He said he believed that it was "a mistake to suspend
the salaries of Palestinian government workers, including
government Ministers just because Hamas is in power."
2. (C) Al-Zarouni told Econoffs he is against Hamas. He
argued, however, that the Palestinians voted for Hamas
because the previous government was corrupt and unable to
"get (the Palestinians) their rights." Al-Zarouni said that
"The two state process is the best solution so that both
sides can live in peace forever... Both sides are suffering
and both sides are scared." He added that neither the
Palestinians nor the Israelis would "disappear" so that they
would need to accept each other and make peace. He believes
Hamas should recognize and accept Israel and most importantly
make peace with Israel. He added that, in the long-run, some
sort of federation (or confederation) might serve the
interests of both sides and speculated that Israel could join
the Arab League. He also argued that immediate independence
for Palestinians might not be necessary if they were to start
with some sort of federation with Israel in the interim,
clearly leading to independence in ten or twenty years. The
important thing, he stressed, was that people needed hope in
the future. Al-Zarouni ended the meeting by saying that both
sides need help and that the U.S. should show the
Palestinians the U.S. wants to help both sides.
3. (U) Note: According to the UAE press, PNA President
Mahmoud Abbas called UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
Al-Nahyan on June 25 to thank the UAE for its support of the
Palestinian people. Sheikh Khalifa reiterated the UAE's
support to the Palestinian people "to alleviate their
suffering" until they gained the right to establish an
independent state. End Note.
SISON