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05TELAVIV4894	IDF CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS DISENGAGEMENT HAS NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY. In an August 3 meeting with Deputy National Security Adviser Abrams, the Ambassador and Gen. Ward, the IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, said that disengagement has not harmed the IDF as an institution. It has, however, created problems, particularly in the area [...]	2005-08-09 08:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY

05TELAVIV4896	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror 3. Iran: Nuclear Program 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banners in Ha'aretz and Yediot, and Hatzofe -- "Deportation Order") reported that, according to a [...]	2005-08-09 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4930	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most major media led with disengagement-related developments. Ha'aretz highlighted the collecting of army-issued weapons in Sa-Nur and Homesh, two of the northern West Ba [...]	2005-08-10 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4946	NETANYAHU SUPPORTERS SEEK EARLY LIKUD PRIMARIES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Supporters of Likud MK and party leadership contender Binyamin Netanyahu who are moving to compel early party primaries received a morale boost with the publication this week of poll results showing Netanyahu with a first-time-ever lead over Prime Minister Sharon in support from [...]	2005-08-10 14:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4948	ROADS LEADING TO NEGEV DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public sector, NGO and academic leaders indicate that success of the GOI's economic development initiative for the Negev is contingent upon a fair, inclusive and robust plan. In their view, that plan should address, among other things, the historical land dispute between the sta [...]	2005-08-11 08:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV4950	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on mass anti-disengagement prayers held next to Jerusalem's Western (Wailing) Wall on Wednesday, which were attended by 70,000 to 100,000 pro [...]	2005-08-11 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4974	GAZA CONTACT SEES IMPROVED SECURITY, DIMINISHED [...] (C) Longtime Gaza contact and PA Interior Ministry civil servant Abdul Samia Efrangi told DCM and POL/C August 10 that Nasser Yusif's consolidation of security services and improvements on the street have Gazans feeling better about security and diminishing their view of Hamas, even though Fa [...]	2005-08-11 14:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV IS EG GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV4979	BUDGET BATTLE BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: At approximately 0100 on August 10, the Israeli Cabinet approved the draft 2006 Budget by a vote of 12-8. Negotiations over budget cuts in the wake of former Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's August 7 resignation took longer than expected. The two main changes to expenditure [...]	2005-08-11 14:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV EAIR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV498	(C) RELIGIOUS LEADERS WEIGH MEASURES TO GENERATE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with and cleared by ConGen Jerusalem. 2. (C) Summary: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious leaders of the Permanent Follow-up Committee for the Implementation of the Alexandria Declaration ("the Alexandria Group") met in East Jerusalem January 24 to revi [...]	2005-01-28 09:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF KPAO EAID IS KPAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV499	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will leave next week for a tour of Europe and the Middle East, which will include nine countrie [...]	2005-01-28 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5002	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, Israel TV broadcast excerpts of an exclusive interview that President Bush granted the station's Washington correspondent Yaron Dekel in Crawford, T [...]	2005-08-12 11:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5009	(SBU) THE ARREST OF SAADIA HERSHKOP: A [...] SUMMARY: The well-publicized arrest of Saadia Hershkop (DPOB:04-Mar-1987 NY) provides a window into the measures the Government of Israel is willing to take to ensure that Disengagement moves forward, the treatment American citizens may receive if arrested as part of anti-Disengagement activi [...]	2005-08-12 13:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC GZ KPAL PTER IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV501	SHARON BANKING ON SHAS, DISENGAGEMENT SUPPORTERS, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon's travails to gain a Knesset majority for the 2005 budget before the March 31 deadline continue to center on bringing Shas into the coalition. Two weeks of fruitless negotiations between Likud and Shas could come to a head January 30, when Sharon plans to m [...]	2005-01-28 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5019	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: GEN. DANGOTT UPDATES [...] (C) DEFMIN Mofaz's Military Adviser, General Eitan Dangott, updated Ambassador August 12 on status of ongoing GOI-Palestinian negotiations on post-disengagement issues, including the disposition of settler housing, the degree of authority for Gaza, improvement in passages, the Gaza disputed bo [...]	2005-08-12 16:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID KWBG KPAL PREL MARR PTER IS EG GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5021	ISRAEL AND EGYPT REPORTEDLY REACH FINAL AGREEMENT [...] (C) Ministry of Defense Deputy Director General Amos Gilad called the Ambassador August 15 to report that Israel and Egypt had reached agreement overnight on the principles and details for the deployment of Egyptian border guards on the Gaza-Egypt border. Gilad said the final touches on the a [...]	2005-08-15 06:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EG IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5022	SHARON: DISENGAGEMENT IS "COMPLICATED, PAINFUL AND [...] Prime Minister Sharon met August 14 with an AIPAC-sponsored Congressional delegation headed by Congressman Steny Hoyer and comprised of 10 Democratic Members of the House. AIPAC board members and staffers attended. Ambassador Kurtzer also joined the meeting. Sharon was relaxed and voluble, [...]	2005-08-15 07:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL PREL XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL PEACE PROCESS
05TELAVIV5034	EXPANDED ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5051	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 15, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: The first day of disengagement proceeded as planned with minimal violence well within anticipated parameters. The message below outlines the dissemination of eviction notices to settlers; the overall security situation in Gaza, including the kidnapping of a French journalist b [...]	2005-08-15 16:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5054	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, the electronic media aired Sharon's brief speech to the nation regarding the disengagement. He said that while he had hoped Israel could keep [...]	2005-08-16 10:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5055	SPIEGEL UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON BORDER CROSSINGS AND [...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel, Ministry of Defense (MOD) advisor, told the Ambassador on August 12 that the MOD continues to work with the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to agree on the definition and number of roadblocks in the West Bank (WB). [...]	2005-08-16 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5065	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, the electronic media aired Sharon's brief speech to the nation regarding the disengagement. He said that while he had hoped Israel could keep [...]	2005-08-16 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5072	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS MESSAGE [...] Summary. President Bush granted an exclusive interview to a national Israeli television station on August 11. Using the interview to convey a strong message to the Israeli public, President Bush emphasized U.S. support for Sharon's disengagement plan, spoke about Abbas's handling to date of t [...]	2005-08-16 13:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR KPAO MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5077	SECOND MEETING OF THE EGYPT-ISRAEL QIZ COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The second meeting of the Egypt-Israel Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) committee met on August 14 in Jerusalem. The GOE claimed that more than USD 61 million worth of QIZ products have been sent to the U.S. during the period under review, consisting of at least USD 8.6 million [...]	2005-08-16 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5078	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 16, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the second day of disengagement, Neve Dekalim settlement remained a stronghold of resistance to evacuation. Settlers and thousands of anti-disengagement activists blocked IDF troops from entering to distribute eviction notices, although the IDF was able to negotiate and br [...]	2005-08-16 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5082	NSA EILAND SAYS DISENGAGEMENT GOING WELL, BUT [...] (C) Summary: In an August 15 meeting with NEA A/S Welch and the Ambassador, Israeli NSC Director Giora Eiland and Deputy Director Eran Etzion assessed that it seems disengagement "is going to be easier than expected." The majority of the discussion centered on what would happen after diseng [...]	2005-08-17 04:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5091	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-17 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5093	KNESSET MEMBERS VISIT GAZA SETTLEMENTS, SOME [...] (C) Knesset members who support disengagement as well as those who oppose it have been visiting the Gaza settlements since the disengagement process began August 15. Some have gone to show support for the settlers, while others have gone to show sensitivity to the settlers, but also to suppor [...]	2005-08-17 12:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV5099	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 17, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the third day of disengagement, IDF soldiers and police began to evacuate several settlements by force, meeting almost exclusively non-violent resistance. While most settlers continued to leave their homes either voluntarily or after brief non-violent refusal, Israeli Polic [...]	2005-08-17 15:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV51	WB/G SITREP: SEVEN DEAD, SIX WOUNDED IN BAYT [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF tank fire killed at least seven Palestinians and injured six more January 5 in Bayt Lahiya, as IDF soldiers attempted to target militants launching rockets at Israeli settler targets. One Israeli child was lightly wounded January 4 when Palestinian militants fired mortars [...]	2005-01-04 16:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV5103	(S) ISRAELI MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: GOI [...] (S) Summary: Chief of Israeli Military Intelligence Aharon Ze'evi Farkash told A/S Welch and Ambassador Kurtzer August 16 that he was surprised by U.S. media reports on a U.S. National Intelligence Estimate that Iran could build its first nuclear weapon only by 2015. He noted that recent U.S. [...]	2005-08-18 07:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KPAL KWBG PREF PTER EG IR IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS
05TELAVIV5104	A/S WELCH DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary: A/S Welch, Ambassador Kurtzer and General Ward met with Minister of Defense Mofaz and his key staff on August 16 to review the status of settler evacuation from Gaza, and to discuss the status of an Israel-Egyptian protocol on troop deployments along Egypt's border with Gaza. A/ [...]	2005-08-18 07:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC KWBG KPAL PINS ETRD IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5105	EIVAL GILADY ON GAZA DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General (res) Eival Gilady, a special advisor to PM Sharon on disengagement, met August 16 with Assistant Secretary (A/S) Welch and Ambassador Kurtzer to discuss progress in Gaza disengagement. Gilady said that the Prime Minister's disengagement plan was proceeding more [...]	2005-08-18 07:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL ETRD EG IS KBTS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV511	NEW SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT NOF [...] (C) Summary: Israel is permitting construction to continue at the new northern West Bank settlement of Nof HaSharon (reftel). Residents of Nirit, an adjacent Israeli town west of the Green Line that opposes the establishment of the new settlement, and the private contractor developing the si [...]	2005-01-28 12:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5113	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5124	THE ISRAELI TOURISM SECTOR, JANUARY TO JUNE 2005 [...] (U) Summary: The number of tourist entries from January to June 2005 increased 27.3 percent year-on-year. The Bank of Israel (BOI) is forecasting a total of 1.9 million visitors this year contributing to a 0.2 percent increase in GDP. The BOI and Bank Leumi are citing a calmer security situ [...]	2005-08-18 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5132	CORRECTED COPY: DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, [...] (SBU) Summary: On the fourth day of disengagement, IDF soldiers and police focused on evacuating Kfar Darom, Kfar Yam, and Neve Dekalim. The security forces encountered some resistance in these settlements, particularly from young infiltrators from outside of the Gaza Strip who barricaded t [...]	2005-08-18 16:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5133	SHINUI LIKELY TO SUPPORT EGYPTIAN BORDER [...] (C) A recently-finalized agreement between Israel and Egypt allowing some 750 Egyptian border guards to secure the Egyptian-Gaza border after disengagement is likely to receive Knesset approval with the support of Shinui. Shinui MKs Ilan Leibovitch, Eti Livni, and Ilan Shalgi, told Poloff Aug [...]	2005-08-18 16:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5137	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOD'S GILAD [...] (S) Israeli Defense Ministry Political Security Director Amos Gilad confirmed to visiting NEA A/S Welch and Ambassador Kurtzer August 16 that Egypt and Israel had reached a general agreement on the deployment of 750 Egyptian Border Guards along the Egypt-Gaza border. Israeli DefMin Mofaz is e [...]	2005-08-19 11:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PARM KPAL KWBG PGOV PINR EG IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5138	NEA A/S WELCH'S AUGUST 16, 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Israeli MOD Director General Amos Yaron updated NEA A/S Welch, Ambassador Kurtzer and General Ward August 16 on the status of post-Gaza disengagement issues. On the disposition of settler housing, Yaron asked the USG to continue its efforts to identify a program manager to oversee removal [...]	2005-08-19 11:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PGOV IS EG GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5139	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-19 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5154	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 19, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the fifth day of disengagement, IDF soldiers and police focused on evacuating the settlement of Gadid. At the beginning of the day, ten families and over 300 infiltrators remained, but the evacuation was complete by around 1500 hours. The GOI also began demolishing homes i [...]	2005-08-19 14:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5155	FM SHALOM TELLS A/S WELCH THAT ISRAELIS MUST SEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 17 meeting, FM Silvan Shalom told Assistant Secretary Welch and the Ambassador that disengagement is proceeding better than expected, but still carries a heavy price for Likud politicians. Shalom expressed concern that Palestinian extremists could launch attacks agai [...]	2005-08-21 17:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS UNGA GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5157	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 21, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the seventh day of disengagement, IDF soldiers and police focused on evacuating the remaining southern Gaza Strip settlements of Katif and Atzmona and some remaining families in Shelo/Shalev/Slav -- after a day (August 20) of inaction due to the Sabbath. The Israeli cabinet [...]	2005-08-21 17:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5163	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Rocket Attacks on Aqaba and Eilat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that this afternoon in the settlement of Netzarim, the IDF and police are completing their evacu [...]	2005-08-22 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV518	GOI LAWYERS ON ABSENTEE PROPERTY LAW: HA'ARETZ [...] (C) Summary: GOI lawyers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) told Deputy Economic Counselor on January 26 and 27 that recent changes to the Absentee Property Law (APL) are not aimed at large-scale expropriations of Palestinian land in East Jerusalem a [...]	2005-01-28 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5186	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 22, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the eighth day of disengagement, the evacuation of the Gaza Strip settlers concluded without incident. The evacuation proceeded smoothly with little of the protest that marked the evacuations of Kfar Darom or Atzmona. Removal and relocation of agricultural equipment from G [...]	2005-08-22 15:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5197	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Mubarak Presidential Campaign 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the evacuation of Netzarim on Monday concluded the departure of all Gaza settlers. At noon [...]	2005-08-23 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5213	SPIEGEL AND OCHA DISCUSS LOCATIONS TO EASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel, Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) advisor, and David Shearer, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),on August 17 discussed the progress made by their technical teams on bridging the gap between the tw [...]	2005-08-23 14:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV5219	IDF DEPUTY COS KAPLINSKY UPDATES A/S WELCH ON [...] (C) Summary: In an August 22 meeting, IDF Deputy Chief of Staff MG Moshe Kaplinsky told Assistant Secretary Welch, the Ambassador, and Security Coordinator General Ward that disengagement is proceeding ahead of schedule. Kaplinsky praised ongoing GOI-PA security coordination and expressed hop [...]	2005-08-24 05:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5224	SHARON TO CONGRESSIONAL GROUP: ABBAS MUST ASSURE [...] Prime Minister Sharon met for 45 minutes August 22 with an AIPAC-sponsored Republican congressional delegation led by Rep. Roy Blunt. Rep. Blunt began the meeting by congratulating Sharon on the success to date of the disengagement plan, and he asked Sharon to explain Israel's thinking regar [...]	2005-08-24 09:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL OREP PREL XF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5227	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-24 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5233	GOI'S EFFORTS AGAINST TERROR FINANCE IN GAZA; GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA and NSC officials briefed econoff and poloff August 11 on the GOI's post-disengagement efforts against terror finance in Gaza. An Israeli National Security Council official said an alternative to the Hamas social service network in Gaza, operated by the Palestinian Authority [...]	