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08TBILISI2121	GEORGIA: GOG OUTLINES ITS VISION FOR POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: The Government of Georgia recently released a document laying out a variety of political reforms currently underway in order to improve democracy and pluralism in Georgia. The document also acknowledges the mistakes the government made in its use of force to quell the [...]	2008-11-14 05:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GG

08TBILISI2172	GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMED ON NEXT STEP [...] (C) As requested by the Department (se ref A),on November 21, PolOffs and Brent Eastman (ISN/WDMT) called on Giorgi Dolidze, MFA's Deputy Director of the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department, and Nestan Bejanishvili, Third Secretary of the same department. They informed D [...]	2008-11-21 14:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GR GG
08TBILISI2173	GEORGIA: TV NEWS MARKET LACKING BUT IMPROVEMENTS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Access to television airtime has long been a source of opposition dissatisfaction with President Saakashvili and the GOG. While there is substantial evidence that the playing field is not level between the government and the opposition on the televised airwaves, the [...]	2008-11-21 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2174	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA, TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Two recent encounters with the Abkhaz de facto leadership produced two different perspectives on the current Abkhaz outlook. UN Special Representative Verbeke concluded that the Abkhaz realize they have burned their bridges with most of the international community a [...]	2008-11-21 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RU GG
08TBILISI2176	GEORGIA: SERIOUS INCIDENTS, FATALITIES ON THE RISE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent weeks have seen an increase in the number and severity of boundary-line incidents, including several fatalities. The one exception is Perevi, where the withdrawal of Ossetian forces reduced tensions -- although Russian forces still occupy a checkpoint outside [...]	2008-11-24 05:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS GG
08TBILISI2189	GEORGIA: UNITED OPPOSITION SHOWING SIGNS OF [...] (C) Summary/Comment: David Gamkrelidze (New Rights) provided poloffs with a view about the future of his party and hinted about that he would leave the united opposition soon. Gamkrelidze confirmed that he is working closely with David Usupashvili (Republicans) to form a new coalition, build [...]	2008-11-24 13:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2190	GEORGIA SIGNS 5 YEAR MOU FOR GAS WITH SOCAR [...] (C) Summary and Comment: After months of discussion, the Georgian government signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SOCAR, the Azerbaijani state oil and gas company, to provide natural gas to Georgia. The agreement will, in principle, take effect on January 1, 2009 follow [...]	2008-11-24 13:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU AZ GG
08TBILISI2191	GEORGIA: FORMER SPEAKER BURJANADZE LAUNCHES NEW [...] (C) Summary. On the fifth anniversary of Georgia's Rose Revolution, former Speaker of the Parliament Nino Burjanadze (and twice interim President of Georgia) officially launched her new political party "Democratic Movement United Georgia" in a packed basketball arena of 1800 supporters. In [...]	2008-11-24 13:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2192	GEORGIA QUIETLY MARKS ROSE REVOLUTION'S FIFTH [...] (U) On November 23, the fifth anniversary of Georgia's Rose Revolution, the Government held a party and concert to commemorate the occasion. The Ambassador attended both events Only a small number of foreign dignitaries attended the events, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski, UK Speci [...]	2008-11-24 14:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2193	GEORGIA: SHOOTING NEAR PRESIDENTIAL CONVOY [...] (C) Summary and comment. While observing Russian and Ossetian checkpoints on the edge of South Ossetia, Georgian President Saakashvili and Polish President Kaczynski heard gunfire from a seeming short distance away and quickly departed from the area. No one was injured. The motorcade was at [...]	2008-11-24 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PL RU GG
08TBILISI2203	GEORGIA: DETAILED ACCOUNT OF SHOOTING NEAR [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. A more comprehensive readout of the November 23 incident at the South Ossetian administrative boundary (see reftel) indicates the motorcade went right up to a combined Russian/Ossetian checkpoint on the administrative boundary of South Ossetia, and the presidents t [...]	2008-11-25 14:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS PL RU GG
08TBILISI2212	GEORGIA: RECENT ARRESTS SHOW PROGRESS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Joint cooperation between the USG and the Georgian government has improved Georgia's ability to prevent nuclear smuggling. One area in which the government of Georgia continues to improve is the investigation of nuclear smuggling cases and the prosecution of traff [...]	2008-11-26 14:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2213	GEORGIA: DEPUTY FM SAYS OSSETIANS FIRED AT [...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria told the diplomatic corps November 26 that South Ossetian de facto spokesperson Irina Gagloyeva noted on the record that Ossetian forces had fired upon the Georgian and Polish Presidents on November 23 (reftel). The interview with Gagloyeva appeared [...]	2008-11-26 14:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI2219	GEORGIA: FORMER SAAKASHVILI ALLY ACCUSES TBILISI [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a November 25 appearance before the Parliamentary Commission Investigating the August Conflict, former Georgian Ambassador to Russia Erosi Kitsmarishvili publicly stated his views that Georgia's leaders wanted conflict with Russia and that the United States gave [...]	2008-11-28 14:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU
08TBILISI2224	GEORGIA: NEW JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: In a November 29 meeting, Ambassador raised two ongoing commercial cases involving U.S. companies with newly-appointed Justice Minister Zurab Adeishvili. Regarding the Basel case, Adeishvili acknowledged that he had heard of allegations of corruption and bribe-taking by the jud [...]	2008-12-01 14:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EINV GG
08TBILISI2225	GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI TAKES HIS CASE PUBLIC, MAKES [...] (U) Begin Summary: In an unprecedented development in modern Georgian history, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili voluntarily testified on November 28 in front of Parliament's "Ad Hoc Commission Investigating the August events and Russia's invasion." The country watched on live TV as t [...]	2008-12-01 14:49:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2229	GEORGIA: HALO TRUST CONTINUES TO CLEAR THE LAND [...] (C) Summary. The HALO Trust, a British Demining/Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) clearance NGO conducted an emergency ERW survey of Georgia, and is engaged in Battle Area Clearance (BAC) training, clearance operations, and mine/Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) risk education projects in Abkhazia and [...]	2008-12-02 12:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV GG
08TBILISI2236	GEORGIA: REVIEW OF POST'S AVIAN INFLUENZA PLAN AND [...] (U) On December 2, post's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee met per action request reftel. The committee was chaired by the DCM and included representatives from the following sections: Political-Economic, Consular, RSO and Med. Med reviewed post's avian influenza plan, and the committee a [...]	2008-12-04 04:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO GG
08TBILISI2252	GEORGIA: 2009 BUDGET REVENUE OUTLOOK IMPROVES BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Finance projects that budget revenues will increase by about GEL 160 million in 2009 even factoring in the PM's recent proposal for an accelerated tax cut. Revenue projections for 2009 reflect only the GEL 700 million in international aid for which an official a [...]	2008-12-05 14:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL GG EFIN
08TBILISI2254	GEORGIAN LEADERS HAIL NATO MINISTERIAL AS SUCCESS, [...] (U) Georgian government officials hailed this week's NATO Ministerial in Brussels as a victory for Georgia. They said the decision to intensify cooperation between Tbilisi and NATO and invigorate the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) would play a central role in moving Georgia toward membership. [...]	2008-12-08 05:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI2268	GEORGIA: CABINET RESHUFFLE TRIGGERED BY ALASANIA [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Mgaloblishvili announced a cabinet reshuffle on December 6 almost immediately following the news that Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former Ambassador to the UN, had resigned. Grigol Vashadze, current Minister of Culture and former Deputy Foreign Minister, was named t [...]	2008-12-08 12:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2269	GEORGIA: IMPOSSIBLE TO GOVERN WITHOUT GOD AND BIBLE [...] (C) Summary: The Georgian Orthodox Church is a inherent part of Georgian society and for many, defines what it is to be Georgian. For those who are not ethnic Georgian, this close association threatens disenfranchisement. Most Georgians, even if not fervent parishioners, would not openly [...]	2008-12-08 13:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV RU GG
08TBILISI227	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE February 8 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of January 26-February 8. New Governors Appointed ----------------------- 2. On February 4, President Saakashvili replaced three regional governors. Ramaz Nikoleishvili, the f [...]	2008-02-08 14:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI2271	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA SITUATION UNTENABLE [...] (C) Summary and comment. During December 2-3 meetings in Zugdidi, government officials, EUMM and UNOMIG monitors, and NGO representatives all told the Ambassador that the security situation in and outside Abkhazia is precarious, with frequent violent incidents and provocations. Georgian poli [...]	2008-12-08 13:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RU GG
08TBILISI229	OPPOSITION SUSPENDS TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: Koba Davitashvili, United National Council (UNC) announced the decision to suspend talks with the ruling party United National Movement (UNM) representatives on the afternoon of February 8 following an impasse on resolution of two of the 17 demands made by the opposition. In a follow [...]	2008-02-08 15:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV GG
08TBILISI2292	GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT SHAKEUP ROLLS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Cabinet shakeup continues with three new Ministers named December 9. The second shakeup follows the initial Cabinet changes announced on December 5 subsequent to Irakli Alasania's resignation as Ambassador to the UN and presumed return to Georgia to enter politics. Current [...]	2008-12-09 13:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI230	GEORGIA TO ATTEND UN.GIFT VIENNA FORUM [...] (U) This is Post's response to action request (reftel). 2. (U) Poloff confirmed with Keti Khutsishvili, A-TIP Coordinator, Prosecutor General's Office, on February 5, that Lali Papiashvili, Judge at the Constitutional Court of Georgia, and former Member of Parliament, will attend the above [...]	2008-02-08 15:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN GG
08TBILISI2302	GEORGIA: MOIA UPDATES IDP HOUSING STATUS [...] (C) Begin Summary: On December 9, Minister of Internal Affairs (MOIA) Vano Merabishvili briefed members of the diplomatic community that internally displaced ersons (IDP) from South Ossetia and the Upper Kodori in Abkhazia would have homes or will receive compensation to repair existing home [...]	2008-12-09 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV GG
08TBILISI2303	GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATOR JOHN [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Georgia comes in the aftermath of the August conflict, which resulted in Russia's occupation of and recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Tension along the de facto boundaries remains high, and no international monitors have had access [...]	2008-12-09 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2304	GEORGIA: NEW OPPOSITION ALLIANCE UPS THE ANTE [...] (C) Summary: David Usupashvili (Republicans) and David Gamkrelidze (New Rights),two of the more moderate leaders in the opposition outside of parliament, formally announced their alliance, thereby making public their plans to work together as an opposition voice. The two also extended a pu [...]	2008-12-09 14:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2313	GEORGIA: GEORGIA MARKS WORLD AIDS DAY WITH EVENTS [...] (U) Summary: USAID funded STI/HIV Prevention Project (SHIP),in partnership with the Department of Social Public Health of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, organized a well-received public awareness campaign and series of events in Batumi on December 1 to mark World AIDS Day. The Minister o [...]	2008-12-10 14:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI GG
08TBILISI2315	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON AMENDMENT ISSUES AT LRTAP [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resource's Head of Sustainable Development Department Revaz Enukidze, and Head of Integrated Environmental Management and Biodiversity Department Nino Tkhilava on December 8. Georgia is currently not party [...]	2008-12-10 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SENV GG
08TBILISI2316	GEORGIA: TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on December 5, to Otar Berdzenishvili, MFA's Counselor of the Americas Division. Mr. Berdzenishvili told Poloff that they would study the issue and take it under advisement. LOGSDON [...]	2008-12-10 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KWBG KPAL IS
08TBILISI2336	A MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR - - A YEAR OF REGIONAL MOCK JURY [...] Summary: In preparation for the new, Western style Criminal Procedure Code (CPC),the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (DOJ/OPDAT) and the Government of Georgia (GOG) built upon their 2007 "train the trainers" program and conduct [...]	2008-12-12 10:22:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS GG
08TBILISI2378	GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE TBILISI VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Georgia comes in the aftermath of the August conflict, which resulted in Russia's occupation and recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Tension along the de facto boundaries remains high, and international monitors do not have access to So [...]	2008-12-15 11:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2399	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS PROPOSE NEW [...] (U) Summary: Members of the Parliamentary minority faction Christian-Democrats (CDM) have presented a plan for a new national security initiative, including a new structure for the national security council. The initiative is intended to address the problems identified in the aftermath of Geor [...]	2008-12-15 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2400	GEORGIA: NOT ALL OPPONENTS SUPPORT EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Comment: Although parliamentary and presidential elections are not scheduled to take place until 2012 and 2013 respetively, calls for early elections have become de rigueur in Georgia for some opposition leaders. Thus far, President Saakashvili does not appear inclined to call either pa [...]	2008-12-15 14:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2411	GEORGIA: ARMENIAN NORASHEN CHURCH - CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: The latest in a series of disputes between the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) and the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) ignited November 18 when a construction crew using a bulldozer, hired by a Georgian Orthodox priest, moved the headstones of several Armenian graves at Norashen C [...]	2008-12-17 14:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AR GG
08TBILISI2413	GEORGIA: RUSSIAN FORCES RE-ENTER PEREVI [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Russian forces once again control the checkpoint at Perevi. After dismantling the checkpoint and withdrawing on December 11, Russian spetsnaz forces returned on December 13 after Georgian Ministry of Internal Police (MOIA) police, and later MOIA special forces, moved [...]	2008-12-17 15:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS GG
08TBILISI2417	GEORGIA: ELECTION CODE REFORM BACK AGAIN [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Speaker Bakradze announced December 15 the formation of a special group of lawmakers from the Parliamentary majority and minority, NGO representatives, and non-Parliamentary opposition to improve the election code. It is generally agreed that the current code is flawed [...]	2008-12-18 09:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2418	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on December 17. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...]	2008-12-18 09:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA GG
08TBILISI2419	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON DIRECTOR-GENERAL UNESCO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on December 17. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...]	2008-12-18 09:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO GG
08TBILISI2420	GEORGIA: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PREVIEWS FINDINGS [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of the ad-hoc of the Parliamentary Commission ("Commission") to look into events during and preceding the August war between Georgia and Russia, Paata Davitaia (Leader of "We Ourselves" Parliamentary Opposition),briefed the Diplomatic Corps December 17 on the upcom [...]	2008-12-18 12:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2426	GEORGIA: GAS PIPELINE TO TSKHINVALI SERIOUSLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Georgian Oil and Gas Company (GOGC) cannot resume the movement of gas to South Ossetia until unexploded ordnance is cleared and GOGC is given access to repair the gas pipeline which runs from Agara to Tskhinvali and on to Java. GOGC has already repaired all the damage to [...]	2008-12-19 14:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL RU GG
08TBILISI2438	GEORGIAN PATRIARCH ON CHURCH DISPUTE WITH ARMENIA [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Ambassador raised the ongoing dispute over Norashen church in Tbilisi with Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II on December 22. The Georgian Patriarch seemed open and willing to resolve contentious issues and noted the Georgian priest who was involved in moving graveston [...]	2008-12-22 13:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AR GG
08TBILISI2439	GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT ENDORSES INVESTIGATORY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a unanimous vote of 88 to none on December 19, Georgia's Parliament formally endorsed the report and conclusion presented by the ad-hoc Committee to Investigate August Events (ref A). Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze spoke highly of the Committee's work. Opposition Vice- [...]	2008-12-22 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI2440	GEORGIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) BEGIN TEXT. Georgia has granted blanket over flight clearance to all U.S. military aircraft engaged in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Georgia contributed over 2,000 troops to counterterrorism efforts in Iraq and became a contributing nation to the International Security Assistance F [...]	2008-12-23 05:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ACEC
08TBILISI2458	GEORGIA: MILITARY MOVES FROM ABKHAZIA ON THE [...] (C) Summary and comment. The chilly winter air in Georgia is rife with rumors that the Abkhaz and Russians are planning military action in the near future, possibly to annex undisputed Georgian territory north of the Enguri River and establish the river as the "border." Facts on the ground [...]	2008-12-23 12:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RU GG
08TBILISI2459	TBILISI: PATRIARCH'S TAKE ON MOSCOW MEETINGS, [...] (C) Summary: During a December 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Georgian Patriarch Ilia II discussed his recent meeting in Moscow with Russian President Medvedev the current situation in Abkhazia, and the likely successor of Patriarch Alexei II. Ilia II expressed his desire to serve a positi [...]	2008-12-23 12:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
08TBILISI246	REINTEGRATION MINISTER YAKOBASHVILI EAGER TO TRY [...] (C) New State Minister for Reintegration Temuri Yakobashvili has thus far managed to retain the penchant for provocative thinking and creative ideas that he exhibited in his years as an NGO leader. In a February 8 meeting with DCM, Yakobashvili detailed some of the ideas he has been discussin [...]	2008-02-12 13:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI2482	GEORGIA: ALASANIA SPEAKS BUT SAYS LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first public statement since his resignation, former Georgian Ambassador to the UN and newest opposition figure, Irakli Alasania, addressed the Georgian media on December 24th. His long anticipated "announcement" consisted largely of common opposition criticisms of Pre [...]	2008-12-30 10:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI249	OPPOSITION OLIGARCH PATARKATSISHVILI DEAD OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 13 news broke in Georgia that Georgian oligarch and opposition figure Arkadi "Badri" Patarkatsishvili died in London. He was 52 years of age. Patarkatsishvili's Tbilisi-based lawyer, Shalva Khachapuridze, confirmed the news. The reported cause of death is a heart [...]	2008-02-13 09:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2492	IMPACT OF CLOSING THE OSCE MISSION TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. The OSCE Mission to Georgia offers the international community several unique tools in monitoring and facilitating Georgia's democratic, secure and prosperous development. As a monitoring mission, it provides information on the situation on the ground, with a special [...]	2008-12-30 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS EAID ECON SNAR KBTS RU GG
08TBILISI2493	GEORGIA: SOCAR PURCHASES 22 OF GEORGIA'S INTERNAL [...] (C) The Georgian Government has sold 22 regional natural gas distribution companies to the Azerbaijani State Oil and Gas Company SOCAR. Georgia had originally pledged to sell a number of its natural gas delivery systems to SOCAR during negotiations with Azerbaijan in November that resulted i [...]	2008-12-30 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL AZ GG
08TBILISI2494	GEORGIA: AND JUSTICE FOR ALL--THE NEW POWER [...] (U) Summary: In October, amendments to the Constitution of Georgia officially authorized the merger of the Prosecution Service of Georgia with the Ministry of Justice. The Probation and Penitentiary Department, National Forensics Bureau and Legal Aid services, which formerly were subordinate [...]	2008-12-30 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI2495	GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIA INCIDENTS: LESS FATAL, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Although the area around South Ossetia has not seen any conflict-related fatalities since November 17, several recent incidents have caused injuries and shown a brazen attitude by the South Ossetian or Russian perpetrators. Georgian Interior Ministry forces have been the target [...]	2008-12-30 14:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
08TBILISI2498	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) New Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze's first visit to the United States will be an auspicious one, featuring the signing of the US-Georgian Charter on Strategic Partnership. The Georgian government is enthusiastic about the content and timing of the Charter, viewing it as a majo [...]	2008-12-31 10:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
08TBILISI254	GEORGIA WILL NOT SUPPORT SERBIA'S PLAN TO INVOKE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 06:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNAUS UNMIK YI OSCE GG
08TBILISI262	HOW MUCH DISTANCE BETWEEN GEORGIANS AND ABKHAZ IN [...] (C) The convergence of several developments -- the apparently increasing anger of the Abkhaz de facto leadership, the strong focus on engagement by new Georgian State Minister for Reintegration Yakobashvili, and most of all the coincidence of timing with the Kosovo decision -- makes for a deci [...]	2008-02-15 12:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN GG
08TBILISI27	SAAKASHVILI TO WIN GEORGIA'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Summary: In what has been the most competitive presidential race in Georgia's history, former president Saakashvili appears set to win the January 5 presidential elections with 52 percent of the vote. His biggest challenger, United Opposition's Levan Gachechiladze, is set to achieve 25 [...]	2008-01-08 16:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI271	OPPOSITION PROTESTS GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 14:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	GG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
08TBILISI277	GEORGIA RESPONDS TO KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence on February 17, most Georgian leaders, from President Saakashvili to the Patriarch, stated publicly that Kosovo does not constitute a precedent that can be followed by other breakaway regions, including Abkhazia and South [...]	2008-02-19 10:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG RU
08TBILISI287	TBILISI REQUEST FOR TV CO-OP ON POLITICS AND ENDOWMENTS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Tbilisi requests that a TV Co-op on politics and secondarily focused on endowments be scheduled for April 2008. The timing of this TV Co-op program is especially fortuitous as Georgia held highly contested presidential elections in January and will hold parliamentary elections [...]	2008-02-20 11:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP KPAO GG
08TBILISI296	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE FEBRUARY 22 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of February 9-22. Prime Minister Unveils Anti-Poverty Plan ---------------------------------------- 2. The Georgian government has presented its long-term plan for realization [...]	2008-02-22 12:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI299	GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 10:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU GG
08TBILISI304	OPPOSITION POSTPONES HUNGER STRIKE, RESUMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Early on February 22, the United National Council of Opposition (UNC) voted to postpone a hunger strike and street protest scheduled to begin that afternoon (reftel). Following the vote, UNC leader MP Levan Gachechiladze wrote and delivered an address explaining the opposition [...]	2008-02-25 14:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI318	GOG AND OPPOSITION POINTS OF AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Georgian government took concrete steps on February 26 in addressing the opposition's concerns (Reftel A,B,C) by releasing three more "political prisoners," replacing the board of the Georgian Public Broadcasting Station, and officially stating that Parliamentary elections [...]	2008-02-27 14:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI339	GEORGIAN RESPONSE ON SOMALIA AND PIRACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 06:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO KCRM SO GG
08TBILISI343	GEORGIA AND RUSSIA CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS TO BREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff met with Deputy Minister of Economic Development Tamara Kovsiridze on February 26. Kovsiridze said an agreement has been reached in principle with the Russians to allow Georgian officials to staff border crossings between Russia and Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhaz [...]	2008-02-29 14:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL WTO USTR GG RU
08TBILISI346	CODEL PRICE MEETS GEORGIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 23-24 members of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) visited Tbilisi to support democratic reform and fair elections. CODEL Price met with ruling National Movement MPs and Parliament staff over dinner and, on February 24, met with opposition leaders fr [...]	2008-02-29 14:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP KDEM GG
08TBILISI35	SENATOR LUGAR'S JANUARY 10 MEETING WITH MIKHEIL [...] (C) Summary: During a January 10 refueling stop in Tbilisi, Senator Richard Lugar met with Mikheil Saakashvili and Acting President Nino Burjanadze. Although Saakashvili's re-election as President of Georgia has not yet been confirmed, acting President Nino Burjanadze clearly deferred to his [...]	2008-01-10 13:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET ENRG MARR GG
08TBILISI36	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/10/2008 [...] (C) Summary: On January 10 Ambassador Dieter Boden, OSCE/ODIHR Observation Team Chief briefed the OSCE Ambassadorial Working group, stressing that no systemic fraud occurred during the January 5 Presidential Elections. On the same day, Chairman of the Central Elections Commission (CEC) Lev [...]	2008-01-10 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI362	NEW DIRECTION FOR PRISON REFORM? [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Penitentiary Service (PS) and Ministry Of Justice (MOJ) announced March 4 that Tbilisi Prison Number 5 pre-trial detainment facility is now officially closed. All prisoners have been transferred to other facilities and MOJ plans to demolish the building [...]	2008-03-05 13:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM GG
08TBILISI364	ELECTION NEGOTIATIONS END (FOR NOW) IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 4 Georgia's Parliament approved the first reading of an amendment to the Constitution on elections. The proposed amendment changes the composition of Parliament to 75 party list seats, and 75 "majoritarian" single mandate seats. This move was in opposition to the poli [...]	2008-03-05 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI37	ALL ELECTIONS ALL THE TIME: PAS-TBILISI GOES ALL OUT IN [...] Summary. On November 8, in an effort to resolve a growing political crisis in the country, President Saakashvili proposed snap presidential elections for January 5. PAS-Tbilisi sat down as a section to brainstorm and develop a robust series of public diplomacy programs to support the electio [...]	2008-01-10 15:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP SCUL KPAO GG
08TBILISI384	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE MARCH 7 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of February 23-March 7. New Board for Public Broadcaster -------------------------------- 2. On February 26, the Georgian Parliament approved the new composition of the Supervi [...]	2008-03-07 11:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI385	EX-DEFENSE MINISTER OKRUASHVILI ATTACKS PRESIDENT [...] On March 6, Georgian pro-opposition television station Kavkasia aired an interview with ex-Defense Minister of Georgia Irakli Okruashvili, leader of the opposition political party Movement for United Georgia. The interview was recorded in Paris, where Okruashvili is under home-arrest awaiting [...]	2008-03-07 12:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KBIO GG
08TBILISI387	GEORGIA MINISTER OF ENERGY ON BTC PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Georgian Minister of Energy Aleko Khetaguri on February 27. Khetaguri told the Ambassador that Georgia is not willing to approve expansion of the Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline until it receives an explanation of BP's plans for re-opening the Baku-Supsa [...]	2008-03-07 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI388	GEORGIA STRONGLY PROTESTS RUSSIA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of March 6, President Saakashvili told the Ambassador that Russia had unilaterally announced its withdrawal from the 1996 Decision by CIS member states to impose sanctions against Abkhazia. Saakashvili condemned the action, which he believed would lead to the R [...]	2008-03-07 14:49:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI402	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador used his first official meeting with Nick Gvaramia, Minister of Justice to underscore the importance of rectifying problems identified previously to permit Parliamentary elections to take place in a transparent and positive environment. Ambassador stressed the need t [...]	2008-03-11 14:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM GG
08TBILISI403	RULING PARTY AGAINST CHANGING ELECTORAL SYSTEM, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and other Embassy officials raised the issue of the newly proposed Parliamentary electoral system with key MPs on March 11. Speaker Burjanadze told Ambassador Tefft that some in the opposition are now calling for a return to the "winner-take-all" system, although [...]	2008-03-11 14:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM GG
08TBILISI41	A DAY AT THE POLLS IN GEORGIA [...] (U) Twenty teams of U.S. Embassy observers spread out across Georgia on January 5 to observe the presidential election from the opening of polls to the completion of the count late into the night. In addition to providing material for our reports on the conduct and the results of the election, [...]	2008-01-11 13:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM GG
08TBILISI42	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/11/2008 [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary results of Georgia's Presidential election. Mikheil Saakashvili won 52.21 percent. The nearest challenger, Levan Gachechiladze had 25.26 percent. On January 11, Irina Sarishvili, presidential candidate [...]	2008-01-11 17:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI425	GEORGIA'S REACTION TO ANTI ISLAM VIDEO [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 13:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET	PINR XX GG
08TBILISI43	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/11/2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 17:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI437	IRI NATIONAL VOTER SURVEY: NEW PUBLIC OPTIMISM [...] (C) Summary: The latest USAID-funded International Republican Institute (IRI) poll, based on 1,500 surveys conducted from February 19-27, shows more optimism about the future than was seen in September 2007 (reftel). More people said the country is going in the right direction than in Septem [...]	2008-03-14 13:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI442	IMF MISSION UPBEAT ON GEORGIA'S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS [...] Summary: A March IMF mission to Georgia led by IMF senior advisor for the Caucasus David Owen offered a surprisingly upbeat assessment of Georgia's economy during a briefing of diplomats in Tbilisi at the conclusion of the mission. Overall, Owen said, "the economic outlook is pretty strong." [...]	2008-03-17 13:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV USTR GG
08TBILISI444	RULING PARTY AMENDS GEORGIAN CONSTITUTION AGAIN, [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 12, the ruling National Movement (UNM) amended the Georgian Constitution to maintain 75 single-mandate Parliamentary seats for the upcoming election (reftel) and establish 75 party list seats. In response to the proposed amendment, the Labor Party called on all the op [...]	2008-03-17 13:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI473	USUPASHVILI: UNITED OPPOSITION BROKEN, NO EASY END [...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Republican Party Chairman David Usupashvili told Charge that the leadership of the United National Council of Opposition (UNC) and the New Rightists (NR) parties, weakened by their ongoing hunger strike (reftel),is nearly broken. According to Usupashvili, both the U [...]	2008-03-19 14:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI483	SOUTH OSSETIANS AGAIN BLOCK WORK OF OSCE [...] (SBU) OSCE officials have described to us how representatives of the South Ossetian de facto army and de facto intelligence service stopped an OSCE/UN team March 19 and confiscated cameras and video equipment. OSCE intends to send a letter to de facto officials to protest this interference, w [...]	2008-03-20 13:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OSCE GG
08TBILISI493	THE POLICE: INL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UPDATE - [...] Summary: INL Tbilisi activities in the first quarter of 2008 run the gamut from forensics to first aid. Some ongoing projects were completed with fanfare, e.g., opening of the Police Academy's English Language Center, while others are being launched, such as evaluation and assessment of Georgi [...]	2008-03-21 11:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV MARR KCRM GG
08TBILISI495	FUTURE OF IMEDI TELEVISION IS CLOUDY [...] (U) The GOG's forcible closure of Imedi Television on November 7 was a serious setback on Georgia's path to democracy that drew international opprobrium at the time. The GOG allowed Imedi to return to the air on December 12. The station again ceased broadcasting on December 26, this time becau [...]	2008-03-21 13:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV GG
08TBILISI496	PATRIARCH CALLS FOR DIALOGUE, BURJANADZE REJECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, Georgian Patriarch Ilia II called on the United National Council of Opposition (UNC) and the New Rightists (NR) to end their hunger strike (reftel) and return to dialogue with the ruling National Movement (UNM). At the same time, Ilia II called on the UNM to "take [...]	2008-03-21 13:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI497	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE MARCH 21 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of March 8-21. Okruashvili Asserts Control of Shrinking Party --------------------------------------------- - 2. On March 15, the political party United Georgia elected its most [...]	2008-03-21 13:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI503	THE TROUBLE WITH GEORGIA'S OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: Recent protests and a hunger strike (ref A) by opposition MPs demonstrate the continuing radicalization of Georgia's opposition. The opposition's confrontational style and inability to negotiate effectively with the government beg the more important question: Why is Georgia's op [...]	2008-03-24 11:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI509	ELECTION CODE AMENDED FOR MAY 21 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: On March 21, the Parliament of Georgia amended Georgia's election code (reftel) by a vote of 134-2. All but one opposition member of Parliament boycotted the proceeding. The deadline for registering political parties is March 26. This cable summarizes the main points of the amen [...]	2008-03-26 05:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI51	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/14/2008 [...] (C) Summary: Early January 13, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced final results of Georgia's Presidential election. Mikheil Saakashvili won 53.4 percent of the votes. Levan Gachechiladze had 25.67 percent. The CEC denied nearly all of the election complaints filed by the oppos [...]	2008-01-14 15:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI516	MEETING WITH UNION OF KURDS OF GEORGIA [...] (SBU) On 25 March 2008, Poloff met with Vitali Nabiev (Anqosi),chairman of the NGO Union of Kurds of Georgia. Nabiev's organization represents the Georgian Kurdish Diaspora in Tbilisi (about 30,000 people mainly in the capital whom he described as Yesids) and Iraqi Kurds in Kurdistan. His pu [...]	2008-03-26 14:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI519	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN GEORGIA [...] (U) Pursuant to reftel request, Embassy Tbilisi submits the following update of information on fiscal transparency in Georgia. 2. (SBU) Fiscal transparency in Georgia is much improved since the Rose Revolution in 2004. The Law on Budgetary Systems (December 29, 2004, as amended) specifies i [...]	2008-03-27 06:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL GG

08TBILISI52	SAAKASHVILI WINS A SECOND TERM IN GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, the Central Election Commission announced the final results of the January 5 presidential elections. Former president Saakashvili received 53.47% of the vote, giving him a narrow win on the first round. Leader of the 9-party opposition coalition Levan Gechachila [...]	2008-01-14 15:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI527	MAJOR IMPEDIMENTS REMAIN FOR IDPS SEEKING RETURN [...] (C) Summary: Despite recent Russian Foreign Ministry claims that a "majority" of ethnic Georgians have returned to Gali, nearly 230,000 of an estimated 270,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who fled Abkhazia during the 1992-3 war remain displaced and unable to return to their homes. S [...]	2008-03-28 11:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI528	GEORGIAN OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKE ENDS, CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: On March 25, after 16 days, the United National Council of Opposition (UNC) and the New Rightists (NR) party ended their hunger strike. They said they could not ignore a second appeal to stop by the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, after he visited them at Parl [...]	2008-03-28 12:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI544	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 13:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP NSG IR MNUC GG
08TBILISI545	GEORGIANS LOOK TO MAY 21 ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: A Presidential decree on March 21 set the date for upcoming parliamentary elections on May 21. Against the backdrop of campaign preparations, events are unfolding quickly. The ruling National Movement (UNM) party replaced its Secretary General, effectively sidelining a leading r [...]	2008-04-02 13:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI546	OPCAT--GEORGIA WORKS ON IMPROVING PRISON CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) In June 2007 The Government of Georgia created an Inter-agency Coordination Council to address the issue of torture in prisons and other closed facilities. On March 31, this council met for the first time since September 2007 to discuss the action plan to implement the Optional Protoco [...]	2008-04-02 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GG
08TBILISI556	PRELIMINARY LOOK--JUDICIAL REFORM INDICATORS [...] (C) Summary: A independent judicial reform expert recently visited Georgia to evaluate progress since 2005. Preliminary results indicate much has been done to improve the professionalism, accountability and salaries of judges, but questions remain as to the independence of the judiciary. E [...]	2008-04-04 13:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI567	GEORGIA REACTS POSITIVELY TO NATO SUMMIT OUTCOME [...] Although Georgia did not receive a Membership Action (MAP) at the NATO summit in Bucharest, top Georgian officials have lauded the results as a major success, pointing to language in the April 3 summit communique that Georgia and Ukraine "will become members of NATO." In a broadcast from Bucha [...]	2008-04-04 13:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI568	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE APRIL 4 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of March 22-April 4. Transport Links with Russia Re-Opening -------------------------------------- 2. Russia's closure of air and sea links with Georgia -- in effect since Octo [...]	2008-04-04 13:51:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI57	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/15/2008 [...] (C) Summary: United National Council of Opposition (UNC) presidential candidate Levan Gachechiladze told the Ambassador on January 15 that the UNC is indeed in serious negotiation with President-Elect Mikheil Saakashvili on 11 key issues. The first concession, announced as a "first victory" [...]	2008-01-15 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI589	INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY--RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST [...] SUMMARY: On April 8 the National Minorities Council of the Public Defender's Office hosted a roundtable in honor of International Roma Day. Representatives from government ministries and NGOs discussed information contained in the 2008 European Center for Minority Issue (ECMI) report which [...]	2008-04-10 14:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	APER PHUM KPAO GG
