ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS HE WILL TRY TO HELP ON

C O N F I D E N T I A L TEL AVIV 001949

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA, NEA/IPA (MAHER)
STATE FOR GTIP (GAYATRI PATEL)
PENTAGON FOR OSD ISRAEL DESK OFFICER (ANDERSON)
DIA FOR DHO-6
NSC FOR DPNSA ABRAMS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/18/2016
TAGS: PREL PHUM ELAB IS GTIP GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
SUBJECT: ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS HE WILL TRY TO HELP ON
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS


Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Gene A. Cretz. Reasons: 1.4 (b,
d).


1. (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told
Ambassador Jones May 17 that, per the Ambassador's request,
he will use his influence as a cabinet member to support
efforts to have the Knesset proceed with second and third
readings on draft legislation concerning labor trafficking.
Peretz stressed that in his worldview, each person has value,
and that moral aspects of a problem cannot be ignored. He
said that the key to combating trafficking is catching
employers who violate the law and sending them to jail.


2. (C) Other issues covered in the meeting, including
Palestinian humanitarian issues, Iran, terrorism and export
controls are covered in septels.

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