2005-08-24 14:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN EFIN PREL COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5239	SHARON EMBARKS ON THE ROAD TO RE-ELECTION [...] (C) Ariel Sharon's ability to hold on to the Likud leadership and win re-election as the only prime minister ever to evacuate settlements and settlers will depend on his ability to extend the honeymoon with the Left and Center created by his successful disengagement, deal with critical budget [...]	2005-08-24 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KWBG GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5253	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Vice PM and Finance Minister Ehud Olmert as saying, after his meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington Wednesday, that the PA must [...]	2005-08-25 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5257	PLAN FOR POLICE STATION IN E-1 IS READY FOR [...] (C) Israeli press reported today, August 25, that the plans for the new Judea and Samaria Police Headquarters, which will be relocated from Ras al-Amud to the E-1 neighborhood of Ma'ale Adumim, are complete and awaiting approval from the Planning Council. Col. Oded Herman of the Ministry of [...]	2005-08-25 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5258	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 25, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli disengagement is proceeding, with demolition of remaining settlements underway. Israeli focus has now turned to the situation of evacuees in Israel, and on political maneuvering post-disengagement. A gun battle that ensued during an Israeli operation near Tulkarm overn [...]	2005-08-25 14:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5261	DETAILS OF CANCER LAWSUITS RELATED TO ISRAELI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials at the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) confirmed to emboffs on August 24 that four former employees have filed lawsuits charging that they developed cancer as a result of exposure to radiation in the Dimona and Soreq nuclear facilities. The IAEC provided to embof [...]	2005-08-26 06:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MNUC TRGY IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5265	ISRAEL'S ARAB SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Israel's Arab population significantly lags behind the Jewish population in income, level of education, level of health care, and employment rate. This message provides an overview of the vital economic statistics of the Israeli-Arab sector, which comprises approximately 20 perce [...]	2005-08-26 07:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI PREL EFIN ELAB EIND IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV5275	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the U.S. is urging Israel and the PA to exercise restraint and not to miss the historic opportunity for peace in the region. Visiting U.S. House Majority Whip R [...]	2005-08-26 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5279	AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS IN ISRAEL - A MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI is putting together plans for dealing with a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) and will share those with Embassy once available. The Ministry of Health has purchased USD 10 million worth of the Tamiflu vaccine and has been in contact with international agencies [...]	2005-08-26 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV5285	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 26, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Israeli cabinet is expected to approve on August 28 an agreement with Egypt allowing Egypt to post 750 Border Guards on the Egypt-Gaza border. Meanwhile, Israeli pundits and the weekend press ponder the impact of disengagement. The Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronot reported A [...]	2005-08-26 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5302	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the suicide bombing that occurred outside Beersheva's central bus station on Sunday morning. Two security guards were seriously wounded and 61 other [...]	2005-08-29 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5307	Through Israeli Eyes Only: Gaza journalists on the media [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations with EMBOFF on 25 August, three Gaza journalists gave similar reasons for what they described as the "Israeli-only" media coverage of disengagement. Fear of kidnapping, as in the case of the French journalist seized on 15 August and freed on 22 August, k [...]	2005-08-29 13:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	GZ IS KWBG KPAO OPRC GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV5308	MINISTER RAMON TELLS A/S WELCH USG MUST KEEP [...] (C) Summary: On August 21 Minister without Portfolio Haim Ramon updated A/S Welch, Ambassador Kurtzer, Acting AID Mission Director Harden and Econoff on the GOI's position on Gaza crossings, particularly the impasse over Rafah. Ramon stressed that Minister of Defense Mofaz remains "totally [...]	2005-08-29 13:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPAL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV531	PALESTINIAN INVESTMENT FUND EARNINGS MAY SEED GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Investment Fund (PIF) will vote February 10-12 on whether to cash out on over USD 300 million of capital gains made on worldwide investments. Board members are split over the vote, reportedly fearing that PA MinFin Salaam Fayyad will appropriate earnings for his o [...]	2005-01-31 05:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5319	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel's Leadership ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Likud has started its process of toppling PM Sharon. The party's Central Committee will vote on September 26 on a proposal to advance the Likud' [...]	2005-08-30 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5324	LIKUD PRIMARIES NOT A FAIT ACCOMPLI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 29 decision by a Likud Party internal "court" has kicked off a process that could result in early party primaries, but -- press reports notwithstanding -- does not compel them to be held. The court decision validates a petition by supporters of Bibi Netanyahu demandin [...]	2005-08-30 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV534	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BURNS MEETING WITH DEPUTY [...] (S) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary Burns and the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister SIPDIS Peres outlined GOI efforts to revitalize the Palestinian economy. Noting the unexpected success of PA Prime Minister Abu Mazen's steps toward improving the security situa [...]	2005-01-31 08:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5343	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 30, 2005 [...] (SBU) The IDF continues to make steady progress in implementing the GOI disengagement. Hamas and Fatah personnel clashed near Rafah. Otherwise few notable security incidents took place in the last twenty-four hours. The GOI appears to have agreed to a phased handover of settlement areas i [...]	2005-08-30 14:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV535	OLMERT TELLS A/S BURNS TO TIE PALESTINIANS TO [...] (C) Summary: Deputy PM Ehud Olmert urged NEA A/S Burns and the USG to use creative means of engagement such as developing QIZs when assisting the Palestinians so as to tie Palestinian economic fortunes to continued good relations with Israel. Despite advocating such ties, Olmert rejected any [...]	2005-01-31 08:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KWBG EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV5350	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israeli Politics 3. Syrian-Lebanese Track 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- At noon today, Israel Radio reported that at least 640 people who participated in a mourning procession in Baghdad [...]	2005-08-31 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5359	EU HIGHREP SOLANA PRAISES DISENGAGEMENT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: According to the MFA and the EC delegation, High Representative Javier Solana's discussions with Israeli officials on August 28-30 focused on using the success of disengagement to foster movement on the roadmap. Despite a generally positive atmosphere, Solana made little progress [...]	2005-08-31 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL EU IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5360	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 31, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: The Knesset approved (58-23) the Israeli agreement with Egypt allowing Egypt to post 750 Border Guards on the Egypt-Gaza border, and the GOI plans to sign the agreement on September 1. Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman briefed General Ward on his August 31 meeting with P [...]	2005-08-31 16:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5363	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Iraq 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom is holding a meeting in Istanbul with his Pakistani counterpart Mian Kh [...]	2005-09-01 12:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5364	SHARON'S POST-DISENGAGEMENT DILEMMA: POLLS SHOW [...] A welter of political polling prompted by the eve-of- disengagement resignation of cabinet minister Binyamin Netanyahu indicates that while Prime Minister Sharon is capable of "taking the country" in national elections, some factions within his Likud party would like to deny him the chance. [...]	2005-09-01 12:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5375	DRUZE LEADER FROM GALILEE SAYS ECONOMIC AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unemployment and education are key concerns of the Druze community in Northern Israel according to a Druze business and community leader. He indicated that the Druze want a successful and strong Israel and have contributed by serving in Israel's military which is the only signif [...]	2005-09-01 13:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV5404	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Meeting of Israeli and Pakistani Foreign Ministers 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Jerusalem Post) reported on the "historic" meeting between FM Silvan Shalom and his Pakistani counterpa [...]	2005-09-02 11:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5426	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Hurricane Katrina 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Syrian-Lebanese Track 4. Israeli Arabs ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz notes that the international community is putting pressure on Israel to allow the Palestinians freedo [...]	2005-09-06 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV544	DOE DELEGATION DISCUSSES EXPORT CONTROLS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli officials briefed a visiting DOE delegation on nuclear export-control measures during meetings in Tel Aviv on January 18-20. In recognition of their adherence to the NSG Guidelines and promulgation of new export control legislation, the Israelis requested U.S. help in obt [...]	2005-01-31 10:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV545	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on, and Yediot and Maariv bannered, an anti-disengagement rally held opposite the Knesset last night, to demand a national referendum or elections. The event, which gat [...]	2005-01-31 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5452	SPIEGEL: TALK OF EXPANDING ARIEL AND MA'ALE [...] (C) Israeli and Palestinian media reported today, September 6, that Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz approved the construction of 3,000 housing units in Ariel. Israeli officials were quoted as saying that the 3,000 units would be built over the next ten years, and that the population of Ariel wo [...]	2005-09-06 14:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV5458	ASHKELON DESALINATION PLANT OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary: The Ashkelon desalination plant began providing potable water for the Israeli national water grid in mid-August, according to Gustavo Kronenberg, general manager of the private consortium that built and is operating the plant. By the end of this year, Ashkelon, the largest reve [...]	2005-09-07 07:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL KPAL KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV5515	DISENGAGEMENT: GAZA BUSINESSMEN BOTH HOPEFUL AND [...] (C) Summary: In an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, nine businessmen from the Gaza Strip stressed that freedom of movement for people and goods was essential to achieving economic prosperity after disengagement. They claimed that the GOI's proposal for a trilateral border crossing at Ke [...]	2005-09-07 10:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPAL EINV EAID IS PTER GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5518	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. Egypt ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Sharon and his senior ministers decided this morning that the IDF would withdraw from the Gaza Strip on September 12 through 15. [...]	2005-09-07 11:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5542	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5562	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer was quoted as saying in a farewell interview broadcast this morning on Israel Radio that the U.S. administration is still wa [...]	2005-09-09 10:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5575	ORGANIZED CRIME AND NARCOTICS TRADE IN ISRAEL [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to an Israeli law enforcement official, all categories of criminal activity are on the rise. The illegal drug trade, organized crime, murder, and extortion present major challenges to the Israeli police. While countries in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and South Americ [...]	2005-09-09 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PTER EFIN ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5581	PEACE NOW ANALYZES THE DISENGAGEMENT PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: Yariv Oppenheimer, Secretary General of Peace Now, said that the disengagement from the Gaza Strip had gone very well, and in particular praised the IDF soldiers and the police for the way in which they negotiated with settlers throughout the evacuations. He said that he had fa [...]	2005-09-09 14:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5597	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] IDF Withdrawal From Gaza 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, after 38 years of Israeli military rule, dominated the headlines during the w [...]	2005-09-12 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV561	MFA LEGAL ADVISOR REAFFIRMS GOI POLICY NOT TO [...] (C) Summary. Following up on a January 30 Ha'aretz article implying that the GOI intended to utilize the amended Absentee Property Law (APL) to make large-scale seizures of Palestinian property, MFA Legal Advisor Ehud Kanaan restated the GOI's intention not to do so. Unfortunately, the addit [...]	2005-01-31 13:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5641	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the disorder in the PA and along the Philadelphi route. While some media, like Jerusalem Post (banner: "Egypt, PA Vow to Stop Gaza Infiltrator [...]	2005-09-14 09:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5663	TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY AT QALANDIYA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy and Consulate General officers visited the Qalandiya crossing on August 31 and September 7 to observe the ongoing construction taking place at the long-existing and always much-contended checkpoint there. Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel, Ministry of Defense advis [...]	2005-09-14 14:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
05TELAVIV5672	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muslims in European Society 3. UN Reform ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media highlighted the meeting between President Bush and PM Sharon at the UN on Wednesday, following the President's address to the UN Gen [...]	2005-09-15 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5698	ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Officials from the MFA, Environment Ministry, and Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) plan to meet post-disengagement to discuss whether and how to go forward with the Environmental Experts Committee (EEC). Progress on restarting the EEC, suspended [...]	2005-09-16 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV570	ISRAEL'S COMMITMENTS TO THE USG AND THE WORLD BANK [...] (S) Summary. As of the end of January 2005, the GOI had shown various levels of commitment to fulfilling its "Weissglas" commitments to the USG. It is following through more consistently on its promise to engage on the World Bank process dedicated to facilitating a viable, post-disengagement [...]	2005-01-31 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ECON KWBG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5703	MFA SEEKS WAY TO HELP LUTHERAN HOSPITAL TO STAY [...] (C) MFA Director of the Division for Religious Affairs Zvi Tal (protect) told Embassy Poloffs and visiting NEA/IPA Poloff September 14 that the GOI wishes to find a "discreet way" to ensure that the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, run by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF),remains in [...]	2005-09-16 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRC ECON IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5705	IRAN-IAEA: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION [...] (S) Senior Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) officials Gideon Frank and Eli Levite told the Ambassador September 8 that a renewed international push on Iran, including referral to the UN Security Council, is necessary, because, based on the response to date of the international community [...]	2005-09-16 11:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP AORC TRGY ENRG PARM IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV5706	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. UN Reform ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the speech PM Sharon delivered in Hebrew to the UN General Assembly on Thursday. The major media focused on Sharon's conciliatory words, as he reached out to the P [...]	2005-09-16 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5708	ECF UPDATES ON BARRIER AND DESCRIBES MAJOR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Sounding an alarmist note regarding GOI settlement plans in a September 1 meeting with econoff, Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF) officials (protect) urged the USG to intervene to prevent the building of the police station in E-1 and said that a planned "new Jewi [...]	2005-09-16 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS

05TELAVIV571	WB/G SITREP: IDF ARRESTS FIVE PALESTINIANS IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the absence of incursions or demolitions in the Gaza strip, the IDF accidentally shot and killed a 10 year-old girl and wounded another 7 year-old Palestinian child in Rafah January 31. As many as 32 Palestinians, including passersby, were injured in violent clashes th [...]	2005-01-31 17:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV5716	GAZA: SECURITY DETERIORATES, PA HESITATES BUT [...] (C) Summary: A Norwegian diplomat who has covered the Gaza Strip for the past two years sees the security situation deteriorating even further in the coming months. He believes that a variety of armed groups, including factions within Fatah, will continue to seek illicit financial and politi [...]	2005-09-16 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL ECON EAID KDEM KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5723	GAZA STRIP: EUPHORIA OR ANARCHY? [...] (SBU) A PA Ministry of Interior contact told poloff September 16 that the situation in Rafah remains "a big mess," with movement of Egyptians and Palestinians across the border through up to seven openings. The MOI contact, who visited Rafah on September 15 and remained in touch with his cont [...]	2005-09-16 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5734	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-19 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5740	SHARON ENERGIZES ON NECK-AND-NECK LIKUD PRIMARIES [...] (C) With polls showing him either barely winning or barely losing the fight over whether to hold early Likud leadership primaries, Prime Minister Sharon returned from his successful United Nations visit to engage in an unprecedented flurry of internal party lobbying to staunch the efforts of [...]	2005-09-20 14:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5742	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. North Korea's Announced Renouncement of Nuclear Weapons ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (lead stories in Maariv and Yediot) reported on political developments around PM Sharon six days ahead of the Likud Central [...]	2005-09-21 08:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV575	ISRAELI BUSINESS LEADER ENVISIONS A [...] (C) Summary: Dov Lautman, chairman of the board of the Israeli textile giant Delta, talked to EconCouns January 23 about economic prospects for a post-disengagement Gaza Strip. Emphasizing that it is impossible to "predict the future" of security and politics, Lautman argued that donors must [...]	2005-02-01 06:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5771	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Likud Infighting ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media, except Jerusalem Post, led with a comment made by PM Sharon before 150 Likud Central Committee members at his Jerusalem residence last night: "I don't want to [...]	2005-09-21 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5779	FM SHALOM MEETING WITH CODEL DAVIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom briefed CODEL Davis August 31 on the Government of Israel's Disengagement Plan, and anticipated costs associated with moving military forces and with developing the Negev and the Galilee. Asked about post-Disengagement scenarios and PM Sharon's d [...]	2005-09-22 09:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAL EAID KWBG PREF IS IR LE EG GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5794	NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/20 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOD'S [...] (S) Israeli MOD Political-Military Affairs Bureau Chief Amos Gilad told NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble September 19 that the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is a pillar of the recently-concluded Egypt-Israel agreement on the Egypt-Gaza border and performs a vital role monitoring changes alon [...]	2005-09-21 03:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR MARR MASS PARM KPAL PGOV IS EG GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5797	GAZA CROSSINGS: GOI TIGHTENS INSPECTIONS OF GOODS [...] (U) This cable was cleared with ConGen Jerusalem 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to last week's unrestricted flow of people and goods through the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border, the GOI recently implemented additional measures regulating the flow of goods through the Karni crossin [...]	2005-09-23 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN ETRD PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5798	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting September 25, Foreign Minister Shalom told Ambassador Jones that the United States remains Israel's best friend and that he hopes for continued USG support to expand Israel's ties to the Arab world, an area on which he has focused. He offered no pre [...]	2005-09-25 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV5799	MOFAZ: CALM ALLOWS GOI TO HOLD OFF GAZA ACTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told Ambassador Jones September 25 that the day's calm, after some than 36 hours of Qassam rocket launches and IDF counterattacks, is allowing the GOI to stand back and avoid any further strikes on Palestinian targets. He said any possible ground forc [...]	2005-09-25 16:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5800	NSA EILAND ON POST-DISENGAGEMENT STEPS FOR MOVING [...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Advisor Giora Eiland briefed NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble September 21 on steps Israel and the Palestinians can take over the coming year to build on the success of Israeli disengagement. DAS Dibble raised the situation at Rafah, and Eiland cited major poin [...]	2005-09-26 05:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PINS PGOV KDEM IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5801	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to lead with issues related to infighting within the Likud. Ha'aretz, Maariv, Jerusalem Post, and this morning's Israel Radio bulletins led with statements by senior m [...]	2005-09-26 07:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5802	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Likud Infighting 3. Six-Party Talks ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media, except Jerusalem Post, led with PM Sharon's situation in the Likud. Leading media (banner in Ha'aretz) reported that on Wednesday, Shar [...]	2005-09-26 07:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5818	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Likud Infighting 2. Gaza Violence ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Ambassador Richard H. Jones as saying this morning, upon presenting his credentials to President Moshe Katsav at the Residence of the President in Jer [...]	2005-09-26 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV582	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Under the banner "The Stick and The Carrot," Maariv led with a report that the U.S. administration has conveyed messages to the GOI, according to which a Palestinian state would be establi [...]	2005-02-01 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV583	WB/G SITREP: MILITANTS FIRE 12 MORTAR SHELLS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the Gaza Strip, IDF fire reportedly injured one Palestinian in the Rafah refugee camp. According to the IDF, Hamas militants fired 12 mortar shells at various locations throughout the Strip in response to the January 31 shooting of a Palestinian girl in Rafah, an incidicent [...]	2005-02-01 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
05TELAVIV5848	ADDING INSULT TO INJURY: THE OCTOBER 2000 RIOTS AND [...] The mid-September decision by the Department of Police Investigation in the Ministry of Justice to pursue no indictments in the police killings of 12 Israeli Arabs and one Palestinian during the October 2000 riots has given rise to embarrassment in official circles, and little public expressi [...]	2005-09-27 07:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5849	GAZA: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Gaza, the stronghold of the radical Islamist terrorist organization HAMAS, presents exceptional challenges for USG efforts to combat violent extremism. Our strategic approach is to promote Palestinian democracy, strengthen the rule of law, reform the security sector, offer economic alter [...]	2005-09-27 08:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV5853	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with PM Sharon's surprise victory at the Likud Central Committee last night. The proposal to move up the party primaries was rejected, 1433 votes to 1329 (5 [...]	2005-09-27 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5863	SHARON PUSHES BACK CONTENDERS, KEEPING PRIMARIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sharon's victory in the September 27 Likud Central Committee vote over early party primaries staunches for now the efforts of leadership contender Bibi Netanyahu and his anti-disengagement cohorts, allowing Sharon to move ahead with his political agenda -- and the [...]	2005-09-27 16:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5864	AMB. JONES' 9/26 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOD'S GILAD [...] (S/NF) In a September 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Israeli MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad indicated that his September 25 meetings in Egypt to discuss the Rafah passage on the Egypt-Gaza border yielded no breakthroughs. Gilad said the Israelis prefer to open Rafah passage a [...]	2005-09-27 16:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS KPAL KWBG EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5866	POSSIBLE POST-DISENGAGEMENT SCENARIOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Predictions about the universe of post-disengagement possibilities can be grouped into three possible scenarios and two remote options, according to a range of Israeli observers. The first scenario -- the roadmap scenario -- is the official position of the Government of Israel [...]	2005-09-28 06:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWBG KPAL PINS PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5868	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5892	BOI FOLLOWS FED AND RAISES INTEREST RATE TO [...] (U) On September 25, the Bank of Israel (BOI) announced a .25 percent increase in interest rates, bringing the short-term rate to 3.75 percent. This was the first change since the Central Bank lowered rates by 0.2 percent to 3.5 percent at the end of January, 2005. In its September 25 press [...]	2005-09-29 07:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5897	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-29 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV59	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-05 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5900	NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/21 MEETING WITH MFA HEAD OF UN [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General and Head of the UN and International Organizations Division Aharon Leshno Yaar told NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble September 21 that the GOI plans to ignore Palestinian efforts to prevent adoption of a new symbol of the International Committee [...]	2005-09-29 12:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS LE GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5903	NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/21 MEETING WITH MFA MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Jacob Keidar told Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble September 21 that the GOI hopes, SIPDIS in the aftermath of disengagement from the Gaza Strip, to improve its relations with Arab states in the Gulf and North Africa [...]	2005-09-29 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS MO SENV TS LE BU MU RS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV5905	SHARON ADVISOR TOURGEMAN ON CONTACTS WITH THE PA [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador on September 27, Prime Minister Sharon's foreign policy adviser, Shalom Tourgeman, stressed the importance of the political process with the Palestinians. He said the GOI is preparing a list of possible steps to assist PA President Mahmud Abba [...]	2005-09-30 03:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PTER IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5913	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-30 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5932	THREAT OF LEGAL APPEAL, PUBLIC CRITICISM COMPEL AG [...] (C) Summary: Israeli-Arab political and advocacy leaders reacted with cautious optimism -- and some suspicion -- to the Justice Ministry Police Investigative Department's (PID) September 28 announcement that it will re-examine the investigation of police officers involved in the October 2000 k [...]	2005-09-30 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV594	ISRAELI PRESS REPORTS CLAIM ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Both Ha'aretz and radio station Kol Israel report Tuesday February 1 that Attorney General Menachem Mazuz has "instructed the government to immediately halt" applying the Absentee Property Law in East Jerusalem. Mazuz is reported to have done this through a letter to Finance [...]	2005-02-01 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5941	ISRAEL/WBG: EU OFFICIAL OUTLINES EXPANDED POLICE [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador on September 30, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Marc Otte outlined EU plans to expand its police program in the West Bank and Gaza and EU preparations for a possible third-party role at the Rafah crossing. Otte al [...]	2005-10-03 08:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU KWBG KPAL IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5945	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 11:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV595	HAMAS WINS BIG IN GAZA ON "CLEAN GOVERNMENT" [...] (C) Summary: The Hamas sweep in the local-level Gazan elections of January 27 does not indicate a mandate for Hamas overall or broad-based support for continued armed struggle against Israel, according to numerous Embassy contacts. While Fatah compiled a list of candidates perceived as corrup [...]	2005-02-01 14:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5951	MINISTRY OF FINANCE DG BACHAR CREDITS U.S. LOAN [...] (C) In a September 29 meeting with Ambassador Jones, Minister of Finance Director General Joseph Bachar, was very upbeat about the prospects for the Israeli economy. While cautious about predicting that the good times would continue, he noted the positive effect of the calm of the past year, [...]	2005-10-03 13:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EAID ECON IS PREL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5956	PA-HAMAS CONFRONTATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary: Clashes took place in Gaza City on October 2 between Palestinian Authority (PA) policemen and Hamas gunmen. Three Palestinians were killed -- a senior police officer and two civilians -- while at least 51 were wounded, many of whom were bystanders. Two police stations in Gaza Ci [...]	2005-10-03 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KWBG KPAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5983	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian Track 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas are slated to meet on Tuesday, October 11. The meeting was organized under the auspices of [...]	2005-10-06 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6006	ISRAEL MOVES AHEAD WITH PATENT TERM EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary. The proposed Patent Term Extension (PTE) Revision which passed an initial reading in the Knesset in July 2005, could become law as early as November 2005 and is almost certainly assured a quick approval. Debate is expected to resume in the Knesset Judicial Committee on October 1 [...]	2005-10-07 08:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6010	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Bush's Address to the National Endowment for Democracy 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in Hatzofe) reported that, addressing the National Endowment for Democracy [...]	2005-10-07 12:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6020	WATER OFFICIALS DISCUSS COOPERATION FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: At Trilateral Water Talks in Tel Aviv September 22 Israeli and Palestinian water officials agreed to discuss possible new water supplies for Gaza, including the purchase of water from the Israeli grid for the former settlement areas and the possibility of larger quantities from t [...]	2005-10-07 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAID PREL KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6021	SASSON CALLS FOR U.S. TO "SAVE ISRAEL FROM [...] (C) Summary: EconCouns met with Talia Sasson (strictly protect) on September 28 to discuss implementation of her recommendations on curbing illegal settlement activities in the West Bank. Sasson reported a lack of progress in the inter-ministerial committee charged with implementing her rec [...]	2005-10-07 15:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV6022	MOD ADVISOR SPIEGEL SAYS HE HAS NO PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General (ret.) Baruch Spiegel, Ministry of Defense (MOD) advisor, told Ambassador Jones on September 27 that one of the most difficult problems in dealing with the passages is the lack of a Palestinian Authority (PA) counterpart with whom to coordinate technical matter [...]	2005-10-07 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV6025	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Nobel Peace Prize to ElBaradei and IAEA ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media bannered the bestowing of the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday upon Hebrew University Professor of Mathematics Robert J. Aumann for his [...]	2005-10-11 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6075	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The three major Hebrew-language newspapers bannered the issue of the fate of the Syrian regime following the "mysterious" suicide of Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan on Wednesday. Y [...]	2005-10-14 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6084	KIDNAPPING OF KNIGHT RIDDER JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The October 12 kidnapping of an American reporter, Dion Nissenbaum, and a British photographer, Adam Pletts, near Khan Yunis is symptomatic of the lawlessness that prevails in the Gaza Strip, according to Embassy Fatah contacts in Gaza. An influential Fatah-affiliated lawyer in Gaza City [...]	2005-10-14 16:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG KPAL PGOV PINS PTER US UK GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6103	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In their lead stories, all media reported that nearly simultaneous drive-by shootings, one at the Gush Etzion Junction and the other at the settlement of Eli in the [...]	2005-10-17 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6124	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global Economy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas is expected to demand U.S. intervention in halting Israeli construction and dismantling illegal outposts in the West [...]	2005-10-19 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6127	PM OFFICE DG SAYS RETURN TO ROADMAP VITAL TO [...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with Ambassador Jones, Ilan Cohen, the Director General of the PM,s Office, said that Israeli society needed to heal the serious rifts that had been opened by the disengagement from Gaza. On the peace process, he said that there would be no West Bank disengagemen [...]	2005-10-19 13:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IS PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6133	ISRAELI COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICIALS MEET WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli MFA and NSC officials briefed staffers from the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the GOI's efforts against terrorism and terrorism finance. MFA officials stressed the importance of the U.S. role in urging European nations to designate Hizballah [...]	2005-10-20 04:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN KTFN PREL COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV6146	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 08:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6160	ISRAEL SEEKING REGIONAL COORDINATION ON AVIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI is hoping to use an existing health grouping to pull together a meeting of health ministers to coordinate regional preparations on avian influenza. The Turkish Health Minister reportedly has agreed to host such a gathering. GOI officials hope that there can be some US [...]	