08TBILISI590	GEORGIAN CONCERN OVER RUSSIA'S "CREEPING [...] (C) Summary: In a series of recent meetings with the Group of Friends of the Secretary General, Georgian government officials have expressed their strong concern that Russia continues to take steps to increase ties with the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In an April 8 m [...]	2008-04-10 14:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI60	ANTI-TIP TRAINING AND AWARENESS FOR GEORGIAN MILITARY [...] Summary: With support from INL, the Ministry of Defense of Georgia has implemented an Anti-TIP training and awareness program for military personnel. Using curriculum materials developed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),the program includes a training DVD and printed mate [...]	2008-01-16 11:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV MARR KCRM GG
08TBILISI614	GEORGIANS REMAIN CONCERNED OVER "CREEPING [...] (C) Summary: On April 11, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Bakradze called in Ambassador Tefft to express Georgia's disappointment with the U.S. decision not to support a Georgian intervention at the OSCE over a Russian request to negotiate the extradition of Russian prisoners in Abkhazia w [...]	2008-04-14 13:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI64	POST SUPPORTS EUCOM FY08 PROPOSAL FOR TACTICAL [...] Chief of Mission fully supports EUCOM J2/USAREUR G2 FY08 proposal to train tactical military human intelligence (HUMINT) operators. This training program will provide the Georgian military a better understanding of the commander's intelligence needs, how to gather, report, analyze, and dissem [...]	2008-01-16 13:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP PINR GG
08TBILISI645	GEORGIA INFORMED OF U.S. APPOINTMENT OF MANPADS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-15 13:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PGOV PREL PTER PARM GG
08TBILISI646	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL BAN AND [...] Per reftels A & B, Poloff spoke with Shalva Burdaurli, Head of the Division of Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Georgian implementation of the travel ban and travel vigilance requirements contained in UNSCRs 1737, 1747 and 1803. Burdaurli said that Georgian government [...]	2008-04-15 14:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP UNSC IR GG
08TBILISI658	GEORGIANS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER EXPULSION OF PRIEST [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received the following letter, dated April 11, from Deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze, drawing attention to the apprehension of an ethnic Georgian priest by "Abkhazian military intelligence" and his expulsion from Abkhazia. Vashadze describes this case as a violation [...]	2008-04-17 14:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF GG
08TBILISI665	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE APRIL 18 [...] (U) This cable contains current items of Political, Economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 4-18. New Director of Public TV ------------------------- 2. (U) Levan Kubaneishvili, the new Director of Public Television, is the former head of TBC Studios, a [...]	2008-04-18 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI666	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (C) On April 8, the Central Election Commission (CEC) kicked off Georgia's parliamentary elections and presented their election strategy to the international community. OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' (ODIHR) election observation mission (EOM) began operations on Ap [...]	2008-04-18 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI67	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - RESOLVING KOSOVO,S STATUS IN [...] (C) DCM delivered demarche as requested by reftel to Deputy Foreign Minister Gogi Manjgaladze on January 15. Manjgaladze welcomed the update on the anticipated process and timing for resolving Kosovo,s status. Manjgaladze said the MFA has not yet formulated a plan for how to respond to a Kos [...]	2008-01-17 07:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI674	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE 04-21-2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-21 13:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI676	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE 04-21-2008 [...] Summary: Twelve registered parties/election blocs must submit their full party lists and majoritarian MP candidates by the evening of April 21. Once these lists are submitted, Georgia's May 21 parliamentary elections will be much clearer. In addition, the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) a [...]	2008-04-21 13:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI68	GEORGIA: EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] In response to ref A, post provides information on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) in relation to the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). This report combines input solicited from Georgian law enforcement officials, international organizat [...]	2008-01-17 09:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO GG
08TBILISI682	SOFT POWER RULES: A CASE STUDY FROM TBILISI IN COUNTERING [...] SUMMARY: Polls on U.S. policies, society, and values show support in the high 90%s in Georgia. But after Opposition politicians opportunistically introduced anti-American elements into public discourse this past winter, AmEmbassy Tbilisi re-calibrated its public diplomacy approach, including [...]	2008-04-22 12:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO GG
08TBILISI69	WILL A WEAKER SAAKASHVILI GIVES RISE TO A STRONGER [...] (C) By narrowly crossing the fifty-percent threshold to gain a first-round victory January 5, Mikheil Saakashvili won another five-year term as Georgia's president. Nevertheless, the close result suggests that Georgian politics will be decidedly different in this term than in the first, when t [...]	2008-01-17 09:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GG
08TBILISI692	TBILISI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - APRIL [...] (SBU) Tensions have increased during the past couple of weeks due to Russian provocative actions toward Georgia. In particular, the Russian President has directed ministries to begin working with de facto authorities in the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in violation of Geo [...]	2008-04-23 13:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GG
08TBILISI707	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE APRIL 24 [...] (U) Summary: On the evening of April 21, Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze surprised most of Georgia and announced that she would not seek re-election May 21. Foreign Minister Davit Bakradze took her place atop the ruling United National Movement's (UNM) party list. Her announcement was [...]	2008-04-24 15:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI712	SEEKING INDEPENDENCE, ABKHAZ GET CLOSER TO RUSSIA [...] (C) During an April 18-20 visit to Abkhazia, we found Abkhaz de facto officials in an uncompromising mood, reiterating that they will never agree to be reintegrated into the Georgian state nor permit return of Georgian internally displaced persons (IDPs) under current conditions. They were pl [...]	2008-04-29 13:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI713	SANAKOYEV'S HOPES AND FEARS FOR SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Dmitry Sanakoyev outlined for Washington and Embassy representatives April 21 his achievements in his first year as leader of the Georgian-recognized Temporary Administrative Unit of South Ossetia, and laid out his vision for a future in which young men in the region have other opportunitie [...]	2008-04-29 13:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI714	RUSSIA INCREASING NUMBER OF PEACEKEEPERS IN ABKHAZ [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, the commander of the CIS peacekeeping forces in Abkhazia, Sergei Chaban, sent a letter to Georgian Minister of Defense David Kezerashvili informing him that the CIS PKF will increase the size of its peacekeeping contingent in the Abkhaz conflict zone. In the letter [...]	2008-04-29 14:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI718	GEORGIA REACTS TO RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPING INCREASE [...] (C) On April 29, acting Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told ambassadors and charges from the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, and the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) that the increase in strength of the Russian peacekeeping force was the latest in a series of Russian steps intended to d [...]	2008-04-30 13:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI720	GEORGIA FREEZES NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA ON WTO [...] (C) On April 28 the GOG issued a statement to the members of the working party on the accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) wherein it announced that it is temporarily halting its bilateral negotiations with Russia until Russia rescinds the instructions issu [...]	2008-04-30 13:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL WTO USTR GG RU
08TBILISI724	STATE MINISTER YAKOBASHVILI ON THE ABKHAZIA CRISIS [...] (C) State Minister for Reintegration Temuri Yakobashvili summarized his view of the situation in Abkhazia in a meeting with DCM on May 1, 2008, before departing on a tour of European capitals to build support for the Georgian peace initiative and discuss ideas for implementing it. Yakobashvil [...]	2008-05-01 14:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI726	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 1 [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the United National Movement's (UNM) pollster told the Ambassador that the UNM is polling around 57 percent among likely voters in the May 21 election. This will likely result in another UNM constitutional majority. He expects at least three other opposition parties [...]	2008-05-01 14:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI741	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES [...] Summary: Food price inflation was 14 percent in 2007 in Georgia. Higher food prices make meeting calorie intake needs more difficult for many Georgians, especially those living in poverty. The government does not subsidize agriculture, other than to provide some equipment that can be rented [...]	2008-05-02 14:22:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV GG
08TBILISI743	REPUBLICANS COOL BUT RESIGNED TO NATIONAL MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: David Usupashvili, Chairman of the Republican Party of Georgia, spoke on April 23 with EUR/CARC Director Paul Wohlers. Usupashvili regretted the decision of Nino Burjanadze not to run for a parliamentary seat because it sets up a confrontation between the radical wing of the Unit [...]	2008-05-02 14:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI749	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE MAY 2 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 19-May 2. Two New Ministers, One New Deputy for Reintegration --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. Even before voters go to the polls, the May 21 par [...]	2008-05-05 13:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI750	RUSSIA COMPLETES PKF REINFORCEMENT, ABKHAZ CLAIM [...] (C) Summary: Russia completed its troop reinforcement of the (entirely Russian) CIS peacekeeping force over the weekend, bringing its total troop strength to somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000 soldiers, the upper limit allowed under the 1994 CIS decision governing the PKF. According to Unite [...]	2008-05-05 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI751	PARTIES FOCUS ON MAJORITARIAN RACES IN GEORGIA'S [...] Summary: On April 28, the Central Election Commission (CEC) approved the lists of candidates for the May 21 parliamentary elections that were submitted by political parties on April 21. Most of the party leaders, except Republicans, are both leading the party lists and running as majoritarian [...]	2008-05-05 14:51:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR GG
08TBILISI752	RESPONSE TO ACTION CABLE 44903, ACTIVISTS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 06:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL
08TBILISI753	INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP FINISHES INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary: The Georgian Ministry of Defense announced on May 5 that the group of international experts has completed its investigation of the April 20 shootdown (reftel) of a Georgian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The report has been cleared for release and will be presented to the Georg [...]	2008-05-06 13:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI754	GEORGIA WITHDRAWS FROM AIR DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on May 5 that Georgia was withdrawing from a 1995 Air Defense Cooperation Agreement with Russia. Deputy Defense Minister Batu Kutelia explained to the media that the 1995 treaty was politically and technically incompatible with [...]	2008-05-06 14:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI755	PRE-ELECTION TRIP TO SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff visited the towns of Borjomi, Akhaltsikhe, Ninotsminda and Akhalkalaki in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti May 1-2 to gauge the pre-election mood of the political parties, NGOS, press, local government officials and general populace in the lead-up to the May 21 Parliam [...]	2008-05-06 14:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI756	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 6 [...] (SBU) Summary: The environment surrounding Georgia's parliamentary election campaign degraded during the week. The Joint Opposition scuffled outside the Central Election Commission (CEC),while their youth wing did the same near the CEC Chairman's home. The Joint Opposition called for rallie [...]	2008-05-06 14:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI757	STATUS OF TOPURIA, OKRUASHVILI, AND BATIASHVILI [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 29 the Tbilisi Appellate court announced that it upholds the guilty verdicts for the thirteen defendants tried in the Giorgadze treason cases. The announcement generated little public or media attention. On April 23, Georgian media announced that France granted asylu [...]	2008-05-06 14:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI76	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/17/2008 [...] (C) Summary: An OSCE Technical Working Group on Elections (TWG) met on January 17 and considered post-election processes by the Central Election Commission and courts. The CEC's and courts quick denial of observers' complaints regarding election-day violations and post-election counting proc [...]	2008-01-17 15:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI765	ELECTIONS UPDATE MAY 7 [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6 President Saakashvili stated publicly that United National Movement (UNM) intimidation of local officials will not be tolerated. The Minister of Internal Affairs (MOIA) publicly made a similar statement the same day telling police their role is to provide a safe envir [...]	2008-05-07 13:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI77	SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes during the most significant period of political uncertainty in Georgia since the 2003 Rose Revolution brought Mikheil Saakashvili to power. The January 5 presidential election was judged by the U.S. Embassy, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu [...]	2008-01-17 15:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON GG
08TBILISI775	ODIHR TELLS AMBASSADORS: SO FAR, SO GOOD ON [...] (SBU) Summary: ODIHR's Election Observation Mission (EOM) monitoring Georgia's parliamentary elections briefed the Diplomatic Corps on May 8. The EOM said neither the government nor opposition was pleased with its first interim report, suggesting its balance was accurate. Overall, ODIHR Hea [...]	2008-05-08 16:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI791	EMBASSY TBILISI'S 2008 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] Summary: For the FY08 Taft Fund for Refugees for Georgia, Post proposes supporting two projects, one in support of refugees living in the Pankisi Gorge and the other in support of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in western Georgia. The first project will renovate and equip a compu [...]	2008-05-14 08:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF PHUM GG
08TBILISI803	IAKOBASHVILI OUTLINES CIS PKF VIOLATIONS IN LETTER [...] Summary: On May 2, State Minister for Conflict Resolution Temur Iakobashvili sent a letter (faxed to EUR/CARC) to Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jean Arnault, with copies to the Group of Friends, outlining Russian violations of various CIS agreements resulting from Ru [...]	2008-05-15 13:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI808	DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH GEORGIA MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Summary: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matt Bryza met on May 9 in Tbilisi with Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs (MOIA) Eka Zguladze and the Head of the MOIA Analytical Department, Shota Utiashvili. On May 12, he met separately with Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili. Bryza [...]	2008-05-16 11:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RU
08TBILISI819	FOUR CIS PKF BRIEFLY DETAINED AFTER TRAFFIC [...] (C) Georgian media reported on May 18 that an armored vehicle from a CIS peacekeeping convoy hit a private vehicle while traveling to a PKF checkpoint on the Zugdidi side of the conflict zone. Reports claimed that the Russian troops were reinforcements for existing peacekeepers stationed on [...]	2008-05-19 13:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI828	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 20 [...] (SBU) Summary: As the election campaign entered its last week, ODIHR released its Second Interim Report on May 15. The report highlights active GOG election preparations, an extended deadline to check voter lists, increased campaign activity by opposition parties, and the broadly-equal TV cov [...]	2008-05-20 15:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI829	WEST GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES READY, OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff visited the city of Zugdidi in Georgia's Western Samegrelo region for a pre-election visit May 6-7. Poloff met with regional government, the District Election Commission (DEC),four political parties, NGOs and journalists, and conducted an interview on free and fair elec [...]	2008-05-20 15:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI830	RULING PARTY SET TO WIN MAJORITY IN GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: As the election campaign wraps up its final day, Post predicts that President Saakashvili's ruling United National Movement (UNM) party will easily win a majority of the 150 seats in Georgia's May 21 parliamentary elections. The UNM may even win the 100 seats needed to obtain a c [...]	2008-05-20 15:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI831	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH JOINT OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: On May 9, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, Ambassador Tefft, and EU Special Representative Peter Semneby met three leaders of the Joint Opposition, MP David Gamkrelidze, Salome Zourabichvili, and MP Levan Gachechiladze. Gamkrelidze focused on current problems with the election process and [...]	2008-05-20 16:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI832	COMPETITIVE PARLIAMENTARY RACES SHAPE UP IN ADJARA [...] (SBU) Summary: The autonomous region of Adjara will elect five majoritarian members of parliament on May 21, in addition to party list candidates that will be chosen according to the nationwide vote. Although the United National Movement (UNM) is strong in Adjara and is likely to win all but [...]	2008-05-20 17:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI833	PRE-ELECTION TRIP TO KUTAISI [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 1 and 2 Emboff visited Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city to gauge the pre-election mood in the lead-up to the May 21 Parliamentary elections. Kutaisi is the capitol of Imereti, and remains a pocket of persistent unemployment, with shuttered automobile factories that [...]	2008-05-20 17:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM GG
08TBILISI835	DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH THE ABKHAZ [...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting in Abkhazia with DAS Matthew Bryza and Ambassador Tefft, Abkhaz de facto president Sergei Bagapsh left open the possibility for meeting with Georgian officials despite stating officially that the Abkhaz would not resume talks until Georgia removes its troops fr [...]	2008-05-21 13:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI844	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ABKHAZIA WITH SRSG ARNAULT [...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with DAS Bryza, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jean Arnault gave his assessment of the recent reinforcement of Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia, Georgian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) overflights and the prospects for changing the neg [...]	2008-05-23 08:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI86	SAAKASHVILI'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS: HITTING THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 20, President Saakashvili was sworn into his second term as President. After a close presidential election, Saakashvili's inaugural speech was infused with the theme of reconciliation -- with the opposition, among the various ethnic groups in Georgia, and with Russ [...]	2008-01-22 14:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM GG
08TBILISI867	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEXLER VISIT MAY 28-30, 2008 [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes just on the heels of the May 21 Parliamentary elections, with Saakashvili's United National Movement easily obtaining a strong majority in the new Parliament. These elections are the culmination of domestic tensions which peaked last fall between the dominant [...]	2008-05-23 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP GG
08TBILISI87	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/22/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: Mikheil Saakashvili was sworn in as President of Georgia for a second, 5-year term on January 20. A military parade and gala concert by Jose Carreras marked the occasion, attended by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez and other foreign dignitaries. True to their word, the U [...]	2008-01-22 15:22:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI88	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/22/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: Mikheil Saakashvili was sworn in as President of Georgia for a second, 5-year term on January 20. A military parade and gala concert by Jose Carreras marked the occasion, attended by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez and other foreign dignitaries. True to their word, the U [...]	2008-01-22 16:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI881	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 27 [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, with 3604 precincts reporting, the ruling United National Movement has 59.22 percent of the vote in Georgia's parliamentary elections. This will likely give them a total of 120 out of 150 seats in Parliament. The opposition parties held a protest on May 26 against w [...]	2008-05-27 15:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI900	EPISODE III - - THE DEFENSE BAR STRIKES BACK [...] Summary: In 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (DOJ/OPDAT) and the Government of Georgia (GOG) conducted a series of in-court trial advocacy skills workshops using what will soon be Georgia's new Criminal Procedure Code ( [...]	2008-05-30 10:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS GG
08TBILISI901	PM GURGENIDZE: GEORGIA BUILDING "IDIOT-PROOF" [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze told the American Chamber of Commerce on April 30 that Georgia is living proof that "supply side economics works". His speech to the group was essentially the same as he presents to potential investors at the "Invest in Georgia" conferences the gov [...]	2008-05-30 11:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV GG
08TBILISI904	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH FM TKESHELASHVILI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with DAS Bryza, Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili expressed appreciation for the strong support from the United States in response to recent Russian actions in Abkhazia. She said it was clear that the Russian troops in Abkhazia were no longer performing a p [...]	2008-05-30 13:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI905	GEORGIAN PRESENTS ITS DEMANDS TO RUSSIA FOLLOWING [...] (C) In a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze delivered a non-paper (faxed to EUR/CARC) outlining Georgia's planned response to Russia in the wake of the United Nations Observer Mission to Georgia (UNOMIG) fact finding report on the April 20 shoot-down of [...]	2008-05-30 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI906	UNOMIG REPORT CONCLUDES RUSSIAN JET SHOT DOWN [...] Summary: On May 26, the United Nations Observer Mission to Georgia (UNOMIG) released the results of its international fact finding team investigation into the April 20 downing of a Georgian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over Abkhazia (ref A). The report concluded that a Russian military jet, [...]	2008-05-30 13:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI907	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH REPUBLICAN USUPASHVILI [...] (C) Summary: On May 9, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, the Ambassador, and EU Special Representative Peter Semneby met with Republican Party Chairman David Usupashvili. Usupashvili said that democratic development is currently stalled. His prediction that Parliamentary Speaker Burjanadze would lose po [...]	2008-05-30 13:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI909	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH CEC CHAIRMAN TARKHNISHVILI [...] (C) Summary: On May 12, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza and the Ambassador met with the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC),Levan Tarkhnishvili. Noting recent threats of violence around the elections, Tarkhnishvili said he considers violent protests at district (DEC) and precinct (PEC) e [...]	2008-05-30 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI910	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH TARGAMADZE [...] (C) Summary: On May 12, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza and the Ambassador met with Chairman of the new opposition Christian Democratic Movement (CDM) party, Giorgi Targamadze. Before the meeting, Targamadze briefed the Ambassador on Imedi TV's current status, saying that a dispute regarding government [...]	2008-05-30 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI920	400 RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE RAILWAY ENGINEERS [...] (C) Summary: On Saturday, May 31, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze informed the Ambassador that ten trainloads of Russian construction troops had entered Abkhazia to begin reconstruction of the railroad at Dranda, north of Sukhumi. Russia did not notify the Georgian governme [...]	2008-06-02 12:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI922	BUILDING DEMOCRATIC CULTURE THROUGH SUPPORT OF GEORGIA'S [...] Summary and Context: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Tbilisi developed and executed a robust public diplomacy strategy to support Georgia's parliamentary elections on May 21, taking into account the challenging political environment with powerful domestic political tensions and a looming [...]	2008-06-02 12:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP SCUL KPAO GG
08TBILISI923	DAS BRYZA VISIT WITH DEFENSE MINISTER KEZERASHVILI [...] (C) Summary: On May 9, Georgian Defense Minister Kezerashvili and First Deputy Defense Minister Kutelia told DAS Bryza that they were very concerned by the build-up of Russian forces in Abkhazia, claiming that at least 600 of the forces that purported to be peacekeepers are actually paratroo [...]	2008-06-02 13:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KGOV RS GG
08TBILISI924	BOKERIA HARDLINE ON ELECTIONS AND ABKHAZIA [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister (and key Saakashvili insider) Giga Bokeria sounded a hard line on elections and Abkhazia. On elections, Bokeria attributed the ruling party's overwhelming win to the fact that opposition voters did not vote. He agreed with the [...]	2008-06-02 13:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI925	OPPOSITION LEADERS: ANGRY, CONFUSED, UNDER [...] (C) Summary: From May 27 through May 30, opposition leaders of the Christian-Democratic Movement (CDM),Republicans, and the New Rightists met the Ambassador to explain their positions and distance themselves from Joint Opposition leader Levan Gachechiladze's anti-U.S. comments at the May 26 o [...]	2008-06-02 13:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI926	WHAT THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS MEAN FOR [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Initial results from the May 21 Parliamentary elections indicate that President Saakashvili's ruling United National Movement (UNM) will receive an overwhelming majority in the new Parliament, taking some 120 out of 150 seats. Three factors appear to have contr [...]	2008-06-02 13:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI930	GEORGIA INFORMED OF IRELAND, MALTA, UAE AND SAUDI [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 13:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP GG
08TBILISI931	GEORGIAN PARTICIPATION AT THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] This cable contains an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel request, Poloff asked Nestan Bejanishvili, Third Secretary for the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whether Georgia would attend the Fourth Global Initi [...]	2008-06-03 13:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP GG
08TBILISI932	GEORGIA PLANS TO SUBMIT 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC GG
08TBILISI933	GEORGIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR [...] Per reftel request, Poloff met with Alexander Nalbandov, Director of the International Relations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff thanked Nalbandov for Georgia's support for the U.S. candidate for IOM Director General, Ambassador Bill Swing, and encouraged the Georgian g [...]	2008-06-03 14:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF SMIG AORC GG
08TBILISI934	GEORGIA: NON-PAPER ON CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 06:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM TRGY ENRG KNNP KSTC IAEA GG
08TBILISI935	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary. On May 9, EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Ambassador Tefft and EU Representative Peter Semneby met with leading members of Georgian civil society. During a wide ranging lunch discussion, they discussed the upcoming May 21 Parliamentary elections and the current tension in Abkhazia. Much of t [...]	2008-06-04 07:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI957	PUBLIC BROADCASTING AGAIN SERVES AS OPPOSITION BATTLEGROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27 leaders of the United Opposition (UNC) accompanied by a large contingent of reporters stormed the board of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the office of the Director. They presented conflicting sets of demands to the Board, the Director, and in a following pr [...]	2008-06-06 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO GG
08TBILISI963	GEORGIAN OPPOSITION, BURJANADZE REPORTEDLY [...] (C) Summary: As the first meeting of Georgia's next Parliament nears on June 10, the Joint Opposition and the Labor Party continue to talk about boycotting the new Parliament and even blocking access to the building, to reinforce their position that the May 21 election was invalidated by fraud [...]	2008-06-09 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI968	GEORGIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 5, the Central Election Commission (CEC) released the final vote count from Georgia's May 21 parliamentary elections. The ruling United National Movement (UNM) won 119 seats in the 150-seat Parliament with 59.18 percent of the vote. A joint U.S.-UK election monitoring [...]	2008-06-10 14:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI969	PARLIAMENT MEETS, OPPOSITION UNITY DISSOLVES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise move, President Saakashvili called the new Parliament into its first session on the morning of Saturday, June 7. Caught off-guard, the Joint Opposition was unable to force the mass protests they had planned for June 8, in anticipation of Parliament meeting on June [...]	2008-06-10 14:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI970	GEORGIA PREPARES TO OFFICIALLY CALL FOR [...] (C) Summary: Georgian Foreign Minister Tkeshalashvili provided the Ambassador on June 9 with a non-paper outlining the steps the Georgian government plans to take to replace the (all-Russian) CIS peacekeepers currently stationed in Abkhazia with an international police force. The paper state [...]	2008-06-10 14:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI972	2008 INVESTMENT DISPUTES REPORT FOR GEORGIA [...] Post submits the following information in response to reftel request for information on investment disputes. 2. A. Claimant A B. Year dispute arose: 2006. C. Case History: Claimant A and his partners purchased the shares of a company that owns a defunct garment factory in T [...]	2008-06-10 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PREL PGOV KIDE OPIC CASC GG
08TEGUCIGALPA1002	TREMEMDOUS HONDURAN INTEREST IN U.S. ELECTION [...] Summary. Hondurans have been extremely interested in the outcome of the U.S. election. All major Honduran media outlets followed the campaigns closely from the primaries through the election November 4. Election results were front page news in all major dailies and television news programs [...]	2008-11-06 15:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL KCOR KEIM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1006	EFFECT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran financial sector is beginning to feel an impact from the global financial crisis in the form of reduced credit flows and higher interest rates on correspondent bank relationships. However, because of its limited exposure to the U.S. and global financial systems, the [...]	2008-11-07 17:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EFIN ETRD HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1009	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALLS WITH IMF AND CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Llorens continued economic courtesy calls this week with visits from IMF Resrep Mario Garza and Central Bank (BCH) President Edwin Araque. Both meetings focused on the probable effects of the financial crisis (reftel),further complication to the Honduran economy be [...]	2008-11-10 15:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1010	HONDURAS TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper (Reftel A) regarding the candidacy of Wanda K. Jones on October 28 to Jose Antonio Lorenzana, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Reftel B). Poloff received written response on November 3 signed by the Foreign M [...]	2008-11-10 20:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KWMN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1012	HONDURAS: SUPREME COURT CASES COULD HAVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with the Ambassador, Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista and President of the Supreme Court Vilma Morales both explained their views on two cases likely to be heard by the Supreme Court which could be of potential significance on the presidential elections, [...]	2008-11-10 23:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1019	HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL JOINT DEMARCHE - US BRAZIL [...] (U) On November 13, Ambassador and Brazilian Ambassador briefed Acting Foreign Minister Eduardo Rosales on the U.S.- Brazil Biofuels Partnership and informed him of our interest in including Honduras in the third country facilitation program. Rosales said that the government of President Zela [...]	2008-11-14 16:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENVI ENRG
08TEGUCIGALPA1021	SUPREME COURT ROLLS BACK 2001 CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Court ruled on November 14 to turn back 2001 reforms to the Constitution that established the office of the Vice President. The case effectively abolishes the office and returns Honduras to a system with three presidential designates. Those candidates running for pre [...]	2008-11-14 20:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS SOCI HO

08TEGUCIGALPA1023	GOH SIGNS ALBA DOCUMENT CONGRATULATING FSLN ON [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Legal Advisor Milton Jimenez announced on November 13 that the GOH had signed the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas' (ALBA) document regarding the Nicaraguan elections. In a telephone call initiated by the Ambassador, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya explained hi [...]	2008-11-14 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI KJUS NU HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1034	VICE PRESIDENT ELVIN SANTOS RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Elvin Santos announced his resignation on November 18, in an attempt to circumvent suspected efforts by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and the Congress to legally bar him from running for President. Santos has thwarted these efforts, for now, by jumping ship, [...]	2008-11-18 20:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1040	CONGRESS REFUSES TO CONSIDER VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Congress refused to accept Vice President Elvin Santos' resignation on November 18 reportedly because Santos had not submitted a valid reason for resigning. These events were orchestrated to put an end to Santos' presidential aspirations, but may backfire and strengthen his prim [...]	2008-11-19 19:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1054	HONDURAN TEACHERS DEMANDING PAYMENT OF BACK WAGES [...] (C) Teachers unions are threatening to close polling stations, mostly located in schools, for the November 30 primary elections due to an ongoing pay dispute with the government. While President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya gave into demands of the teachers unions on October 13, promising to pay over [...]	2008-11-21 22:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1055	HONDURAS TO CONSIDER OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 11:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1063	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO HONDURAS' MOSQUITIA COAST [...] Summary. On 12 Nov, the Ambassador visited Puerto Lempira, in the Gracias a Dios region of Honduras accompanied by the Honduran Minister of Health (MoH),Vice Minister of Education (VMoE) and 20 media. The purpose of the visit was to 1) inaugurate USG-funded school facilities, 2) inaugurate a [...]	2008-11-25 18:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS SNAR PGOV KJUS MARR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1064	ZELAYA CONSULTS WITH AMBASSADOR ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya for a one-on-one lunch at the Residence on November 21 where they covered a number of issues, including the upcoming primary elections, Zelaya's proposal for a constitutional referendum, the impact of the global economic crisis o [...]	2008-11-25 19:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN ECON VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA107	NEW HONDURAN FM EDMUNDO ORELLANA: WE CAN WORK WITH [...] (C) Summary: On his first day in office, Foreign Minister Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana received the Ambassador for a courtesy call. They discussed moving the bilateral agenda forward, especially in the areas of security and migration issues. Orellana lamented the chaos the Foreign Ministry was [...]	2008-02-04 12:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SMIG CVIS VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1071	AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH TRADE MINISTER CERRATO [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with Fredis Cerrato, Minister of Trade and Industry, October 30 to discuss CAFTA-DR, fuel prices and renewable energy, and the financial crisis, among other topics. The Ambassador raised the expropriation claim of U.S. citizen Oscar Cerna. End summary. ----- [...]	2008-11-28 19:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD HN
08TEGUCIGALPA1072	ALL SET FOR THE KEY HONDURAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The primary elections of November 30 are a critical event in Honduras. Our Mission had been intimately involved with supporting democracy and the primary election process in Honduras for months. We have worked through our Democracy Working Group, in conjunction with the Group of [...]	2008-11-28 20:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI EFIN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1073	PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF HONDURAN PRIMARIES: LOBO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran voters from the two main parties (National and Liberal) went to the polls November 30 to elect the candidates from their respective parties. The election process was smoothly run, with all observers and the press describing them as a clear success. At this point, they a [...]	2008-12-01 02:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI EFIN EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1079	UPDATE ON HONDURAN PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) Summary. Preliminary results confirm that Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo won in a landslide in the National Party primary election and Vice President Elvin Santos' stand-in Mauricio Villeda won a decisive victory over President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti in the Liberal Party primary election, [...]	2008-12-02 18:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI EFIN EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1080	MISSION HONDURAS LAUNCHES MERIDA COORDINATION [...] Embassy Honduras has formed a plan to coordinate Merida Initiative efforts both mission-wide and bilaterally. We have created a Merida Working Group that meets monthly and includes senior-level representatives from POL/NAS, DEA, USAID, MILGROUP, DHS/ICE, DAO, RSO, PAS, MCC, JTF-B, RAO and TAT [...]	2008-12-02 19:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KDEM KCOR KCRM MASS EAID ECON KJUS
08TEGUCIGALPA1090	PATHWAYS MINISTERIAL IN PANAMA: CLOSING THE DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 16:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1091	MISSION HONDURAS SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED [...] (S) EMBASSY HONDURAS FULLY ENDORSES THE FUNDING PROPOSAL IN SUPPORT OF THE HONDURAN ARMED FORCES UNDER SECTION 1206 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA): OPERATION ENDURING FRIENDSHIP (EF) AND OPERATION ENDURING FRIENDSHIP CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA (OEF-CCA),SUBMITTED BY SOCSOUTH. [...]	2008-12-04 21:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	MARR PTER HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1114	(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE HONDURAN [...] (U) Summary: Following is Post's response to ref A request for information on Honduran Economic Climate. Answers are keyed to questions in incoming telegram. End Summary. A. (U) ENERGY SECTOR: 1) (C/NF) WHAT IS THE OPERATING AND FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE HONDURAN STATE ENERGY COMPAN [...]	2008-12-10 21:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	HO PINR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG
