Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TELAVIV192
2007-01-17 15:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tel Aviv
Cable title:
ISRAELIS APPRECIATE PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TEL AVIV 000192
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/17/2017
TAGS: PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IS IZ
SUBJECT: ISRAELIS APPRECIATE PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON
IRAQ
REF: STATE 3592
Classified By: Ambassador Richard H. Jones, Reason 1.4 (b) (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TEL AVIV 000192
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/17/2017
TAGS: PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IS IZ
SUBJECT: ISRAELIS APPRECIATE PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON
IRAQ
REF: STATE 3592
Classified By: Ambassador Richard H. Jones, Reason 1.4 (b) (d)
1. (C) Pol Couns drew on reftel background to brief MFA
Deputy Director General for the Middle East (A/S equivalent)
Yacov Hadas-Handelsman January 16. Hadas-Handelsman said
Israel shared the U.S. interest in a unified, stable Iraq,
adding that this was what the Arabs wanted as well.
Hadas-Handelsman commented that he thought President Bush's
approach was the right one, but Arab support, particularly
from the GCC Plus Two states, would be critical. He
expressed particular appreciation that the President's
January 10 announcement did not mention "linkage" between
stabilizing Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
2. (C) Hadas-Handelsman said the need now was to bring the
key Arab states on board, not just with regard to Iraq, but
also regarding Lebanon, Iran, and the Palestinians. He
advised that the U.S. be sensitive to increasing Jordanian,
Egyptian and Saudi suspicion of the Iraqi Government. A
former Israeli Ambassador to Jordan, Hadas-Handelsman
cautioned that the Jordanians in particular felt they would
be left dangerously exposed if the U.S. withdrew from Iraq
prematurely. Pol Couns assured Hadas-Handelsman that the
President was committed to stabilizing Iraq. In that regard,
Israel's continued discreet support was important to the U.S.
********************************************* ********************
Visit Embassy Tel Aviv's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/telaviv
You can also access this site through the State Department's
Classified SIPRNET website.
********************************************* ********************
JONES
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/17/2017
TAGS: PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IS IZ
SUBJECT: ISRAELIS APPRECIATE PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON
IRAQ
REF: STATE 3592
Classified By: Ambassador Richard H. Jones, Reason 1.4 (b) (d)
1. (C) Pol Couns drew on reftel background to brief MFA
Deputy Director General for the Middle East (A/S equivalent)
Yacov Hadas-Handelsman January 16. Hadas-Handelsman said
Israel shared the U.S. interest in a unified, stable Iraq,
adding that this was what the Arabs wanted as well.
Hadas-Handelsman commented that he thought President Bush's
approach was the right one, but Arab support, particularly
from the GCC Plus Two states, would be critical. He
expressed particular appreciation that the President's
January 10 announcement did not mention "linkage" between
stabilizing Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
2. (C) Hadas-Handelsman said the need now was to bring the
key Arab states on board, not just with regard to Iraq, but
also regarding Lebanon, Iran, and the Palestinians. He
advised that the U.S. be sensitive to increasing Jordanian,
Egyptian and Saudi suspicion of the Iraqi Government. A
former Israeli Ambassador to Jordan, Hadas-Handelsman
cautioned that the Jordanians in particular felt they would
be left dangerously exposed if the U.S. withdrew from Iraq
prematurely. Pol Couns assured Hadas-Handelsman that the
President was committed to stabilizing Iraq. In that regard,
Israel's continued discreet support was important to the U.S.
********************************************* ********************
Visit Embassy Tel Aviv's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/telaviv
You can also access this site through the State Department's
Classified SIPRNET website.
********************************************* ********************
JONES