2005-10-20 13:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PREL IS CY EG JO KPAL KWBG TU ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6166	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. Germany: New Government ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Jerusalem Post) reported on President Bush's meeting with PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas at the Wh [...]	2005-10-21 08:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6170	ISRAELI NGO PROPOSING TO TRACK INFECTED MIGRATORY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel is making a proposal to the GOI Ministries of Agriculture and Health to set up a surveillance system focused on migratory water fowl which are more likely than over migratory birds to be carriers of the H5N1 strain of avian influ [...]	2005-10-21 12:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR PREL ECON IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6171	EMBLEM: GOI DOES NOT ENDORSE MAGEN DAVID ADOM [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION RECOMMENDATION: Israeli MFA Director for international organizations and human rights Daniel Meron informed post that the Government of Israel (GOI) does not endorse the September 27 declaration by Dr. Noam Yifrach, chairman of the MDA executive committee, which the Swi [...]	2005-10-21 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SZ ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6176	PERES: GAZA DISENGAGEMENT INCOMPLETE [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Vice Premier Peres said that advancing the peace process and combating poverty in Israel would be the most important issues in the lead up to elections late next year. He stated that the GOI's disengagement from the Gaza Strip would be i [...]	2005-10-24 09:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6177	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz reported that in a letter sent to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the foreign ministries of Britain, Russia, and th [...]	2005-10-24 09:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6186	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-26 08:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6196	BAHA'I LEADERS DESCRIBE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 19 meeting, the two highest-ranking officers of the Baha'i International Community, Secretary-General Albert Lincoln and Deputy Secretary-General Murray R. Smith, told the Ambassador that SIPDIS the Government of Iran still persecutes members of the Baha'i faith, [...]	2005-10-27 08:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF IR IS TU AE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6197	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6219	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-28 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6221	ISRAELI-ARAB LEADERS CALL ISRAEL HOME, BUT WANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli-Arab speakers at an October 20 roundtable with the diplomatic community underscored their solidarity with West Bank and Gazan Palestinians, but stressed that most Israeli Arabs would prefer to remain in Israel -- but with equal rights -- rather than join any future Pal [...]	2005-10-28 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6228	SHARON STAYS HIS COURSE FOLLOWING HADERA BOMBING [...] (C) Summary: The October 26 suicide bombing of the Hadera market by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) that claimed the lives of five Israelis and wounded 20 has resulted in a cycle of violence that -- barring significant additional casualties -- experience indicates will be short-term. As it h [...]	2005-10-28 17:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6238	AVIAN INFLUENZA: GOI ASSISTING PA; GROUPS FEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli officials are in daily contact with their counterparts from the Palestinian Authority and have been testing birds on behalf of the PA. GOI veterinary officials have provided their Palestinian counterparts with antigens to detect avian influenza. GOI and PA veterinary o [...]	2005-10-31 09:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PREL ECON KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6241	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. New Delhi Bombings 4. Libby Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot Washington correspondent Orly Azolai reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has decided to move up the date of her visit to [...]	2005-10-31 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6246	STAFFDEL ZWEIG/ADAMS-GOI DISCUSSIONS ON HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: HIRC professional staff members Matthew Zweig and David Adams discussed Hamas and PLC elections, progress on the Wolfensohn agenda, Israeli relations with Muslim states, and UN issues with Israelis, the Wolfensohn team, and USG officials during a visit to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on [...]	2005-10-31 16:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP IS EG ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6247	SHARON POSTPONES PROBLEMATIC KNESSET VOTE ON [...] (C) Summary: With only hours to go before an October 31 Knesset vote on -- and possible defeat of -- his Cabinet nominations of three Likud loyalists, including Ehud Olmert as finance minister, Prime Minister Sharon postponed the vote by a week in order to rally support and gauge his next step [...]	2005-10-31 17:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS KDEM ELECTIONS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6250	GOI LARGELY PLEASED WITH SWISS VISIT ON MDA [...] (C) MFA DDG for International Organizations Affairs Roni Ya'ar told the Ambassador October 31 that GOI meetings with visiting Swiss FM Calmy-Rey were productive and remained focused entirely on MDA issues. Ya'ar said that Calmy Rey was on "good behavior" during her visit and did not expand h [...]	2005-10-31 17:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6256	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] UNSC Vote on Syria 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media led with PM Sharon's political situation in the Knesset. The media reported that Sharon decided on Monday to postpone a fateful Knesset vote on [...]	2005-11-01 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6262	UNTSO HEAD MGEN LILLEY SAYS PKO CAN LEAVE WHEN [...] (C) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Chief of Staff Major General (MGEN) Clive Lilley briefed Ambassador Jones October 27 on UNTSO's mission in Israel and the region, noting how it supports UN peacekeeping operations in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and Syria (UNDOF),and that its missi [...]	2005-11-01 14:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR PGOV PTER LE SY EG IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6263	SPIEGEL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD ON EASING MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Defense (MOD) advisor Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel told the Ambassador in a recent meeting that terrorists had taken advantage of the removal of some obstacles to movement in Gush Etzion to perpetrate the October 16 deadly shooting attack against Israeli se [...]	2005-11-01 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV6264	EC DEL HEAD IN ISRAEL SAYS EU IS AIMING FOR 11/15 [...] (C) In an October 26 meeting at the European Commission Delegation's office in Tel Aviv, EC Delegation Head Ambassador Ramiro Cibrian-Uzal told Ambassador Jones that the EU's objective is to have the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border opened by November 15. Cibrian-Uzal said his EC Dele [...]	2005-11-01 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG EG IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6266	AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR CELEBRATES RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jones hosted over 80 Muslim, Christian and Jewish guests for an interfaith Iftar dinner on October 27 to break the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Iftar brought together Israeli-Arab leaders from the political, business and social-action arenas. At [...]	2005-11-01 15:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM KMPI KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6270	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast 3. International Holocaust Commemoration Day ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Staff Sgt. Yonatan Evron was killed early this morning during an arrest operation in the village of Mirka near [...]	2005-11-02 11:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6279	VPM OLMERT PREDICTS HIS OWN POLITICAL FUTURE, AND [...] (C) Summary: During an October 31 introductory meeting Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (who also is acting Minister of Finance and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor) told the Ambassador that the Israeli economy was performing well, and that his challenge was to figure out how to spend a r [...]	2005-11-03 07:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN KIPR IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6297	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying in Washington Wednesday, at a meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, that Israel will SIPDIS not frus [...]	2005-11-03 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV631	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met this morning with PM Sharon, who updated him on current security contacts with the Palestinians and the upcoming Sh [...]	2005-02-02 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV633	NEW DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT FUELS DISENGAGEMENT DEBATE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: A recent study claiming that the Palestinian population in the West Bank and Gaza is overestimated by up to 1.5 million people has made headlines in Israel and provided ammunition to opponents of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan. The new numbers, howev [...]	2005-02-02 12:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6332	SHIMON PERES ASKS ADMINISTRATOR JOHNSON FOR EPA [...] Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres has written to USEPA Administrator Johnson requesting that a team of 2-3 EPA experts visit Israel for one week to advise on sustainable solutions for the Ramat Hovav chemical industry and hazardous waste disposal site located in the Negev. Embassy has provide [...]	2005-11-03 15:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL EIND KSCA PGOV IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6333	EMBLEM: GOI REJECTS MDA STATEMENT BUT WILL NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Israeli MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Daniel Meron told poloff November 1 that the Government of Israel (GOI) has made clear to the Swiss its rejection of the widely disseminated oral statement by MDA Chairman Noam Yifrach, but has not [...]	2005-11-03 16:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL IS SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY HUMANITARIAN AID
05TELAVIV6337	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] 10th Anniversary of Rabin Assassination 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may arrive in Israel as early as the beginning of next week. The Jerusalem Post led with Defense [...]	2005-11-04 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6355	ISRAEL SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH TO CSD ENERGY ROUND [...] (U) The Ministry of Environment shares U.S. views on the recent Water Round of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and looks forward to working closely with the U.S. and other like-minded parties in the Energy Round. MOE officials have made the following points to ESTH officer [...]	2005-11-04 14:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ENRG EAID AORC IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6357	LIVNI DISCUSSES THIRD PARTY, HAMAS, OUTPOSTS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni told the Ambassador on November 3 that, although "the numbers do not show it yet," Sharon will find a majority for his ministerial nominations because most Likud members do not want new elections. She said that it is significant that Israel has ac [...]	2005-11-04 16:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6367	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Paris Riots ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PM Sharon as saying before the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee this morning that Hamas members will not be able to walk free in the streets of Pa [...]	2005-11-07 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6386	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. France Riots 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with political developments at the Knesset on Monday. They reported that eight Likud "rebels" voted with the opposition to defeat by 61- [...]	2005-11-08 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6396	RAMON SUPPORTS WEST BANK-GAZA RAIL LINK AS AN [...] (S) In a November 8 meeting, Minister without Portfolio Haim Ramon confirmed to Ambassador Jones that the GOI would accept the initiation of a technical feasibility study for what the GOI prefers to call a "transportation connection" between Gaza and the West Bank. Ramon presented proposed t [...]	2005-11-08 15:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON IS KWBG PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6397	MOD'S AMOS GILAD SAYS HE WILL PUSH TO GET GAZAN [...] (C) Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Director Amos Gilad told the Ambassador November 8 that (a) he will work vigorously to ensure that this year's harvest from Gaza is allowed to pass through the Qarni crossing between Gaza and Israel so that it can be distributed to markets beyond; and (b) he will [...]	2005-11-08 16:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KPAL KWBG MARR MASS EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6405	LABOR UNIONS LOSE POWER AND INFLUENCE, RELY ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Histadrut labor federation leaders told poloff October 31 that the movement has lost power to influence legislation since Histadrut's 1994 divorce from the Labor Party, which formerly served as its surrogate in the Knesset. To reverse the organization's declining impact on pub [...]	2005-11-08 17:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6413	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar was quoted as saying in an interview with Israel Radio that he does not rule out holding negotiations with Israel if this serves P [...]	2005-11-09 12:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6425	GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN HAR ADAR AND QARNEI [...] (U) Press reported today, November 9, that the Israel Lands Authority issued a tender for 80 plots to construct single-family houses in Har Adar settlement, northwest of Jerusalem. According to the tender, which was published in Yediot Aharanot, the plots of land will be from 501 to 833 squa [...]	2005-11-09 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6442	UN THIRD COMMITTEE: ISRAEL EXPLAINS PROBLEM WITH [...] (C) Following reftel (B) demarche, Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Central Europe and Eurasia (A/S-equivalent) Mark Sofer contacted poloff to discuss Israeli difficulties with the Third Committee resolution on Uzbekistan. According to Sofer, Israel does not intend to co-sponsor the re [...]	2005-11-10 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC IS UZ GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6444	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that Histadrut Labor Federation Secretary-General, Knesset Member Amir Peretz, defeated Vice Premier [...]	2005-11-10 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6460	PERETZ VICTORY TO BRING LABOR VOTE ON COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than 12 hours after Amir Peretz's surprise victory over Shimon Peres for the Labor Party chairmanship, the party leadership is moving ahead November 10 with plans for a meeting in two weeks of the party's 3,000-member Central Committee to vote on whether to remain in Prime M [...]	2005-11-10 14:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6467	EMBLEM: ICRC DESCRIBES TIMELINE, PROGRESS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During November 8 - 10 conversations with Poloffs, ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart and Swiss Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Andrej Motyl expressed continuing ICRC and Swiss commitment to convening the December 5 - 6 conference on the Third Protocol, but also articulated [...]	2005-11-14 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6468	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-14 12:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6470	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV648	ATTORNEY GENERAL MAZUZ CANCELS CHANGES IN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister and MOIT Minister Olmert confirmed to the Ambassador February 1 that AG Mazuz has reversed the GOI decision of July 2004 concerning application of the Absentee Property Law to East Jerusalem. He also passed us a copy of Mazuz's decision. Separately, Deputy [...]	2005-02-02 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS

