Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TELAVIV806
2007-03-15 07:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Tel Aviv
Cable title:
ISRAEL GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. OBJECTIVES ON
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UNCLAS TEL AVIV 000806
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/MPR - HACKETT AND NEA/IPA - ROSENSTOCK
USUN FOR GARCIA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA UNGA UNGA IS
SUBJECT: ISRAEL GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. OBJECTIVES ON
REFORMING UN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
REF: STATE 31831
(SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the director of the
Israeli MFA's equivalent of IO/UNP on March 14. The MFA's
action officer later called to inform us that he will share
the USG's points with the Israeli mission in New York and
instruct them to support the USG position. He noted that the
only area in which the GOI may have a potentially different
view is on the issue of personal liability of UN staff. The
MFA wants to avoid any solution that would complicate ongoing
disputes with UN personnel in Israel, Gaza, and the West
Bank. According to the MFA, a number of UNRWA staff have
claimed diplomatic immunity from Israeli regulations
requiring auto liability insurance.
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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.
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JONES
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/MPR - HACKETT AND NEA/IPA - ROSENSTOCK
USUN FOR GARCIA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA UNGA UNGA IS
SUBJECT: ISRAEL GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. OBJECTIVES ON
REFORMING UN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
REF: STATE 31831
(SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the director of the
Israeli MFA's equivalent of IO/UNP on March 14. The MFA's
action officer later called to inform us that he will share
the USG's points with the Israeli mission in New York and
instruct them to support the USG position. He noted that the
only area in which the GOI may have a potentially different
view is on the issue of personal liability of UN staff. The
MFA wants to avoid any solution that would complicate ongoing
disputes with UN personnel in Israel, Gaza, and the West
Bank. According to the MFA, a number of UNRWA staff have
claimed diplomatic immunity from Israeli regulations
requiring auto liability insurance.
********************************************* ********************
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