08TEGUCIGALPA1115	SICA ANNOUNCES STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH GLOBAL [...] 1. (SBU) Summary: Central American leaders announced a 59-point regional strategy at the 33rd summit of the Central American Integrated System (SICA) in San Pedro Sula December 5 covering a range of topics from security and financial cooperation, to tourism, environment and migration. In r [...]	2008-12-10 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KINL PREL SOCI SNAR PBTS PNAT
08TEGUCIGALPA1118	HONDURAS TO CONSIDER RECOGNIZING KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 15:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNGA YI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1120	HONDURAS REVIEW OF CUBAN RELATIONS FOR THE [...] (U) This cable serves as a response to reftel request for information on Honduran relations with Cuba. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? The Government of Honduras does not appear to exert political in [...]	2008-12-15 18:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA1125	RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATION With HONDURAS [...] This is an action request. See para 8. 2. Summary: Embassy Tegucigalpa is launching an initiative to deepen cooperation with Honduras on renewable energy. Recent steps, such as the approval of a 100 MW wind energy project and Honduras' inclusion in the U.S.-Brazil biofuels assistance prog [...]	2008-12-15 20:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON ENRG EINV KGHG KPAO SENV HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1126	AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES HONDURAN CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary: At a reception December 10, Ambassador told Central Bank President Edwin Araque that his public criticism of the IMF had been a mistake. Araque said that was probably true, but lamented the international community's lack of recent support, and said he is under tremendous politica [...]	2008-12-15 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1127	POLITICAL MOMENTUM INDICATES ELVIN SANTOS WILL [...] C) Summary Although powerful political figures tried their hardest to keep Vice President Elvin Santos from running for President, he was still able to win the primary elections with a stand-in candidate. Pundits and political rivals like President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and President of the Cong [...]	2008-12-15 23:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1131	HONDURAS LIKES THE IDEA OF A LATIN AMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	AR BB BR CI EC MX PE PREL UNESCO VC
08TEGUCIGALPA1133	PRESIDENT ZELAYA AGAIN CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY IN [...] (U) During a brief visit to Costa Rica for a graduation ceremony, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya made statements on December 14 against U.S. policy in Nicaragua. He said Honduras "laments" that the United States has intervened in an electoral process by questioning the outcome. Zelaya said th [...]	2008-12-16 23:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN KDEM NU VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1134	PRESIDENT ZELAYA AGAIN CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY IN [...] (U) During a brief visit to Costa Rica for a graduation ceremony, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya made statements on December 14 against U.S. policy in Nicaragua. He said Honduras "laments" that the United States has intervened in an electoral process by questioning the outcome. Zelaya said th [...]	2008-12-17 12:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN KDEM NU VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1135	AMBASSADOR LLORENS' MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Llorens met with Victor Meza, the Honduran Minister of the Interior, on November 17, discussing delivery of humanitarian assistance following recent country-wide floods, the Minister's de-centralization efforts, migration issues, and a recent alien smuggling scandal un [...]	2008-12-17 16:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV SMIG HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1136	HONDURAN CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ CRITICAL OF PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary. Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez, the most respected person in Honduras, reviewed the current political situation with the Ambassador during a December 11 courtesy call. Rodriguez said that he was completely surprised with the results of the primaries and the transparent way the p [...]	2008-12-17 16:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM EFIN SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1137	GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS PICKS LEAST OBTRUSIVE [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Honduras announced December 17 that it had signed a contract to build a small civilian terminal at the northwest end of the runway, away from the area used by U.S. and Honduran forces. The Embassy worked behind the scenes to encourage a plan that did not interf [...]	2008-12-18 22:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL EAIR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1149	HONDURAN CONGRESS ACCEPTS VP SANTOS RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran National Congress accepted the resignation of Vice President Elvin Santos, reversing their previous stance and paving the way for approval of his presidential candidacy, in an extraordinary session on December 18. Congress also instructed the Supreme Electoral Tribun [...]	2008-12-19 23:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1152	HONDURAN CONGRESS ACCEPTS VP SANTOS RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran National Congress accepted the resignation of Vice President Elvin Santos, reversing their previous stance and paving the way for approval of his presidential candidacy, in an extraordinary session on December 18. Congress also instructed the Supreme Electoral Tribun [...]	2008-12-22 12:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA123	ARRESTS IN CASE OF MURDERED HONDURAN LAWYER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran police arrested two suspects on January 31, 2008, for the killing of human rights lawyer Dionisio Diaz Garcia on December 4, 2006. The two are accused of shooting the lawyer from a motorcycle while the victim was driving a vehicle on his way to prepare a case against th [...]	2008-02-08 17:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA140	TEGUCIGALPA: INFO FOR REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 21:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	APER ENRG
08TEGUCIGALPA143	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) On February 14, 2008, PolOff delivered the demarche on Kosovo Independence (reftel) to Amb. Eduardo Rosales, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Exterior Affairs. He said that he would check with Vice Foreign Minister Enrique Reina based on the Ambassador's demarche with Reina on January 8 [...]	2008-02-15 19:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU HO
08TEGUCIGALPA155	HONDURAN FORESTRY UNDER PRESSURE [...] (U) Summary: Despite moderate progress recently, the Honduran deforestation rate has remained steady at about 2-3 percent a year, according to informed sources. Honduras lost about 37 percent of its forests from 1990 to 2005. Though a new forestry law will offer additional protection for al [...]	2008-02-22 12:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ECON HO
08TEGUCIGALPA165	ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION AT THE MIDPOINT: SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. In the fall of 2005, Embassy Country team engaged in an off-site exercise to determine the USG priorities in Honduras, dividing them into five categories. This cable, third in a series, analyzes Manuel Zelaya's administration at the midpoint in regards to one of those priorities: [...]	2008-02-26 18:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KHLS MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PTER SMIG SNAR
08TEGUCIGALPA171	VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS' BID FOR PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Summary: After President of the Congress Micheletti was allowed to run for President of Honduras (see reftel) Vice President Elvin Santos was also emboldened to make a run for it. Analysts initially wrote off this bid, as the constitution states that no person who has acted as president [...]	2008-02-27 19:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA204	UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803 [...] On March 5, PolOff delivered non-papers from both reftels to Jose Laranzana Reyes, Multilateral Affairs officer in the MFA's Director General of External Affairs. The GOH is considering our points. Post will forward any subsequent response. FORD FORD [...]	2008-03-05 20:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA211	ANOTHER JOINT POLICE-MILITARY OPERATION IN [...] (C) Summary. Police and military authorities were summoned to a late meeting at Casa Presidencial by President Manuel Zelaya on March 4 to discuss measures to combat the current wave of violent crime in Honduras. On March 5, they announced the joint police-military "Operation Hunter," consist [...]	2008-03-07 17:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV SNAR ASEC HO
08TEGUCIGALPA212	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ORELLANA CLEANS HOUSE AT THE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana took office on February 1. On his first day in office, he received the Ambassador and told us of his plans to clean up the Ministry by removing some of the over 500 employees (all party activists) who had been added during former FM Milton Jimenez [...]	2008-03-07 19:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA213	THE OLANCHO REGION OF HONDURAS [...] (U) Summary: Considered the "Wild East" of Honduras, Olancho is famous for its meat, milk and cheese. Nonetheless, new industries, including aquiculture, mainly sugar and corn, are doing well in this fertile land. The family farm is slowly disappearing, being replaced by corporate farms. S [...]	2008-03-07 19:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EINV ECON HO
08TEGUCIGALPA216	LABOR PAINS BEGIN FOR THE NEW HEALTH MINISTER: [...] (C) Summary: The February 29 decision to privatize a cleaning contract at a public hospital in Tegucigalpa triggered a series of gradually strengthening protests by the 7800-member hospital workers union, SITRAMEDHYS. Nationwide protests ended March 6 after late night negotiations led to a t [...]	2008-03-07 20:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA223	NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MARIO [...] (C) Summary: National Party (NP) Presidential candidate Mario Canahuati is quickly losing supporters and growing increasingly desperate. In private meetings with the Ambassador, he has made serious but unsubstantiated accusations against his main rival, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and some of his a [...]	2008-03-10 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA229	PARTY BUSINESS TAKES A BACKSEAT AT HONDURAS, [...] (C) Summary. On Saturday March 8, 2008, the Honduran National Party held a party convention in the capital city of Tegucigalpa. Though party business was alleged to be on the agenda, the event more closely resembled a political rally for party boss Pepe Lobo, while his competitors for the pa [...]	2008-03-11 22:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA242	GOH NEAR AGREEMENT WITH IMF ON STANDBY [...] (C) Summary: Sources here expect the IMF Board next month to approve a Precautionary Standby Agreement with Honduras. Under this agreement, which represents a lower level of ambition than what was being discussed in January (ref B),Honduras is to stabilize its international reserves and deval [...]	2008-03-14 14:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID IMF HO
08TEGUCIGALPA243	INCUMBENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER REAPPOINTED [...] (U) The incumbent head of the Honduran Human Rights Commission, Ramon Custodio, was reappointed by the Honduran National Congress to another six-year term on Wednesday. Custodio has been active in Human Rights since the 1980's and has been Human Rights Commissioner since 2002. The reappointm [...]	2008-03-14 14:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA260	RASH OF DRUG AND CASH SEIZURES AND ARRESTS IN [...] (SBU) On March 11, Colombian armed forces and police interdicted the Honduran-flagged fishing vessel Captain Cooley while it was docked at San Andres waiting to depart to Honduras. Inside three barrels located in the main cabin, they found bags containing a total of 1,375 pellets filled with [...]	2008-03-17 23:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM KJUS HO
08TEGUCIGALPA27	ZELAYA CABINET SHUFFLE: NEW MINISTERS ARE EITHER [...] (C) Summary. On January 6, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced the cabinet changes he had been considering since the raids on Hondutel and its Director, Marcello Chimirri, on November 9, 2007. The changes seem to be geared towards installing those who are either more compliant or more loya [...]	2008-01-10 13:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA295	DEADLY CATCH: DIVING FOR LOBSTER OFF THE MOSQUITO [...] (U) Summary: At least 258 divers have been killed and 850 injured diving for lobster on the Honduran North Coast over the last two decades. The Honduran Fisheries Association states that Honduras has among the highest rates of lobster diver casualties in the world. Dangerous diving proced [...]	2008-03-31 20:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS ELAB ETRD SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA297	HONDURAS CONSIDERING OUR POINTS ON RETAINING THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 22:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM
08TEGUCIGALPA304	NEW HONDURAN MINISTER OF GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ford paid a courtesy call on the new head of the Ministry of Governance and Justice (MGJ),Victor Meza, on March 14. Meza indicated that his appointment as the only "independent" minister was a signal of the Zelaya administration's intention to depart radically from [...]	2008-04-01 23:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL SNAR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA322	(C) FORMER MINISTER OF SECURITY OSCAR ALVAREZ TO [...] (C) On April 7 the Ambassador met with Oscar Alvarez, the enormously popular former Minister of Security under President Ricardo Maduro. Alvarez told the Ambassador that Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo had asked him to be his running mate, and he had accepted, effectively stopping rumors that former Cen [...]	2008-04-08 19:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MARR PINS HN
08TEGUCIGALPA336	PRESIDENT ZELAYA ASKS CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE AND [...] (C) Summary. President Manuel Zelaya attributes his electoral victory two years ago to his promise to contain energy prices and has subsidized fuel prices and electricity rates since he entered office. The cost of those subsidies has become unsustainable. In a poorly thought-out plan to red [...]	2008-04-11 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EFIN ENRG HN
08TEGUCIGALPA338	HONDURAS MAKES IMPORTANT GAINS AGAINST ILLICIT [...] Summary. The Honduran Congress passed long-pending changes to the criminal code on March 27, making terrorist financing a distinct crime. The new legislation imposes strict mandatory sentences and brings Honduras into full compliance with several international conventions and recommendation [...]	2008-04-11 20:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER HO
08TEGUCIGALPA386	STARVING FOR ATTENTION, HONDURAN PROSECUTORS [...] (C) Summary: Week two of a hunger strike by seven career Honduran fiscales (prosecutors) ended Sunday, April 20, with another blow to a possible settlement as the strikers rejected the latest compromise from the Public Ministry (MP). The strikers allege politics and corruption are behind sy [...]	2008-04-23 15:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EFIN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA390	HONDURAS CONSIDERING ITS POSITION ON RECOGNITION [...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points on April 23, 2008, to Jose Lorenzana Reyes, Multilateral Affairs Officer in the MFA's External Affairs Directorate, reminding Lorenzana of Post's earlier demarches on this issue to the Foreign Minister (reftels B and C). Lorenzana reported the GOH has not ye [...]	2008-04-23 21:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	YI PREL PGOV
08TEGUCIGALPA391	HONDURAS CONSIDERING OUR DEMARCHE ON THE US-EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA395	HONDURAN LABOR LEADER GUNNED DOWN IN APPARENT HIT [...] (C) Summary: Honduran Labor Leader Rosa Altagracia Fuentes was gunned down in an apparent assassination in the early hours of April 24. Several thousand dollars' worth of cash and jewelry were left in the vehicle. Also murdered in the car were Yolanda Sanchez, director of the governmental I [...]	2008-04-24 20:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ASEC ALOW PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KJUS HO
08TEGUCIGALPA400	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES - HONDURAS [...] (U) Effect of rising food prices on agricultural commodity demand: none. 2. (U) Effect on supply: Currently certain items are in short supply. Because the economy in neighboring El Salvador is stronger, and because prices of some foodstuffs in Honduras are capped by the government, the [...]	2008-04-25 18:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA407	DIPLOMATIC NOTE FOR MCDANIEL ESPOUSAL DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-29 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PREL XK XM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA41	CIRQUE DE MICHELETTI: THINGS GET OUT OF HAND IN [...] (C) Summary. Both the Constitutional Court and the plenary of the Supreme Court returned a decision of "not unconstitutional" in regards to the electoral reforms vetoed January 8 by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. This allowed President of Congress Roberto Micheletti to call for an override v [...]	2008-01-14 13:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA425	TWO MAJOR PRISON RIOTS IN HONDURAS IN LESS THAN A [...] Summary: On April 27 a riot broke out in San Pedro Sula penitentiary and 9 inmates were killed. The fight was between "paisas" (non-gang members) and "pesetas" (ex-gang members). Less than a week later, prison authorities began transferring inmates to other prisons throughout Honduras to pr [...]	2008-05-06 15:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KCOR KJUS PGOV SNAR ASEC CASC HO
08TEGUCIGALPA429	TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE FOR THE DEMOCRACY AND DISSIDENTS [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Tegucigalpa utilizes several strategies to advance the President's Freedom Agenda. Post officials at all levels meet routinely with HR and democracy activists. U.S. Government participation in bilateral and multilateral efforts strengthens nongovernmental and civil socie [...]	2008-05-06 21:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA438	PROSECUTORS, STRIKE REACHES 33 DAYS: CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. The prosecutors' strike has now reached day 33 (ref a). It has become clear that the strikers (with the support of President Manuel Zelaya) are not negotiating in good faith, as they reject every proposal and make new demands. Even Zelaya has been publicly accused of this after [...]	2008-05-09 15:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MARR PHUM PREL SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA442	TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 21:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA45	BIODIESEL, ENERGY & CARBON CREDITS FROM HONDURAN [...] Summary: Most of the building blocks are now in place for Honduras to begin substantial production of biodiesel from African Palm trees. In 2005 a Honduran company succeeded in producing biodiesel to fuel 240 company vehicles and six Tegucigalpa public busses. Another company was the first [...]	2008-01-14 19:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EIND EINV SENV HO
08TEGUCIGALPA452	GOH THREATENS TO NATIONALIZE ENERGY ASSETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Confronting widespread public discontent with rising fuel and energy prices and embroiled in a constitutional crisis with public prosecutors, the Zelaya Administration in recent days has reactivated threats to nationalize fuel import terminals and is now threatening to take over [...]	2008-05-14 16:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV HO
08TEGUCIGALPA454	VULNERABILITIES OF HONDURAN IDENTITY DOCUMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite significant progress in improving the security of document issuance systems and the physical integrity of Honduran passports and national identification (ID) cards, serious vulnerabilities remain. Low salaries at Honduran Immigration and the National Registry of Person [...]	2008-05-14 19:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KFRD CVIS SMIG HO
08TEGUCIGALPA458	NOT JUST ANOTHER DAY OF NATIONAL STRIKES: [...] (C) Summary. Hondurans gathered around the country yesterday in the fifth day of national strikes since the occasionally violent demonstrations on April 17th. Unlike the incidents on the 17th and the disorganized efforts since, the events yesterday had positive results: the prosecutors end [...]	2008-05-15 20:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MARR PHUM PREL SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA459	PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL ZELAYA ROSALES: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS OF AMBASSADOR FORD REF: OFFICIAL BIOS ON FILE [...] (S) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya Rosales is a throwback to an earlier Central American era, almost a caricature of a land-owner &caudillo8 in terms of his leadership style and tone. Ever the rebellious teenager, Zelaya,s principal goal in office is to enrich himself and his [...]	2008-05-15 20:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM ECON SOCI KCRM ENRG EFIN
08TEGUCIGALPA468	STATE OF THE ELECTIONS: GOH FINALLY FUNDS THE [...] (C) Summary. After months of dragging its feet, the Executive branch finally agreed on May 14 to release the funding of the National Register of Persons (RNP),that issues national identity documents, and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE),that runs the elections and counts the votes. The [...]	2008-05-16 19:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA469	SCENESETTER FOR TRIP OF DEPUTY SECRETARY TO [...] (C) Summary: As you prepare to visit Tegucigalpa, relations between the United States Government (USG) and the current administration of Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya are strained, however, cooperation and relations on the working level remain good. Honduras faces many challeng [...]	2008-05-19 16:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EFIN ETRD ECON MARR MOPS SNAR
08TEGUCIGALPA477	TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE TO UN DRIP FOLLOW-UP AND OAS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Honduras voted in favor of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (DRIP) but does not appear to be doing anything to implement the provisions of the declaration. Post is unaware of any indigenous groups taking any action under the declaration, [...]	2008-05-20 18:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OAS PGOV PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA515	HONDURAN AIR SHOW 2008 [...] The Country Team in Tegucigalpa strongly supports the broadest possible Department of Defense (DOD) participation for the Honduran Air Show and Fair 2008, scheduled for 21-22 June 2008 at Armando Escalon Espinal Air Base in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Specifically, the participation of fighter [...]	2008-05-30 18:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08TEGUCIGALPA518	HONDURAS: IMF MISSION ASSESSES GOH RESPONSE TO [...] 1. (C) Summary: An IMF team that visited Honduras May 13-21 left satisfied with GOH efforts on the fiscal side to accommodate food and fuel price shocks. Meetings with the Central Bank on monetary policy were very tense, but the Central Bank followed IMF advice by raising its base interest r [...]	2008-05-30 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF HO
08TEGUCIGALPA525	PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S PROPOSED TOPICS OF DISCUSSION [...] (C) Summary: On Friday May 30, the Ambassador met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to discuss the President's upcoming meeting with the Deputy Secretary. The Ambassador has met with all individuals who have meetings scheduled with the Deputy Secretary in order to help them understand his r [...]	2008-06-02 21:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA526	GOH RESPONSE TO ENERGY CRISIS MAKING RICH RICHER [...] (C) Summary: The surge in global energy prices the past three years has left the GOH in an increasingly untenable position due to unsustainable fuel subsidies and financial losses at the National Electric Company (ENEE). Although the external price shock is the immediate cause of the crisis, [...]	2008-06-02 22:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV HO
08TEGUCIGALPA527	IN REPONSE TO CRASH OF TACA 390, PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: Following the May 30 crash of Taca flight 390 in which 5 people were killed, President Manuel Zelaya immediately closed the Tegucigalpa airport at Toncontin and announced that commercial flights would be sent to the airstrip at Soto Cano, which houses U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo. [...]	2008-06-02 22:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL EAIR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA53	HONDURAS SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED CT [...] (S) Embassy Honduras fully endorses the following FY08 funding proposal in support of the Honduran Armed Forces under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Operation Enduring Friendship Caribbean-Central America (OEF-CCA),submitted by SOCSOUTH. 2. (S) This proposa [...]	2008-01-16 13:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	MARR PTER HO
08TEGUCIGALPA541	AT A HIGH COST OF LIVES AND MONEY, ZELAYA [...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: Twelve days after the TACA 390 crash at Tegucigalpa's Toncontin International airport (Reftel A),the initial investigation points mostly to pilot error, and the fuselage should be completely removed from the highway by Wednesday. President Zelaya has found hims [...]	2008-06-10 23:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN ECON MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PBPTS PGOV
08TEGUCIGALPA55	HONDURAS: LAST TRANCHE OF CABINET REASSIGNMENTS [...] (C) Summary. On January 14, the last tranche of cabinet reassignments were announced by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's administration (ref a). Most noteworthy was the re-assignment of Angel Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana Mercado, previously Minister of Governance, as the new Foreign Minister. Or [...]	2008-01-16 17:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON HO
08TEGUCIGALPA561	HONDURAN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] On June 5, EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Foreign Policy Director, Foreign Affairs Ministry. Mr. Rosales was cognizant of the importance of the partnerships and proposed a three-pronged approach on the part of Honduras. First, he would surface t [...]	2008-06-16 14:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR MASS MCAP
08TEGUCIGALPA566	CIVIL SOCIETY REPS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a lunch with Deputy Secretary Negroponte and WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon, Honduran civil society representatives expressed concern over the country's growing security problems, rampant corruption, and weak democratic institutions. Discussion remained general, howeve [...]	2008-06-16 22:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM PHUM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA567	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte June 5, Roberto Micheletti, who is a leading candidate for the Liberal Party nomination to succeed Manuel Zelaya as President next year, expressed considerable anxiety about the current state of affairs in Honduras. He was clear in e [...]	2008-06-16 22:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECPS EPET EAIR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA568	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) Summary: Former President Ricardo Maduro Joest enumerated the lengthy list of problems in the country caused by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's poor leadership: the fiscal situation is "terrible;" institutions have been undermined; and drugs and gangs have sent crime spinning out of con [...]	2008-06-16 22:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM EFIN ECON KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA569	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, the Deputy Secretary met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to discuss several issues of mutual interest, including: Temporary Protected Status; U.S. Assistance to Honduras; security and identity documents; trade; the deteriorating U.S. image in the region; and commerc [...]	2008-06-16 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL ENRG MARR MOPS ETRD SMIG KCRM
08TEGUCIGALPA57	OIL FOR MILK: CHAVEZ PUSHES PETROCARIBE, BUT [...] (C) In a whirlwind eight-hour visit, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke at length about Latin American history and unity and Petrocaribe. He forgave USD 30 million in Honduran debt (after having refused to join other creditor countries to do so in 2005),but did not "sign" any Petrocaribe [...]	2008-01-17 21:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KDEM VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA570	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BREAKFAST ON THE RULE OF [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, the Deputy Secretary held a breakfast conversation on rule of law issues with Vilma Morales, the Chief Justice of the Honduran Supreme Court, and Leonidas Rosa Bautista, the Attorney General of Honduras. Both Honduran officials, who represent the National Party, empha [...]	2008-06-16 22:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP KCRM KDEM KJUS SNAR PGOV PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA572	HONDURAS: EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS [...] (U) Summary: Despite comparatively strong economic growth for the last four years, Honduras remains unprepared to reassimilate 80,000 of its citizens living in the United States on Temporary Protective Status (TPS). Job growth remains slow, and poverty, despite some measured declines the pa [...]	2008-06-17 14:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SMIG HO
08TEGUCIGALPA581	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON PRESS STATEMENT ON US-EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 21:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA583	POLITICS BEHIND RUSH TO COMMERCIALIZE SOTO CANO [...] (C) Summary: President Zelaya's rush decision to ban large aircraft from Tegucigalpa's Toncontin Airport and prepare the Soto Cano military airfield at Palmerola for commercial passenger flights appears to be motivated by a complex web of political considerations of which the safety and conveni [...]	2008-06-18 23:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PREL MARR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA6	HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER MILTON JIMENEZ REMAINS [...] (U) Despite press reports to the contrary, Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez remains in his position according to a diplomatic note sent to the Embassy and other foreign missions accredited to Honduras on January 4, 2008. The press initially reported that President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya [...]	2008-01-04 20:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA607	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON 2007 UN VOTING REPORT [...] (C) On June 23, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Jose Lorenzana, the Foreign Ministry's Acting Director of Multilateral Affairs. Lorenzana assured PolOff that the MFA wants to support us at UNGA and the UNSC. He added that every request that has come in from us since he began in his curre [...]	2008-06-27 14:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UNSC UNGA HO
08TEGUCIGALPA608	DELIVERY OF USG VIEW ON THE CONVENTION ON [...] 1. On June 5, 2008, Econoff expressed USG views related to the Convention of Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) to Ambassador Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Director of the External Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econoff explained the position and delivered the Re [...]	2008-06-27 15:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KSTC TRGY ENRG PARM IAEA HO
08TEGUCIGALPA615	MERIDA IS APPROVED: NOW WHAT? [...] (C) Summary: Now that the Merida Initiative has been signed by the President, the embassy team has put together an update to the critical security sector needs in Honduras, the current political situation that may affect our efforts, and our recommendations for areas of focus within the Merida [...]	2008-07-01 11:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER SNAR KCRM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA637	ZELAYA RELENTS ON TONCONTIN BUT PUSHES AHEAD ON [...] (C) Summary: Normal flights are expected to resume at Tegucigalpa's Toncontin Airport this week, more than five weeks after a Taca Airlines crash landing prompted President Zelaya to restrict operations there to small aircraft. Zelaya reversed himself over the weekend after the release of flig [...]	2008-07-07 20:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PREL MARR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA638	HONDURAS STILL UNDECIDED OVER KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 11:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	YI PREL PGOV HO
08TEGUCIGALPA639	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON PSI MEETING RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 11:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM HO PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA646	HONDURAS CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA659	HONDURAN ELECTION SEASON KICK-OFF [...] (C) Summary: July 15 marks the official beginning of Honduran election season when leaders of political party factions turn in their slates to the party councils. By August 24, the names of the official primary candidates will be known. The two main parties are the Liberal Party and the Nat [...]	2008-07-14 18:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI SCUL ECON KCOR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA662	HONDURAS' CHORTI INDIANS TAKE OVER COPAN [...] (U) Summary: June 22 at 2:00 a.m., 3,000 Indians from the Maya Chorti tribe took over the archeological ruins of Copan demanding that promises made to the tribe by previous governments, including lands and bilingual education, be fulfilled. After two days of negotiations with both local and n [...]	2008-07-15 19:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI HO

08TEGUCIGALPA667	HONDURAS RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTATION OF 2002 FARM [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 17:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD HO
08TEGUCIGALPA671	MADAME VICE PRESIDENT: HONDURAS' FIVE MAJOR [...] (C) Summary. In accordance with the law, on July 15, five Presidential candidates (two National Party and three Liberal Party) submitted their slates to their respective party headquarters in order to compete in the primary elections of November 16. All five candidates chose female running ma [...]	2008-07-17 17:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KWMN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA674	TELECOM REFORM FALLS VICTIM TO ELECTORAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: The long-awaited Honduran telcom reform bill resurfaced last week in Congress for the first time since February. Congressional leaders are promising the current draft will be put up for a second debate this week, but none except the President of Congress seem to know which version [...]	2008-07-21 14:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PGOV ETRD HO
08TEGUCIGALPA679	HONDURAS TO SUPPORT USG AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 12:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO HO
08TEGUCIGALPA681	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 15:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA682	POSSIBLE UNDERGROUND TORTURE CELL DISCOVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local media reported on July 12 that an underground cell had been discovered in the police station of Villa Vieja, outside of Tegucigalpa. The Public Ministry continues to investigate a claim that torture was committed here on at least one occasion; however, little progress has [...]	2008-07-23 17:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA683	FEELING PRESSED INTO A CORNER, ZELAYA INTERRUPTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 22, President Manuel Zelaya interrupted the airways for a ten minute rant against the United States, the European Union, international companies, and the rich of Honduras, ending by stating that Honduras is now a non-aligned country. This was brought on by Chavez having p [...]	2008-07-23 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA684	POSSIBLE UNDERGROUND TORTURE CELL DISCOVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local media reported on July 12 that an underground cell had been discovered in the police station of Villa Vieja, outside of Tegucigalpa. The Public Ministry continues to investigate a claim that torture was committed here on at least one occasion; however, little progress has [...]	2008-07-23 21:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA685	HONDURAS SOLICITED FOR INFORMATION ON UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 22:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA HO
08TEGUCIGALPA686	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 12:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA687	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON PRESSURING THE FARC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 12:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA716	AUDIT OF GRAY TRAFFIC AT HONDUTEL REVEALS [...] (C) Summary: An audit of state-run telecom company Hondutel and its alleged involvement in illegal "gray trafficking" of international calls was completed by a World Bank-sponsored consultant this week and is now in the hands of the Supreme Accounting Tribunal (TSC - the Honduran equivalent [...]	2008-07-30 21:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PGOV ETRD HO
08TEGUCIGALPA718	ZELAYA ANNOUNCES AT PETROFOOD SUMMIT HE IS JOINING [...] (SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of a meeting of agriculture ministers from countries participating in Venezuela's Petrocaribe scheme here July 30, President Manuel Zelaya said his government had "practically" made the "political decision" to join Hugo Chavez's Bolivarian Alternative for the A [...]	2008-07-31 18:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD PREL EPET EAGR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA722	CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW REFLECTS STATIST MENTALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A new "Consumer Protection Law" that went into effect July 7 reflects a distrust of markets and the principles underlying the World Trade Organization and CAFTA-DR. It creates a new Executive Branch "authority" that can fix prices for any "essential" goods and services if that [...]	2008-08-04 11:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA732	LEADERS' MEETING ON TRADE AND PROSPERITY [...] (U) Invitation and talking points on the UNGA AGP sideline meeting were delivered by dipnote to the President's office on August 5, 2008. Please see Ref B for further details. BROUILLETTE-RODRIGUEZ [...]	2008-08-06 15:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	XK XM ECON ETRD
08TEGUCIGALPA750	GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS STILL STRUGGLING WITH VOTER [...] (C) Despite a recent influx of funding for election identity documents, Honduras, National Registry of Persons (RNP) continues to face an uphill battle in its efforts to document new voters in time for November elections. Over the past six months, the RNP has accumulated a backlog of 800,000 [...]	2008-08-11 20:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV HO
08TEGUCIGALPA765	ALBA EXPECTED TO BE SIGNED ON AUGUST 25 AT A HUGE [...] (C) Summary: Local press continues to spin about the Honduran government's impending signature to Hugo Chavez's Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA),currently scheduled to take place with much fanfare on August 25. The private sector has publicly announced its opposition to the agr [...]	2008-08-20 11:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD PGOV HO
08TEGUCIGALPA772	FAINT HOPE FOR IMF STANDBY AGREEMENT IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. After a reluctant IMF assessment visit August 12-15, the IMF officially concluded that fiscal policies are broadly on track, while advising the GOH to strengthen its monetary and exchange rate policies. Underlying the terse public statement was a private consensus among IMF offic [...]	2008-08-21 13:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA787	ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL DISQUALIFIES VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) disqualified Vice President Elvin Santos as a presidential candidate based on constitutional rules on candidates' qualifications. This action was taken despite the fact that the TSE 48 hours earlier had found Santos and his slates technically [...]	2008-08-25 19:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MOPS HO
08TEGUCIGALPA789	HONDURAS SIGNS ON TO "BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE" [...] (U) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya signed on to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for America (ALBA) on August 25 at a lavish event attended by VIPs from other ALBA countries and a paid crowd of approximately 40,000 people. The day of speeches failed to shed much new light on what Ze [...]	2008-08-26 14:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD HO KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA790	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-26 15:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
08TEGUCIGALPA795	HONDURAS THE MORNING AFTER ALBA: THE POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hondurans were largely offended by the tone and language of the ALBA signing ceremony, especially in Hugo Chavez' speech. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has reacted to the public, media and private sector response with his own angry comments, while attempting to mend fences wit [...]	2008-08-28 18:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD HO KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA799	HONDURAS THE DAY AFTER ALBA: THE ECONOMIC RESPONSE [...] (C) Honduran citizens got a first glimpse of the ALBA agreement through a reprint in La Tribuna two days after President Zelaya signed it. In addition to its basic claim that the "Neoliberal Model" has sharpened poverty and social exclusion in the region, the agreement recognizes a need for [...]	2008-08-29 14:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA809	TOP HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER PEPE LOBO ON [...] (C) Summary: The former and presumptive 2009 Nationalist Party candidate for President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo made an introductory call on Charge August 27, accompanied by Fred Breve, former Defense Minister in the Maduro administration. Lobo and Breve expressed concerns about both the upcoming [...]	2008-09-03 14:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD HO PGOV PREL VE EFIN