05TELAVIV649	WB/G SITREP: ISRAELI POLICEMAN INJURED AND FIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: An Israeli policeman in the Old City was injured trying to prevent Jewish youth from stoning Arabs, and eight international activists were injured while protesting construction of the separation barrier, on February 1. Five Palestinians were arrested by the IDF in the West Ban [...]	2005-02-02 14:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV651	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN YOUTH WOUNDED BY IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers during stone-throwing skirmishes near the village of Burqa south of Jenin. Two Palestinian youths were injured during stone-throwing clashes with the IDF in Nablus. Four Palestinians were arrested in various [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV6512	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "Agreement on Movement and Access" 2. Mideast 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Yediot) reported on the "Agreement on Movement and Access," which was brokered on Tuesday [...]	2005-11-16 09:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6516	ISRAEL/WBG: EU ENVOY ADVOCATES "SOFT" OPENING FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a November 9 meeting with the Ambassador, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Mark Otte advised that the GOI and PA were close to a final agreement on re-opening the Rafah crossing. The only major obstacle remaining was the lack of agreement on how [...]	2005-11-16 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EU IS KPAL KWBG PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6519	SOME OUTPOSTS READY FOR EVACUATION; GOI [...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel, advisor in the Ministry of Defense, told the Ambassador on November 4 that the GOI has taken all of the administrative and legal steps necessary to dismantle nine illegal outposts and the nine permanent houses in Amona outpost. He said th [...]	2005-11-16 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV652	MAZUZ ABSENTEE PROPERTY LAW DECISION RILES [...] (SBU) The Absentee Property Law controversy continued to receive press play February 3, although at a less intense level than previously. AG Mazuz's January 31 decision to overturn application the Absentee Property Law (APL) to East Jerusalem led to a predictable outcry by Ministers Sharansk [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV653	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN YOUTH WOUNDED BY IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers during stone-throwing skirmishes near the village of Burqa south of Jenin. Two Palestinian youths were injured during stone-throwing clashes with the IDF in Nablus. Four Palestinians were arrested in various [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV6530	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-17 08:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV654	URI SAGUY ON NEED FOR U.S. LEADERSHIP IN THE [...] (C) Retired IDF intelligence chief MG (ret) Uri Saguy told the Ambassador February 2 that Israel needs active U.S. involvement "desperately" to move forward with the Palestinians after disengagement because the Israeli political system is "stuck," and the current coalition is heading toward a [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SY ISRAEL RELATIONS PEACE PROCESS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6545	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Labor vs. Likud 2. Gaza: Management of Border Crossings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with PM Sharon's announcement, expected during the weekend, as to whether he will remain in the Likud or form a new party. Both Yediot [...]	2005-11-18 07:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6550	(C) LABOR MINISTER SAYS LABOR WILL LOSE TO SHARON; [...] (C) Labor MK and Science Minister Matan Vilnai told NEA DAS Robert Danin November 16 that "thousands" of Labor Party members will vote for Prime Minister Sharon in 2006 elections rather than support new Labor Chair Amir Peretz. Vilnai said the "Peretz revolution" was "too much from the left" a [...]	2005-11-18 08:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR KWBG IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6552	AMIR PERETZ: NOT YET READY FOR PRIME TIME? [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz told DAS Danin November 18 that he will focus his upcoming election campaign on socio-economic issues, rather than on peace and security. He stressed the importance of the Labor Party serving as a real opposition party and added tha [...]	2005-11-18 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL KWBG KPAL IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6557	A/S LOWENKRON'S CONSULTATIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL Assistant Secretary Barry Lowenkron discussed a range of democracy and human rights reform issues with senior MFA officials Yoram Ben-Zeev, Aharon Leshno Yaar and Harry Kneiy-Tal. Topics included the November 14 BMENA Forum for the Future meeting in Bahrain, internal develop [...]	2005-11-20 09:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS IR TU AE GOI EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6576	SHARON QUITS LIKUD EN ROUTE TO MARCH ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sharon resigned from the Likud Party at mid-day November 21, announcing that he will head a new party that observers anticipate will carry him to a new four-year term as prime minister. The resignation came only hours after Sharon asked President Katsav to dissolve th [...]	2005-11-21 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6578	ISRAELI NSC CHIEF: GOI "ALONE" IN CONFRONTING [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council (NSC) Chairman Giora Eiland told Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) on November 14 that the GOI feels "alone" in opposing any Hamas participation in the January 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections. The GOI felt obliged to state publicly [...]	2005-11-21 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6579	GOI ISSUES TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN MA'ALE [...] (C) Summary: Israeli press reported on November 17 that the Israel Lands Authority issued two separate tenders for the sale of 13 plots in Ma'ale Adumim. The plots range from 431 to 1,067 square meters, and will cost between $69,000 and $125,000. In addition, Minister of Construction and Ho [...]	2005-11-21 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV6580	LIVNI PONDERS LIKUD INTERNAL POLITICS AND HAMAS' [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-21 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG PTER IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6586	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-22 07:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV659	NOF HASHARON WALKS, TALKS, AND ACTS LIKE A NEW [...] (C) Summary. In recent conversations in Washington, PM Advisor Dov Weissglas has asserted that the construction of the new community of Nof HaSharon does not constitute building a new settlement, but instead is construction of a "new neighborhood" of Alfe Menashe, a settlement in the West Ba [...]	2005-02-03 14:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6606	UNSCO DE SOTO URGING ISRAELIS TO TURN OVER [...] (C) In a discussion about recent Hizballah-IDF clashes along the Israel-Lebanon border, UN Special Coordinator (UNSCO) Alvara de Soto told the Ambassador at mid-day November 22 that: -- he has helped to broker a "fragile cease-fire" that has led to a momentary calm along the Israel-Lebanon b [...]	2005-11-22 13:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MARR PTER PBTS MOPS PINS KPKO LE COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6615	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Upcoming Israeli Elections 2. Israel-Hizbullah Clashes 3. American Jewry ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the upcoming elections. Leading media reported that President Moshe Katsav announced that he will sign an e [...]	2005-11-23 07:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6617	BUSINESSMAN DISCUSSES EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI GAS DEAL [...] (C) Summary: According to Nimrod Novik, the senior vice president of the Merhav Group, "all systems are go" for the export of USD 2.5 billion worth of Egyptian natural gas to Israel over the next two decades. Novik, whose company is the Israeli partner in the deal, noted that the Egyptians had [...]	2005-11-23 08:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL IS EG GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6619	SENATOR LIEBERMAN'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told Codel Lieberman November 22 that he is disappointed that Prime Minister Sharon has left the Likud, and that it is hard to say what will happen in the general elections four months from now. Shalom predicted that he and former Prime Minister Be [...]	2005-11-23 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG TS IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6624	KATSAV SETS MARCH 28 ELECTIONS, GIVES SHARON ROOM [...] Summary: Knesset representatives and President Katsav agreed November 23 to schedule elections for March 28, and to dissolve the Knesset by presidential decree, a measure that will allow Prime Minister Sharon to appoint new ministers during the period until elections without Knesset approval. [...]	2005-11-23 11:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6626	U.S. TREASURY DISCUSSES WITH GOI ESTABLISHMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli military intelligence officials headed by Brigidier-General Kuperwasser met with Treasury policy advisor Lebenson, Post's Defense Attach and econoff to discuss a U.S. Treasury initiative to establish a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) or Financial Follow-up Unit (FFU),a [...]	2005-11-23 12:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV6627	GOI TOURISM OVERVIEW AND PROJECT INITIATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Tourism (MoT) Marketing Director Levi told econoff that 1.7 million tourists have visited Israel this year, and brought three billion dollars to the Israeli economy. He stressed that although U.S. travel warnings for Israel have been eased, the warnings have hurt the [...]	2005-11-23 12:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6628	ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON HAMAS IN ELECTIONS, PEACE [...] (C) Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland told NEA DAS Robert Danin November 18 that Hamas will continue to honor the tadiyah ("calm") as long as it believes it serves its interests. Eiland said the calm could be extended through Israeli general elections scheduled for March 2006, or [...]	2005-11-23 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV PINS PREF PTER ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV6639	AMBASSADOR JONES'S COURTESY CALL ON INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: In their introductory meeting on the day of the Labor leadership election, Interior Minister Ofir Pines-Paz told the Ambassador that regardless of who wins, it was not a foregone conclusion that Labor would stay in the coalition because it has two major disagreements with Likud. [...]	2005-11-25 06:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV664	ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE: MAZUZ DECISION UNLIKELY [...] (C) In a conversation with Deputy Economic Counselor February 3, Deputy Attorney General Blass discounted the possibility of a serious challenge to AG Mazuz's January 31 decision on the Absentee Property Law. Although he was unaware that Finance Minister Netanyahu had told Ha'aretz February [...]	2005-02-04 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6641	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv, Yediot, and The Jerusalem Post, published the results of three polls that show improvement in the rating of PM Sharon's party Kadima (Forward). Were elections hel [...]	2005-11-25 09:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6659	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Hizbullah Clashes 3. Palestinian parliamentary elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report that Shimon Peres is considering joining Ariel Sharon, who may offer Peres a future position as "special ambassad [...]	2005-11-28 07:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6667	BEDOUIN PROFESSOR PESSIMISTIC ABOUT GOI TOURISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has several projects in the planning stages designed to improve the Bedouin employment situation in the Negev. Michal Uziyahu from the Negev Development Authority (NDA) said one tourism plan divides the Negev into six regions and calls for the GOI t [...]	2005-11-28 10:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6669	ISA CHIEF DISKIN VIEWS RAFAH AS TEST CASE [...] (C) Summary: During a November 18 meeting with NEA DAS Robert Danin, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Yuval Diskin said that a successfully managed passage at Rafah would encourage the opening of other passages and would benefit Qarni. Diskin expressed concern about Fatah and its leader M [...]	2005-11-28 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6671	GOI UNDERTAKES HOME DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary and comment: Over the past several days, we have received reports of GOI demolitions of at least ten Arab homes in East Jerusalem for a lack of building permits. Ha'aretz November 23 reported that the Justice Ministry [...]	2005-11-28 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV6673	"KADIMA" ATTRACTING CROSS-SECTION OF POLITICAL [...] Summary: Prime Minister Sharon continues to court national and local politicians from across the political spectrum to join his new party, "Kadima." Former Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres is considering whether to join Sharon and is to announce his decision on November 30. Sharon currently [...]	2005-11-28 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6680	MFA OFFICIALS ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials told NEA DAS Danin that there are two important questions regarding Middle East peace efforts -- how engaged the U.S. can be in the process when it is tied up in Iraq and elsewhere, and how to keep Israelis engaged when they will be diverted by the upcoming election. [...]	2005-11-29 09:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL PEACE PROCESS
05TELAVIV6683	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran, nuclear program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report that former Labor Party Chairman Shimon Peres has finalized his decision to leave the Labor Party, Prime Minis [...]	2005-11-29 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV669	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-04 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV670	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq 3. President Bush State of the Union Address ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot (Shimon Shiffer) quoted a senior Israeli source as saying that Sharon and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will disagree on the d [...]	2005-02-04 11:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6708	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All Israeli media led with pre-election stories on the movement of key figures between political parties and on public opinion polls. The Jerusalem Post reports that Professor Uriel Reichman, Shinui fou [...]	2005-11-30 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV671	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-04 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6710	KADIMA TAKES BITE OUT OF THREE PARTIES; PLATFORM [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon's Kadima Party continues to siphon off high-profile politicians from other parties, and its support in the polls is climbing. Labor Party MK and Shimon Peres's close confidante, Dalia Yitzik, announced late November 28 that she is joining Kadima. The natio [...]	2005-11-30 16:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS PEACE PROCESS
05TELAVIV6717	Chief Justice Lauds Post's Judiciary Programs, [...] (U) Summary: At a program planning meeting November 29, 2005 in his chambers, Israel's Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak and National Court Administration President Judge Boaz Okun told the PAO, American Center Director, and PD rule of law program specialist that he places a high value [...]	2005-12-01 09:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6719	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israeli elections 3. Iran, nuclear program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report on Shimon Peres' quitting Labor and political activity and endorsing PM Sharon's Kadima. The Jerusalem Post reports that "former prim [...]	2005-12-01 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6720	AVIAN INFLUENZA: NO CONFIRMED H5N1 IN ISRAEL; [...] (U) INTRO AND SUMMARY: This message is Post's response to Ref A questions regarding the GOI's efforts to prepare for avian and pandemic influenza, and its capability to respond to an AI epidemic. Questions are answered in the order provided in reftel. To date, there have been no/no confir [...]	2005-12-01 12:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6743	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and other media extensively covered remarks made by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the annual editors' convention at Sokolov House in Tel Aviv on Thursday, addressing the major issues concerni [...]	2005-12-02 10:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6751	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR BROOKS' DECEMBER 6-9 [...] (C) Mr. Ambassador: Your visit to Israel will be taking place at a time when Israel's domestic political situation is in flux and progress is being made on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Anxiety in Israel is high about Iran and its nuclear weapons program, political instability in Syria and [...]	2005-12-02 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV PTER EAID ENRG ETTC MASS OTRA PARM TRGY TSPL GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6760	EMBLEM: GOI LISTS NATIONS MAYBE WILLING TO SPEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Daniel Meron asked poloff December 2 to pass to the Department a list of nations that the GOI believes might be willing to speak publicly before or during the diplomatic conference in favor of adopting the Third Addit [...]	2005-12-02 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6762	Bank Leumi Privatization a Great Success for [...] (U) On November 15, in a dramatic success for the GOI's three-year-long privatization drive, the Cerberus and Gabriel private investment groups (also known as Barnea Investments),headed by former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle, won the tender and purchased 9.99 percent of Bank Leumi from the [...]	2005-12-02 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6763	Fischer Takes Command: BOI Rate Hike Counters [...] (SBU) In an expected move, the Bank of Israel (BOI) announced a 0.5 increase in interest rates on November 28, bringing the base rate to 4.5 percent. This was the Central Bank's third consecutive monthly hike, and the most pronounced, following increases of 0.25 percent at the end of both Sep [...]	2005-12-02 15:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6766	EMBLEM: WHY THE GOI NEARLY BALKED [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Israel did not oppose the recent MDA-PRCS agreements, the issue hits the GOI at an unusually volatile transitional moment in Israeli domestic politics. During this tenuous period an issue such as this that touches on security, or the status of East Jerusalem and the settle [...]	2005-12-02 17:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY INTERNAL PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6778	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Iranian Nuclear Race 3. The Syrian Threat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz online and Israel Radio reported that a blast occurred at around 11:30 am Monday at the entrance to the Hasharon shopping mall in Ne [...]	2005-12-05 12:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6797	GOI-PA CONTACTS ON CONVOYS FROZEN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Major General Yossef Mishlev, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) advised that the GOI has a plan for re-establishing bus convoys between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The "pilot plan" proposes a single [...]	2005-12-06 16:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN ETRD PREL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6798	ISRAELI MOD DG TOREN ON NOVEMBER 14 AGREEMENT [...] (C) Israeli MOD Director General Jacob Toren told the Ambassador December 5, only hours after the deadly Netanya suicide bombing, that his people are sparing no effort to implement their undertakings vis-a-vis the Palestinians per the November 14 agreement brokered by Secretary Rice. Toren co [...]	2005-12-06 17:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM MARR MASS KPAL KWBG ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6799	SHALOM OUTLINES GOI REACTION TO ATTACK, BLAMES PA [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told the Ambassador December 6 that in response to the December 5 Netanya terrorist attack, the Security Cabinet decided to cancel special travel privileges for Palestinian VIPs, to resume targeted killings, and to combat terrorism and arms smugglin [...]	2005-12-06 17:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS LE SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6815	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iranian Nuclear Race ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ The Jerusalem Post and other media reported the IDF is gearing up for a crackdown on the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, wishing to apprehend "all of the terrorists" there. The [...]	2005-12-07 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6846	LABOR MK HERZOG: "SHARON STOLE HANEGBI," AND MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Labor MK and former Housing Minister Isaac (Itzchak) Herzog discussed the ever-evolving Israeli political scene, including then breaking news that acting Likud Party Chairman and Minister-without-Portfolio Tzachi Hanegbi had decided [...]	2005-12-08 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6847	KATSAV'S VATICAN VISIT POSITIVE, BUT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Division Director for Religious Affairs Zvi Tal briefed Poloff November 28 on President Moshe Katsav's November 17 Vatican meetings and on the status of GOI-Vatican negotiations toward a concordat on fiscal and legal matters. Tal, who traveled with Katsav, was upbeat about t [...]	