REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAELI DEFENSE

UNCLAS TEL AVIV 001002 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR NEA/IPA (PECCIA),INR/NESA, PM/PPA, DRL/PHD, L/M DIA FOR DHO-6 E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR PHUM IS SUBJECT: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES PERSONNEL ATTENDING MAY INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES WEEK EVENTS ¶1. (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv's Defense Attache Office (DAO) has nominated the following individuals for participation in events during International Special Operations Forces week, scheduled to run during the last week of May in Tampa, Florida. Embassy Tel Aviv has no derogatory information in its records on the individuals, or any other indication that they have been involved in gross violations of human rights. COL Nadav Padan Current IDF Attache in Washington, D.C. Israel Defense Forces Date/Place of Birth: September 27, 1967, Israel Israeli Passport Number: 11995013 LTCOL Oren Gil Commander of the Counterterrorism, Marksmanship, and Sniper School (CTMSS) Israel Defense Forces Date/Place of Birth: May 23, 1973, Italy Israeli Passport Number: 10087497 ¶2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Tel Aviv requests the Department vet these individuals for human rights, utilizing appropriate USG databases, and confirm that we may proceed with processing them for participation in the International Special Operations Forces Week events. (NOTE: Please be advised of the short timeline for completing this vetting. END NOTE.) ¶3. (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv Points of Contact are as follows: Lauren Gottlieb, Political Officer Political Section Office Telephone: 972-3-519-7568 Office FAX: 972-3-519-7484 Mobile Phone: 972-50-729-6726 Office Unclassified E-Mail: GottliebLM2@state.gov Office Secure E-Mail: GottliebLM2@state.sgov.gov Richard Outzen, Assistant Army Attache US Defense Attache Office, Tel Aviv Office Telephone: 972-3-519-7388 Mobile Phone: 972-50-535-3205 Office Unclassified E-Mail: outzenr@state.gov Office Secure E-Mail: dioutrh@dia.smil.mil ********************************************* ******************** 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