08TEGUCIGALPA813	PEPE LOBO'S VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE A POSITIVE [...] (C) Summary. PolCouns met with Porfirio Lobo's (National Party) vice presidential candidate Maria Antonieta Guillen de Bogran to discuss her candidacy and the Lobo campaign strategy. Guillen said she believes deeply in Lobo and his ability to make positive changes in Honduras, and said the c [...]	2008-09-03 18:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA824	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR MILTON JIMENEZ SEES ARRIVAL [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor Milton Jimenez asked PolCouns for an emergency meeting on the eve of his departure for Venezuela to sign financing agreements. He explained the GOH would receive USD 100 million for bonds to be used for housing projects, and USD 30 million for BANADESA to be u [...]	2008-09-08 18:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KDEM VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA832	VP ELVIN SANTOS' MARCH GARNERS MORE SUPPORTERS [...] (C) Vice President and current Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos led a march to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on September 8 that garnered the support of over 20,000 people. Santos was protesting the fact that the TSE disqualified him as a candidate (see reftel). He tol [...]	2008-09-09 23:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA833	NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MARIO [...] (C) Summary: National Party presidential candidate Mario Canahuati paid a courtesy call on Charge on September 9. He accused National Party rival Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of pressuring the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to accept two other National Party candidates (to split opposition) and of genera [...]	2008-09-09 23:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA84	GOH SEEKS IMF AGREEMENT TO UNLOCK BUDGET SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Honduran Finance Minister Rebeca Santos and Central Bank President Edwin Araque will travel to Washington January 31 to attempt to lay the groundwork for an IMF Standby Agreement that President Zelaya could finalize and announce when he comes to town for the national prayer break [...]	2008-01-28 18:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF HO
08TEGUCIGALPA849	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA POSTPONES CREDENTIALING [...] (U) Honduras awoke to radio reports September 12 that President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya would not receive the credentials of U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens that afternoon as planned, per a communiqu from the Presidential Palace. By eight o'clock, the press reports claimed to quote the President and [...]	2008-09-13 00:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD HO KPAO PGOV PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA853	FOREIGN MINISTRY ACCEPTS COPIES OF CREDENTIALS; [...] (U) Ambassador delivered copies of his credentials to Acting Foreign Minster Eduardo Rosales Ramirez September 16. Protocol Chief Ambassador Napoleon Alvarez Alvarado and DCM also attended. Rosales handed the Ambassador a note verbal (informal translation below) scheduling the credentialing c [...]	2008-09-16 18:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HO PGOV
08TEGUCIGALPA86	PETROCARIBE AS HONDURAN POLITICAL THEATER [...] (C) Summary: Local media report President Manuel Zelaya will sign an agreement today (January 28) to import Venezuelan fuel on concessional terms through Petrocaribe. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reportedly signed the agreement in Caracas over the weekend. The Honduran Congress approved the out [...]	2008-01-28 22:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA863	CAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE FOLD? [...] (C) Summary: Zelaya is a contrarian with a chip on his shoulder who has nonetheless made it to the pinnacle of Honduran politics. We think his move to the left was in part prompted by his group of leftist advisors, his declining popularity, increasingly shrill personal attacks on him by the c [...]	2008-09-19 18:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EFIN EAID ECON SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA864	HONDURAS REACTION TO PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has discussed preparations for the President's PPA initiative with the highest levels of the Honduran Government, including in Ambassador's introductory call with President Zelaya September 19. Based on those conversations and recent developments here, we do not expect Zel [...]	2008-09-20 02:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD HO
08TEGUCIGALPA866	PRESIDENT ACCEPTS COPIES OF CREDENTIALS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador's credentials were received by President Zelaya in a ceremony at the Presidential Palace September 19, followed by a meeting with the President and his ministers, a private meeting between the President and Ambassador, and then remarks to the press by the Ambassador [...]	2008-09-20 03:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HO PGOV
08TEGUCIGALPA871	VISAS BEAR: MEZA LOPEZ, VICTOR ORLANDO, HONDURAN [...] (C) Victor Orlando Meza Lopez (DOB 02 OCT 1945),the Honduran Interior Minister, has applied for a visa to visit the US from September 20 to 25, 2008 on official business. His CLASS record shows a '28' hit dated May 25, 1993. Post records indicate that the '28' refers solely to Meza's prior [...]	2008-09-22 18:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	CVIS HO CLOK
08TEGUCIGALPA872	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES [...] On Monday, September 22, Emboff delivered demarche per Reftel to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Lilian Juarez and Director for Multilateral Affairs Jose Lorenzana. LLORENS [...]	2008-09-23 00:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN
08TEGUCIGALPA873	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] On Monday, September 22 Emboff delivered the requested demarche per reftel to MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Lilian Juarez and Director of Multilateral Affairs Jose Lorenzana. LLORENS [...]	2008-09-23 00:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL HO UNGA
08TEGUCIGALPA886	AMBASSADOR LLORENS BEGINS COURTESY CALLS ON GOH [...] (C) Summary. After presenting credentials on September 19, the Ambassador began his round of courtesy calls, making sure to see key executive, judicial and legislative contacts first. He paid calls on Vice President Elvin Santos, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Vilma Morales, and President [...]	2008-09-24 19:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA89	GOH SAYS FARC NOT A TERRORIST GROUP, ATTENDS ALBA [...] Summary: During his January 16 visit to Honduras, sources tell us that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez asked Honduran President Zelaya to either remove the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from any terrorist lists or publicly acknowledge it as not being a terrorist organization. As the [...]	2008-01-28 22:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ECIN EPET MARR VE
08TEGUCIGALPA905	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Llorens paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana, whom he knew from his previous posting, on September 30. Orellana confirmed his stance against ALBA and Chavez, and his belief that Honduras' relationship with the United States is paramount. H [...]	2008-10-07 18:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PINS HO
08TEGUCIGALPA910	AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH HONDURAN ATTORNEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista on September 29 where they discussed USG support for the Public Ministry in efforts to improve the security climate in Honduras. The Attorney General provided an outline of his plans for the final si [...]	2008-10-08 17:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC ASEC SNAR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA926	HONDURAS APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 15:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CU HO EAID
08TEGUCIGALPA927	HONDURAS STILL UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 15:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNGA UN YI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA928	ZELAYA ENDS TEACHERS STRIKE WITH PROMISES TO PAY [...] Summary: Honduran President "Mel" Manuel Zelaya ended the latest teacher strike over unpaid back-wages by promising to pay over 300 million Lempira (USD 15.8 million) to the teachers by year,s end. Protests this year have cost over 2.5 million primary and secondary schoolchildren nearly two [...]	2008-10-10 19:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON SCUL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA930	FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES CHALLENGES BEFORE TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Rebeca Santos called on Ambassador on the eve of her trip to Washington to discuss the overall macroeconomic picture in Honduras, particularly focusing on the challenges she will face at IMF meetings in Washington starting October 11. Santos said she believes Ho [...]	2008-10-10 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF HO
08TEGUCIGALPA931	HONDURAN CONGRESS PASSES ALBA IN EMERGENCY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In an emergency session of Congress called October 9, the legislature acceded to the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) agreement that was signed by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya on August 25. The members added several "reservations" to the document, but it passed ea [...]	2008-10-10 21:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA932	HONDURAN CONGRESS PASSES ALBA IN EMERGENCY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In an emergency session of Congress called October 9, the legislature ratified the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) agreement that was signed by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya on August 25. The members added several "reservations" to the document, but it passed easi [...]	2008-10-11 00:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA935	ZELAYA ENDS TEACHERS STRIKE WITH PROMISES TO PAY [...] Summary: Honduran President "Mel" Manuel Zelaya ended the latest teacher strike over unpaid back-wages by promising to pay over 300 million Lempira (USD 15.8 million) to the teachers by year,s end. Protests this year have cost over 2.5 million primary and secondary schoolchildren nearly two [...]	2008-10-14 20:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON SCUL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA948	HONDURAS CONFIRMS COMMITTMENT TO CONTROL AND [...] (S) PolCouns and Defense Attache delivered ref a demarche to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on October 15. (Note: Mejia and the Chief of Defense Romeo Vasquez Velasquez have discussed lax weapon control, including the cases cited in reftel, which they were well aware of, with various [...]	2008-10-17 21:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	HO MASS MCAP PARM
08TEGUCIGALPA949	PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S COMMENTS ON LEGALIZING DRUGS [...] (C) Summary. During the opening session of the meeting of the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEA) on October 13, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya made several references to the legalization of drugs in order to stop the violence that is associated with the trafficking of thes [...]	2008-10-20 14:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA954	DECLARATION OF DISASTER - HONDURAS [...] As a result of President Zelaya declaring a National Emergency in Honduras on Oct 20th due to severe flooding and associated damages over the course of the last several days, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant US Government assistance. Th [...]	2008-10-21 14:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA959	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON THE SUPREME ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) who informed him that things were progressing positively and that they felt well prepared for the upcoming primary elections on November 16. The TSE magistrates detailed their plans for both international [...]	2008-10-24 11:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA965	HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE UNGA VOTING [...] (U) On October 17 the Ambassador discussed Honduras' UNGA voting record with President Zelaya. The Ambassador delivered reftel talking points. President Zelaya was not aware of the fact that Honduras' voting record in the UN was so little supportive of US positions. He agreed we needed to l [...]	2008-10-24 21:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08TEGUCIGALPA977	ZELAYA CALLS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced October 29 that he would call major political actors and civil society together in two meetings on October 30 to seek consensus to delay the November 16 election, due to flooding in the country. In addition, he announced that he would not a [...]	2008-10-30 02:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA978	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ELECTION OF US CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 15:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KWMN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA982	ZELAYA CONVINCES POLITICAL PARTIES TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya convened two meetings on October 30 to build consensus for a postponement of the primary elections, regularly scheduled for November 16, to give the country time to recuperate from the floods. The first meeting included hand-picked civil society groups [...]	2008-10-31 15:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA996	HONDURAN CONGRESS APPROVES POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (U) In an emergency session called on November 4 by the President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti, the Honduran Congress approved postponement of the primary elections from November 16 to November 30, by amending article 113 of the Electoral Law. As was agreed in the meetings of the politi [...]	2008-11-05 20:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA997	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his introductory meeting with Honduran Minister of Security COL Jorge RODAS Gamero (ret.),the Ambassador laid out his vision for a coordinated, bilateral effort to make the most of the Merida Initiative and tackle Honduras' growing crime and security challenges. For his part, [...]	2008-11-05 21:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR KJUS EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA998	HONDURAN HUMAN RIGHTS GAINS ABETTED-BY STRONG [...] Over 20 non-governmental organizations (NGO) met with the Ambassador on October 28 to discuss the challenges and opportunities they currently face in Honduras. The meeting offered a chance for the most well known organizations that deal with issues related to Human Rights to meet the new Amba [...]	2008-11-05 21:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM KJUS SOCI PGOV HO
08TELAVIV1002	REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAELI DEFENSE [...] (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 [...]	2008-05-06 13:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PHUM IS
08TELAVIV1003	REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAEL DEFENSE [...] (SBU) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have nominated the following individual for participation in a National Defense University Near East/South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies' Executive Seminar, scheduled to run in the U.S. June 4-26, 2008. Embassy Tel Aviv has no derogatory inform [...]	2008-05-06 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PHUM IS
08TELAVIV1004	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, emboffs visited Orbit/FR Engineering, Ltd., a subsidiary of Orbit-Alchut Technologies in Netanya on May 6, and met with Vice President for Systems Research and Development Noah Isman, Senior Antenna Measurement Scientist Asi Geva, Customer Support Officer Carmit [...]	2008-05-06 13:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IN IS
08TELAVIV1005	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Israel is preparing to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of its declaration of independence on May 8 with a characteristically Israeli mix of pride in their achievements and worry about the future. One point that unites virtually all Israelis -- except for the extreme left and right -- is [...]	2008-05-06 17:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS IS XF
08TELAVIV1010	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel's 60th Independence Day 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except the ultra-Orthodox papers, prominently and extensively covered, and commented on, events related to Israel's Memorial Day and 60th Independence D [...]	2008-05-07 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1012	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ISRAELI'S OPERATIONAL DEFENSIVE [...] (S) During the May 1 inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Israeli Cluster Munitions Working Group (CMWG),Israeli MOD, IDF and MFA officials warned that the current U.S. legislative prohibition on exporting cluster munitions seriously degrades Israel's operational capabilities to defend itself. The [...]	2008-05-07 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MASS MARR MCAP PTER LE SY IS
08TELAVIV1013	HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER SAYS E-1 POLICE STATION DEAL [...] (C) Human Rights Lawyer Danny Seidemann met with PolOffs on April 29 to discuss the new police station in E-1 and the planned creation of a new Jewish neighborhood on the site of the old police station in Ras al-Amud, East Jerusalem. Seidemann said that Israeli officials did not follow the pro [...]	2008-05-07 14:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
08TELAVIV1021	THE TALANSKY AFFAIR: JUST ANOTHER OLMERT [...] (C) Summary: PM Olmert held a late night press conference on May 8 to deny allegations of unlawful activity in accepting political contributions from an American fund-raiser, Morris Talansky. Allegations surfaced in the media that Olmert received illicit funds from Talansky over the course o [...]	2008-05-09 16:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS IS
08TELAVIV1025	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 05:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1034	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday President Bush granted interviews to Israeli reporters ahead of his visit to the country. The media made it difficult to identify the journalists the P [...]	2008-05-13 11:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1036	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 09:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1038	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 08:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1039	GOI WARNS ROCKETS ATTACKS FROM GAZA UNACCEPTABLE [...] (C) In the wake of a mid-afternoon rocket strike May 14 on a shopping mall in Ashkelon, Israel that injured 14 persons, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert told the audience and TV viewers of a convention welcoming visiting President Bush that such continued attacks could not be tolerated and that t [...]	2008-05-16 07:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER MARR MASS IS
08TELAVIV1040	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 08:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1042	FORMER CIVIL ADMINISTRATION HEAD RECOUNTS PRESSURE [...] (S) Summary: With the ongoing transfer of the West Bank police headquarters from Ras al-Amud (East Jerusalem) to E-1 (West Bank),there has been much speculation on whether the headquarters at E-1 was legally established (reftel). On May 13, Brigadier General (ret.) Ilan Paz, head of the Wes [...]	2008-05-16 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1051	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 10:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1053	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the Gaza cease-fire (tahdiya) deal is expected to take effect in a couple of days. Maariv reported that Defense Minister Barak durin [...]	2008-05-20 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1070	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media reported that today Israeli and Syrian representatives announced in Jerusalem, Damascus, and Ankara that their countries were engaged in indirect p [...]	2008-05-21 10:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1073	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 06:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS
08TELAVIV1075	GOI STILL UNCERTAIN THAT POSTAL BANK WILL MANAGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 06:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG KTFN
08TELAVIV1080	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SHIN BET CHIEF FOCUSES [...] (S) In a May 13 meeting covering a range of subjects, Israeli Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet) Chief Yuval Diskin told Ambassador Jones the following: -- Israel's Arabs are materially better off than many Arabs in neighboring countries, but increasingly feel disconnected from the State, an [...]	2008-05-22 07:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR KPAL KWBG EG IS
08TELAVIV1081	MOUNTING TENSIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL'S ARAB AND JEWISH CITIZENS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Over the past few years, Israel has witnessed a slow but steady worsening of relations between its Jewish and Arab citizens. Populist and in some cases extremist rhetoric from leaders in both communities has inflamed passions and become an increasingly acceptable d [...]	2008-05-22 08:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI IS
08TELAVIV1084	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel-Syria Talks 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The top story in all of the major media outlets was the announcement of indirect peace talks with Syria. Most media linked the timing of the announcement with the lifting of the [...]	2008-05-22 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1092	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1094	ISRAEL WELCOMES VISIT OF STAFFDEL ANDERSON, MAY [...] Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem welcome the May 26-28 visit of Ms. Wendy Anderson, Mr. Clyde Ellis and Mr. John O,Brien. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General [...]	2008-05-23 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT ASEC IS
08TELAVIV1095	NO TENDERS ISSUED FOR BEITAR ILLIT...YET [...] (C) On May 26, Ynet reported that the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) had issued a tender to build 286 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit. MOCH Director General Chaim Fialkoff clarified to econoff on May 27 that the MOCH has not actually issued tenders for [...]	2008-05-23 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1105	ISRAELI COMMENTS ON SYRIAN PEACE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 21, PM Olmert's office announced that Israel is holding serious indirect talks with Syria over a comprehensive peace agreement. Embassy Tel Aviv has reported the existence of this channel since the summer of 2007, but PM Olmert first announced indirect contacts with Syria [...]	2008-05-23 14:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SY IS
08TELAVIV1114	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-27 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1123	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1127	OLMERT'S PREDICAMENT LOOKING DESPERATE [...] (C) Summary: Following dramatic televised testimony May 27 by American businessman Morris Talansky that riveted the country and revealed a long history of alleged transfers of large sums of money to PM Ehud Olmert while he was Mayor of Jerusalem and Minister of Industry and Trade, Defense Min [...]	2008-05-28 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV1133	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Alleged Corruption Affair 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with Defense Minister Barak's call for PM Olmert to "detach himself from the day-to-day leadership of the country." Media reported that Barak [...]	2008-05-29 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV114	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 12:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1144	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1147	BIBLE BURNING HIGHLIGHTS GROWING ANTI-MISSIONARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 15 mass public burning of New Testaments in the Tel Aviv suburb of Or Yehuda highlights a growing trend toward anti-missionary incitement in Jewish neighborhoods throughout Israel. Other notable incidents include the October firebombing of a Jerusalem church shared by [...]	2008-05-30 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV IS
08TELAVIV1152	ISRAELI SUPPORT FOR AMBASSADOR SWING [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 04:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREF PREL SMIG XF IS
08TELAVIV1161	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Israel has denied that Hizbullah's handover of the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in the Second Lebanon War was part of a prisoner exchange deal. The Prime Mini [...]	2008-06-02 10:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1170	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted associates of PM Ehud Olmert as justifying his trip to Washington in spite of the political crisis, by saying that the security dialogue began by President [...]	2008-06-03 10:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1177	GAZAN FULBRIGHTERS: MG MISHLEV PLEDGES TO HELP [...] (C) DCM Moreno, accompanied by Poloff and Econoff, met June 3 with Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) MG Mishlev to discuss the issue of Palestinian Fulbright students needing permits to exit Gaza for visa interviews at the Consulate General in Jerusalem. The DCM [...]	2008-06-03 12:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1180	KADIMA PARTY PRIMARIES AND/OR EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Less than a week after Morris Talansky testified that he gave numerous envelopes of cash to the Prime Minister (reftel),Olmert has given no indication he intends to step down. Assailed by the media, and by members of his own party, the Prime Minister is trying to maintain a business-as [...]	2008-06-03 15:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV1185	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that PM Ehud Olmert addressed the AIPAC conference yesterday and focused on Iran, saying that it must be stopped by all possible m [...]	2008-06-04 10:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

08TELAVIV1191	PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR THE PRM AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary. Post is pleased to endorse the African Refugee Development Center's (ARDC) project proposal to establish a community center for African asylum-seekers in Israel. Over 10,000 African asylum-seekers have entered Israel in the past two years. While UNHCR is working with Israeli aut [...]	2008-06-04 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF
08TELAVIV1192	MOD DG BUCHRIS ON WEST BANK AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with MOD Director General (DG) Pinchas Buchris to reaffirm MOD support for ongoing efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation in the northern West Bank. The Ambassador offered to assist the MOD should they require U.S. forensic expertise to i [...]	2008-06-04 13:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL
08TELAVIV1197	NETANYAHU OUTLINES LIKUD'S APPROACH TO PEACE WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON OVIP IS
08TELAVIV1199	BARAK REQUESTS ADDITIONAL DEFENSE SUPPORT FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 14:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER OVIP IS
08TELAVIV1203	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media led with Sen. Barak Obama's address to AIPAC yesterday. The media characterized it as powerfully "Zionist" and highlighted his assurances that he would not allow Iran to acquire [...]	2008-06-05 10:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1205	FINANCE MINISTER BAR-ON SHOCKED AT FAYYAD OECD [...] (C) In a June 5 meeting between Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG Yarom Ariav, his Senior Advisor Michal Finkelstein, and the Ambassador, Ariav said that Finance Minister Bar-On was "shocked" that Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad had sent a letter seeking to block Israeli accession to the OECD. [...]	2008-06-05 14:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IS KWBG
08TELAVIV1207	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Both Yediot and Maariv led with statements by senior current and past Israeli defense sources that Israel will have to attack Iran. In an interview with Yediot, Transportation [...]	2008-06-06 08:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1208	Israel Passes Incentives for Household Solar [...] (U) Israel's Public Utilities Authority under the Ministry for National Infrastructure approved a plan June 2 to buy electricity from independent power producers (i.e. private individuals or businesses) who install photovoltaic panel power systems on their roofs. Both corporate and individual [...]	2008-06-06 08:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR EINV IS
08TELAVIV121	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in ref A, Embassy Blue Lantern officer and senior commercial specialist visited Astronautics C.A., Ltd.'s office in Petah Tikva, Israel on January 14 and met with Ground Systems and Business Development Manager Eli Avraham to discuss the proposed transaction covere [...]	2008-01-14 15:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS
08TELAVIV1211	ISRAELI CABINET APPROVES EMERGENCY WATER PLAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 13:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR IS PA JO
08TELAVIV1214	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni are scheduled to meet today to discuss a proposed Egyptian-bro [...]	2008-06-10 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1226	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1230	DOE A/S Karsner Explores Renewable Energy Research in [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Alexander Karsner visited Israel May 19-24 to explore alternative and renewable energy research and production. He and his team met with academic and private sector researchers, as well as companies already selling renewable energy [...]	2008-06-11 13:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR EFIN EINV EAGR IS
08TELAVIV1237	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 09:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1244	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, emboffs visited Bental in the Golan on May 22 and met with CEO Shmuel Mandel, Projects Manager Benny Heimann, and Marketing and Sales Manager Moshe Poolat. Israeli MOD Security Directorate (DSDE/MALMAB) representative Kobi Fogler also attended the meeting. Mande [...]	2008-06-12 12:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS
08TELAVIV1247	SETTLEMENTS AND OUTPOSTS: SIX MONTHS INTO ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) Summary: Within the first six months of the Annapolis process, the GOI has published tenders for or approved 2,800 new housing units in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem -- marking the largest number of approvals within a six month period since 1999. Additionally, despite [...]	2008-06-12 14:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1258	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV127	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1272	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 05:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1273	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 05:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1274	TEL AVIV OUTREACH ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Israel's status as a well-established democracy means that most of our public and media outreach on the Freedom Agenda is focused on promoting the functional integration of Israeli minorities -- particularly the Israeli-Arab community -- into the political system. As part of these efforts, th [...]	2008-06-16 07:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL
08TELAVIV1284	FM LIVNI TO LEAD ISRAELI DELEGATION TO BERLIN [...] (C) Responding to reftel points, MFA Director for Palestinian Economic Affairs Irit Ben-Abba told PolOff June 16 that FM Livni had decided to lead the Israeli delegation to the June 24 Berlin Conference in support of Palestinian Civil Police and Rule of Law. Ben-Abba said Livni would be join [...]	2008-06-16 15:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG GM IS
08TELAVIV1285	ISRAEL EXPECTS TO RELEASE EQUIPMENT FOR WAQF [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel points, MFA Acting Director for International Organizations Eli Ben-Tura told PolOff June 16 that the GOI expects to release "in the very near future" the shipment of technical equipment destined for use by the Jerusalem Waqf to preserve Islamic-era manuscripts. Ben- [...]	2008-06-16 15:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO SCUL KWBG JO IS
08TELAVIV1292	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended her sixth trip to the region this year, with no sign of progress on the Israeli-Palestinian track The paper quoted Israeli [...]	2008-06-17 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1304	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Egypt and Hamas announced on Tuesday that a cease-fire (tahdiya) between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will go into eff [...]	2008-06-18 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1312	GOI AGREES TO ALLOW ENTRY OF UNRWA NON-FOOD ITEMS [...] (SBU) Following the Ambassador's interventions with Defense Minister Barak and MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad on June 16, Post received word from UNRWA June 18 that the GOI had agreed to allow the passage into Gaza of all 20 trucks of non-food items needed for the UNRWA Summer [...]	2008-06-18 16:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF KWBG KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1314	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 09:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1322	HISTADRUT THREATENS NATIONAL STRIKE OVER REPEAL OF [...] Summary: The Israel national labor federation Histadrut has threatened a national strike to begin on June 30 if Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On does not rescind his proposal to cut tax exemptions for long-term savings plans for training programs. Previous finance ministers have attempted to [...]	2008-06-19 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB IS
08TELAVIV1326	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 10:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1328	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, emboffs visited International Security & Defense Systems (ISDS) at its offices in Moshav Nir Tzvi in the Tel Aviv area and met with office manager Maurice Cusnir. Cusnir provided emboffs the following information in response to their questions: 2. (SBU) Bon [...]	2008-06-20 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC GT IS
08TELAVIV133	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1332	JEC -- "ATMOSPHERE EXCELLENT" [...] (C) In a telcom with A/EconCouns, Michal Finkelstein, the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG, said that the third Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting held on June 16 between the Israelis and Palestinians went extremely well, with both sides arriving well prepared. She said [...]	2008-06-20 13:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL OECD EU KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1334	NEAR-TERM KNESSET DISSOLUTION UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary: The Knesset is scheduled to hold its first vote on Likud MK Silvan Shalom's bill to dissolve the Knesset on June 25. Labor and Shas party leaders have indicated that their parties will vote in favor of this preliminary reading of Shalom's bill, but most political observers think [...]	2008-06-20 16:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV1337	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 10:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1344	IDF ACTS AGAINST ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN OUTPOSTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 13:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1346	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported (lead stories in the three main Hebrew-language stories) that the chief military rabbi, Brig. Gen. Avihai Ronsky, began deliberations yesterday on whether the soldiers ki [...]	2008-06-24 10:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1359	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1363	BOTH SIDES BLINKED: BARAK-OLMERT DEAL KEEPS [...] (C) Summary: PM Olmert and MOD Barak reached political agreement on a way forward that resolves the coalition crisis sparked by the opposition's plan (now abandoned) to vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset (reftel). In essence, Olmert agreed to Barak's demand that he spell out a time-frame [...]	2008-06-25 16:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV1370	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1383	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1390	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Israeli reservists held by Hizbullah, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, are set to be released after the cabinet approved an exchange deal yesterday. After fiv [...]	2008-06-30 10:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1400	TRILATERAL WATER MEETING: PLANNING TO MEET SCARCITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 13:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EINV TBIO IS PA JO
08TELAVIV1403	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1411	MFA REPORTS REVISED TERROR FINANCE LAW SOON TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the MFA,s Deputy Director for Counterterrorism on June 23, econoff was reassured that the new amendment to Israel,s dated Prohibition on Terrorist Financing law would come into effect within a few weeks. Previously, the GOI has only had the authority to design [...]	2008-07-02 08:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KTFN IS
08TELAVIV1413	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that at noon today, a bulldozer driver went on a rampage in Jerusalem traffic and plowed his vehicle into cars and a crowded public bus near the old Central Bu [...]	2008-07-02 10:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1421	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with yesterday's bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem. The media reported that three were killed and 80 injured. The media highlighted the fate of a baby whose mother was crushed [...]	2008-07-03 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV144	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israeli Politics ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to lead with the situation in and around Gaza. The media reported that on Wednesday over 50 Qassam rockets and at least a dozen mortar shells landed in Sdero [...]	2008-01-17 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1442	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that preparations for the prisoner swap with Hizbullah continue. The radio also reported today that the family of policeman Eliyahu Shahar, a victim of Samir Kuntar, w [...]	2008-07-07 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1456	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and other media reported that Israel has signed a prisoner exchange agreement with Hizbullah, according to a statement released yesterday by the Prime Minster's Bureau. The media [...]	2008-07-08 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV146	CODEL WOLF AND PM OLMERT DISCUSS ROLE OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 8, Congressmen Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Joe Pitts (R-PA) -- accompanied by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington, former Ambassador and Congressman Tony Hall, and DCM -- met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to discuss the efforts of the Council of Religious I [...]	2008-01-17 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF KWBG IS
08TELAVIV1470	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in The Jerusalem Post and Makor Rishon-Hatzofe) reported that yesterday the Water Authority unveiled an emergency plan to combat the "worst water cr [...]	2008-07-09 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1483	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The three major Hebrew-language dailies and Israel Hayom led with the Morris Talansky affair and PM Ehud Olmert's political future. Maariv quoted an Israeli law-enforcement official as sayi [...]	2008-07-10 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1488	ISRAEL: NO KNOWN ISSUES OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND [...] Post is unaware of any sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) or trafficking in persons (TIP) issues with UNDOF peacekeepers, and we have seen no press reports of any issues. Post contacted three NGOs that are concerned with SEA and TIP in Northern Israel: Hotline for Migrant Workers, Isha L'Is [...]	2008-07-10 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO PHUM UN KCRM KWMN IS
08TELAVIV1489	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO RECOGNITION AND DONORS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Zvi Rav-Ner, Director of the MFA Central Europe Department on July 3. Rav-Ner said that Israel is still not ready to recognize Kosovo, but wants to show its support for the people of Kosovo, with whom, he explained, Israel has long had good relationships [...]	2008-07-10 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV EAID IS
08TELAVIV1503	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. U.S. Presidential Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the renewed questioning by the police of PM Ehud Olmert today about the hundreds of thousands of dollars he allegedly received [...]	2008-07-11 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1508	ISRAELI BANK DETERMINED TO CUT GAZA BANKING TIES [...] (C) Bank Hapoalim (BH) informed the Bank of Palestine (BOP) in a July 6 letter that it will no longer provide it with cash transfer services. The decision was made independent of any consultation with or approval by the GOI or the Bank of Israel (BOI) and was triggered by a BOP request for [...]	2008-07-11 13:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KWBG IS
08TELAVIV1509	AMBASSADOR JONES AND FAMILY DEPART FROM POST [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-13 06:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
08TELAVIV1512	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Legal Entanglement 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported on new police accusations against PM Ehud Olmert that 12 of his trips received multiple funding -- one trip was allegedly funde [...]	2008-07-14 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1523	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported on the "handshake that wasn't" between PM Ehud Olmert and Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Bastille Day ceremony in Paris. Makor Rishon-Hatzofe quoted Likud MK Yuv [...]	2008-07-15 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1530	RESHUFFLE KERFUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, PM Olmert's coalition experienced political tremors as Labor and Kadima jousted over the terms of the latest government reshuffle. The Likud Party attempted to capitalize on intra-coalition squabbling by requesting that the Knesset plenum votes on the appointments [...]	2008-07-15 18:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV1531	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1535	ISRAEL EXCHANGES 5 HIZBALLAH PRISONERS FOR BODIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Earlier today, July 16, Hizballah delivered the bodies of abducted IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev to Israel via the Rosh Hanikra border crossing. In exchange, Israel released convicted Lebanese murderer Samir Kuntar and four Hizballah militants captured during th [...]	2008-07-16 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER LE IS