2005-12-08 14:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6848	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Israel is not a significant producer or trafficking point for drugs. The Israeli National Police (INP),however, reports that during the year 2005, the Israeli drug market continued to be characterized by high demand in nearly all sectors of society and a high availability of drugs including [...]	2005-12-08 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KSEP IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6855	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 2. Israeli Election Campaigns 3. Palestinian Leadership and the West ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reports that the IDF resumed "targeted assassinations" in the wake of the Neta [...]	2005-12-09 09:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6872	ISRAEL ON COMBATING WMD PROLIFERATION VIA [...] (C) Responding to reftel demarche, Israeli MFA Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Department Director Yehuda Yaakov told poloff December 4 that: -- Israel continues to be interested in active participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (Proliferation Security Initiative) and ot [...]	2005-12-09 16:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV6874	(C) FM SHALOM DISCUSSES SECURITY CONCERNS, [...] (C) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch on December 8 met with FM Silvan Shalom to discuss regional and Israeli-Palestinian issues. Shalom expressed concern about the security situation, claiming that there had been an increase in infiltrations by terrorists and weapons smuggling sin [...]	2005-12-10 15:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KWBG IS TS EG LE AG JO IR GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6875	MOFAZ TELLS A/S WELCH HE WILL SHUT KARNI, EREZ IF [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told NEA A/S Welch and the Ambassador December 9 that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has done nothing to implement the Agreement on Movement and Access since both sides met with the Secretary November 15. He underscored repeatedly that security conce [...]	2005-12-10 15:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EG IS SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6876	GILAD TELLS A/S WELCH PA ACTION AGAINST PIJ AND [...] (S) Summary: In a December 9 meeting after that with Defense Minister Mofaz (septel),MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad told A/S Welch, the Ambassador, and Col. Dugger (USSC) that he is concerned that Fatah is replacing its "old guard" with extremists. He assessed that if this trend continues, [...]	2005-12-10 15:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER KWBG KPAL IS JO LE SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6877	ISRAELIS DELIBERATELY "AMBIGUOUS" ON PALESTINIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Giora Eiland and Deputy National Security Advisor Eran Etzion told NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch December 9 that the GOI has adopted a deliberately "ambiguous" approach to Palestinian Authority (PA) elections "so the PA can't blame Israel for the p [...]	2005-12-10 16:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV KPAL KDEM KPKO LE SY IS IR TU AE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6884	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Pressures Israel on Safe Passage Agreement 2. Sharon's Kadima Political Moves 3. Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 4. Defense Establishment Expected View of Egypt ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ The Army Radio reported [...]	2005-12-12 11:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6886	MOJ LIVNI WANTS ELECTION OBSERVERS TO ENCOURAGE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni raised concerns about the role of Hamas in the upcoming Palestinian elections with A/S Welch on December 8. Livni said she fears Hamas will get more legitimacy from these elections, which will weaken PA President Abbas and damage the concept of d [...]	2005-12-12 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6891	SPIEGEL OUTLINES GOI PLAN TO REMOVE SOME OBSTACLES [...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel, advisor in the Ministry of Defense (MOD),briefed the Ambassador and Embassy staff on the GOI's three-phase draft plan for the reduction and removal of obstacles to movement in the West Bank. In Phase I, the GOI plans to remove a total o [...]	2005-12-12 16:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6911	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iranian Nuclear Program ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ Major media reported on the Mehlis report, which was delivered yesterday to the UN Security council, claiming that Syrian and Lebanese intelligence knew about the plot to assass [...]	2005-12-13 12:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6920	PHANTOM EFFORT TOWARD NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Israeli press is decimating forests and spewing ink in its speculation over the claimed efforts of mostly unnamed -- but apparently desperate -- Likud MKs to garner support for a new government in the 15 days remaining before the Knesset's December 29 dissolution. For such an effort t [...]	2005-12-14 13:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6923	UNDOF COMMANDER REPORTS LIMITED RESOURCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Major-General Bala Nanda Sharma of Nepal, United Nations Disengagement Observor Force (UNDOF) Commander, told the Ambassador December 12 that UNDOF has "no money, no manpower, and no resources" with which to employ new technologies or to expand its mission. Sharma reported th [...]	2005-12-14 15:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS SY LE EG JO PGOV GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6924	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Syria 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media highlighted remarks made in an interview with Newsweek by Kalman Gayer, who advises PM Sharon on public opinion po [...]	2005-12-15 04:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6946	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz led with a report by Akiva Eldar that on Wednesday, Israel succumbed to international pressure and informed the U.S. that it plans to complete preparations on Friday for operatin [...]	2005-12-15 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6970	SUMMARY OF ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SEMINAR ON [...] On December 1, 2005, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) held an export control seminar for the local high-tech and defense industries. The seminar, "Export Controls for Category 6 Technologies of the Wassenaar Arrangement," attracted over 200 participants, among them many Israeli hi- tech exporter [...]	2005-12-16 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETTC ETRD IS MILITARY RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6971	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Israel is not a regional financial center like Hong Kong or Switzerland due to a lack of financial activity with its neighboring countries. Israel's financial activity is mainly conducted with the financial markets of the U.S. and Europe, and to a lesser extent with Asia. Less than a quarter [...]	2005-12-16 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KSEP KTFN IS ISRAELI SOCIETY COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV6972	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday, a Qassam rocket landed 2 km south of Ashkelon, in an area that comprises strategic installations, and another in a kibbut [...]	2005-12-16 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prime Minister Sharon's Health 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the state of PM Sharon's health. Israel Radio reported that Sharon was in good condition this morning after he was rushed to Jerusalem's Hadass [...]	2005-12-19 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7002	ISRAELI PM'S MILITARY ADVISER REVIEWS REGION, [...] (S) Major General Gadi Shamni -- Israeli PM Sharon's military adviser -- told the Ambassador that the U.S. should continue to lead the international community to diplomatically pressure Iran to abandon its program. If a military solution were required, Shamni said he believes the U.S. could d [...]	2005-12-19 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR PARM MARR MASS MNUC KPAL SY EG LE IR GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV7003	ISRAEL: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Tel Aviv submits the following proposed draft for the Israel section of the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. This draft has been cleared with ConGen Jerusalem, which is producing a report on the Palestinian Authority (septel). ------------------ GENERAL ASS [...]	2005-12-19 13:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC COUNTERTERRORISM GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV7008	SHARON'S HEALTH BECOMES ELECTION ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon's hospitalization December 18 for a mild stroke has raised questions of age and health in the current pre-election political climate and raised differing preliminary views as to what effect Sharon's health problems will have on the Kadima party's future. Pol [...]	2005-12-19 14:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7016	NETANYAHU LEADS A WEAK, RIGHT-LEANING LIKUD AS [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Likud Party Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu will likely call for a party decision as to whether Likud should quit the government, and may still try to recruit 61 MKs to create an alternative government to avoid early elections. Observers assess that the latter has littl [...]	2005-12-20 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7022	POVERTY HYPE REFLECTS DECLINE OF SOCIALISM IN [...] (S) In advance of the upcoming elections, many politicians, reporters, and advocacy groups have been trumpeting "poverty" as the most important issue facing Israeli society. In reality, apart from a few isolated pockets, Israel does not face grinding "third world-style" poverty as a systemi [...]	2005-12-21 08:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7023	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel TV and Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised PM Sharon's courageous moves in an interview with CNN, as, in the words of both statio [...]	2005-12-21 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7030	NNSA ADMINISTRATOR BROOKS' DECEMBER 6-9 VISIT TO [...] (U) Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security/Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Linton Brooks visited Israel December 6-9 for a series of discussions of ongoing cooperation between NNSA and the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC). IAEC Director Gene [...]	2005-12-21 13:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA ENRG KNNP PARM PINR PGOV PTER EAID TRGY TSPL IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV7046	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Taiwan Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice outraged Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum on Tuesday when she praised PM Sharo [...]	2005-12-22 12:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV706	FORMER CIVIL ADMINISTRATION HEAD REVEALS [...] (C) Summary: The former head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General (ret.) Dov "Fuffi" Sedaka, detailed the complex approval process for construction of new settlements and settlement neighborhoods in a January 30 meeting with Embassy economic officers. He made clear that no matter [...]	2005-02-04 13:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV707	RETROACTIVE APPROVALS FOR SETTLEMENT BUILDING [...] (C) Summary. As reported septel, former head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General (ret.) Dov "Fuffi" Sedaka, detailed the complex approval process for construction of settlements to Embassy economic officers in a January 30 meeting. During the meeting, he also explained that the b [...]	2005-02-04 13:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7072	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the IDF responded with artillery fire and aerial strikes to Sunday's Qassam fire. A Qassam rocket nearly missed a kindergarten in Kibbutz Sa'ad [...]	2005-12-27 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7079	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All leading media, except The Jerusalem Post, led with the firing from Lebanon of at least four Katyusha rockets at Israeli communities -- particularly Kiryat Shmona -- la [...]	2005-12-28 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7090	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and leading Israeli Internet news web sites reported that this morning, a suicide bomber approached a roadblock in Jabara village near the West Bank town of Tulkarm and blew h [...]	2005-12-29 12:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7096	PERETZ: REMOVE ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS, SPEED UP PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz, who has tried to focus the Israeli electorate on economic issues (reftel),recently criticized the proliferation of Israeli outposts and expansion of settlements in the West Bank as damaging to Israel's international reputation and to prospects [...]	2005-12-29 15:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWBG KPAL IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7098	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except Maariv, led with Wednesday's suicide bombing near Tulkarm, in which IDF officer Uri Binamo and two Palestinians were killed. Three soldiers and seven Palestinians were [...]	2005-12-30 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7099	CONFERENCE PROMOTES NEGEV AND NEW MINISTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Globes business daily newspaper hosted several hundred private and public officials at a business conference where the GOI promoted its Negev Development Plan. A panel of prominent GOI officials lead by former Vice Premier Shimon Peres presented the development plan, which ca [...]	2005-12-30 13:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV71	GOI RESPONSE TO DATA EXCLUSIVITY DEMARCHE [...] (S) Ambassador Kurtzer delivered points in reftel to Vice PM and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Ehud Olmert on January 4, 2005. Olmert objected to the language used in the demarche, but he accepted the principle that if the data exclusivity legislation is withheld from passage by the [...]	2005-01-05 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7100	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH EHUD BARAK AND SHIMON [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Shimon Peres and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, in separate meetings, told Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) that they are optimistic about the impact of Kadima on the peace process, and both predicted the Labor party would be marginalized under the leadership of Amir P [...]	2005-12-30 14:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS PEACE PROCESS EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV7102	ISRAELI AVIAN FLU-RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY [...] SUMMARY: On October 13, 2005 Israel banned all imports of poultry products from Turkey following a reported case of AI there. Israel currently bans the import of poultry and poultry products from areas where AI cases have been confirmed - Southeast Asia, Croatia, Russia, and Romania. The su [...]	2005-12-30 14:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV711	WB/G SITREP: PIJ AND AAMB INJURE FOUR IDF [...] (SBU) In the West Bank on February 3, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades wounded four IDF soldiers in a shooting attack south of Hebron. Eight international activists were lightly injured in clashes with the IDF when protesting the construction of the seamline barrie [...]	2005-02-04 13:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV7112	ISRAELI DEBRIEF ON KATYUSHA ATTACK ON KIRYAT [...] (S) Israeli MFA and MOD sources provided Embassy with details concerning the December 27 Katyusha attack from Lebanon on northern Israel. At 2309 local time, Israeli forces reported three explosions in northern Israel, but the debris has not been located to date. MOD contacts said several r [...]	2005-12-30 15:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINS MOPS PTER LE IS KPAL KPKO SY GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS
05TELAVIV7113	A PRE-ELECTIONS PRIMER: PARTY PRIMARIES, POLLS AND [...] Summary: Less than ninety days ahead of Israel's general elections, the political landscape the three major parties will maneuver through is clear. December 29 marks the passage of the statutory 21 days since publication of the presidential order to dissolve the 16th Knesset, a formality th [...]	2005-12-30 16:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV723	PERES PURSUES DIRECT TALKS ON GAZA DISENGAGEMENT [...] (S) Summary: DPM Shimon Peres is moving quickly to initiate direct negotiations with the PA on Gaza Disengagement economic issues. Following the template established by the World Bank process, Peres met February 2 with Mohammed Dahlan and Sa'eb Erekat to set a path toward face to face negoti [...]	2005-02-07 08:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL ECON KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS

05TELAVIV73	WB/G SITREP: EIGHT ARRESTED IN WEST BANK; IN GAZA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Violence continued in Gaza January 4-5 with 11-12 IDF soldiers reportedly injured by Qassam rocket attacks and eight Palestinians, including six members of the same family and one militant, killed by Israeli gunfire. In the West Bank, eight Palestinians were arrested, including [...]	2005-01-05 15:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV731	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-07 11:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV75	JORDANIAN CONSUL SAYS JORDAN WANTS PRISONERS IN [...] (C) Jordanian Consul Mohammed Abu-Wandi told political counselor January 5 that ongoing discussions with FM Shalom over both Shalom's desire to visit Amman and the return of a Jordanian ambassador to Tel Aviv focus on Israel's release of some 13 Jordanian "security" prisoners. Abu-Wandi said [...]	2005-01-05 16:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV752	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-08 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV76	NASSER YUSIF ON POSSIBLE SECURITY ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Force BG Nasser Yusif told poloffs recently that, if called upon to join an Abu Mazen government as interior minister, he would bring the green-uniform public security forces, Force 17, and the naval or coastal police under his personal operational control, an [...]	2005-01-05 16:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PTER ASEC GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV786	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-09 12:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV803	DEFENSE MINISTRY DENIES VERACITY OF FEB 8 HA'ARETZ [...] (U) A February 8 article in Ha'aretz quotes a senior security official as saying that Israel will evacuate illegal outposts in the West Bank only after the implementation of the disengagement plan in the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank. According to the security official, the GOI's com [...]	2005-02-09 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV816	ANOTHER WEST BANK AMCIT SETTLER'S ACCOUNT [...] (SBU) On 24 Jan 2005 Conoff spoke with an American citizen resident of the West Bank settlement of Elkana. The American citizen was at the Embassy in Tel Aviv renewing the U.S. passports of her children and was willing to discuss the subject of life in Elkana. 2. (SBU) The American cit [...]	2005-02-10 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC SOCI KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY
