Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09JERUSALEM600
2009-04-02 14:14:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Consulate Jerusalem
Cable title:
PALESTINIAN REACTION TO FOREIGN MINISTER
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C O N F I D E N T I A L JERUSALEM 000600
SIPDIS
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE AND IPA. NSC FOR SHAPIRO/PASCUAL
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
SUBJECT: PALESTINIAN REACTION TO FOREIGN MINISTER
LIEBERMAN'S DISAVOWAL OF ANNAPOLIS PROCESS
Classified By: Consul General Jake Walles, per reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L JERUSALEM 000600
SIPDIS
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE AND IPA. NSC FOR SHAPIRO/PASCUAL
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
SUBJECT: PALESTINIAN REACTION TO FOREIGN MINISTER
LIEBERMAN'S DISAVOWAL OF ANNAPOLIS PROCESS
Classified By: Consul General Jake Walles, per reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary. In response to an April 1 statement by
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that ISRAEL is not
obligated by the Annapolis process, PA officials labeled
Lieberman "an obstacle to peace" and called on the U.S. to
ensure that the new Israeli government commits to previous
agreements. One Fatah leader said the new Israeli
government's policies will weaken the PA and bolster Hamas.
End summary.
2. (C) Responding to reports that the new Israeli Foreign
Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, disavowed the Annapolis process,
PLO Executive Committee Secretary General Yasser Abed Rabbo
told the press that Palestinians would not sit around a
negotiating table with "a racist like Lieberman," adding,
"this minister is an obstacle to peace." Advisor to the
Prime Minister on Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abdul Qader told
Polspec on April 2 that Lieberman's statements were
"provocative" and "might put the entire region in serious
danger." Abdul Qader called on the USG to ensure that the
new Israeli government abides by previous agreements and
accepts the principles of the peace process. He commented
that the new Israeli government shows the international
community that Hamas is not the only obstacle to peace.
3. (C) Qadora Faris, a grassroots Fatah leader close to
jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, described Lieberman's
statements to Polspec on April 2 as "racist and extremist."
Faris predicted that the new Israeli "hardliner" government
will fail to achieve its goals and will weaken the PA's
credibility, bolstering Hamas. He commented that the Quartet
insists that the PA government meet certain conditions in
order for international recognition, and said the Israeli
government must be similarly accountable.
WALLES
SIPDIS
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE AND IPA. NSC FOR SHAPIRO/PASCUAL
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
SUBJECT: PALESTINIAN REACTION TO FOREIGN MINISTER
LIEBERMAN'S DISAVOWAL OF ANNAPOLIS PROCESS
Classified By: Consul General Jake Walles, per reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary. In response to an April 1 statement by
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that ISRAEL is not
obligated by the Annapolis process, PA officials labeled
Lieberman "an obstacle to peace" and called on the U.S. to
ensure that the new Israeli government commits to previous
agreements. One Fatah leader said the new Israeli
government's policies will weaken the PA and bolster Hamas.
End summary.
2. (C) Responding to reports that the new Israeli Foreign
Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, disavowed the Annapolis process,
PLO Executive Committee Secretary General Yasser Abed Rabbo
told the press that Palestinians would not sit around a
negotiating table with "a racist like Lieberman," adding,
"this minister is an obstacle to peace." Advisor to the
Prime Minister on Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abdul Qader told
Polspec on April 2 that Lieberman's statements were
"provocative" and "might put the entire region in serious
danger." Abdul Qader called on the USG to ensure that the
new Israeli government abides by previous agreements and
accepts the principles of the peace process. He commented
that the new Israeli government shows the international
community that Hamas is not the only obstacle to peace.
3. (C) Qadora Faris, a grassroots Fatah leader close to
jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, described Lieberman's
statements to Polspec on April 2 as "racist and extremist."
Faris predicted that the new Israeli "hardliner" government
will fail to achieve its goals and will weaken the PA's
credibility, bolstering Hamas. He commented that the Quartet
insists that the PA government meet certain conditions in
order for international recognition, and said the Israeli
government must be similarly accountable.
WALLES