08TELAVIV1536	PEACE NOW REPORT: MOCH PLANS TO BUILD 73,300 NEW [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On July 7, Peace Now's Settlement Watch Coordinator Hagit Ofran provided econoff with an advanced copy of a soon-to-be published report (please protect until published) detailing the Ministry of Construction and Housing's (MOCH) plans to build 73,300 housing units i [...]	2008-07-17 07:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1543	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1546	EVICTION DELAYED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1560	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Israel and Hamas have not yet agreed to renew negotiations over Gilad Shalit's release, despite the completion of the Hizbullah prisoner swap and the relative quiet o [...]	2008-07-18 09:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV157	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1570	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Today most media focused on the third day of Morris Talansky's cross-examination by PM Ehud Olmert's lawyers. Leading media reported that Talansky could not remember details of cash transf [...]	2008-07-21 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1574	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in The Jerusalem Post) reported that PM Ehud Olmert will be replaced as Kadima leader in mid-September, barring unforeseen circumstances, after the Kadima council re [...]	2008-07-22 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1575	ISRAEL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW U.S. POLICY ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO IS
08TELAVIV1578	KNESSET SUBCOMITTEE ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN [...] (SBU) Chairperson Zahava Gal-On (Meretz) convened July 2 the Knesset subcommittee on Trafficking in Women for its annual hearing on the findings of the State Department's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for 2007. Discussion focused on new developments in trafficking in women: specifically [...]	2008-07-23 04:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KWBG IS
08TELAVIV1585	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that a Palestinian terrorist from East Jerusalem, Ghassan Abu-Tir, went on a rampage with a bulldozer in central Jerusalem. One of his relatives is senior Hamas member M [...]	2008-07-23 10:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV159	THE RIGHT TAKES ON THE JUDICIARY OVER AMBASSADOR'S MEETING [...] (SBU) On the eve of the Annapolis conference in November 2007, a group of right-wing Israeli parliamentarians accused the President of Israel's Supreme Court of violating professional ethics by meeting with the US Ambassador to Israel (reftel) to discuss settlement and separation fence construc [...]	2008-01-18 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KJUS KWBG IS
08TELAVIV1591	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1595	MOD AND MFA RESPONSE TO WEST BANK DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Charge raised reftel demarche points with MOD Political Military Director res. MG Amos Gilad and newly appointed MFA Deputy Director General for North American Affairs, Barukh Binah, on July 23. Gilad provided details of GOI efforts to improve coordination with the PA in the West [...]	2008-07-24 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1599	MOD CONFIRMS BARAK APPROVED NEW MASKIYYOT [...] (C) On July 24, Oded Herman, Senior Advisor to Ministry of Defense (MOD) Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad, confirmed to econoff press reports indicating that Defense Minister Barak approved the construction of 20 new homes in the Maskiyyot settlement, located in the Jordan Valley. In response to [...]	2008-07-24 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1607	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1617	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1624	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Global War on Terror 2. Lebanon 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that diplomatic officials told the newspaper yesterday that while acknowledging that an agreement with the Palestinian [...]	2008-07-29 09:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1631	ISRAEL TO START SOME BARRIER CHANGES; STALLING IN [...] (C) Summary: On July 21, Shaul Arieli, advisor on the West Bank separation barrier to the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ),told econoff that the Ministry of Defense (MOD) would resume construction of some segments of the barrier next month returning some Palestinian land through Court o [...]	2008-07-29 14:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1632	THE LIVNI CAMPAIGN MANTRA: CLEAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Tzipi Livni launched her public campaign for the leadership of the Kadima Party in June - well before the Kadima Council formally decided in July to hold primaries in September. Livni's consistent campaign message to the Kadima electorate has been a call for a clean slate of [...]	2008-07-29 14:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR PGOV IS
08TELAVIV1635	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muslim-Jewish Interfaith Dialogue ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media covered Defense Minister Ehud Barak's visit to the U.S. Barak was quoted as saying that Defense Secretary Robert Gates promised that the U.S. w [...]	2008-07-30 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1636	KNESSET SEEKS SCAPEGOATS FOR WATER CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EINV IS
08TELAVIV1646	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 09:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1657	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-01 09:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV168	BUDGET PASSES EASILY BUT SPENDING PRESSURE GROWS [...] (C) For the first time in years, the Israeli budget was approved prior to the beginning of the budget year, as required by law. The NIS 315.8 billion (USD 84 billion at the current exchange rate of 3.75 NIS to the dollar) Israeli government budget for 2008 passed the Knesset on December 27 b [...]	2008-01-18 16:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS
08TELAVIV1689	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 07:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PARM PREL IS
08TELAVIV1690	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that Israel admitted 188 Fatah-aligned Palestinians who fled Gaza after intense fighting with Hamas. The media reported that PA President Mahmoud Abbas refused to [...]	2008-08-04 09:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1693	U/S ROOD DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL: NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (U) On July 16, Acting Under Secretary John Rood held a Strategic Affairs Dialogue with members of the GOI, including MFA, Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI),and the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC). This is the last of three cables covering the dialogue, focusing on non-proliferation and ar [...]	2008-08-04 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PTER KNNP MNUC MCAP KN
08TELAVIV1694	OLMERT SUCCESSION SCENARIOS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Olmert's surprise announcement July 30 that he intends to resign his office when Kadima elects a new chairperson coincided with the very end of the summer session of the Knesset, a time when FM Tzipi Livni, DefMin Ehud Barak and Minister of Transportation Shaul Mof [...]	2008-08-04 14:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS IS
08TELAVIV1696	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV170	NEW UNSCO FOCUSED ON UN/ISRAELI RELATIONS AND GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, Ambassador Jones and EconCouns met with Robert Serry, the new UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO). Mr. Serry is also the UN's representative to the Palestinians and the UN Quartet envoy. During the meeting, the Ambassador updated Mr. [...]	2008-01-18 16:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAL KWBG UN US
08TELAVIV1700	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted senior PA officials as saying that a victory by Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz in next month's Kadima Party leadership race would be a disaster for the peace process. [...]	2008-08-06 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1702	MOURNING BECOMES MOFAZ [...] (SBU) Summary: The morning after the festive Jerusalem launch of his campaign for the leadership of the Kadima party, Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz received lead-story status in two major Hebrew language dailies. The August 6 headlines, however, captured a negative storyline regarding possi [...]	2008-08-06 15:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KPAL KDEM IS
08TELAVIV1704	Peace programs in the Ministry of Education [...] SUMMARY: On July 29, Poloff met with Anat Zohar, Director of Pedagogic Affairs in the Ministry of Education, to discuss efforts to build a culture of peace in Israeli schools. Zohar described peace education initiatives as ad hoc and inconsistent, driven by principals and NGOs at individual sc [...]	2008-08-07 09:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI IS
08TELAVIV1705	TERRORISM FINANCE: GOI SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 09:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KTFN EFIN ECON KWBG IR IS
08TELAVIV1706	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV171	MUGHRABI GATE: NEW PLANS CALL FOR EXPANSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Revised plans for construction of a new access ramp for the Mughrabi Gate of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif were deposited with the Interior Ministry for public review on December 27. A review of the plans indicates that in addition to constructing a new ramp, planners also in [...]	2008-01-18 17:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL KIRF KPAL JO IS
08TELAVIV1713	GOI PUBLISHES TENDERS FOR 416 HOUSING UNITS IN HAR [...] (C) Summary: On August 7, Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) Director General Chaim Fialkoff called econoff to inform Embassy Tel Aviv that the MOCH had published tenders to build 416 new housing units in the settlements of Har Homa and Betar Illit. The MOCH's publication of tender [...]	2008-08-07 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1741	GOI: NEW DESIGNATIONS LAW SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE [...] Per reftel "A", econoff transmitted the new list of UN 1267 designations to Roy Keidar, Legal Advisor to the Israeli National Security Council (NSC). On August 7, Keidar responded to econoff to inform him that the GOI still did not have the capacity to designate the new UN 1267 entities within [...]	2008-08-08 07:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN KTFN IS

08TELAVIV1742	TERRORISM FINANCE: GOI SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT AGAINST THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN AND INCREASES ITS FINANCIAL ISOLATION OF GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 09:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON EFIN IR IS KTFN KWBG
08TELAVIV1743	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. China Olympics ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that a top Israeli defense official has told the daily that if Russia goes through with the sale of its most advanced anti-aircraft missile system to I [...]	2008-08-08 09:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1754	READOUT OF 14TH QUARTERLY MEETING OF ISRAEL/EGYPT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Israeli and Egyptian trade officials met on Sunday, August 10 in Jerusalem for the quarterly meeting of the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ). Egypt requested Israeli assistance (and a possible joint delegation visit to Washington) to promote Upper Egypt's inclusion in the QIZ a [...]	2008-08-11 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON IS EG
08TELAVIV1755	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Fighting in Georgia 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend almost all media led with the fighting in Georgia. Today Yediot bannered: "Russia's Iron Fist." Ha'aretz quoted Foreign Ministry officials as saying that Is [...]	2008-08-11 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1761	EXPERTS CONSIDER AL-QAIDA IN ISRAEL ASPIRATIONAL, [...] (U) Summary: In July, the Israel Security Agency (ISA) announced the arrest of two separate groups with links to Al-Qaida, marking the first time any citizen of Israel has been accused of affiliation with the terrorist organization. On 23 July, members of the security cabinet met in closed [...]	2008-08-12 05:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KWBG PREL PTER IS
08TELAVIV1763	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert has presented Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with a detailed proposal for an agreement in principle on borders, refugees, and security arrangement [...]	2008-08-12 14:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1770	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the U.S. administration has rejected an Israeli request for military equipment and support that would improve Israel's ability to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. A [...]	2008-08-13 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV178	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 11:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1783	ISRAELI-UNIFIL RELATIONS IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/DAO Chere and A/POLC met with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Northern Command's Liaison Officer (LNO),LTC Sorrel Hershkovitz, on July 31 to discuss the IDF's relations with UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). The LNO, who has served at Northern Command for nearly three y [...]	2008-08-13 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO UN LE IS
08TELAVIV1792	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media repotted that yesterday Defense Minister Ehud Barak unleashed a fierce attacks against FM Tzipi Livni. He was quoted as saying: "The Foreign Minister, with her background as it i [...]	2008-08-14 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1805	MOD: NO FINAL AGREEMENT REACHED TO EVACUATE [...] (C) On August 14, Oded Herman, Senior Advisor to MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad, debunked press reports saying that the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and settlers have reached an agreement on evacuating the Migron outpost. According to Herman, the MOD and settler leaders have a general underst [...]	2008-08-15 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1806	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Georgia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted UNIFIL Force Commander Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano as saying that Israel violated UN Security Council Resolution 1701 in at least three areas: overflights of Lebanon; [...]	2008-08-15 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1810	ISRAEL WANTS TO BUILD ON PAST SUCCESSES AT 63RD [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with Rony Adam, Director of the Department for UN Political Affairs at the MFA to discuss both UN voting practices (ref A) and Israeli participation at UNGA (ref B) on July 23, with a follow-up on August 5. Adam said that plans for UNGA are still tentative, but PM Olme [...]	2008-08-15 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA OTRA OVIP KSEP UN IS
08TELAVIV1813	AMBASSADOR JAMES B. CUNNINGHAM ARRIVAL AT POST [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 09:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER
08TELAVIV1814	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yesterday Maariv listed security arrangements that Israel has drafted for any future final status arrangement with the Palestinians. The Israelis would like to submit this list and to hav [...]	2008-08-18 10:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1826	ISRAEL: MFA DISCUSSES RESPONSE TO CRISIS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 14, PolOff and Pol-MilOff met with several MFA officials to discuss the crisis in Georgia and Israel's response. In separate meetings, EmbOffs met Hillel Newman, FM Livni's chief policy advisor on Europe and Eurasia; Gary Koren, Director of the Eurasia Department; and [...]	2008-08-18 14:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS RS GG AJ IS
08TELAVIV1831	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Ehud Olmert is considering firing Defense Minister Ehud Barak for opposing the budget draft. Ha'aretz reported that clashes over the budget could bring down the [...]	2008-08-19 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1834	CABINET APPROVES RELEASE OF 199 PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: The ministerial committee charged with prisoner issues voted August 18 to approve a list of 199 Palestinian prisoners to be released August 25, just before Ramadan, as a concession to PA President Abbas. The list is comprised exclusively of Fatah and affiliated prisoners, and inc [...]	2008-08-19 15:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1837	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel: Governance 2. Pakistan: Musharraf Resignation ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that PM Olmert sent a stern warning to Beirut yesterday, pledging that Israel would not restrain itself if Lebanon sanctioned a ne [...]	2008-08-20 10:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1843	GOI INFORMED OF NEW US DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN [...] Per reftel "A", on August 20 econoff transmitted the new list of designations to Roy Keidar, Legal Advisor to the Israeli National Security Council (NSC). Courtesy copies were also left with representatives of Mossad and with Yehuda Shaffer, Director of Israel's FIU, the Money Laundering and T [...]	2008-08-21 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP KTFN EFIN IS
08TELAVIV1844	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that in an atmosphere of heightened tensions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called PM Ehud Olmert yesterday to affirm the ties between the two c [...]	2008-08-21 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1845	ISRAEL PASSES STRONG NEW ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the legislative session that concluded in July, Israel's parliament (Knesset) passed several new laws significantly strengthening environmental regulation. These included a Clean Air Act, a "Polluter Pays" law, and a stronger enforcement law. Israel's business, academic an [...]	2008-08-21 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
08TELAVIV186	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. World Financial Crunch ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to defense sources, Israel intends to keep the crossings into the Gaza Strip permanently closed and will only allow emergency humanitaria [...]	2008-01-23 13:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1869	ISRAELI VIEWS ON JORDANIAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Israel has not reacted publicly to Jordan's decision to resume its official dialogue with Hamas. MFA DDG for the Middle East Hadas played down the significance of the Jordanian move in an August 20 conversation with Pol Couns. Hadas said the GOI was much more upset by Jordan's d [...]	2008-08-22 08:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IS JO KPAL
08TELAVIV1870	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 10:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1872	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 63RD UNFC DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CDG PARM PREL UNGA IS
08TELAVIV1875	MA'ALE ADUMIM BARRIER REVISION ANNOUNCED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 14:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1878	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV19	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1933	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-26 05:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV195	ISRAEL ENERGIZES ANTI-POLLUTION CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TBIO KGCC IS
08TELAVIV1954	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 2. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying during a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah yesterd [...]	2008-08-27 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1958	ISRAEL: SEEKING INPUT ON U.S. PLANS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials are seeking input on U.S. plans on the ground in Georgia prior to their interagency examination of a resumption of Israeli military assistance to Georgia. At the same time, Israel is reviewing -- and has approved several -- requests from Tbilisi for military assista [...]	2008-08-27 13:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO RU GG IS
08TELAVIV1959	ISRAEL: SEEKING INPUT ON U.S. PLANS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials are seeking input on U.S. plans on the ground in Georgia prior to their interagency examination of a resumption of Israeli military assistance to Georgia. At the same time, Israel is reviewing -- and has approved several -- requests from Tbilisi for military assista [...]	2008-08-27 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO RU GG IS
08TELAVIV1961	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited a Reuters report of a Russian diplomat as saying that the Russian navy will make more use of Syrian ports as part of an increased military presence in the Mediterranean. The [...]	2008-08-28 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1967	THE OLMERT SUCCESSION: PROSPECTS FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION [...] (SBU) A rumor floated by the Prime Minister's office around midnight August 24 raised the media specter of PM Olmert's resignation. The background: the absence of a government majority for passage of the 2009 draft budget, although strenuous negotiations past midnight secured the budget's pass [...]	2008-08-29 04:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV1968	ISRAEL: RESPONSE ON NATO MED-D SOFA DEMARCHE [...] (C) Polmiloff raised reftel points with MFA Acting Director for Multilateral European Institutions Boaz Rodkin on August 28. Rodkin appreciated the points in advance of the NATO Legal Advisors' meeting in Brussels on September 2, and said he would circulate them with the MFA Legal Advisor's o [...]	2008-08-29 04:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EUN IS
08TELAVIV197	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1979	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted a senior GOI source as saying that Hamas recently increased the number of Palestinian prisoners it wants released in exchange for Gilad Shalit, from 1,000 t [...]	2008-08-29 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1982	ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN ISRAEL FACE DEPORTATION AND [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, African Refugee Development Center Director Yohannes Lemma reported to RefCoord that, in the past few days, Israeli authorities had returned at least 15 African asylum-seekers to Egypt. UNHCR Senior Liaison Officer Mike Alford separately told RefCoord that an IDF s [...]	2008-08-29 13:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV IS EG
08TELAVIV1984	DEFENSE MINISTER BARAK'S DISCUSSIONS IN EGYPT [...] (S) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak's August 23 visit to Egypt was a success, according to MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham. Barak's meetings with President Mubarak, Intelligence Minister Soliman, and Defense Minister Tantawi focused on reviving negotiations for the release of Corporal [...]	2008-08-29 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EG KPAL IR IS
08TELAVIV1990	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1994	STATUS ON ISRAEL'S ACCESSION TO THE OECD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Finance (MOF) Senior Deputy Director General Oded Brook noted to Econ officers during a meeting on August 27 that Israel was using the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) accession process to accomplish domestic goals on the environment, taxa [...]	2008-09-02 14:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OECD IS
08TELAVIV2002	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2007	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2020	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV203	Codel Voinovich Meeting with Prime Minister Olmert [...] Summary: On January 2, Codel Voinovich met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the Prime MinisterQs Office in Jerusalem. Senator Voinovich was accompanied by Representatives Rob Bishop (R, Utah); Phil Gingrey (R, Georgia); Steve Pearce (R, New Mexico) and Michael Turner (R, Ohio) as w [...]	2008-01-24 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR OREP IS
08TELAVIV2030	MFA DG ABRAMOVICH AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS GEORGIA [...] (S) Summary. The Ambassador and MFA DG Abramovich discussed Georgia September 4. Abramovich said Israel was tracking Western reactions carefully and trying to analyze Russia's objectives. MFA and MOD are reviewing Israeli arms sales to Georgia and he expected approval soon to sell mine cle [...]	2008-09-05 16:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MASS RU GG IS
08TELAVIV2031	FM ABOUL GHEIT RAISES CONCERNS OVER WEST BANK [...] (C) MFA Cabinet Advisor for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs Ahmed Hafez (please protect) briefed us September 5 on Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's August 31 meeting in Cairo with Israeli MFA DG Aharon Abramovich. Hafez described the meeting's atmosphere as ""positive,"" and stressed that the Egypt [...]	2008-09-06 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV EG KPAL LE IS
08TELAVIV204	CODEL Voinovich Discusses the Way Forward in Gaza with [...] Summary: On January 2, 2008 Codel Voinovich met with Israeli Minister of Internal Security, Avraham QAvi Dicter, at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Senator Voinovich was accompanied by Representatives Rob Bishop (R, Utah); Phil Gingrey (R, Georgia); Steve Pearce (R, New Mexico) and Michael Turner [...]	2008-01-24 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR OREP IS
08TELAVIV2040	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Diplomatic correspondent Ben Caspit wrote on page one of the popular, pluralist Maariv: "[The Americans] want to promote [some kind of agreement with the Palestinians] with the Israeli government, but where is the Israeli government? There is no I [...]	2008-09-08 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2043	ISRAELI AND JORDANIAN VIEWS ON DETERIORATING [...] (C) Summary: PolOff met with Jordanian PolOff Asem Ababneh (please protect) September 2 to discuss the rising tensions between Jordan and Israel. Ababneh complained that Israel is taking Jordan for granted and is no longer acting in good faith on a range of issues, including the peace proces [...]	2008-09-08 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL KISL JO IS
08TELAVIV2057	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Legal Entanglement 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted a police source as saying yesterday that there is a good chance that PM Ehud Olmert could be convicted of money laundering, a crime wh [...]	2008-09-09 10:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2058	NON-PAPER ON IRISL TRANSMITTED TO GOI [...] On September 8, Econoff passed non-paper transmitted reftel to a representative of Udi Levi, Director of the National Security Council's (NSC) Bureau of Counterterrorism Finance. Econoff's GOI contact promised to transmit the non-paper via secure fax to Ariel Shafransky, Deputy Director for C [...]	2008-09-09 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN KNNP PTER EWWT IS
08TELAVIV2072	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-10 09:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2078	THE POLITICAL COUNTDOWN: TOWARDS KADIMA PRIMARIES SEPT 17 [...] (SBU) The Kadima primaries are only a week away. Front-runners Tzipi Livni and Shaul Mofaz, already labeled by the local media as the Obama and McCain of Israeli politics, are locked in campaign combat. They offer daily interviews, sound bites and policy statements to a public weary with the [...]	2008-09-10 13:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2084	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. 9/11 Anniversary ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the killing of two IAF airmen yesterday evening when their Cobra attack helicopter crashed in the Galilee, apparently due to a technical failure. Ha'aretz [...]	2008-09-11 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2086	ISRAEL: RESPONSE ON ISF TRANSITION PLAN DEMARCHE [...] (S) Pol Couns delivered reftel points separately to MOD Arab Affairs Advisor David Hacham and to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East and Peace Process Yacov Hadas. Both Hacham and Hadas received the points with great interest, but neither had any substantive response, although Hada [...]	2008-09-11 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MAAR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AEC BA EG IZ JO KU
08TELAVIV2096	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 09:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2106	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. 9/11 Anniversary ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that until a few months ago back-channel talks took place in Turkey, London, and Israel/the occupied territories between Israelis, headed by journalist Yit [...]	2008-09-15 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV211	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2114	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2120	KADIMA: FORWARD -- ON YOUR MARK, GET SET... [...] (SBU) Olmert recently reiterated his July 30 commitment to resign from the office of Prime Minister after the Kadima primaries for party leader, clarifying that he will do so "immediately" to enable the elected candidate to form a new government. The first round of voting gets under way in le [...]	2008-09-16 15:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2124	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] World Financial Crisis 2. Mideast 3. U.S./India Nuclear Agreement ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The headlines in today's media were split between the world financial crisis, the Kadima primaries, and Iran's nuclear threat. The m [...]	2008-09-17 09:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2132	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Diplomatic correspondent Aluf Benn wrote in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: "Whoever succeeds Olmert will ... have to choose among less than stellar options.... There is no reason to be jealous of the winner." Veteran journalist Hemmi S [...]	2008-09-18 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2134	TZIPI LIVNI SQUEAKS BY TO WIN KADIMA PRIMARY OVER [...] (C) Summary: FM Livni eked out a very narrow victory over Shaul Mofaz, Meir Sheetrit and Avi Dichter to win the Kadima Party primaries by just 431 votes. Pollsters faced a glum morning-after -- what some commentators have called the "Yom Kippur of polls" after exit polls substantially overest [...]	2008-09-18 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2139	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 09:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2148	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN: [...] (C) Summary. During a September 15 meeting at the Knesset, Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) Party leader Avigdor Lieberman described to the Ambassador his views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other regional issues, his concern over deteriorating U.S.-Russian relations, and his robust political [...]	2008-09-19 15:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IR SY RU IS
08TELAVIV2153	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday PM Ehud Olmert tendered his resignation to President Shimon Peres. Ha'aretz reported that in private conversations yesterday, FM Tzipi Livni said that if [...]	2008-09-22 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2162	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Jerusalem's Vehicle Terror Incident 2. Tzipi Livni's efforts to Form a Government PLEASE NOTE: Block Quotes only, Tuesday, September 23, 2008. -------------------------------------- Â [...]	2008-09-23 15:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2166	LIVNI BEGINS WORK TOWARD BUILDING A NEW COALITION [...] (SBU) Summary: President Shimon Peres gave FM Tzipi Livni the nod to try to form a new coalition from the existing Knesset on the evening of September 22. She must do so no later than November 4 or early elections must be held within 90 days. Negative media coverage of a meeting between Lab [...]	2008-09-23 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2167	LIVNI BEGINS WORK TOWARD BUILDING A NEW COALITION [...] (SBU) Summary: President Shimon Peres gave FM Tzipi Livni the nod to try to form a new coalition from the existing Knesset on the evening of September 22. She must do so no later than November 4 or early elections must be held within 90 days. Negative media coverage of a meeting between Labo [...]	2008-09-24 04:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2169	NON-PAPER ON CHINA TRANSMITTED TO GOI [...] On September 22, Econoff passed non-paper transmitted reftel to a representative of Udi Levi, Director of the National Security Council's (NSC) Bureau of Counterterrorism Finance. On the same day, Poloff transmitted the non-paper to Haim Waxman, Director of the MFA's Department of Non-Prolife [...]	2008-09-24 05:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN KNNP PTER PARM IS
08TELAVIV2171	U.S. ARCHIVIST VIEWS ORIENT HOUSE DOCUMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, U.S. National Archivist Dr. Allen Weinstein and Director of the Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division of the National Archives and Records Administration, Michael Carlson, viewed documents seized by Israel from the Orient House in 2001. The two w [...]	2008-09-24 06:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL PGOV KWBG IS
08TELAVIV2172	ISRAEL: CAUTIOUS WITH GEORGIA [...] (S) Summary: The GOI is continuing to take a cautious approach in its relations with Georgia. According to MFA Director for Export Controls Roey Gilad, the Israelis continue to review Georgian military assistance requests on a case-by-case basis, and have approved several defensive requests. [...]	2008-09-24 09:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS RU GG IS
08TELAVIV2175	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Defense Minister Ehud Barak as saying yesterday that the Labor Party will make every effort to form a national unity government with Kadima leader Tzipi Livn. Ha'aretz quo [...]	2008-09-24 10:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV219	MOD COMMENTS ON RAFAH SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham briefed PolCouns January 24 on the Israeli reaction to the January 23 breaching of the border fence between Egypt and Gaza. Hacham, who is a regular MOD interlocutor with the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS),said he had deliver [...]	2008-01-25 15:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM EG KPAL IS
08TELAVIV220	RESETTLEMENT OF MIGRON'S RESIDENTS MAY COUNTER [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, the State Prosecutor's Office announced that Prime Minister Olmert and Defense Minister Barak will strive within six months to achieve a consensual evacuation of the Migron outpost, whereby these settlers would be relocated to an alternative site. The announceme [...]	2008-01-25 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV2201	ISRAEL AT A TURNING POINT IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Through sixty years of statehood, Israel has traditionally relegated environmental concerns towards the bottom of the agenda, with the predictable results. Knowledgeable observers fault the government's pre-occupation with defense and growth and reliance on short-term tactical [...]	2008-09-24 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
08TELAVIV2204	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that yesterday President Shimon Peres told the UN General Assembly that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech on Tuesday constituted the "darkest anti-Semitic [...]	2008-09-25 11:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV221	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2217	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Attack on Professor Sternhell 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that the chances of new Kadima leader Tzipi Livni quickly forming a coalition took a hit on Thursday when talks broke down in a secret chan [...]	2008-09-26 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2218	EXTREME RIGHT WING VIOLENCE REEMERGES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late in the night of September 24, Israel Prize winner Ze'ev Sternhell was wounded in the leg by a pipe-bomb that exploded next to the gate of his Jerusalem residence. Sternhell, a political science professor known for his opposition to the settlers and the nationalist right-win [...]	2008-09-26 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2219	ISRAEL DISPUTES "COORDINATED RETURNS" OF AFRICANS [...] (C) SUMMARY Post delivered demarche (Reftel A) on September 17 as a non-paper to Eviatar Manor, MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for International Organizations and the United Nations. Manor and Simona Halperin, MFA Director of the International Organizations and Human Rights Department, res [...]	2008-09-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EG IS ER SU AF
08TELAVIV2236	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD DG BUCHRIS: [...] (S) Summary. During a September 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Director General Pinchas Buchris stressed the strategic importance of Israel's relations with the U.S. He said he hoped Iran's nuclear program could be stopped without the use of force, but made clear that Israel wi [...]	2008-09-26 15:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS MASS KPAL LE SY IR RU IS
08TELAVIV2238	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD DG BUCHRIS: [...] (S) Summary. During a September 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Director General Pinchas Buchris stressed the strategic importance of Israel's relations with the U.S. He said he hoped Iran's nuclear program could be stopped without the use of force, but made clear that I [...]	2008-09-29 05:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS MASS KPAL LE SY IR RU IS
08TELAVIV2246	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The most important interview that PM Ehud Olmert granted the pre- Jewish New Year Holiday media is the one with Yediot, in which he declared that Israel must withdraw from [...]	2008-09-29 10:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2247	U.S./IS DIALOGUE ON LEBANON: SUPPORT MODERATES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for NEA Jeffrey Feltman chaired an Embassy Tel Aviv-Washington interagency delegation participating in the first joint U.S./Israeli dialogue on Lebanon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Jerusalem. Overall, the Israelis [...]	2008-09-29 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR IS LE SY IR UN
08TELAVIV2250	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2252	OLMERT'S "SWAN SONG" INTERVIEW SPARKS DEBATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Olmert's widely read Jewish New Year interview on the Palestinian and Syrian negotiation tracks (see paras 2 and 3 below) struck Israeli pundits as both bold and problematic. Commentators on the left, such as Meretz MK Yossi Beilin, criticized Olmert for talking the talk on the [...]	2008-10-02 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY LE KWBG
08TELAVIV2255	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that the index of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange dropped by 4.5% yesterday. Both Yediot and Maariv listed the losses sustained by the richest Israelis. Maariv bannered: QT [...]	2008-10-03 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2261	ISRAEL: RESPONSE TO UNSC RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN [...] (SBU) On October 2, Polmiloff delivered the text of UNSCR 1835 and reftel non-paper outlining Chapter VII sanctions on Iran to date to the MFA's Director for Non-Proliferation Haim Waxman, Director for Arms Control Rodica Radian-Gordon, and Director for Export Control Roey Gilad. Polmiloff no [...]	2008-10-03 13:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP IR MNUC PARM IS
08TELAVIV2268	IRISL OBJECTIVES SHARED WITH GOI [...] On September 10, Econoff transmitted Treasury's press release on the designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) to a representative of Udi Levi, Director of the National Security Council's (NSC) Bureau of Counterterrorism Finance. The press release was also transmitted [...]	2008-10-03 15:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN KNNP PTER EWWT IS
08TELAVIV2271	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange fell to its lowest level since September 2006. The blue-chip TA-25 index lost 6.3 percent to fall below 800 for the first time [...]	2008-10-06 12:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2282	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 10:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2291	ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CORRESPONDENT BANKING [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On Sunday, September 29, Bank Hapoalim (BH),one of only two Israeli commercial banks providing correspondent services to Palestinian banks, informed the Bank of Israel (BOI) that it would end its business relationship and cease all services to Palestinian commer [...]	2008-10-07 13:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG KTFN
08TELAVIV2293	COALITION UPDATE: WAITING ON BARAK [...] (C) Summary: Halfway through her first two weeks' effort at coalition building, FM Tzipi Livni is laying the groundwork for an agreement with Labor that could lead to a coalition deal sometime after the end of the upcoming string of high holidays that conclude on October 21. This timeframe w [...]	2008-10-07 16:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2306	PALESTINIANS SUE GOI OVER INACTION TO EVACUATE [...] (C) Summary: On October 5, five Palestinian landowners, through the Yesh Din human rights organization, filed a civil suit for NIS 1.5 million against the GOI for damages caused by its failure to evacuate the Migron outpost. According to Yesh Din legal advisor Michael Sfard, not only had the [...]	2008-10-08 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV2308	MFA CONFERENCE PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR LIVNI [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Livni used the MFA's first annual policy and strategy conference as a platform to elucidate her cautious approach to peace negotiations, stressing her views that negotiations must be grounded in political reality, should not be accelerated to accommodate polit [...]	2008-10-08 11:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNP IR KPAL IS
08TELAVIV2310	ISRAEL TO ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (C) Pol Couns raised reftel points with MFA Deputy Director General for Multilateral and UN Affairs (IO A/S-equivalent) Eviatar Manor October 8, stressing U.S. opposition to the Serbian resolution and requesting Israel to vote no. Manor said the MFA had considered their position on this reso [...]	2008-10-08 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV IS

08TELAVIV2311	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2315	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV232	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Final Winograd Report 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media led with the political situation on the eve of the publication of the final Winograd report. Ha'aretz and other media quoted associates of PM Ehud Olmert a [...]	2008-01-29 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2326	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz and The Jerusalem Post quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying yesterday that she would leave "no stone unturned" in order to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal b [...]	2008-10-15 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2329	IDF REGIONAL COMMANDERS SPEAK OUT IN PRESS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Within the span of several days, the Israeli Defense Force Regional Commanders made direct and frank comments in separate interviews to the press regarding the state-of-play in Israel's northern, central, and southern regions. On the northern border, Maj. Gen. Gadi [...]	2008-10-15 13:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MARR PGOV MOPS MCAP IS