05TELAVIV820	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-10 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV826	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: FM SHALOM RESURRECTS [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom's late-breaking campaign for a national referendum on disengagement has exacerbated divisions within Likud over disengagement, but will fail given steadfast opposition from Prime Minister Sharon and a Likud-proof majority of Knesset members. Likud [...]	2005-02-10 13:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV839	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) vowed to take action against any future Palestinian cease-fire violation after Palestinians fired more than 4 [...]	2005-02-11 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV85	YOSSI GAL AND ILAN BARUCH DISCUSS AHLC, WORLD BANK [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Yossi Gal and Ilan Baruch of the MFA's Economic Affairs division Wednesday, December 28 to discuss Israeli follow-up from the Oslo AHLC, World Bank-proposed monitoring and benchmarks, and GOI and Israeli private-sector contact with the Palestinians on sett [...]	2005-01-06 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KWBG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV87	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq 3. Israel-Turkey Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv and Yediot highlighted issues related to the opposition to the disengagement plan. Maariv bannered a call by PM Sharon on IDF soldiers to resist pro [...]	2005-01-06 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV881	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-14 12:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV886	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 14, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian militants launched three shooting attacks at IDF and Israeli settler targets February 11-14, including one in which militants fired on Israeli laborers who were putting up a fence along the Kissufim Road. No injuries were reported. The GOI agreed February 14 to th [...]	2005-02-14 15:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV891	SENATOR ALLEN'S FEBRUARY 13 MEETING WITH SHIMON [...] (C) Summary. Senator Allen and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Shimon Peres discussed their mutual interest in nanotechnology as well as ways to bolster the Palestinian economy. Peres stressed the importance of moving quickly on improving freedom of movement within Palestinian areas and [...]	2005-02-15 09:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV895	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Assassination of Former Lebanese PM Hariri ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The newspapers -- except Ha'aretz (English Ed.) -- banner either threats against PM Sharon or the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri in [...]	2005-02-15 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV904	NETANYAHU AS FINANCE MINISTER: CONFOUNDING THE [...] (C) Summary. Upon assuming office in 2003, Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implemented a series of far-reaching economic reforms aimed at overcoming Israel's economic crisis of 2001-2002, the worst in its history. Originally drafted under Netanyahu's predecessor Silvan Shalom, they encom [...]	2005-02-15 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PREL EIND ENRG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV916	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 15, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: A Palestinian driver said that an Israeli car fired shots at his vehicle north of Nablus on February 14, damaging his vehicle but causing no injuries. The IDF arrested a total of eight Palestinians throughout the West Bank February 14-15. In Gaza, unknown assailants opened fi [...]	2005-02-15 14:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV922	PALTRADE OFFICER ON SETTLEMENT GREENHOUSES, PAPA [...] (C) Summary: PalTrade cash crops officer Hashim Al-Hussaini spoke to Econoff February 9 on Gazan agribusiness and job creation post-disengagement. On settlement assets, Hussaini emphasized the need for direct GOI-PA security coordination in order to safeguard greenhouses and other infrastru [...]	2005-02-15 15:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG EAID IS SETTLEMENTS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV930	SENATOR ALLEN'S FEBRUARY 13 MEETING WITH MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Member George Allen met with Ministry of Defense Deputy Director General for Political-Military Affairs Amos Gilad February 13. Gilad focused on GOI efforts to coordinate with Egypt on security aspects of the disengagement plan, in particular [...]	2005-02-16 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG ECON IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV934	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Lebanon Bombing 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher announced Tuesday, a day after the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri, that the U.S. recalled it [...]	2005-02-16 12:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV946	WB/G SITREP: TWO AL-AQSA MILITANTS AND A [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF shot and killed two Al-Aqsa militants in the West Bank, while an Israeli settler killed a 15-year-old Palesinian in Ramallah. In Gaza, militants fired mortar shells at Morag and Neve Dekalim. No injuries were reported in either attack. End Summary. --------- West [...]	2005-02-16 15:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV955	SENATOR ALLEN'S FEBRUARY 13 MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Senator Allen and Finance Minister Bibi Netanyahu discussed the present situation between Israel and the Palestinians and Gaza disengagement. Netanyahu was guardedly optimistic about prospects for further steps toward accommodation with the PA noting that Abu Mazen faced seriou [...]	2005-02-17 07:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON OVIP KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV959	(C) APPOINTMENT OF NEW UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE [...] (C) Dutch NATO Permanent Representative Robert Serry told the Ambassador February 17 that he is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian Authority officials to lobby for his candidacy to become the new UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East. Serry said that the Palestinian leadership had ex [...]	2005-02-17 09:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV960	EU COPPS STRESS DONOR COORDINATION WHILE BUILDING [...] (SBU) Summary: The director of the EU's police reform program, Jonathan McIvor, told the DCM and emboffs February 15 that a lack of credibility among the population is the biggest problem facing the PA police, due in large part to the fact that it is militants rather than the police that "st [...]	2005-02-17 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID PREL KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV961	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanon Bombing ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted Wednesday's approval by the Knesset, 59-40, with 5 abstentions, of the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law, empowering the government to pay 3.8 billion [...]	2005-02-17 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV969	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 17, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, settlers west of Hebron attacked a group of Amcit (Christian Peacemakers) and Italian peace activists who were escorting Palestinian shepherds grazing animals, beating up and injuring two activists, according to humanitarian NGOs. PA Labor Minister Ghassan Khat [...]	2005-02-17 12:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05THEHAGUE1073	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH MOSTLY TRACK U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Adriaan Palm (MFA, Office of Political Affairs) on April 21 and participated in the Dutch briefing on the GAERC later the same day, where Canada and Australia also took part. Palm said this GAERC would have an abbreviated agenda and adjourn [...]	2005-04-21 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI CG SU NL EUN
05THEHAGUE161	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]	2005-01-21 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05THEHAGUE164	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]	2005-01-21 16:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1876	NETHERLANDS: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel, DCM, and POLCOUNS met with Dutch FM Bot on June 30 for a tour d'horizon discussion of outstanding issues. Bot praised the excellent (and improving) state of U.S.-Dutch relations, but identified four irritants to be addressed through ongoing consultations: Dutch d [...]	2005-07-01 12:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ IR AF NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1919	WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH [...] Poloff met Hein van der Hoeven (MFA desk officer in the Department for UN and IFI Affairs) on July 6, 2005 to deliver reftel diplomatic note and request Dutch support for the United States at the elections to the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. 2. Van der Hoeven appreciated the timely [...]	2005-07-07 10:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL NL UNESCO
05THEHAGUE1925	PALESTINIAN SECURITY/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH DONATION [...] (SBU) Acting POLCOUNS and Poloff discussed reftel demarche with the MFA on June 30 and July 7. Astrid Zonneveld (MFA Action Officer for security policy) told A/POLCOUNS that the GoNL would provide up to 500,000 euro to support the Ward Mission, drawing on the Security Policy Bureau's discre [...]	2005-07-07 13:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL KWBG IS NL PKPAL
05THEHAGUE1941	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to reftel, the Dutch MFA was prickly in response to the suggestion there be no "package approach" to UN reform. The Dutch thought Syria was improving its behavior in Lebanon in response to international pressure and suggested they are doing their best under the circ [...]	2005-07-11 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LE PREL SY TU UZ NL UN
05THEHAGUE1988	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON JULY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Poloff participated in the Dutch pre-briefing for the GAERC to be held in Brussels on July 18-19. It will emphasize the fight against terror, in light of the recent London bombings. On Lebanon and Syria, the Dutch believe the situation in Lebanon is "very fragile" and that the [...]	2005-07-15 10:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2309	AMBASSADORâ€™S PARTING THOUGHTS ON TAKING THE DUTCH [...] (S) SUMMARY: With the EU divided and its direction uncertain, the Dutch serve as a vital transatlantic anchor in Europe. As one of the original six EU members, the Dutch ally with the British to counter Franco-German efforts to steer Europe off a transatlantic course. The Netherlands' solid Europea [...]	2005-08-22 17:01:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID NL EUN USUN
05THEHAGUE2427	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: NO PLANS TO MEET AT UNGA [...] (S) On September 7, POLCOUNS delivered reftel points separately to Tessa Terpstra (Acting Syria/Lebanon Desk Officer, Dutch MFA) and Karel van Kesteren (Director of the MFA's Department of UN and International Financial Organizations Affairs.) POLCOUNS also asked directly whether the Dutch an [...]	2005-09-07 11:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER SY NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2705	ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (S) This cable responds to ref a request for information on Islamic Extremism in the Netherlands. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Within the relatively large Dutch Muslim Community, Islamic Extremism represents a worrisome and growing trend. Dutch security and intelligence services estimate that about 5 p [...]	2005-10-06 17:12:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV SOCI ASEC KISL NL
05THEHAGUE2853	NETHERLANDS/ISRAEL/UNGA: DUTCH FOLLOW EU LEAD [...] (SBU) The Dutch are cosponsors of the Holocaust Remembrance Resolution and will follow the majority EU position by abstaining from voting on the renewal of the mandates of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (Committee),the Division for Palestinia [...]	2005-10-20 15:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS NL UNGA
05THEHAGUE3236	NETHERLANDS/FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: NEXT STEPS [...] On November 23, POLCOUNS delivered reftel points on next steps for the Foundation for the Future to Joke Buringa (Deputy Head, Gulf States Division, North Africa/Middle East Department, MFA). In reviewing reftel timeline, POLCOUNS noted the upcoming meeting in Amman and the December 5 deadlin [...]	2005-12-02 15:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KMPI NL
05THEHAGUE448	NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the upcoming Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Geneva, the Dutch want a resolution on Sudan regardless of the status of UNSC action. They expect no AU action on the DRC, which means the EU will likely have to sponsor a resolution. They think an EU resolution on Zimbabwe [...]	2005-02-16 10:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NL AORC EUN
05TORONTO2967	Ontario Experts Discuss Environmental Politics and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the upcoming COP-11 meeting in Montreal, Ambassador Wilkins participated in a November 14 PA-organized meeting at the University of Toronto with leaders of environmental NGOs and academics concerned with environmental issues. Among the topics discussed were t [...]	2005-11-17 15:54:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV KPAO PREL CA
05TRIPOLI221	SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH QADHAFI AUGUST 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation with Senator Lugar on August 20, Colonel Qadhafi complained that Libya had not been properly recognized and rewarded for its decisions on WMD. He suggested that the most appropriate "rewards" would be defensive weapons to protect the country against the threa [...]	2005-08-31 14:10:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PTER PHUM LY BU
05TUNIS1045	TUNISIA - DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Tunisia has a lot of things going for it as a country, but the speedy clip of political liberalization is not one of them. The good news about Tunisia is that there is no organized extremist opposition that we know of. The bad news is that there is no organized opposition of any kind. Al [...]	2005-05-12 11:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI ECON PGOV KPAO AMGT TS WSIS
05TUNIS1128	TUNISIA: REGIONAL SUPPORT FOR ADVANCING THE PEACE [...] (C) In a meeting on several topics May 26, the Ambassador delivered the points on Arab League regional support for advancing the peace process to MFA Secretary of State for American and Asian Affairs Chtioui. The Ambassador covered points reftel, stressing that the time was right to move agg [...]	2005-05-31 12:07:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TS
05TUNIS768	TUNISIAN LABOR UPDATE: UGTT SHOWS A MORE [...] (C) Summary. Labor negotiations between labor, private employers, and government take place every three years in Tunisia. The three parties negotiate 51 separate collective bargaining contracts covering Tunisia's entire active work force. Since 1990, Tunisia has had this unique system of un [...]	2005-03-25 09:15:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM TS
05TUNIS879	BEYWATCH: NEWS FROM TUNISIA [...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted predominantly by Post's entry level officers. We believe the different perspectives offered in each of the following paragraphs will (taken together) accurately reflect what we consider to be the country's paradoxical nature -- Tuni [...]	2005-04-28 13:59:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TS
05TUNIS896	GOT RUSHES CONVICTION TO COINCIDE WITH ICRC [...] (C) Summary: A Tunisian court sentenced dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to a prison term of three years and six months following his one-day April 28 trial for two charges. Abbou was arrested in early March for publishing on the website/listserve "Tunisnews" an article attacking President Ben [...]	2005-04-29 17:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS KDEM TS ICRC WSIS
05TUNIS944	AMB. RAISES CONCERNS ON ABBOU CONVICTION; NEW [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador reiterated USG concerns about the recent conviction of dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to MFA DG Hatem Atallah May 4. Attallah offered a familiar refrain: Abbou broke the law; the GOT is fully committed to democratic reform; Washington should understand that only the [...]	2005-05-04 15:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL TS
05VATICAN181	JEWISH LEADERS HAIL POPE'S EFFORTS TO BUILD [...] (SBU) The largest group of Jewish leaders ever to travel to the Vatican lauded Pope John Paul II's efforts on behalf of reconciliation between Jews and Christians in a January 18 meeting. The group cited the Pope's numerous gestures toward the Jewish community as the Holy See marks the 40th [...]	2005-01-19 16:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IS VT
05VATICAN455	ISRAELI DIRECTOR FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS SEES AGREEMENT [...] (C) During a recent visit to Rome, Israel's MFA Director for Inter-Religious Affairs Barkan told Charge that agreement in principle on how to resolve the outstanding issues between the Holy See and Israel had been reached in a mid-February negotiating session between the two sides. There wer [...]	2005-03-07 18:12:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN482	CODEL SMITH AND VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEW IRAQ, [...] Senator Gordon Smith and a delegation of Senators discussed Iraq, Israel and the church in Europe in a May 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo. Lajolo stressed U.S.-Holy See engagement for common goals in a stable Iraq, Middle East Peace settlement, and an outward-looki [...]	2005-06-08 14:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XG IZ IS VT
05VATICAN507	UK IRKS HOLY SEE WITH EMBASSY CHANGES [...] (C) The UK has rubbed the Holy See the wrong way with two recent moves that many at the Vatican have taken as slights - or worse. First the British irked the Vatican by moving its embassy to the Holy See into the compound housing its mission to Italy - a diplomatic faux pas at the Vatican. [...]	2005-08-09 16:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK VT
05VATICAN519	VATICAN: MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP LAJOLO [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'affaires a.i. called on Vatican FM-equivalent Lajolo September 3 and raised a number of issues, including Venezuela, China, Turkey/Islam, UN reform, Israel, Iraq. End Summary. 2. (U) Charge paid an introductory 30-minute call on September 3 on Archbishop Giovanni La [...]	2005-09-09 16:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT VE IS CH TU IZ
05VATICAN551	ISRAEL: HOLY SEE CITES PROBLEMS FOR PILGRIMS [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Holy See MFA Country Director for Israel Monsignor Franco Coppola raised the Vatican's concerns about freedom of movement for pilgrims to Bethlehem December 5. Coppola claimed that while people staying in Jer [...]	2005-12-09 14:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL PREL KIRF VT PHUM
05VATICAN565	POPE'S CALLS FOR JUST WORLD ORDER, ATTENTION TO TERRORISM, [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI used his first Christmas message to the city of Rome and the world (Urbi et Orbi) to focus attention on the threat of terrorism and the humanitarian crises around the world. (Complete text of the speech was emailed to EUR/WE.) With an audience of hundreds of million [...]	2005-12-28 16:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SU VT