08TELAVIV2330	YOM KIPPUR RIOTS IN THE MIXED CITY OF AKKO [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, at the beginning of the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, the drive of an Arab resident of the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Akko (Acre) into the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of "Ben Gurion" became the proximate cause for riots between the two communities for more t [...]	2008-10-15 13:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PINR SOCI CASC IS
08TELAVIV2337	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM-designate Tzipi Livni was supposed to meet with Shas Chairman Eli Yishai last night, but the meeting was canceled. A statement released jointly by their bureaus s [...]	2008-10-16 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2339	KADIMA AND LABOR PLEDGE COALITION PARTNERSHIP: [...] (C) Summary: Kadima and Labor negotiators reached a draft agreement October 13 that would allow Tzipi Livni to form a new coalition with Ehud Barak. After marathon negotiations, Labor obtained several commitments from Kadima: 1) full partnership in the Syrian and Palestinian negotiations; [...]	2008-10-16 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2342	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that the global financial crisis is sparking a local job market crunch, with Maariv predicting that up to 55,000 Israelis would lose their jobs. (Yesterday the Israel E [...]	2008-10-17 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2349	ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR MG BENNY GANTZ [...] (SBU) DOD has invited the individual named in para 2 to attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference, scheduled for November 17-20, 2008. Participation costs will be covered by DOD Counterterrorism Fellowship Funds. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post request [...]	2008-10-17 15:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM IS
08TELAVIV2351	ISRAEL: MAYROW TRADING CO. DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 09:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2360	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2368	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that a senior Islamic Republic official told foreign diplomats two weeks ago in London that senior Tehran officials are recommending a pr [...]	2008-10-22 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2370	LIVNI HAS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO FORM A [...] (C) Summary: Tzipi Livni's target of producing a coalition by the date the Knesset reopens for its winter session on October 27 lost momentum when Shaul Mofaz (Kadima) and Rafi Eitan (Pensioners) decried the idea of a "narrow coalition" comprising just 59-60 MK's of Kadima, Labor, Meretz and [...]	2008-10-22 17:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2374	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- While Yediot reported that PM-designate Tzipi Livni has offered Shas 1 billion shekels (around $ 260 million),Maariv reported that Livni signaled to Shas that she can no lo [...]	2008-10-23 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV238	RAMIFICATIONS OF WINOGRAD FINAL REPORT [...] (C) Summary: Anticipation of the January 30 rollout of the final report of the Winograd Committee has generated renewed calls for Olmert's resignation from predictable quarters (the opposition, the extreme left and the extreme right),and from some bereaved families and reservists. PM Ehud O [...]	2008-01-30 05:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MOPS LE IS
08TELAVIV2384	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S. Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported this morning that Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef held a telephone consultation with the Council of Torah Sages and nixed the partyQs entrance into [...]	2008-10-24 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV239	RAMIFICATIONS OF WINOGRAD FINAL REPORT [...] (C) Summary: Anticipation of the January 30 rollout of the final report of the Winograd Committee has generated renewed calls for Olmert's resignation from predictable quarters (the opposition, the extreme left and the extreme right),and from some bereaved families and reservists. PM Ehud O [...]	2008-01-30 05:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MOPS LE IS
08TELAVIV2391	KADIMA AND SHAS BRINKMANSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Late on October 23, Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni issued an ultimatum to the Shas Party. Kadima reportedly offered Shas some 650 million NIS (approximately 170 million USD) for family allowances, and Livni told party activists that it was now time for Shas to decide. She also [...]	2008-10-24 15:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV24	SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM APPLIES TO WEST [...] (C) Summary: Since Annapolis, Israeli settlement plans have been featured prominently and consistently in the Israeli press. In December alone, there were five published reports of GOI plans to build new residential and commercial projects, primarily in East Jerusalem. Recent press reports [...]	2008-01-03 14:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV2400	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Politics 2. U.S. Operation against Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday PM-designate Tzipi Livni told President Shimon Peres that she has exhausted all options of forming a government. Peres is [...]	2008-10-27 10:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2401	KADIMA'S LIVNI BAILS OUT IN FAVOR OF EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Kadima chairperson Tzipi Livni on Sunday told President Peres that she was unable to form a coalition and recommended early elections. Livni, who ended her attempts to form a government only two days after the ultraorthodox SHAS and United Torah Judaism (UTJ) parties rejected her offers, [...]	2008-10-27 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IS
08TELAVIV2402	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying that he would remain caretaker until the formation of a new government early next year. HaQaretz quoted police sources as saying on Monday that e [...]	2008-10-28 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV241	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Final Winograd Report 2. Mideast 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the final Winograd report, which will be made public this afternoon after 17 months of work. Banners: in Yediot: "The Mome [...]	2008-01-30 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2413	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S. Elections 3. Global Financial Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that Knesset faction leaders decided yesterday to set the date for general elections on February 10. HaQaretz reported that Ka [...]	2008-10-29 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2419	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 13:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV242	ISRAEL AND PA FACE WORSENING WATER SITUATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 14:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG IS JO
08TELAVIV2427	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S. Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post cited a Post/ Smith Research poll, which found that the Rightist bloc led by Likud will defeat the Left, led by Kadima and Labor, by eight Knesset seats (see be [...]	2008-10-31 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2432	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERNAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter October 30. They discussed the GOI's plans for dealing with extremist settler violence, Israeli security cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas' ongoing efforts to develop its military capabilities in [...]	2008-10-31 16:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG IS
08TELAVIV2433	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your upcoming visit to the region comes during a time of transition in Israeli politics. FM Livni is casting her failure to refashion a coalition as a refusal to accept the restrictive economic and diplomatic terms demanded by the Shas Party. The Kadima Party, under her leade [...]	2008-10-31 17:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EG SY IS
08TELAVIV2434	THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN WITH EXPERTS AT THE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Director Oded Eran and members of the INSS staff October 29. INSS is the premier security studies center, with close links to the Israeli military and intelligence communities. The discussion focused on Isra [...]	2008-11-03 05:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MOPS IR CH RU IS
08TELAVIV2436	THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN WITH EXPERTS AT THE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Director Oded Eran and members of the INSS staff October 29. INSS is the premier security studies center, with close links to the Israeli military and intelligence communities. The discussion focused on Isra [...]	2008-11-03 07:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MOPS IR CH RU IS
08TELAVIV2446	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S. Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Shin Bet security service chief Yuval Diskin warned at yesterday's cabinet meeting that a government decision to evacuate more territory m [...]	2008-11-03 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2447	CASHLESS IN GAZA? [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KPAL KTFN EFIN IS
08TELAVIV245	WINOGRAD FINAL REPORT -- HARSHER ON IDF THAN ON [...] (C) Jerusalem's first snowstorm of the season coincided with the public release of the Winograd report that has created a political storm of its own. How the media describe the findings of the report will determine, in large measure, the magnitude of that storm. Our initial assessment is tha [...]	2008-01-30 18:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS IS LE
08TELAVIV2452	NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO BE BANKING CORRESPONDENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 13:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KTFN EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2454	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 13:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2468	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S. Elections 2. Middle East ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media covered the last day of the U.S. electoral campaign. The printed media predicted that Sen. Barack Obama would clinch the presidency. This morning the electronic me [...]	2008-11-05 11:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2469	ISRAEL: IDF OPERATION IN GAZA SPURS ROCKET ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: IDF forces entered into the Gaza Strip during the evening of November 4 to collapse a tunnel purportedly to be used to kidnap IDF soldiers near the Gaza security fence. Several Hamas militants were killed and IDF soldiers wounded in the ensuing firefight. Hamas responded Novemb [...]	2008-11-05 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MOPS KPAL IS
08TELAVIV2473	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2475	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2479	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 06:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV249	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2499	WATER PROJECT FINANCING WORKSHOP PRESSES FOR ALTERNATIVES [...] (SBU) On November 5-6, the Milken Institute hosted a Financial Innovation Lab in Jerusalem to promote the idea of using public sector bond-issuing mechanisms for financing water, wastewater, and environmental remediation projects in the region. 60 Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials, [...]	2008-11-05 09:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS
08TELAVIV250	ISRAELI COMPLIANCE WITH THE BERLIN DECLARATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Department inquiry (ref A),Israel appears to implement a model DOTS program, and observes Berlin Declaration commitments fully. The Ministry of Health (MOH) continues t assess Israel's successful National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP). Israel is a signatory o [...]	2008-01-31 14:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV WHO IS EG JO
08TELAVIV2500	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2505	ISRAELI MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ON NOVEMBER 11 PREVIEW [...] SUMMARY Israeli voters go to the polls on November 11 to choose their mayors and local councils in municipal elections across the country, with Kadima -- in its first municipal elections -- making the biggest push of any major party in advance of the February 2009 national elections. Women ar [...]	2008-11-05 18:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM
08TELAVIV2509	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2520	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on a wave of layoffs in Israel, and quoted Finance Minister Roni Bar-On as saying that Qthe man in the street wonQt pay for the tycoonsQ ills. The media reported that [...]	2008-11-13 11:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2521	MEETING WITH SETTLER REPRESENTATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In coordination with Knesset Deputy Speaker Otniel Schneller, Pol Couns, EconOff and PolOff met with representatives of the settler community on November 5 to discuss the settlers' role in internal Israeli politics and the rise in settler violence. Pol Couns led off by reviewing [...]	2008-11-13 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
08TELAVIV2534	MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WHERE THE CANDIDATE IS KING [...] Summary: Israeli voters went to the polls November 11 to choose their mayors and municipal councils. Incumbent Ron Huldai won re-election in Tel Aviv, while secular candidate Nir Barkat (formerly affiliated with Kadima) defeated ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) candidate Meir Porush (UTJ) in Jerusale [...]	2008-11-13 17:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR IS
08TELAVIV2544	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that DM Ehud Barak has approved dozens of construction projects in the West Bank in recent months, contradicting Israel's commitments under t [...]	2008-11-14 12:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2547	TENSION ESCALATES ALONG GAZA BORDER [...] (S) Summary: Hostilities continue to escalate along the Gaza border despite the current ceasefire -- "tahdiyeh" -- not scheduled to expire until December 19. Following a November 4 IDF raid into the Gaza Strip to destroy a tunnel (reftel),Palestinian terror organizations have steadily barra [...]	2008-11-14 14:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER PGOV MOPS KPAL IS
08TELAVIV2553	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2554	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MERETZ PARTY [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Meretz Party Chairman Chaim Oron November 10. Oron, who was well-informed on the status of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, said he it is likely that Likud Party leader Bibi Netanyahu will focus his election campaign on the economy, which is seen by many Israeli [...]	2008-11-17 12:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
08TELAVIV2555	BARAK APPROVES NEW SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense (MOD) Barak since April 2008, has approved dozens of construction permits for residential and municipal projects in the major settlement blocs and in a number of smaller settlements. This construction, if completed, will pave the way for continued population [...]	2008-11-17 13:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV2568	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that senior American officials fear that opening a U.S. interests section in Tehran could strengthen President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and help him win the pr [...]	2008-11-18 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2569	A/S DESUTTER'S COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter held consultations with GOI officials and Israeli think tanks October 30 as a part of her Compliance Diplomacy visit to the Middle East. The purpose of these consultations was to discuss t [...]	2008-11-18 12:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PARM KNNP KTIA IS
08TELAVIV2571	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz quoted President Shimon Peres as saying in London yesterday that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama proclaimed himself Qvery impressed with the Arab Le [...]	2008-11-19 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2572	WATER - ENERGY LINK EXPLORED AT PM'S CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: The Prime Minister's Conference on Export and International Cooperation on November 12 devoted a quarter of its program to the link between water and energy issues, in the context of green technologies and the business opportunities these present for Israeli exports. Israel's ongo [...]	2008-11-19 13:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EINV IS
08TELAVIV2576	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2578	HISTADRUT THREATENS NATIONAL STRIKE [...] Summary. The Histadrut Labor Federation threatened November 19 to call a national strike to protest the lack of a pension safety net in the economic stimulus plan (Septel) the Government announced earlier that day. Histadrut Chairman Ofer Eini, who did not announce a specific strike date, ca [...]	2008-11-20 14:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB IS PGOV SOCI
08TELAVIV2581	UNESCO: GOI REQUESTS URGENT CONSULTATIONS TO [...] (C) MFA Director for International Organizations Tibor Shalev-Schlosser approached poloff on the margins of an unrelated meeting to convey what he called an urgent message about the candidacy of Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni to be the next Director-General of UNESCO. According to [...]	2008-11-20 16:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO EG IS
08TELAVIV2582	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 13:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2586	EPA ADMINISTRATOR VISITS ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EINV TBIO IS
08TELAVIV2589	ISRAEL AND JORDAN DISCUSS MUGHRABI GATE, REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Poloff met November 20 with MFA Jordan Desk Director Tuvia Israeli and MFA IO Desk Director Tibor Shalev-Schlosser to discuss the ongoing dispute between Jordan and Israel over the Mughrabi Gate. The pair provided a readout of MFA DG Abramovich's November 12 meeting wi [...]	2008-11-21 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS
08TELAVIV2591	US-ISRAEL CONSULTATIONS ON UN AFFAIRS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 28, Assistant Secretary Brian Hook and MFA Deputy DG for International Organizations Evyatar Manor led a bilateral consultation on United Nations Affairs with the Foreign Ministry. The discussions covered the Security Council role in the ongoing peace negotiations, Leb [...]	2008-11-21 16:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL UNEP MOPS KPKO UN LE PA IS
08TELAVIV2592	BARAK DEFERS EVACUATION OF HEBRON HOUSE FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Defense (MOD) Barak on November 20 balked at forcibly removing nine settler families from a house in Hebron after the High Court of Justice ordered their evacuation, and clashes erupted between the settlers and Israeli forces. Ministry of Defense officials in recent [...]	2008-11-21 16:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV2598	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2603	GAZA CASH CRISIS: CBG FISCHER CALLS FOR USG [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 12:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PREL IS
08TELAVIV2610	UPDATE: GOI MASTER PLANS FOR AREA C WEST BANK [...] (C/NF) Oded Hermann, MOD POL-MIL advisor to Amos Gilad, called EconCouns November 18 with an update on the 14 outstanding master plans being developed/approved for Palestinian communities in Area C. Hermann reported that draft plans had been developed for half of these communities, and are [...]	2008-11-24 13:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAL KWBG PA IS
08TELAVIV2617	NETANYAHU OUTLINES FOR AMBASSADOR LIKUD'S WAY [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a private meeting with the Ambassador on November 20, Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu confidently described his prospects to become the next Israeli prime minister and outlined his intent to form a broad, center-right coalition if his party prevails in February. Netanyah [...]	2008-11-24 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2618	NETANYAHU OUTLINES FOR AMBASSADOR LIKUD'S WAY [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a private meeting with the Ambassador on November 20, Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu confidently described his prospects to become the next Israeli prime minister and outlined his intent to form a broad, center-right coalition if his party prevails in February. Netanyah [...]	2008-11-24 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV PREL KPAL ECON IS IR
08TELAVIV2619	USSC GEN. DAYTON'S NOVEMBER 18 MEETING WITH IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States Security Coordinator (USSC) LTG Keith W. Dayton and members of his staff met with IDF OC Central Command MG Gadi Shamni and members of his Command at Shamni's Neve Yaakov Headquarters on November 18. The USSC discussed the establishment of a base for the Pales [...]	2008-11-24 17:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL IS
08TELAVIV262	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2620	ISRAELI POLLSTER PROVIDES INTERESTING DATA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 05:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAL KPLS KPAO IS
08TELAVIV2623	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that yesterday in Washington PM Ehud Olmert asked the U.S. administration to speed up the diplomatic process with the Palestinians. He was quoted as saying that President-e [...]	2008-11-25 11:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV263	A/S BURNS' JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH MFA DG [...] (C) Summary: Israeli MFA Director General Aharon Abramovitch updated U/S Burns January 24 on recent meetings between Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams, noting that despite the previous day's incidents on the Egypt-Gaza border, the teams met that day. Abramovitch expressed the GOI,s h [...]	2008-02-01 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IS KWBG MCAP MOPS PREL UNSC
08TELAVIV2630	MFA DISCUSSES NEGOTIATIONS WITH VATICAN, POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary and comment: MFA Director for Inter-Religious Affairs Bahij Mansour told Poloff that negotiations with the Vatican over outstanding issues related to the Fundamental Agreement were going well, and that Israel expected a "breakthrough" at the December 18 plenary session in Rome. Acc [...]	2008-11-25 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF VT IS
08TELAVIV2632	JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR PROMOTES ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Jordanian Ambassador Ali Al-Ayed told the Ambassador November 19 that in response to the growing expression of interest by some Israeli leaders -- including President Peres and Defense Minister Barak -- in the 2002 Beirut Arab Summit peace initiative, he has undertaken to publicize the in [...]	2008-11-25 16:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG JO IS
08TELAVIV2634	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 12:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2635	DOV WEISSGLAS WARNS ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT POLICY [...] (U) Summary: Former Chief of Staff to Ariel Sharon Dov Weissglas, in an op-ed published in the mass circulation Yediot Aharonot November 24, cautioned that Israel risks a diplomatic confrontation with the new US Administration if it continues to permit settlement expansion and outpost constru [...]	2008-11-26 14:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV2636	ISRAELI ECONOMISTS SEE SILVER LINING IN CRISIS [...] (U) Two academic economists, with very different world views, explained to Dep EconCouns recently that they are sanguine about the ultimate effect of the international financial crisis on Israel. "Social" economist Momi Dahan, a Professor at Hebrew University and former senior adviser to the [...]	2008-11-26 16:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2640	MFA OFFICIALS DISCUSS REGIONAL PEACE, DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Director of Policy Planning Dr. David Gordon on November 16 met separately with Eran Etzion, MFA Director of Policy Planning, Tal Becker, MFA Foreign Policy Advisor, and Yaakov Hadas, Deputy Director General of the Middle East and Peace Process Division to discuss Israeli views [...]	2008-11-28 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL SY XF IS
08TELAVIV2644	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Mumbai Terror Attacks ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the past two days all media highlighted the multiple terror attacks in Mumbai, in particular on the cityQs Chabad Hasidic headquarters, where up to 20 Israelis are bei [...]	2008-11-28 14:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2647	OLMERT'S TRAVELGATE - ATTORNEY GENERAL BEGINS MARCH TOWARD [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 15:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV265	UAE EQUIPMENT FOR THE PA [...] (C) In response to Ref A instructions, USSC confirmed to DATT that USSC has discussed this UAE-offered equipment with the PA's Hazem Atallah. The next step is for Atallah to write a letter to USSC officially requesting the equipment. USSC will then coordinate with the GOI about allowing the [...]	2008-02-01 12:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KPAL IS AE
08TELAVIV2663	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Mumbai Terror Attacks 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that an IDF soldier lost a leg on Friday in a mortar attack from Gaza on his base. The Jerusalem Post reported that he is no longer at risk [...]	2008-12-01 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2664	MFA REQUEST TO COORDINATE APPROACH IN EAST ASIA ON [...] (C) MFA Director of Political Research (INR A/S-equivalent) Nimrod Barkan November 26 requested that PolCouns convey to the Department an Israeli request for coordination of approaches in East Asian capitals regarding the importance of increasing financial pressures on Iran. Barkan, who had j [...]	2008-12-01 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KNNP IR IS IN XE
08TELAVIV2677	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the return of the remains of the Israeli victims of MumbaiQs terror attacks. The Jerusalem Post reported that yesterday senior Foreign Ministry offici [...]	2008-12-03 05:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2694	ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN CONTACTS ON LIBYAN HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham briefed PolCouns December 3 on ongoing Israeli-Egyptian contacts regarding the Libyan ship bearing humanitarian relief supplies for Gaza. Hacham said the Israeli Navy closely tracked the course of the Libyan ship on its way to Gaza. He noted that Li [...]	2008-12-03 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID UNSC KWBG IS LY EG
08TELAVIV2696	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: --------- Summary: -------- The conservative, independent Jerusalem Post editorialized: QThe best place to hit-the-ground-running is on the Iranian issue.... If Iran gets the bomb, Hamas and Hizbullah will be emboldened and Muslim moderates throughout the world will be marginalize [...]	2008-12-03 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2711	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2713	GOI CALLS GAZA CASH CRISIS A HAMAS PLOY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 13:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS
08TELAVIV2720	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Hebron Violence 2. Obama Administration 3. Global Economy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the IDF and police are preparing for a wave of violence by extremist West Bank settlers against Palestinians after yes [...]	2008-12-05 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2721	UPDATE ON ISRAELI-JORDANIAN TALKS ON MUGHRABI GATE [...] (C) Poloff spoke with MFA Jordan Desk Director Tuvia Israeli December 5 to get an update on MFA DG Abramovich's dialogue with Jordanian Ambassador to Israel Al-Ayed over resolving the dispute between Israel and Jordan over the Mughrabi Gate. Israeli said there have been no new developments si [...]	2008-12-05 12:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO IS
08TELAVIV2728	BROAD POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR BARAK'S FIRM HAND [...] (C) Summary: The Israeli Defense Forces and Border Police evacuated more than 100 right-wing settlers and their supporters from the disputed "House of Contention" in Hebron on December 4 in a lightning operation that took just 36 minutes to complete (reftel). Although PM Olmert and Public S [...]	2008-12-05 17:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KWBG PINS IS
08TELAVIV2733	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The headlines of major media (lead story in HaQaretz) quoted President-elect Barack Obama as saying yesterday on NBCQs QMeet the PressQ program that the West must engage in "tough but direc [...]	2008-12-08 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2739	CORPORATE BONDS: ISRAEL'S "SUBPRIME CRISIS" [...] (SBU) Gil Buffman, the Chief Economist at Bank Leumi, says that the GOI is only now waking up to the trouble in the Israeli corporate bond market. The problems were brought on by deregulation and the import of the global financial criQQQ 1QQQQQavings funds have been rather mild, he nonetheles [...]	2008-12-08 13:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV IS
08TELAVIV274	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

08TELAVIV2741	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 14:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2742	NETANYAHU TELLS REP. WEXLER IRAN TOP PROBLEM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3, Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) and Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu discussed the new Administration in Washington and its significance for Israel and the region. Netanyahu stressed that he was optimistic about working with President Elect Obama if he becom [...]	2008-12-08 14:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KWBG IR IS
08TELAVIV2744	GOI RELAXES RESTRICTIONS AROUND NABLUS [...] (SBU) Coordinator for Government Action in the Territories (COGAT) External Relations Director Uri Singer informed EconCouns on December 7 that the GOI would relax a number of movement and access restrictions in the West Bank for the Eid al-Adha holiday season. He also gave an update on long [...]	2008-12-08 14:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWBG PREL IS
08TELAVIV2745	CODEL WEXLER'S MEETING WITH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) Summary. In his December 3 meeting with Israel Defense Intelligence Director Yadlin, Representative Robert Wexler (D-Florida) referred to his previous meeting with Likud Party leader Netanyahu (reftel) and asked for Yadlin's assessment of the possibility of Israel and the Palestinian movin [...]	2008-12-08 15:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
08TELAVIV2750	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the Likud primaries. According to the electronic media MK Gideon Saar came in first, followed by Gilad Erdan, Reuven Rivlin, Benny Begin, Mo [...]	2008-12-09 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2757	SHAS: YES WE CAN? [...] (C) Summary: The Sephardi ultra-orthodox Shas party, which officially launched its election campaign at a rally on December 3, has adopted President-elect Obama's campaign slogan, "Yes We Can," in attempt to capitalize on a political moment when minorities feel empowered by Obama,s victory in [...]	2008-12-09 14:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS
08TELAVIV2760	U/S LEVEY REASSURES GOI THAT NO MOMENTUM WILL BE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 08:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KTFN EFIN ECON KWBG IR IS
08TELAVIV2763	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2765	ENERGY DG BERATES GOI TREASURY MYOPIA [...] (SBU) GOI Ministry of National Infrastructure (MNI) Director General Hezi Kugler scolded Israel's Finance Ministry for not including renewable energy in the fiscal stimulus plan it has announced. In a surprisingly glum statement to the 2008 Electricity Conference of the Union of Electrical Eng [...]	2008-12-10 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EINV IS
08TELAVIV277	WINOGRAD REVERBERATES BUT BARAK STAYS WITH OLMERT [...] Summary: MOD Barak has decided to keep the Labor Party in the coalition -- for now, and refrained from demanding early elections. His decision led Ma'ariv journalist Ben Caspit to predict that "Barak, who hoped to steal Kadima away from Olmert and to face Bibi (Netanyahu) alone in a year's [...]	2008-02-05 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR MOPS KDEM IS LE
08TELAVIV2774	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Human Rights ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu told the newspaper that Likud is behind him and far-right-winger Moshe Feiglin will soon disappear. The Jerusal [...]	2008-12-11 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2783	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary. Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Foreign Minister Livni met in Tel Aviv December 9. They discussed Israeli domestic politics, the impact of the Israeli elections on the peace process, and Iran. Livni said the Israeli electorate feels apprehensive and is looking for strong leade [...]	2008-12-12 12:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
08TELAVIV2786	PRESIDENT PERES TALKS POLITICS, REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary and the Ambassador met with Israeli President Shimon Peres on December 9 to discuss upcoming Israeli elections, the peace process with the Palestinians, and other regional developments. Peres predicted that there would not be dramatic policy shifts followin [...]	2008-12-12 13:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL TU IS
08TELAVIV2788	MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO ARRANGE LIVNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eynat Schlein-Michael, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of Maghreb, Syria, and Lebanon Affairs met with Poloff on December 10. She confirmed recent Israeli press reports of a possible upcoming visit to Morocco by Foreign Minister Livni, but was pessimistic the [...]	2008-12-12 14:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MO TS IS
08TELAVIV2789	ISRAEL: CLUSTER MUNITIONS LETTER EXCHANGE [...] (S) Post received December 10 a letter from the Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak responding to reftel proposed letter on cluster munitions. The GOI reply (para 2) matches the proposed GOI response in reftel. Per reftel, post will send scanned copies of both letters via electronic mail [...]	2008-12-12 14:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MARR MCAP PARM PINS PREL IS
08TELAVIV279	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media bannered Monday's suicide bombing in Dimona, in which a woman was killed and 48 others wounded. The media reported that the IDF fears that the terrorists may hav [...]	2008-02-06 05:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2790	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 18:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2793	LABOR PRIMARIES BENEFIT BARAK WHILE LIKUD PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The Labor and Likud primaries are over, and the results provide some insight into what the two historic, mainstream Israeli parties may look like, as those on the rank-ordered slate will become members of the Knesset depending on the percentage of the popular vote that the party [...]	2008-12-12 18:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2794	LIVNI PUSHES EU RELATIONS UPGRADE AS SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8th, the European Union Council of Ministers announced an upgrade in its diplomatic relationship with Israel. The announcement received prominent coverage in both the Jerusalem Post and Ha'aretz, with Foreign Minister Livni calling it a "significant achievement." Dir [...]	2008-12-12 18:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORC UN EU IS KPAL PHUM
08TELAVIV2796	ISRAEL: GAZA CROSSINGS UNDER FIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, MFA Director for UN Political Affairs David Siegel updated PolOff on several issues Israel is pursuing at the UN, especially on humanitarian support to Gaza. Siegel showed PolOff the draft of a presentation the GOI is preparing for New York that demonstrates the [...]	2008-12-15 11:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO UN LE IS
08TELAVIV2797	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Khaled Mashal, the head of HamasQs political bureau, as saying that Hamas does not plan to extend its truce with Israel beyond this Friday, Dec [...]	2008-12-15 11:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2798	UN Rapporteur Falk Denied Entry Into Israel [...] (U) On the night of December 14, Israel denied entry at Ben Gurion airport to AmCit Richard Falk. Falk, who was attempting to enter on his U.S. tourist passport, is the UN Human Rights CommitteeQs Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since [...]	2008-12-15 11:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG UN IS
08TELAVIV2799	UN Rapporteur Falk Denied Entry Into Israel [...] (U) On the night of December 14, Israel denied entry at Ben Gurion airport to AmCit Richard Falk. Falk, who was attempting to enter on his U.S. tourist passport, is the UN Human Rights CommitteeQs Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since [...]	2008-12-15 11:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG UN IS
08TELAVIV2809	A PROLIFERATION OF MESSAGES AS ISRAEL AND HAMAS APPROACH [...] In the absence of any published policy directive on Gaza from the December 10 trilateral meeting of Olmert, Barak and Livni, the Israeli media is focused on perceived policy differences within the GOI. The media reports that Minister of Defense Barak favors renewal of the truce between Israel [...]	2008-12-15 17:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PTER KWBG KPAL MOPS IS EG
08TELAVIV2816	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying that important progress had been made in the talks between Israel and the Palestinians even though the goal of an agreement [...]	2008-12-16 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2822	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2833	ISRAELI ECONOMIC CRISIS PLANS [...] The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has recently come out with several plans to deal with a serious economic slowdown in Israel caused by the global financial crisis. The first plan introduced by the MOF is aimed at accelerating economic growth, with a primary emphasis on investment in infrastructur [...]	2008-12-17 15:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
08TELAVIV2839	ISRAELI ISLAMIC MOVEMENT GAINING INFLUENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The official goal of the Islamic Movement in Israel is to bring Muslims living in "Palestine of 1948" back to Islam. The Movement has focused its efforts on three primary fronts -- the social, the religious, and the political. While efforts on the political front have been limi [...]	2008-12-18 13:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KIRF SOCI IS
08TELAVIV2840	ISRAEL CIVAIR: GOI NOTIFIED OF CAT 2 STATUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post notified Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Giora Romm on Thursday, December 18 of the Federal Aviation Authority's findings and the designation of Israel as Category 2, Not in Compliance with international standards for aviation safety oversight under the [...]	2008-12-18 14:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON IS
08TELAVIV2841	KADIMA'S FIRST PRIMARY A MODEST SUCCESS FOR LIVNI [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister and leader of the governing Kadima party, Tzipi Livni appeared visibly relieved if not positively jubilant over the outcome of her party's first-ever primary late Wednesday. Her loyalists, Tzachi Hanegbi and Roni Bar-On, earned the fourth and fifth seats despite the fact [...]	2008-12-18 15:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IS
08TELAVIV2853	PM OLMERT TO VISIT ANKARA DECEMBER 22 [...] (U) The Israeli popular daily "Yediot Aharonot" reported December 19 that Prime Minister Olmert will visit Ankara December 22 to meet PM Erdogan. According to the article, which was written by Olmert's favorite correspondent, Shim'on Schiffer, "the purpose of the visit, from the Prime Minist [...]	2008-12-19 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY TU IS GB
08TELAVIV2854	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Olmert as saying yesterday in London that he hopes for peace with Syria. Media reported that on Monday he will travel to Ankara for a meeting with Turkish PM Recep [...]	2008-12-19 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2858	ISRAEL'S NSC SUPPORTS MINIMUM MONTHLY CASH FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 16:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS
08TELAVIV2859	ISRAEL'S NSC SUPPORTS MINIMUM MONTHLY CASH FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 16:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS
08TELAVIV2860	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that dozens of rockets and mortar shells fell on southern Israel from Gaza over the weekend. The media reported that the attacks have sparked a heated debate in Israel o [...]	2008-12-22 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2864	PREPARING FOR AN ISRAELI MILITARY OPERATION IN GAZA [...] (S) Summary. Since Hamas announced the end of the "tahdiya" truce agreement December 19, pressure has been building in Israel for the IDF to respond more aggressively to daily barrages of rockets and mortars from Gaza. The Israeli cabinet meeting December 21 was largely devoted to a lively [...]	2008-12-22 15:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM MOPS KWBG IS
08TELAVIV2865	ISRAEL: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Israel. Embassy Tel Aviv's point of contact for this report is: Jason Grubb, Political-Military Officer, Tel: 972-3-519-7460; e-mail: GrubbJB@State.gov. 2. Begin Text: Israel Twenty-four Israeli civilians [...]	2008-12-22 16:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC IS
08TELAVIV2882	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. FAA Downgrading of Israeli Aviation Status ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Syrian President Bashar Assad as saying yesterday, following PM Ehud OlmertQs talks in Ankara, that he believes direct peace talks wit [...]	2008-12-23 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2887	ISRAEL: DAS HALE'S DECEMBER 17 DISCUSSION WITH BG [...] (S) Summary: NEA DAS Hale met with IDF Strategic Division Head Brigadier General Yossi Heimann on December 17. DAS Hale gave a brief update of USG discussions regarding a Third Party Mechanism (TPM) in the Palestinian territories within the context of a two-state solution, noting the USG has [...]	2008-12-24 05:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS KWBG IS
08TELAVIV2893	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media led with a possible resumption of the cease-fire with Hamas. HaQaretz quoted a senior Hamas official as saying in a published interview that his organization would be willing t [...]	2008-12-24 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2899	ISRAEL: PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN FIFTH GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC IS
08TELAVIV29	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV290	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Chad ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in response to the Hamas suicide bombing in Dimona, Israel killed nine Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians in turn fired heavy barrages of rockets at so [...]	2008-02-06 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2903	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Operation 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media led with the IAF strikes in Gaza, which have killed over 300 Palestinians since Saturday (QOperation Cast LeadQ). The latest developments on Sunday wer [...]	2008-12-29 11:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2906	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 29, 18:00 [...] (C) Summary: The IDF continued its deployment of ground forces around the Gaza periphery on December 29, with elements of at least three armored and two infatry brigades taking up positions opposite Gaza City and Beit Hanoun. Air strikes against strategic and tactical targets continued throug [...]	2008-12-29 16:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2918	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2922	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 30, 18:00 [...] (S) Summary: The IDF continued to reinforce and increase ground forces around the Gaza periphery, including robust logistical support and elements from brigades not typically deployed in the Gaza sector. No ground operations have been initiated; the senior GOI leadership is discussing a range [...]	2008-12-30 17:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2928	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Senior Middle East affairs analyst Zvi Bar'el wrote in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: QHamas can rack up its first victory, as several European countries are already talking about a QhumanitarianQ cease-fire, and Egypt has been fixed in t [...]	2008-12-31 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV293	CODEL VOINOVICH DISCUSSES GAZA SMUGGLING ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 04:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL IR IZ
08TELAVIV2930	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 31, 14:30 [...] (S) SUMMARY: While IDF troops remained on hold but still poised for a ground attack, rocket fire continues into Israel from Gaza, including increased attacks beyond 30km, and the first hit in the city of Be'er Sheva. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing, although at a slowed tempo, with attacks rep [...]	2008-12-31 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV296	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Final Winograd Report 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and other media quoted Dr. Abu-Osama Abed Al-Makati, Hamas's representative in Iran, as saying on Wednesday that Israel can expect a wave [...]	2008-02-07 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV316	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that last night Israel cut power supply to Gaza by less than 1%. The media reported that Israel will eventually lower the amount of electricity it s [...]	2008-02-08 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV318	AMBASSADOR AND INTERIOR MINISTER SHEETRIT DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit (Kadima) February 7 to discuss political and bilateral issues. Sheetrit thought DefMin Barak had made a mistake and destroyed his credibility by not resigning, as promised, following the release of the Winograd report. He [...]	2008-02-08 17:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KIRF CASC BEXP IS
08TELAVIV324	ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE NOTES [...] (U) Two visiting NASA astronauts, the Mars Rover project director from the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, and the General of US Space Command were a hit with their hyper-active five-day schedule in Israel last week. They headlined the Ilan Ramon Space Sciences Conference, where they lectured on Livi [...]	2008-02-11 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPA ENRG KGHG IS
08TELAVIV325	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV33	AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFIRMED AT PETTING ZOO [...] SUMMARY: On January 3, 2008 the Israeli Veterinary and Animal Health Services (IVAHS) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) confirmed Avian Influenza (H5N1) in birds at a Binyamina kindergarten petting zoo in North-Central Israel. Currently, there is no indication that any hum [...]	2008-01-04 13:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR ETRD USTR IS KWBG
08TELAVIV343	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Islam and Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Defense Minister Ehud Barak told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday that one of Israel's goals in the Gaza Strip is to [...]	2008-02-12 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV347	EMBASSY TEL AVIV SUBMISSION FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] Embassy Tel Aviv submits the following four anti-trafficking in persons project proposals for consideration of funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESF appropriations. 2. High priority. NAME OF APPLICANT Center for International Migration and Integration REQUESTED FUNDING AMOUNT $126,88 [...]	2008-02-12 15:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
08TELAVIV349	AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE ENDS FOLLOWING CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) Following the January 3, 2008 confirmation of H5N1 in birds at a Petting Zoo in Benyamina, GOI Ministry of Agriculture instituted surveillance zones at three and ten kilometers, as noted reftel. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that this surveillance ended on February 2, 2008. Other [...]	2008-02-13 09:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR ETRD USTR IS KWBG
08TELAVIV357	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and other media quoted Hizbullah as saying that Imad Mughniyah, the senior Hizbullah military leader believed to be the mastermind behind the attack against a [...]	2008-02-13 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV367	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV381	ISRAEL WILL TAKE A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH WITH [...] (SBU) On February 14, PolOff delivered demarche (ref C) to Zvi Rav-Ner, Director of the MFA Central Europe Department. Rav-Ner explained that the GOI had decided not to be in the first wave of recognition, but would instead follow the situation closely and decide what actions to take as approp [...]	2008-02-14 14:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU IS
08TELAVIV382	ISRAEL WILL TAKE A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH WITH [...] (SBU) On February 14, PolOff delivered demarche (ref C) to Zvi Rav-Ner, Director of the MFA Central Europe Department. Rav-Ner explained that the GOI had decided not to be in the first wave of recognition, but would instead follow the situation closely and decide what actions to take as approp [...]	2008-02-14 14:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	REL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU
08TELAVIV384	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ISRAEL'S RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) On February 7, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Yaacov (Jacques) Revah, Deputy Director General for the Africa Division (A/S AF equivalent). Revah said that Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Zimbabwe, based in South Africa, had also heard rumors of Israeli security support for the Mu [...]	2008-02-14 15:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS ZI
08TELAVIV388	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Imad Mughniyah's Assassination 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a recorded video message at Imad Mughniyah's funeral in Beirut on Thursday, Hizbullah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah vowed to [...]	2008-02-15 13:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV39	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV392	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MORRISION, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv welcomes the February 16-18, 2008, visit of HPSCI Staff Members Brian Morrison, Eric Greenwald, Donald Viera and Jay Heath, and SSCI Staff Member Alissa Starzak. The visit officer is Political Officer Van Reidhead; phone 972-3-519-7565; cell 972-50-540-6667; email Reidhe [...]	2008-02-16 12:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AFIN ASEC IS
08TELAVIV394	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Kosovo ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media highlighted the issue of negotiations with the PA over Jerusalem. Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice agreed to defer talks on Jerusa [...]	2008-02-19 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV401	CHINA 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE TEST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 14:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH IS
08TELAVIV412	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV426	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon promised on Wednesday to respond "firmly" to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's verbal attacks [...]	2008-02-21 12:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV437	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Kosovo 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that preparations are well underway for President Bush's "farewell" visit to Israel in May. Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert will meet [...]	2008-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV440	ISRAEL POLICY ON KOSOVO UNCHANGED: STUDYING [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 14:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV IL
08TELAVIV441	AFRICAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS LIVING IN DEPLORABLE [...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR reported February 7 that African asylum-seekers in Israel now number nearly 7,000 and continue arriving at a rate of roughly 200 per week. Without asylum laws or regulations, the GOI's capacity to respond to the growing number is severely limited. Meanwhile, African mi [...]	2008-02-25 11:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SU ER IV NI GH
08TELAVIV442	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Senior columnist Nahum Barnea wrote on page one of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot: "When the malice of Hamas meets the confusion of an Israeli government that has no solution to the Qassam rocket fire, the outcome means playing wi [...]	2008-02-25 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV446	ISRAEL PREPARED TO USE FORCE TO BLOCK HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. According to Israeli media reports, Hamas organizers in Gaza called for a mass demonstration February 25 against the closure of the border crossings, but IDF sources estimated that only about 4,000 demonstrators showed up. There was no attempt by the demonstrators to approach t [...]	2008-02-25 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS EG
08TELAVIV447	ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR BG NITZAN ALON [...] (SBU) The Israeli MOD has selected the individual named in para 2 to participate in the Near East South Asia Center (NESA)Executive Seminar scheduled for March 4-14. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests that Department vet this individual per Leahy Amendment r [...]	2008-02-25 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PHUM IS
08TELAVIV448	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz's web site quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying today before a business conference in Tokyo that he is not certain that Israel and the PA will be able to reach a peace agreeme [...]	2008-02-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV453	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that both PM Ehud Olmert in Tokyo and FM Tzipi Livni in Jerusalem voiced skepticism publicly for the first time on Tuesday about concluding a pe [...]	2008-02-27 10:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV460	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations 4. DPRK ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday afternoon a student at the Sapir College near Sderot was killed by a Qassam rocket and that Grad-style Katyus [...]	2008-02-28 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV462	ISRAELI NGOS WELCOME OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points with a range of Israeli human rights NGOs. Several indicated that they would supply information to the UNHRC for Israel's review, and thanked the Department for its support of the process. NGOs expected to supply reports -- either directly or jointly with [...]	2008-02-28 12:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV IS
08TELAVIV463	RAIDS OUTRAGE HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY AS GOI CRACKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 24, following extensive Israeli media coverage of the African refugee issue, Prime Minister Olmert ordered relevant government authorities to remove illegal infiltrators who entered Israel via the Egyptian border, if the infiltrators had no legal restrictions on depo [...]	2008-02-28 13:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV IS EG SU ER IV
08TELAVIV466	ISRAELI GOVERNMENT UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE TO [...] (C) Prime Minister Olmert's government is under increasing pressure to respond decisively to barrages of Qassam and Katyusha-like "Grad" rockets being launched against the Israeli communities of Sderot and Ashkelon from the Gaza Strip. On February 27, an Israeli father of four was killed when [...]	2008-02-28 16:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MOPS IS
08TELAVIV467	PRESIDENT PERES PROPOSES AGREEMENTS ON WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary and Comment. At the latter's request, the Ambassador called on President Shimon Peres the evening of February 27. Peres said he wanted to ensure that President Bush's May visit produce positive results. Noting that he did not think a political agreement with the Palestinians wo [...]	2008-02-28 16:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG TU JO JA GE IS
08TELAVIV475	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that Vice President Dick Cheney will arrive in Israel in late March for a farewell visit and to pay tribute to Israel's 60th anniversary. A few media (ba [...]	2008-02-29 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV479	Antiquities Authority Archeologist Criticizes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with emboffs February 20, Israeli archeologist Gideon Suleimani, a staff archeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and former head of the Authority's Jerusalem district, explained what he described as the ongoing "co-optation" of archeological digs by [...]	2008-02-29 14:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAL KIRF IS
08TELAVIV489	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Ahmadinejad in Baghdad ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning the electronic media reported that the IDF's "Operation Hot Winter" in Gaza has come to an end. The pull out of Infantry and armored forces was completed in [...]	2008-03-03 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV5	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV500	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Iraq Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that the prevalent feeling in Jerusalem is that despite the recent flare-up in Gaza, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's discussions in Cairo wi [...]	2008-03-04 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV501	ISRAELI FM LIVNI MEETS CODEL, SAYS FATAH CANNOT OVERTAKE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 13:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS IR
08TELAVIV503	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 05:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV518	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV524	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV533	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ISRAEL MAY CONSIDER DONOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL EINV EUN EU KV IS
08TELAVIV537	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOI [...] (C) Ambassador Jones delivered demarche points per reftel to MFA Director General Aaron Abramovitch on February 29 and MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad on March 3. In delivering demarche points, the Ambassador emphasized that Israel should not be taking measures on the ground that threaten t [...]	2008-03-07 16:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV538	MOD MOVING AGAINST WEST BANK OUTPOSTS [...] (C) The Israeli press reported on March 5-6 that West Bank settler council leaders and MOD officials reached an agreement to move unauthorized outposts included on the list of 26 outposts recognized by the GOI as established after March 2001, to alternative West Bank sites. MOD Chief of Sta [...]	2008-03-07 16:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV545	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 11:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV548	EMBASSY TEL AVIV RESPONSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 13:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08TELAVIV55	ISRAEL'S NEW DEFENSE EXPORT CONTROL ACT ENTERS [...] (SBU) On December 31, Israeli MFA Export Control Department Director Haim Waxman informed poloff that that the Knesset had just passed the implementing regulations for Israel's new Defense Export Control Act (DECA),a law enhancing Israel's export control system that was passed on July 17. Wa [...]	2008-01-08 09:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETTC KNNP KOMC IS
08TELAVIV559	ISRAEL EXPEDITING CUSTOMS REVENUE TRANSFERS TO PA [...] (C) Michal Finkelstein, Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director General, told EconCouns and DeputyCouns on March 3 that the GOI is doing everything possible to expedite the transfer of the customs revenue it collects on the Palestinian Authority's behalf. She said that Israe [...]	2008-03-11 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL

08TELAVIV570	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted Palestinian sources as saying on Tuesday that Israel, Egypt, and Hamas are close to a deal to deploy PA President Mahmoud Abbas's troops at the Gaza crossings. According to [...]	2008-03-12 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV589	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that at a Labor Party forum on Wednesday Defense Minister Ehud Barak hinted that fighting in Gaza may again flare up. He was quoted as saying: "We will see worse things [...]	2008-03-13 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV592	PRIVATE ISRAELI COMPANY COLLECTS COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S) On March 7, Econoff received a briefing from senior executives at Hazard Threat Analysis, Ltd. (HTA),a private company specializing in internet-based counter-terrorism (CT) intelligence gathering. Founder and CEO Aviram Halevi explained that all of HTA's research is based on open source [...]	2008-03-13 12:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PINR PTER KOGL KTFN IR IS
08TELAVIV602	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV61	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 12:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV611	ISRAELI MFA OFFERS MIXED REACTION TO UNSCR 1803, [...] (C) On March 13, Polcouns and Poloff met with MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs Miriam Ziv and aide Jonathan Miller to discuss reftel points regarding UNSCR 1803 and the preceding IAEA briefing on Iran non-compliance, which we had passed to her last week. Ziv welcomed the passag [...]	2008-03-14 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA
08TELAVIV612	BANK OF ISRAEL INTERVENES TO HALT DOLLAR FREE FALL [...] (U) On Thursday, March 13, the Bank of Israel (BOI) intervened in the foreign exchange market to purchase dollars. This is the first time since June 1997 that the BOI has staged such an intervention, and followed several pronouncements over the past few months that it would not interfere in t [...]	2008-03-14 14:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV IS
08TELAVIV613	EZRA OUTLINES ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a speech on February 26, Israel's Minister of Environmental Protection (MEP) outlined the most pressing environmental concerns facing Israel today. He touched on both the well-known issues, such as the Ramat Hovav toxic waste dump site, as well as on longer-term problems such [...]	2008-03-14 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
08TELAVIV614	ONE NATION, MANY ROADMAPS -- THE AFTERMATH OF THE MERKAZ [...] (SBU) The 7-day mourning period for eight yeshiva students gunned down by an East Jerusalem Palestinian was fraught with controversy which exacerbated the already deep divisions in Israeli society over the conflict with the Palestinians. Israel Television reported that unnamed yeshiva students [...]	2008-03-17 05:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KWBG IS
08TELAVIV620	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV622	SCENESETTER FOR D/HHS VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (U) Post welcomes the visit to Israel of HHS Deputy Secretary Tevi Troy on April 2. Post offers the following update on its social and public health situation. Your visit presents an opportunity to underscore our shared interests in matters of primary health care and global public health, incl [...]	2008-03-17 14:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KIPR KWBG KPAL IS
08TELAVIV624	ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CORRESPONDENT RELATIONSHIP IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israel's Bank Hapoalim and Israel Discount Bank (IDB) threatened to sever correspondent relations with Palestinian banks by the end of 2007. Nevertheless, business continues between the two sides and it appears that the Bank of Israel (BOI) has prevented the banks from severing t [...]	2008-03-18 09:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KTFN KWBG IS
08TELAVIV629	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Global Stock Market 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except The Jerusalem Post, led with the financial crisis on Wall Street and all capital markets, including Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, whic [...]	2008-03-18 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV641	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Germany Relations 3. Global Stock Exchange ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Israel and Egypt are conducting intensive negotiations in an effort to reach a long-term cease-fire in the Gaza Stri [...]	2008-03-19 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV652	REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ISRAEL [...] (U) The Government of Israel is a parliamentary democracy with all of the mechanisms of checks and balances associated with this form of government. This includes an active opposition bloc with procedural remedies at its disposal. Israel also has an inquisitive, open civil society with a fre [...]	2008-03-20 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL IS
08TELAVIV653	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Global Stock Market --------- Â [...]	2008-03-20 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV661	BOI GOVERNOR FISCHER "FRUSTRATED" BY [...] (C) In a March 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer characterized as "very frustrating," ongoing problems with the Israeli-Palestinian correspondent banking relationship (reftel). Fischer explained that one of the main problems in resolving the issue [...]	2008-03-20 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KTFN KWBG IS
08TELAVIV662	BOI GOVERNOR FISCHER -- FINANCIAL CRISIS HAS NOT [...] (C) Meeting on the day after a major decline in stock markets worldwide, Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer told the Ambassador on March 18 that the world economy is still closely tied to the U.S. He said that the Federal Reserve Board and EU Central Banks have both performed we [...]	2008-03-20 13:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV OECD PREL IS KWBG
08TELAVIV667	MINISTRY OF HEALTH WARNS OF AN OUTBREAK OF MEASLES [...] (U) Summary. Israel's Ministry of Health has sent out a warning about an outbreak of measles in the country. Since last summer when a British tourist traveling to Israel for a wedding in an ultra-orthodox (Haredi) community in Jerusalem came down with measles, more than 900 cases of measles ha [...]	2008-03-21 12:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SCUL CASC IS
08TELAVIV669	ISRAELIS SEE PROGRESS AT JEC [...] (C) On March 18, Michal Finkelstein, Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Finance (MOF),gave EconCouns a readout of the March 11 Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting between the GOI and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Finkelstein said that the talks were constructive and would lead to signif [...]	2008-03-21 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL IS
08TELAVIV671	ISRAEL BRACING FOR HIZBALLAH "RETALIATION" FOR [...] (S) Israel's security services are on high alert this weekend as March 22 will mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for Hizballah's operations chief Imad Mughniya. Israeli military and security officials are taking Hizballah leader Nasrallah's threat of an "open war" seriously, and have [...]	2008-03-21 15:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER MOPS LE IS
08TELAVIV675	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 06:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV678	WATER AND WASTE: A CHALLENGE TO ISRAELI POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 11:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG IS
08TELAVIV691	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Vice President Dick Cheney's second meeting with PM Ehud Olmert on Monday morning, like their first meeting on Saturday night, was shrouded [...]	2008-03-25 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV701	MARCH SETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES [...] (C) The following paragraphs seek to capture Israeli settlement activity in March, and where possible, provide GOI clarification or confirmation to reports of approved or planned GOI settlement construction. -------------------------- MOD Moves Against Outposts -------------------------- [...]	2008-03-26 06:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV707	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV716	CODEL KYL AND BROWNBACK MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. CODELs Kyl and Brownback met with Prime Minister Olmert February 18 at the Knesset. Olmert expressed appreciation for Congressional support for Israel and said that he expected U.S.-Israeli ties to remain strong whoever is elected President. Regarding Gaza, Olmert defended the [...]	2008-03-27 06:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG EG IR IS
08TELAVIV721	LOYALTY VERSUS DISCONTENT AMONG ISRAEL'S DRUZE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During an MFA-sponsored Druze Study Day for members of the diplomatic corps on March 20, Deputy Foreign Minister Majaleh Wahbeh (Kadima) and other Druze community leaders emphasized the Druze community's loyalty to Israel during the past sixty years and its desire to [...]	2008-03-27 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF IS
08TELAVIV724	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Intellectual Property Rights ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that at a press conference with the foreign media last night, PM Ehud Olmert hinted at the prospect of secret talks with [...]	2008-03-27 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV731	PERES MEETS MCCAIN, WARNS OF GROWING IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 16:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV IS OVIP IR
08TELAVIV732	LIVNI MEETS MCCAIN, DISCUSSES GROWING HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS OVIP
08TELAVIV736	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV738	CODEL BOEHNER'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Boehner met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert March 23. They discussed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and Olmert's concerns about Hamas-Fatah discussions in Yemen, Vice President Cheney's visit and the Iranian nuclear threat, the possibility of Israel negotiating wi [...]	2008-03-28 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER IR SY KWBG XG IS
08TELAVIV742	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 06:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV757	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Dutch Film on Islam ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and other media reported that PM Ehud Olmert told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as well as his Kadima faction on SIPDIS Monday that he would conti [...]	2008-04-01 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV761	CORRECTED COPY: LIVNI MEETS MCCAIN, DISCUSSES [...] (U) This cable replaces Tel Aviv 732. Please see correction in paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. On March 19, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met with U.S. Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham. Their discussion centered on the growing public support for Hamas, and th [...]	2008-04-01 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS OVIP
08TELAVIV762	CORRECTED COPY: PERES MEETS MCCAIN, WARNS OF [...] (U) This cable replaces Tel Aviv 731. Please see correction in paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. On 18 March, U.S. Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham met with Israeli President Shimon Peres to discuss security concerns in the region. Their discussion centered on the grow [...]	2008-04-01 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV IS OVIP IR
08TELAVIV776	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV78	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 04:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV785	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Zimbabwe Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that senior advisers of President Bush (headed by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley) and PM Ehud Olmert (Yoram Turbowicz and Shalom Turgeman) met over t [...]	2008-04-03 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV786	ADDRESSING ISSUE OF AFRICAN MIGRANTS/REFUGEES AND [...] (C) On April 1, Embassy Refugee Reporting Office Alan Holst delivered suggested points from Reftel A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Simona Halperin. Halperin reiterated GOI willingness to participate in tripartite talks (Reftels [...]	2008-04-03 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF EG IS SU ER
08TELAVIV790	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media continued to report on Syrian military movements, which intelligence officials attributed "more to nervousness than a likelihood of conflict" (The Jerusalem Post) [...]	2008-04-04 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV792	BLUE LANTERN FOLLOW UP ON RDT EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS [...] (SBU) On April 3, emboffs met with RDT Equipment and Systems (RDT) executives to follow up on questions regarding the company's possession and transfer of a USML-controlled FLIR camera. Operations Manager Noam Sarfati acknowledged that the FLIR camera in RDT's possession was left with Fibrote [...]	2008-04-04 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS
08TELAVIV805	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV812	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA President Mahmoud Abbas have decided to meet every two weeks until the November 4 deadline for striking a deal, regardless of developments on t [...]	2008-04-08 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV818	JAPAN ENVOY: ISRAEL COOPERATING ON INDUSTRIAL PARK [...] (C) Japanese Envoy to the Middle East Ambassador Tatsuo Arima met with Ambassador Jones on April 1 to discuss the Arab League Summit and progress on the planned Japanese industrial park outside of Jericho. The Ambassador also updated Arima on the recent visit of the Secretary. Arima said th [...]	2008-04-08 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG AL JA SY LY IZ IS
08TELAVIV824	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-09 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV830	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted U.S. sources as saying yesterday that President George Bush is likely to visit Masada during his visit to Israel next month. The newspaper reported that PM [...]	2008-04-10 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV835	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PM Olmert has called on IDF commanders in the West Bank to understand that the roadblocks are causing suffering to the Palestinians, whose needs should be taken into [...]	2008-04-11 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV837	COORDINATOR FOR GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Coordinator for Government Activity in the Territories (COGAT) Major General Yossef Mishlev heard the Ambassador's concerns about stalled U.S. commercial imports into the West Bank, continued demolitions of Palestinian homes, and ground clearing in Area E-1. Mishlev was not able [...]	2008-04-11 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PHUM KPAL IS
08TELAVIV84	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 11:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV854	NETANYAHU MEETS MCCAIN, DESCRIBES OWN "SEAMLINE [...] (C) On March 19, Likud Party (Opposition) Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham to discuss some of the lessons learned in the Lebanon and Gaza withdrawals and the challenges that would be involved in the creation of a Palestinian st [...]	2008-04-14 12:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS OVIP ECON JO PTER
08TELAVIV868	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was quoted as saying in an interview with Ha'aretz on Sunday that peace cannot be achieved without talking to all the relevant people and that he intends [...]	2008-04-15 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV871	SETTLERS VOLUNTARILY EVACUATE MEVO HORON [...] (C) On April 14, Oded Herman, Advisor to MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad, confirmed to EconCouns that settlers had voluntarily evacuated the Mevo Horon Agricultural Farm outpost, located near No Man's Land in the West Bank. According to Herman, the six families had relocated from the outpost [...]	2008-04-15 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV881	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that three IDF soldiers were killed in a Hamas ambush in Gaza and four others were injured. The radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that four Hamas activists [...]	2008-04-16 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV887	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Italy: Parliamentary Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the killing of three IDF soldiers and the wounding of three others in a Hamas ambush yesterday. Major media characterized what was the most int [...]	2008-04-17 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV891	ISRAEL ACCEPTS NEED FOR HOMEGROWN ASYLUM SYSTEM [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EG IS SU AF
08TELAVIV900	GENERAL JONES' MEETING WITH SHIMON PERES [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security (SEMERS) General James Jones met with President Shimon Peres April 13. General Jones briefed Peres on his mission, including the Jenin project that is being coordinated with Tony Blair. Peres said he was skeptical that a politica [...]	2008-04-18 07:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAL IS JO TU GE JA
08TELAVIV906	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai asked former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Monday to tell Hamas leaders, including Khaled Mashal, that he would like to meet in orde [...]	2008-04-18 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV909	ISRAELI NGOS FRUSTRATED WITH CURRENT ASYLUM SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary. At an April 6-7 Tel Aviv University Conference on "Designing an Asylum System in Israel," Israeli human rights advocacy NGOs expressed dissatisfaction with the existing asylum system, describing it as biased and lacking transparency. The NGOs also are disappointed with the abs [...]	2008-04-18 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM IS AF SU EG
08TELAVIV912	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Editor-in-Chief Amos Regev wrote on page one of the independent Israel Hayom: "Israel must now remove the constraints it placed on itself.... The target should be the elimination of Hamas as a fighting force." Senior Middle East affairs analyst [...]	2008-04-21 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV915	IDF FOILS HAMAS, MOST AMBITIOUS ATTACK SINCE 2005 [...] (C) Summary: Early in the morning on April 19, Hamas attempted a simultaneous attack on two crossing points, Kerem Shalom and Kissufim, utilizing armored personnel carriers (APC) and other vehicles loaded with explosives. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) reacted quickly, killing 3 Hamas fighter [...]	2008-04-21 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS KWBG IS
08TELAVIV916	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV918	ISRAEL'S WATER POLICY OPTIONS DEBATED [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 14:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR IS PA JO
08TELAVIV924	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Arrest of Ben-Ami Kadish 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media cited a report published today by the Syrian news agency Sham-Press that PM Ehud Olmert has relayed messages to Syrian President Bashar Assad affir [...]	2008-04-23 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV935	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast 3. Ben-Ami Kadish Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media cited The Los Angeles Times as saying yesterday that Congress will hear from the CIA that the facility destroyed in the IAF attack on Syria was a nu [...]	2008-04-24 10:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV941	U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG) [...] (S) Summary: On February 26, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) hosted the latest meeting of the U.S.-Israel JCG. State S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led the interagency U.S. delegation. The two sides discussed the spread of Islamic extremism and changing regional threat [...]	2008-04-24 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR SY LE EG JO IZ
08TELAVIV944	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media featured the intelligence briefings yesterday to Congress on the alleged Syria - North Korea nuclear connection. The media quoted senior Bush administration members as saying [...]	2008-04-25 11:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV945	CORRECTED: IDF FOILS HAMAS, MOST AMBITIOUS ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: Early in the morning on April 19, Hamas attempted a simultaneous attack on two crossing points, Kerem Shalom and Kissufim, utilizing armored personnel carriers (APC) and other vehicles loaded with explosives. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) reacted quickly, killing 3 Hamas fighter [...]	2008-04-25 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS KWBG IS
08TELAVIV95	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV954	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-28 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV961	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media highlighted the IDF's version of the deaths of a mother and her four small children in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza, yesterday: The army maintains that the deaths occurred when two [...]	2008-04-29 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV967	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV969	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-01 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV973	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV978	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 05:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGU799	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2008 [...] (U) Budget consultations continued apace, with a session on the International Cooperation and Assistance Branch September 15 and the first wrap-up session September 19. Questions flowed but there was no sign of agreement on the key issue -- the increase in OCPF inspections. The first facilit [...]	2008-09-25 12:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1002	NETHERLANDS/ FM TO SIGN CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 14:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO MOPS PREL NL
08THEHAGUE1008	NETHERLANDS/BOLIVIA: HIGH PLAINS SHORT SHRIFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Dutch diplomat expressed frustration with the GOB's unfair treatment of eastern communities. Eastern Bolivia appears to oppose the January 25 constitutional referendum, for which the EU will provide observers. On the DEA expulsion, the EU is likely to demarche the GOB within a [...]	2008-12-05 14:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NARR ECON NL BL
08THEHAGUE1010	NETHERLANDS/EU: CROATIA CONDITIONALITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ahead of the December 8-9 GAERC, the Dutch are pleased by the draft conclusions on enlargement but concerned about Croatia's cooperation on war crimes issues. The Dutch support progress on WTO negotiations and active responses to the situations in Africa, Kosovo, and elsewhere. [...]	2008-12-05 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAID ECON EU HR NL
08THEHAGUE1011	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: REVOCATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 12:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL NL
08THEHAGUE1013	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH CONCERN ON IRAN STEALTH [...] (C) Summary. The Dutch are concerned that Iran's slick use of media and events may have ensnared the incoming European Union (EU) Presidency and numbed other EU members to Iran's nuclear program. Head of the Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division, Henk cor Van der Kwast, told PolMil [...]	2008-12-10 07:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS PREL NATO MNUC TRGY IR NL
08THEHAGUE1015	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES [...] (SBU) The Thirteenth Conference of the States Parties (CSP 13) failed to reach consensus on its final report and broke some new ground in establishing precedents. Long simmering tensions with Iran -- for some delegations going back many Executive Councils, for others rising during the Review [...]	2008-12-12 17:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1018	NETHERLANDS: GLOOMY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GENERATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Netherlands' leading statistical agency forecasts a recession in 2009 and only slight GDP growth of 1.0 percent in 2010. Although the Netherlands likely will weather the economic crisis better than many of its EU neighbors, it still faces rising unemployment and significant de [...]	2008-12-15 07:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
08THEHAGUE102	UPDATE ON DUTCH CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR RELEASE [...] (S) Summary. Dutch government sources continue to anticipate an early March release of Geert Wilders' film on the Koran; they are confident that Wilders will give the government 24 hours notice before the film is released. The government is actively engaging key figures in the Muslim world to stres [...]	2008-02-01 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PTER KISL KIRF PINR PREL PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE1021	CWC: MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) As always, the Conference of the States Parties offered a platform for a variety of meetings on its margins. The European Union hosted a day of meetings for National Authorities on December 1 that bridged the gap between the official National Authorities' meetings and the CSP; notable a [...]	2008-12-15 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1024	NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: AID DECISION PENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 09:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PK EAID ECON EFIN NL
08THEHAGUE1025	CWC: INDUSTRY SPECIFIC MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF [...] (SBU) Before and during the Conference of the States Parties (CSP 13),Doug Brown, visiting Director of the Treaty Compliance Division of the Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, met with a number of officials on industry- specific issues. This cable follows the wrap up r [...]	2008-12-17 13:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1030	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (U) In response to Ref A, following is an analysis of Dutch relations with Cuba in the last half of 2008. (Note: Ref B reports on Dutch relations with Cuba in the first half of 2008. End note.) The Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs provided this information to embassy [...]	2008-12-18 15:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU NL
08THEHAGUE1035	CWC: WRAP UP FOR DECEMBER 8-18, 2008 [...] (SBU) During his brief visit December 8, A/DAS Kenneth Staley met with the Algerian Ambassador to discuss plans for a conference on chemical terrorism and security in Algeria next year. Delrep followed up later in the week with the Algerian delegate to OPCW; it appears that Algeria's concept [...]	2008-12-19 08:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1037	NETHERLANDS/NICARAGUA: SUSPENDING BUDGET ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 11:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL NL NU
08THEHAGUE1041	NETHERLANDS: ECONOMIC MINISTER VISITS RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven returned from her December 4-5 Moscow visit with a handful of energy announcements. Her meeting with Gazprom's CEO touched on Nord Stream, a gas storage project in the Netherlands, and selling future output from Yamal gas fie [...]	2008-12-22 07:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET NL RS
08THEHAGUE1046	NETHERLANDS: NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO NL
08THEHAGUE1047	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: LIMITED RESOURCES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 15:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
08THEHAGUE1049	NETHERLANDS/PIRACY CONTACT GROUP: DUTCH PLAN TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 13:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER UNSC SO NL
08THEHAGUE1050	NETHERLANDS/GICNT; DUTCH PREPARING TO HOST JUNE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC NL
08THEHAGUE109	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION PLANS IN [...] (C) Summary: Dutch MOD working-level officials agree enhanced task force and Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) training is vital for new partners contributing toward the Dutch-led ISAF extension in Uruzgan, but argue obtaining financial and political support for such training will [...]	2008-02-04 16:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE112	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) During the week of January 28, the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) began to tackle the draft text of the Review Conference report but spent more time debating the provisional agenda than examining the text. The German delegation has begun informal discussion of industry inspection issues. [...]	2008-02-05 15:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE115	NYSE-EURONEXT AMSTERDAM OFFERS "FAST TRACK LISTING" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Indian firm Satyam became on January 23 the first NYSE-listed company to use a new "fast track listing" process to establish a second listing on the NYSE-Euronext Amsterdam exchange. Under this scheme, NYSE-listed companies registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange [...]	2008-02-06 13:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV NL

08THEHAGUE119	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: DUTCH ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C/NF) On February 7, 2008 Charge reviewed reftel A points in a brief phone call to Dutch MFA Political Director Pieter De Gooijer. De Gooijer explained that the Dutch have not yet decided to recognize Kosovo immediately after a declaration of independence, but noted significant pressure on [...]	2008-02-07 16:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KV NL
08THEHAGUE122	NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (C) On February 6, poloff shared reftel points with Gert Kampman, deputy director of Middle East Affairs at the Dutch MFA. Poloff expressed appreciation for the Netherlands' role as host for the Lebanon Tribunal and outlined USG efforts to secure sufficient funding for the Tribunal. 2. (C) [...]	2008-02-08 15:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM NL LE
08THEHAGUE123	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: DUTCH FM PUSHES SYRIA TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 8, 2008, poloff discussed Dutch FM Verhagen's January 23-24 trip to Syria with Gert Kampman, MFA Deputy Director for the Middle East. Kampman, who accompanied Verhagen during the trip, said that the FM reviewed the Middle East peace process, Lebanon, Iran, and human r [...]	2008-02-11 13:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL SY IS TU LE
08THEHAGUE126	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: DUTCH CONSIDERING KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 8, 2008 Charge delivered reftel A points to Dutch MFA acting DG Wim Geerts, following up on the conversation with DG de Gooijer the day before (reftel B). Charge and poloff also shared the information in ref email C. EU Correspondent Desiree Kopmels participated in the [...]	2008-02-11 14:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NL KV
08THEHAGUE127	NETHERLANDS/ENERGY: INPUT FOR REQUIRED REPORTS TO [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Mission is pleased to provide the following information: -- The Economic Section, with three full-time staff members, has the lead within the Mission on energy policy matters. -- Time spent on energy and energy-related issues is distributed as follows [...]	2008-02-11 15:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV APER ABUD NL
08THEHAGUE131	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: STILL NO DECISION [...] (C) The GONL appreciates reftel A points, but continues to hold firm on the perceived need to review the Kosovar constitution, declaration of independence, and treatment of minorities prior to any recognition decision. According to MFA EU Correspondent Desiree Kopmels, the GONL is still "coll [...]	2008-02-12 16:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NL KV
08THEHAGUE133	WILDERS FILM UPDATE: PANDITH MEETINGS WITH DUTCH [...] (C) Summary. Dutch government and civil society representatives told EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith during her February 7-8 visit to the Netherlands that the Wilders film on the Koran was cause for concern, but that it was important to avoid excessive &hype8 about the film. The Dutch gove [...]	2008-02-13 11:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL KIRF PREL PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE134	NETHERLANDS/OSCE/KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO BERLIN [...] (C) Summary: The GONL understands from its mission to the OSCE that Serbia is no longer interested in pursuing an emergency session under the Berlin Mechanism, but rather will seek an "extra session" of the Permanent Council to voice its concerns over a Kosovo declaration of independence. Acco [...]	2008-02-13 12:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE NL
08THEHAGUE137	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON BALKANS, BURMA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Kosovo's imminent declaration of independence dominated the GONL briefing in preparation for the February 18 GAERC. Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed allies February 13 on Dutch views regarding Kosovo, Serbia and SAA, Burma, Africa, the Middle East, Iran, t [...]	2008-02-14 13:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU NL
08THEHAGUE141	NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: RESPONSE ON ABKHAZIA DEMARCHE [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel A points to MFA Deputy Political Director Wim Geerts on February 15. Geerts noted that the GONL was aware of Russian machinations in Georgia. But as long as it was kept to a "war of words," he thought the Russian argument would do more to annoy than actually prove [...]	2008-02-15 12:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RU YI NL
08THEHAGUE144	NETHERLANDS: SUPPORTS "LIKE-MINDED" STATES IN OSLO [...] (S) The GONL appreciated reftel points in preparation for the February 18-22 Oslo Process meeting in Wellington. MFA Head of Arms Control and Arms Export Policy Matthijs Wolters told polmiloff February 15 that the Dutch subscribe to the group of 17 "like-minded" countries participating in the [...]	2008-02-15 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN NL
08THEHAGUE149	NETHERLANDS/NSG: INFORMATION ON APPROVED EXPORT [...] (SBU) Econoff shared on February 7 ref A points requesting information on nuclear-related items actually delivered to Iran with Kees Jan Steenhoek, Senior Policy Advisor for Foreign Economic Relations and Export Control at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2. (SBU) In a subsequent [...]	2008-02-19 14:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP AORC MNUC PARM IAEA IR NL
08THEHAGUE152	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (SBU) This report covers the first two weeks in February and quite a number of meetings at the OPCW and behind the scenes. The Open Ended Working Group for the Review Conference met on February 8 and 14, primarily to review the final three blocks of draft text for the conference report, but t [...]	2008-02-19 15:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE157	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: DUTCH WAITING ON CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, Ambassador delivered reftel A points to FM Verhagen, who said he expected the Dutch to recognize Kosovo's independence on March 7, contingent on Kosovo approving its constitution. Verhagen expressed concern that the International Steering Group (ISG) might not su [...]	2008-02-21 10:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	UN PREL PGOV NL KV
08THEHAGUE159	NETHERLANDS: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel notification to MFA Head of the North Americas Division Jos Schellars on February 21. Schellars appreciated the notification, but had no further questions at this time. Arnall [...]	2008-02-21 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA CDG
08THEHAGUE160	MEETING WITH MEXICAN DELEGATION ON CHEMICAL [...] (U) This is an action message, see para 13 ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On February 13, Ambassador Javits and the del met with Mexican Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco and delegates Miguel Zamudio and Blanca Hernandez Polo. Intended as a venue to share thoughts on the upcoming Review Confer [...]	2008-02-21 15:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE169	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: TRANSITION POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-24 12:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU CU NL
08THEHAGUE173	NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY INFO EXCHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 12:58:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CBW
08THEHAGUE174	NETHERLANDS: POSSIBLE EFFORTS BY DUTCH FIRM INCO [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland on February 25. Noland appreciated the points, and claimed to be aware of Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech). She needed to confirm, but thought the GONL might have already issu [...]	2008-02-25 12:59:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL
08THEHAGUE175	WILDERS KORAN FILM: DUTCH GOVERNMENT STILL [...] (C) MFA Terrorism and New Threats Department Deputy Director Andre van Wiggen told GlobalOffs during a February 21 meeting that the Dutch government still anticipates that parliamentarian Geert Wilders will release his film on the Koran in March; he said they have no information about the spe [...]	2008-02-25 13:52:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE179	NETHERLANDS/IEA: DUTCH ON CHINA, INDIA MEMBERSHIP [...] (U) Econoff shared on February 20 reftel points regarding International Energy Agency (IEA) membership for China and India with Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) officials Pieter Boot, Director for Energy Strategy and Consumption and Dutch representative to the IEA Governing Board in t [...]	2008-02-26 07:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IEA ENRG NL
08THEHAGUE180	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 18 saw quite a number of meetings and consultations, several of which were convening for the first time this year ) Article X (February 18),the entire industry cluster followed by sampling and analysis and transfer discrepancies (February 19),the Host Country Commit [...]	2008-02-26 14:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE183	NETHERLANDS/WIREC: TIMMERMANS TO LEAD DUTCH [...] (U) In separate discussions February 20, Dutch officials Femke Smeets, Policy Officer, Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),and Femke Hoogeveen, Senior Policy Officer, Economic and Ecological Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Econ [...]	2008-02-26 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA KPAO ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KGHG
08THEHAGUE185	NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE ISSUES HEADING INTO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch MOD is facing several defense issues leading up to and beyond the NATO Bucharest summit in April. Dutch MOD senior leadership is facing criticism over the way it is handling the investigation into three possible friendly fire incidents in January. The MOD continues to review [...]	2008-02-27 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF NL
08THEHAGUE188	ARUBA GENERAL AVIATION PRE-CLEARANCE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 16:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR PINS KTIA NL AA
08THEHAGUE197	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: MICHEL VISIT FOLLOWS EU POLICY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 29, 2008 poloff delivered reftel points to Laurent Stokvis, Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Senior Policy Adviser Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, and Policy Officer Sergei Boeke. The Dutch continue to support EU policy of engagement toward Cuba, and the Michel visit co [...]	2008-02-29 11:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU NL
08THEHAGUE199	NETHERLANDS/SOMALIA: DUTCH FRIGATE TO ESCORT UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points to Huub Buise, director of the Horn of Africa Division, on February 26, 2008. Buise later confirmed that the Dutch expect to deploy a frigate to replace the Danes in late March. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) In a discussion February 28, Buise said that th [...]	2008-02-29 12:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PBTS UNSC SO NL
08THEHAGUE200	DUTCH RESPONSE TO CND DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Global Issues Officer delivered reftel points on USG priorities for the upcoming Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) meeting separately to Ministry of Health Senior Policy Officer Marcel de Kort and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senior Policy Officer in the Terrorism and New Threats Departme [...]	2008-02-29 14:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC SNAR UN NL
08THEHAGUE206	NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION 050084605 [...] Summary. Dutch law enforcement official Felix Marcus says the radar systems covered by application 050084605 will be used as stated in the license application, and that SWAT Team Utrecht is a misnomer for Arrest Team Midden Nederland, one of six special law-enforcement organizations deployed [...]	2008-03-03 11:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NL
08THEHAGUE207	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: "K DAY" ON MARCH 4 OR 5 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 15:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL KV
08THEHAGUE216	DUTCH SHARE CONCERN OVER MALDIVES CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Econoff shared on February 28 reftel points concerning USG concerns with the Maldives' draft resolution on climate change and human rights with appropriate Dutch officials at the ministries of Foreign (MFA),Economic, and Environmental Affairs. Joris Geeven, Policy Officer in the MFA' [...]	2008-03-04 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC MV NL
08THEHAGUE222	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 25)29 primarily marched in place. Delegations spent a lot of time on the provisional agenda for the Review Conference, with no agreement except growing convergence that the only broadly acceptable agenda would closely track that of the first Review Conference. Due to [...]	2008-03-05 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE225	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: NO OBJECTIONS TO DUTCH FIRM INCO [...] (S) Per reftels, MFA Senior Advisor for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland told polmiloff March 6 that the Dutch firm Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech) had contacted the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs on December 17, 2007, regarding the planned export of connectors to Iran [...]	2008-03-06 13:04:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM MRCRE PREL ETTC IR NL
08THEHAGUE227	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel points to key Dutch MFA contacts on March 6, 2008. On March 5, Dutch MFA Senior Policy Officer Jeroen Boender briefed EU diplomats and allies on Dutch views of the March 10-11 GAERC agenda, including the Western Balkans, the Middle East, Zimbabwe, Georgia, [...]	2008-03-06 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU NL
08THEHAGUE228	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: DUTCH RECOGNIZE KOSOVAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a press conference with Sweden,s FM Carl Bildt on March 4, FM Maxime Verhagen announced that the Netherlands recognizes Kosovar independence. Poloff reviewed Dutch thinking with Mr. Cees Roels, Head of the Western Balkans Division at the Dutch MFA, on March 4, and also attende [...]	2008-03-06 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL KV
08THEHAGUE241	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On March 10, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the U.S. designation of four Syria-based members of Abu Ghadiyah Network with Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Financial In [...]	2008-03-11 13:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN UNSC IZ SY NL
08THEHAGUE243	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WONDER ABOUT BEST TIME FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 17:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM NL IR
08THEHAGUE246	NETHERLANDS/ENERGY: DUTCH MOVE FORWARD WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Netherlands is moving forward with plans to unbundle its public energy (gas and electricity) sector by 2011. Unbundling is expected to increase network efficiency and reliability and cut costs, primarily to industrial and business customers. However, the plans are facin [...]	2008-03-13 10:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV PGOV EU NL
08THEHAGUE247	COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR ANTICIPATES LATE [...] (C) Summary. National Counterterrorism Coordinator Tjibbe Joustra told Charge March 11 that the government now anticipated a late March release date for MP Geert Wilders' controversial film on the Koran. He said Wilders could release the film on the Internet earlier than March 28, the date [...]	2008-03-13 11:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE249	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Executive Council 52 (EC-52) followed the unfortunate recent pattern of deferring a large proportion of its substantive business to the next session )- not only the facility and verification documents, but also some routine reports from the Technical Secretariat (TS) and Director General [...]	2008-03-13 14:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE250	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: ELECTIONS ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 12, 2008, POLOFF raised reftel A questions with Loek ten Hagen, MFA Senior Policy Officer in the North Africa and Middle East Department of the Dutch MFA. Ten Hagen commented on factional infighting and the mechanics of the upcoming Iranian election. Responses below fo [...]	2008-03-13 17:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PINR NL IR
08THEHAGUE251	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: DUTCH PLAN TO JOIN ISG [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 07:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KV NL
08THEHAGUE252	Netherlands Blue Lantern: Post-Shipment End-Use Check on [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post verified AD-S' role as a foreign intermediary for the French Air Force (FAF) and the company appeared to be a responsible recipient of USML items. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Emboffs met with Peter de Smalen, Director, AD-S on March 3 to conduct reftel post-shipment verificatio [...]	2008-03-14 12:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC FR NL
08THEHAGUE253	DUTCH ON U.S.-EU CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION [...] (U) Econ Section Chief discussed reftel points March 14 with Gerie Jonk, Senior Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, and the Environment. (Dutch officials responsible for preparing GONL positions ahead of the March 13-14 European Council meeting were not available pri [...]	2008-03-14 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG ECON EINV EU NL
08THEHAGUE254	NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: NO PARTICIPATION IN 3/14 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 14:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PDEM NL LE
08THEHAGUE255	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH SUPPORT NEW UN SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 14:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF NL
08THEHAGUE264	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Two events dominated the week of March 10-14 -- Iraq's delivery of its draft initial declaration of its chemical weapons facilities as it joins the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Cuban Ambassador's dramatic delivery of the Non Aligned Movement's preliminary comments on the draft Re [...]	2008-03-18 09:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE268	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IRAN DEPUTY FM SAFARI VISITS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 11:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR NL IR
08THEHAGUE271	NIAG 6004: DUTCH RESPONSE TO TRITIUM GAS SHIPMENT [...] (S) Polmiloff raised reftel on March 14 with Dutch MFA security department officials. MFA Director for Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Affairs Henk Cor van der Kwast discussed reftel points on March 19, noting that the GONL appreciated the points and understood how a shipment of tritium gas to [...]	2008-03-19 11:05:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL IR NL
08THEHAGUE276	ISA: SHELL ADVISOR DESCRIBES "STALEMATE" WITH IRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Shell is continuing its "go slow" approach and is in a "stalemate" with Iran for commercial as well as political reasons according to a Shell official. These comments are consistent with remarks made by Shell CEO van der Veer to then Ambassador Arnall in November 2007. END SU [...]	2008-03-20 11:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ETTC IR NL
08THEHAGUE277	DUTCH ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OECD [...] (U) Econ Chief forwarded ref A points on March 3 to Peter Post, Head of the OECD Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econ Chief also shared the points with Jerome Larosch, OECD Coordinator in the Trade Policy Unit, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Post was not available to meet and [...]	2008-03-20 15:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OECD EUN PREL CM TW NL
08THEHAGUE280	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Preparations for the Second Review Conference (RevCon) continued, with much of the work behind the scenes. The UK chair of the RevCon working group is revising the draft report and proposed informal daily meetings beginning March 28 to discuss the text. The March 18 meeting of Permane [...]	2008-03-25 15:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE281	WIREC FOLLOW-UP: DUTCH GOVERNMENT MAKES PLEDGE [...] As requested reftel, Econoff contacted Femke Hoogeveen, Senior Policy Advisor for Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 19 regarding a Dutch government WIREC pledge to accelerate the uptake of renewable energy. The Dutch head of delegation to WIREC, Minister for European Affairs Frans [...]	2008-03-25 16:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG NL
08THEHAGUE285	WALKING THE BEAT IN THE HAGUE'S RED LIGHT DISTRICT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a March 5 briefing and tour of the red light district in The Hague, Henry Koper, the coordinator of The Hague regional police prostitution and child pornography unit, provided an overview of Dutch police efforts to combat TIP in the regulated prostitution sector. Koper s [...]	2008-03-26 12:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
08THEHAGUE292	NETHERLANDS/CFE: QUIET DUTCH SUPPORT U.S.-GERMAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 07:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO KCFE MARR NL
08THEHAGUE296	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH FIRM ON SERBIA ICTY [...] (C) On March 26 and 27, 2008 POLOFF delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk as well MFA contacts on the Balkans, Middle East, Russia, and China. FM Verhagen gave Dutch views on the GAERC agenda in a letter to parliament (ref B). In a conversation on March 27 [...]	2008-03-28 07:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NL SR
08THEHAGUE299	DUTCH FINANCE MINISTRY ON UNSCR 1803 [...] (U) Econoff delivered points, per refs A and B, on March 26 to Eric Ligthart, Policy Advisor Integrity Division, Ministry of Finance (MOF). Separately, Emboffs delivered ref B points to Foreign Ministry officials in the Terrorism and New Threats Unit and on the Iran desk. Ligthart's office is [...]	2008-03-28 12:39:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	EFIN EINV ETRD PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR NL
08THEHAGUE300	DUTCH GOVERNMENT INCREASING ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry officials Dirk Jan Wierenga (Iraq desk) and Nelly Blokker (Humanitarian Aid Division). Wierenga stated that the Dutch government and parliament share U.S. concerns for the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displ [...]	2008-03-28 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PHUM PREL NL IZ
08THEHAGUE301	NETHERLANDS/BELARUS: DUTCH SUPPORT EU STATEMENT, [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 14:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NL BO
08THEHAGUE302	THE DAY AFTER FITNA: CALM IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction in the Netherlands to the March 27 release of anti-Islam Parliamentarian Geert Wilders' long awaited short film on the Koran, Fitna, has been calm. An almost palpable collective sigh of relief that the film was not as inflammatory as previously expected was evident in reacti [...]	2008-03-28 18:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PREL KIRF ASEC PTER NL
08THEHAGUE305	NETHERLANDS: KEEPING A LOW PROFILE ON GREEK [...] (C) Summary: The GONL fully endorses reftel points regarding the need to support UN-led negotiations to resolve the differences over Macedonia's name, and believes such differences should not prevent Macedonia from receiving an invitation at the NATO Bucharest Summit. Yet according to MFA Se [...]	2008-04-01 16:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR NL
08THEHAGUE306	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) The last week in March moved from more formal meetings on the Review Conference to less formal but more focused discussions of the Chairman's revised draft text for the report, which was distributed on March 26. The first such informal meeting on March 28 slowly worked through the first [...]	2008-04-02 09:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE307	NETHERLANDS/BURMA: DUTCH PREDICT EU TO EXTEND [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 12:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NL BM
08THEHAGUE308	NETHERLANDS/OSLO PROCESS: DUTCH SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 28, 2008, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Wouter Wormgoor at the Dutch MFA, and in a follow up conversation, Wormgoor said that resolving the interoperability issue was a redline for the Netherlands. At the same time, Wormgoor expressed concern about prospects for reso [...]	2008-04-02 14:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV PARM NL
08THEHAGUE313	NIAG 6004: DUTCH UPDATE ON TRITIUM GAS SHIPMENT [...] (S) Summary: The GONL confirmed an attempted shipment of tritium gas to Iran by a Dutch firm in December 2007. According to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland, the Dutch are continuing to investigate the incident and may pursue criminal charges against the Dutch [...]	2008-04-03 14:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL IR NL
08THEHAGUE314	AUSTRALIA GROUP: DUTCH RESPONSE TO PLENARY [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel non-papers to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on April 2. Noland noted that the Ministry of Agriculture was currently reviewing reftel A, while the Ministry of Economic Affairs is looking at reftel B. Noland said the Du [...]	2008-04-03 14:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ETTC CBW NL
08THEHAGUE315	MTCR: DUTCH RESPONSE ON PLENARY INFORMATION [...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel paper on proposed Information Exchange (IE) agenda topics for the 2008 MTCR Plenary at the April 10-11 Reinforced Point of Contact Meeting to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on April 2. Noland appreciated the proposed IE a [...]	2008-04-03 14:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA NL
08THEHAGUE317	NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DUTCH FIRM'S [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel O with MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on April 2, stressing the past involvement of Aviation Services International (ASI) with the Ghoods Aviation Center (reftels A-K),and ASI's referral to Inter Connection Technologies (InCo [...]	2008-04-03 15:51:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL
08THEHAGUE319	DUTCH DRUG POLICY: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE ANTICIPATED [...] (SBU) Summary: The ministers of Justice and Health told Parliament during a March 6 debate that they did not anticipate significant changes in Dutch drug policy over the next few years; they also stressed that the government does not intend to seek revisions to international drug treaties. Th [...]	2008-04-04 12:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE329	SENIOR DUTCH TRADE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES WTO DOHA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A senior Dutch trade official recently told CDA March 27 that the Dutch are committed to clinching a Doha Round deal. However, intra-EU disagreement and entrenched agriculture interests may prevent a breakthrough. The Dutch are reluctant to pressure other EU member states to b [...]	2008-04-10 11:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO NL
08THEHAGUE33	NETHERLANDS/KAZAKHSTAN: DUTCH VIEW ON KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The GONL concurs that close coordination among OSCE partners is necessary to help ensure Kazakhstan remains on track in terms of the commitments it made in exchange for the 2010 OSCE chairmanship. MFA Special Advisor for the OSCE Tony van der Togt said for their part, the Dutch [...]	2008-01-11 14:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OSCE PREL KZ NL
08THEHAGUE330	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CONCERN OVER RUMORED [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 8. 2. (S//NF) Summary: The GONL is concerned about rumors expressed in a recent Daily Telegraph article laying out U.S./UK plans to replace the Dutch during their upcoming command rotation of NATO operations in southern Afghanistan. Ac [...]	2008-04-10 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE331	DUTCH MOVING AHEAD WITH CONTROVERSIAL AVIATION TAX [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Dutch aviation tax is on track to take effect July 1, despite opposition from parts of the business community and the public. A March 19 court ruling dismissed complaints brought by the air travel industry, clearing a potential obstacle to implementation. Dutch aviation [...]	2008-04-10 15:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN NL
08THEHAGUE340	DUTCH ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch assistance to Pakistan totals EUR 40 million per year. Development Minister Bert Koenders announced April 8 that the GONL would resume some assistance programs that had been suspended in November 2007 after Musharraf declared a state of emergency. Dutch assistance to Paki [...]	2008-04-16 16:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PK NL
08THEHAGUE342	NETHERLANDS/EU: SELLING THE EU TO EUROPE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 15, Austrian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Hans Winkler and Dutch Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans discussed promoting the EU. Addressing an audience of approximately thirty diplomats at the Netherlands Institute for International Relations (Clingenda [...]	2008-04-18 11:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPRC PINR EU NL AU
08THEHAGUE343	GONL EXPECTS RATIFICATION OF U.S.-EU GPS-GALILEO [...] (SBU) EconOffs met April 17 with Wim Ploeg, European Division Deputy Head, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, to ascertain the ratification status of the U.S.-EU GPS-Galileo Cooperation Agreement. Ploeg, who coordinates the GONL's interagency "Galileo group," said that [...]	2008-04-18 13:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA TSPL PREL SENV IMO ICAO ITU NL EUN
08THEHAGUE344	NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: DUTCH SUPPORT EU STATEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: The GONL supports the recent statement by the Slovenian EU Presidency noting "serious concern" over the April 15 Russian Presidential instructions enhancing relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. According to MFA Deputy Director for South Eastern and Eastern Europe Henk Voska [...]	2008-04-21 14:05:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS NL
08THEHAGUE349	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SECOND REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Second Special Conference to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (RevCon),after difficult and protracted negotiations, adopted a 152-paragraph substantive report reviewing all aspects of the Convention and setting the course for the future. The key U.S [...]	2008-04-21 16:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE355	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IMPLEMENTING IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, Charge D'Affaires discussed Iran sanctions with MFA Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Baroness van Lynden-Leijten, who confirmed continuing Dutch support for robust implementation of UNSC resolution 1803. At the same time, the Netherlands wants to keep t [...]	2008-04-23 12:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP IR UNSC NL
08THEHAGUE362	DUTCH ON TURKEY'S CHANGE OF STATUS AT THE EBRD [...] (SBU) Freek Keppels, Head of International Economy and Financial Institutions, Ministry of Finance (MOF),told Econoff April 24 that the GONL takes a "positive attitude" towards Turkey becoming a country of operation at EBRD but agrees with USG that a decision should not be made hastily. Keppe [...]	2008-04-24 14:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL TU NL
08THEHAGUE365	DUTCH ENERGY CZAR DISCUSSES NEW ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Dutch energy czar Mark Frequin, he spelled out the GONL's new energy policy "tracks" -- developing the Netherlands as a gas hub and securing energy partners both within Europe and beyond. He also emphasized three overarching Dutch goals on energy -- open mark [...]	2008-04-25 07:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL NL
08THEHAGUE367	NETHERLANDS/ZIMBABWE: AG MINISTER LIKELY REP TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 16:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC EAGR EAID UN NL
08THEHAGUE368	NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs conducted a site visit per reftel of Applied Research Laboratory Europe BV (ARLE) on April 18. Although a sole proprietorship, ARLE appears to be a bona fide intermediary. ARLE stores items in a safe drilled into the concrete floor of a garage which is connected to a ho [...]	2008-04-28 12:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC NL JO
08THEHAGUE372	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: FLEXIBILITY ON SERBIA SAA/ICTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, Charge d'Affaires reviewed ref B points on the Middle East with Baroness van Lynden-Leijten, Dutch MFA Director for Middle East and North Africa Affairs, and her deputy, Gert Heijkoop. Also on April 22, 2008 POLOFF delivered ref B points to Dutch MFA EU Corresponde [...]	2008-04-28 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU XF ZL NL
08THEHAGUE377	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While there has been a steady increase in Dutch food producers' prices over the last two years, these increases have only been partially passed on to domestic Dutch consumers. Despite its role as a leading agricultural exporter (in value terms),there are no indications of an [...]	2008-04-29 14:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EAID ECON PGOV PREL NL
08THEHAGUE38	NETHERLANDS/WIREC: DUTCH FORMING DELEGATION [...] Post forwarded on January 7 ref A letter for the Dutch to attend WIREC to Minister of Economic Affairs Maria van der Hoeven. Post also received and delivered on January 8 ref B invitation for van der Hoeven to serve on WIREC's Bioenergy Feedstocks Panel. 2. On January 10, Econoff spoke w [...]	2008-01-14 15:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KPAO ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KGHG
08THEHAGUE380	NETHERLANDS/SERBIA: FM PLEASED WITH SAA AGREEMENT [...] (C) On April 29, Ard van der Vorst, Dutch MFA Western Balkans Coordinator for Political Affairs, told POLOFF that FM Verhagen was pleased to sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia. The GAERC language provides that the SAA will not be implemented until Serbia fully [...]	2008-05-05 07:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SE NL
08THEHAGUE385	NETHERLANDS/BURMA: SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 14:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PHUM BM NL
08THEHAGUE388	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: EMBASSY & GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) Concerning reftel A request, Embassy The Hague plans to host a meeting with Charge d'Affaires and local NGOs that are active in promoting human rights in Cuba. Post will approach Washington officials with a proposed DVC or telephone interview with a leading Dutch paper ahead of May 21. [...]	2008-05-08 15:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PHUM NL CU
08THEHAGUE389	NETHERLANDS: EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post received a diplomatic note from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 8 regarding the one-year extension of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. With the exchange of notes, the SOFA extension shall enter into force on th [...]	2008-05-08 16:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL NL NT XL
08THEHAGUE394	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: NO NEW PLEDGES, PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV IZ NL
08THEHAGUE395	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORT AT PARIS [...] (SBU) The Netherlands will announce a level or higher pledge at the upcoming Paris Conference than at the 2006 London Conference, according to the point person for Dutch assistance to Afghanistan. Both Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and Development Minister Bert Koenders plan to attend. [...]	2008-05-09 15:51:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL NL AF
08THEHAGUE396	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The weeks following the CWC Second Review Conference (RevCon) have been fairly quiet, due no doubt in part to post-RevCon exhaustion as well as a series of official holidays. The only consultations held were within the industry cluster, although two WEOG meetings, an Irish-hosted lunch, a [...]	2008-05-09 16:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE397	GUIDANCE REQUEST: DISCUSSING ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - please see para 6. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Post seeks guidance regarding policy on the discussion of remediation issues in the context of the Netherlands United States Operational Group (NUSOG). Post understands from ISN/WMDT that the USG position is t [...]	2008-05-09 16:22:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MARR MNUC PARM TRGY KRAD NL
08THEHAGUE398	NETHERLANDS/WIPO: ELECTION OF NEW WIPO DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) The Netherlands' preferred candidates for WIPO Director General (DG) are Australia's Francis Gurry, followed by Mexico's Jorge Amigo. EconOff met with Paul van Beukering, head of Intellectual Property Unit, Ministry of Economic Affairs, May 9 to discuss the upocoming WIPO DG election pe [...]	2008-05-09 16:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL NL
08THEHAGUE41	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH SUPPORT JOINT INTEGRATED [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 10, 2008 Poloff delivered reftel points to Mr. Huub Buise, Head of the Dutch MFA's Sudan Task Force and Horn of Africa section. Buise was accompanied by Lisette den Breems, senior policy officer for Sudan, Erwin van Veen, policy advisor in the Unit for Peacebuilding and [...]	2008-01-15 12:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NL SU
08THEHAGUE412	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION [...] (S) On May 9, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) with Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Integrity Division, Ministry of Finance. Econoff shared same points May 13 with Kim de Jong, P [...]	2008-05-15 15:49:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL NL KU
08THEHAGUE413	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] (S) On May 13, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali, Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al-Khalique, and Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy with Kim de Jong, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Ministry of Foreign [...]	2008-05-15 15:50:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL NL BA QA
08THEHAGUE416	DUTCH SEEK AMBITIOUS ENERGY-CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While officially welcoming the European Commission's energy and climate change targets, some Dutch officials have indicated that the GONL was hoping for the adoption of more "ambitious" goals. At home, the GONL is seeking to go beyond EU targets by committing independently to [...]	2008-05-16 10:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG ECON EINV EUN NL
08THEHAGUE419	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): PARIS SEMINAR [...] (U) The French Ministry of Defense through its Delegation for Strategic Affairs and its Foundation for Strategic Research sponsored a seminar limited to Australia Group members plus China and Russia March 25 and 26 at the Ecole Militaire in Paris. The seminar was held to provide background in [...]	2008-05-16 14:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC FR

08THEHAGUE42	NETHERLANDS/ESDP: DUTCH SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT TO CHAD [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Huub Buise, Head of the Dutch MFA's Sudan Task Force and Horn of Africa section, and Jaime de Bourbon Parme, policy officer for Peacekeeping Operations and the lead officer for the Chad/Central African Republic deployment (EUFOR TCHAD/CAR). In a discussion [...]	2008-01-15 12:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NL CD

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