05VIENNA1235	DEMARCHE ON BUSH-SHARON MEETING AND GAZA [...] (C) EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief conveyed reftel points to Austrian MFA A/S-equivalent for the Middle East and North Africa Ralph Scheide and Israel/Palestine desk officer Wolfgang Lapuh on April 14. Scheide welcomed the President's reaffirmation of the road map as the guiding document for [...]	2005-04-14 13:46:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS GZ AU WB EUN
05VIENNA1239	UNRWA EMERGENCY APPEAL: AUSTRIA TO INCREASE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-15 06:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL PREF PREL IS AU EUN
05VIENNA2252	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Plassnik told Ambassador Brown that Austria strongly agreed with the U.S. on the need to reform and strengthen the UN. In particular, Austria supports increased emphasis on rule of law issues as the key to ensuring stability in developing countries, sees a need [...]	2005-07-05 14:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC
05VIENNA3117	Death of Simon Wiesenthal [...] Simon Wiesenthal died of general organ failure on September 20 in Vienna at the age of 96. The Austrian political leadership, from Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel to all parliamentary party leaders, expressed their deep regret, praising Wiesenthal as a key figure in the fight to keep [...]	2005-09-20 10:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KNAR PHUM PGOV PREL IS AU
05VIENNA3314	COMBATING EXTREMISM: EMBASSY EFFORTS IN AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) The Austrian political leadership is generally satisfied that radicalized Muslims do not pose an imminent threat to security in Austria. Austrian media have shared that confidence and have rarely demanded more be done to root out extremism. Austria counts around 340,000 Musl [...]	2005-10-06 14:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM PGOV KMPI AU EIAD
05VIENNA3418	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON ISRAEL AT UNGA -- HOLOCAUST [...] EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on October 20 to Helmut Boeck, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's assistant secretary level head of International Organizations affairs. SIPDIS 2. Boeck confirmed that Austria is a cosponsor of the Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Resolution. He said the [...]	2005-10-20 13:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS AU UNGA
05VIENNA3420	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON ISRAEL AT UNGA -- OPPOSING [...] EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Austrian the Foreign Ministry's acting International Organizations head, Helmut Boeck, on October 20. 2. Boeck expressed appreciation for our timely approach on this issue. He said the EU was coordinating member state positions on these issues in [...]	2005-10-20 13:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS AU UNGA
05VIENNA3464	MTAG 5-96: FOLLOW-UP ON AUSTRIAN FIRM'S OFFER TO [...] (S/NF) PolUnit Chief and EconUnit Chief followed up recently with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export and Import Control Division, and Margit Bruck-Friedrich, Head of the MFA's Export Control Division, to discuss the Daniel Frosch Export (DFE) Industrial Spare P [...]	2005-10-27 12:42:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AU MTCRE
05VIENNA3487	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) EconPolCouns and visiting EUR/ERA director Chase discussed reftel points on October 28 with Austrian Foreign Ministry political director Thomas Mayr-Harting and MFA Middle East director Ralph Scheide. We also passed reftel points to Austrian MFA EU correspondent Andreas Riecken. [...]	2005-10-28 16:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM IR AU
05VIENNA3704	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS ADOPTION OF THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] (U) On 14 November, EconPolOff met with Bert Theuermann, Director for Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry, and Eva Schoefer from the same department to discuss adoption of a Third Additional Protocol to the 1949 Geneva Convention. If a vote is necessary, Theuermann said, Austria and the EU pl [...]	2005-11-22 12:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ AU ICRC
05VIENNA3833	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON QUESTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS [...] (SBU) On December 7, Charge was able to reach Chancellery Diplomatic Advisor Hans-Peter Manz by telephone as Manz was about to leave with the Chancellor for Washington. Charge presented the unclassified portions of reftel demarche, and undertook to arrange for the classified portions to reach Manz [...]	2005-12-07 17:16:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP EU AU
05VIENNA572	SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD TO VISIT VIENNA MARCH 15 [...] (C) EconPol Counselor and Pol Unit Chief met Austrian MFA A/S-equivalent for the Middle East and Africa Ralph Scheide on February 28. In the course of a general discussion on Middle East issues, we made reftel points and raised concerns about President Bashir al-Assad's planned visit to Austr [...]	2005-03-01 08:49:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV SY LE IS AU EUN
05VIENNA697	ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN GROUPS AT WIPO, ILO, UNEP, [...] (SBU) EconPolOff delivered ref a demarche on March 4 to Dr. Helmut Boeck, new deputy head of the Austrian MFA's International Organizations Bureau. He observed that some of these issues have been pending since his last stint in the UN Affairs Bureau seven years ago. Boeck told us that, to th [...]	2005-03-04 16:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ELAB KIPR IS AU WIPO ILO
05VIENNA840	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO UNHCR 61 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EconPolOff delivered ref a demarche on March 11 to Engelbert Theuermann, head of the Austrian MFA's Human Rights Bureau (with responsibility for the CHR). Theuermann reported that he had attended an EU Human Rights working group meeting the previous day which had discussed comm [...]	2005-03-14 16:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AU UNHRC EUN
05VIENNA855	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH 15, 2005 [...] reads the front-page headline in mass-circulation provincial daily "Kleine Zeitung." After Sunday's district council elections in Styria, the SPOe is allegedly speculating that the OeVP-FPOe coalition government will fall apart, the daily says. For SPOe floor leader Josef Cap, whose party all [...]	2005-03-15 14:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
05VILNIUS1156	GOL CONDEMNS IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ABOUT [...] (U) The Baltic News Service agency reported October 27 that an MFA spokesperson made the following statement in response to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments regarding Israel. 2. (U) Begin text of statement. Lithuania condemns the exhortations by Iran's President Mahmoud [...]	2005-10-27 15:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR IS LH
05VILNIUS3	LITHUANIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] To maintain its high rate of growth, Lithuania needs more foreign investment. The government affords foreign investors equal protection to domestic investors, and sets few limitations on their activities. Foreign investors have the right to repatriate or reinvest profits without restriction [...]	2005-01-03 14:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE ECON KTDB LH
05VILNIUS733	NO DESECRATION OF GRAVES SEEN BY LOCAL JEWISH [...] Summary: We met with Rabbi Chizkiva Kalmanowitz, an American citizen resident in Israel, on June 29 to discuss his concerns about construction work on the site of a known Jewish cemetery in central Vilnius. Rabbi Kalmanowitz was in Lithuania for 18 hours as part of a survey trip to Jewish he [...]	2005-07-13 14:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
05WARSAW1168	POLAND: FIFTH ANNUAL (2005) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 18-21 of REFTEL A. Embassy point of contact is POLOFF Tom Yeager (telephone: 48-22-504-2676, fax 48- 22-504-2613, e-mail yeagerta@state.gov). POLOFF (FP- 04) spent 65 hours collecting data and compiling report; Two POLFSNs spent [...]	2005-03-02 15:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
05WARSAW1225	FOREIGN JEWISH NGOS PROTEST LACK OF CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) In Warsaw on February 16-17, a World Jewish Restitution Organization delegation discussed private property restitution with the Ambassador, SLD party leader Jozef Oleksy, opposition leader Jan Maria Rokita, Treasury Minister Jacek Socha and Sejm Speaker Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz. The dele [...]	2005-03-04 14:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PHUM KNAR PL
05WARSAW2061	PRIVATE PROPERTY COMPENSATION BILL ADVANCES TO [...] (U) Following a sharp debate April 15, the Polish Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority of 303 to 105 to send to committee a government bill that would provide cash compensation for property nationalized after the Second World War. Although in the debate, the opposition Civic Platform [...]	2005-04-20 14:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL IS
05WARSAW2265	HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY EDWARD O'DONNELL IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 4-7 visit to Poland Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Edward O'Donnell discussed with key Polish officials and leaders of the Jewish community Poland's ChairmRmQqMQnd plans for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ). ITC discussions centered o [...]	2005-05-16 11:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL BE BO EZ HU IS UP WJRO
05WARSAW3234	POLISH APPROACH TO SEPTEMBER 1-2 EU GYMNICH [...] (C) Responding to reftel points, Polish MFA Director for CFSP Beata Kolecka confirmed that Poland will hold a firm line against any new conditions for the start of Turkish accession talks, resist efforts to soften ICTY conditionality for Croatia, and maintain positions complementary to the U.S. [...]	2005-08-30 14:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU PL EUN
05WARSAW3732	POLAND CONDEMNS IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING [...] (U) Poland reacted very quickly and strongly to Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's October 25 statement that Israel should be "wiped off the map" (reftel). The Polish MFA spokesman issued on October 27 a strong condemnation of Ahmadi-Nejad's remarks. Text follows in para 3 below. 2. (C) Pol [...]	2005-10-31 13:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR PL
05WARSAW3872	POLISH APPROACH TO NOVEMBER 21 EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche upon receipt and reviewed with Polish MFA Director CFSP Beata Kolecka November 18. Kolecka provided the following outline of the Polish government's approach to the November 21 GAERC. 2. (C) Defense Issues: Poland is in full accord with our position an [...]	2005-11-18 14:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PL EUN
05WELLINGTON585	NEW ZEALAND ON U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) Pol-Econ Couns delivered reftel information to Deborah Pankhurst, Deputy Director of the Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Pankhurst said that MFAT had already received a fair amount of information about the initiative from the New Zealand Embassy [...]	2005-08-02 05:15:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM PREL
05WELLINGTON717	NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM [...] POST REQUESTS A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM TO ASSIST VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON OF AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY (PLUS A FOUR-MEMBER DELEGATION) FOR MEETINGS WITH LEADING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY AND FUNDING AGENCIES. 2. POST REQUESTS A PROGRAM OF MEETINGS AND ADVIC [...]	2005-09-18 23:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
05WELLINGTON765	NEW ZEALAND PRIORITIES AT PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM [...] (C) New Zealand,s principal priority for the leaders' meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is finalizing the Pacific Plan, in which New Zealand is seeking support of a process of regional integration and cooperation and movement away from patron-client relationships between developed and [...]	2005-10-03 03:22:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIS SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON875	NEW ZEALAND ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS, US [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor discussed reftel points with Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. P-E Couns said that she hoped New Zealand would support all the resolutions, especially those involving countries wi [...]	2005-11-09 23:08:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NZ
05YEREVAN1007	ARMENIA'S STEADY GROWTH, STABLE ECONOMY CONTINUES [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenia's steady economic performance continues during 2005. First quarter data supports the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) forecast of 8 percent GDP growth in 2005, and th [...]	2005-06-08 10:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID AM
05YEREVAN1018	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MDA AND CONFERENCE ON THIRD [...] (C) Post delivered demarche talking points regarding the Israeli National Society (MDA) and International Committee of the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan June 9 per reftel instructions. Mrkrtumyan said the GOAM did not have [...]	2005-06-10 02:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL IS SZ AM ICRC
05YEREVAN154	UPDATE ON CESIUM 137 CONFISCATED ON THE TURKISH [...] (C) On January 31, we met with Armen Israelian, head of the MFA's Department for Arms Control and International Security to follow up on the reported (ref) seizure on the Georgia-Turkey border of cesium-137 reportedly originating in Armenia. Israelian said that the Armenian National Security [...]	2005-01-31 13:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC TU AM
05YEREVAN1705	MACROECONOMIC NEWS: ARMENIA'S DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH [...] (SBU) Based on raw data provided by the National Statistical Service, Armenia's economy grew by 10.2 percent in the first six months of 2005 (compared to the same period in 2004). The inflation rate during the same period was 2.3 percent. Budget revenues and expenditures increased by 25.4 an [...]	2005-09-20 09:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID AM
05YEREVAN1845	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-14 12:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS AM UNGA
05YEREVAN1969	FOREIGN MINISTER'S PUBLIC STATEMENT ON IRANIAN [...] (U) On November 5, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told students and reporters at Yerevan State University that Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent statement regarding Israel "will have no impact on Armenian-Iranian relations." Oskanian told the audience that "Israeli issues hav [...]	2005-11-07 13:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR AM
05YEREVAN1992	ARMENIANS WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE ECONOMIC TIES FOR [...] (C) In a November 8 conversation with the Ambassador, Presidential chief of staff and co-chair of the Armenia-Iran Joint Economic Commission (JEC) Artashes Tumanian said he would have no choice but to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad in Tehran on November 11 (reftels),but that [...]	2005-11-10 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR AM
05YEREVAN2008	CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS'S VISIT TO ARMENIA [...] (SBU) Congressman Alcee Hastings (President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly) visited Armenia November 7-9 as the country was preparing for a constitutional referendum on November 27 and already looking ahead to parliamentary elections in 2007 and presidential elections in 2008. During meeti [...]	2005-11-16 05:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ AM
05YEREVAN2028	RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA "LIKELY TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 10:51:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL AORC IS SZ AM ICRC
05YEREVAN312	LITTLE PROGRESS ON INVESTIGATING SEIZURE OF [...] (C) Armenia asserts that it has still not received formal notification that from either the IAEA or from the Turkish authorities that Cesium-137 seized on the Georgia-Turkey border in December 2004 originated in Armenia. Armenian MFA experts tell us they will insist on a formal investigation [...]	2005-02-24 09:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM TU KPRP
05YEREVAN371	ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO CWC ARTICLE VII DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 10:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ABUD AM AROC CWC CBW OPCW
05YEREVAN593	GENERAL WALD'S MARCH 30-31 VISIT TO ARMENIA [...] (C) In meetings with President Kocharian, MOD Sargsian and CHOD Harutiunyan, EUCOM's General Charles Wald acknowledged steps Armenia had taken in the past year to open the way for a closer defense relationship with the U.S. General Wald assured President Kocharian that peace and stability in [...]	2005-04-05 11:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR AM
05ZAGREB625	ANOTHER RIGHT WING MAKEOVER - PARTY OF RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) re-introduced itself to the international community April 12 as a modern, pro-European, center-right party based on tolerance, democracy, and love of the homeland. At a lunch for diplomats, HSP President Anto Djapic, under the tutela [...]	2005-04-20 12:28:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR
06ABIDJAN1217	DEMARCHES ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 17:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER IV

06ABUDHABI1001	MEDIA REACTION: P&O PORTS DEAL; HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT; [...] SUMMARY: A UAE COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" WRITES THAT US REJECTION OF THE P&O DEAL CONVEYED A NEGATIVE MESSAGE TO ALL ARABS AS WELL AS TO THE UAE. A COLUMNIST IN "AL-KHALEEJ" COMMENTED ON THE DOS HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT BY STATING THAT IT ACCUSES MANY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERED [...]	2006-03-15 12:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE TC
06ABUDHABI1044	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY [...] SUMMARY: A COLUMNIST IN "AL-KHALEEJ" DESCRIBED THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES REPORT AS A REPORT THAT CONSISTS OF EVERYTHING EXCEPT A STRATEGY. AN "AL-KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTED THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES REPORT FOLLOWS THE NEW CONSERVATIVES' DISASTROUS IDEOLOGIES AND WONDERED WHY [...]	2006-03-18 13:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI1103	UAE RED CRESCENT: "AID TO NEEDY, NOT TERRORISTS" [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to the March 20, 2006 New York Times Article, "Emirates Aided Kin of Palestinian Militants," the Chairman of Board of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) told Ambassador on March 21 that the RCA's policy is to fund needy children and that it does not aid families o [...]	2006-03-21 15:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER KTFN PHUM IS PA AE TC UAE
06ABUDHABI1119	MEDIA REACTION: TEHRAN AND WASHINGTON [...] SUMMARY: A SAUDI COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" WONDERS WHY WASHINGTON HAD TO RESORT TO ITS ENEMY IRAN AND NOT TO ITS ARAB ALLIES TO RESOLVE IRAQ'S ISSUES. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL- ITTIHAD" CLAIMS PRESIDENT BUSH'S RECENT SPEECH SHOWS THAT ZIONIST INFLUENCE CONTROLS THE WHITE HOUSE. A UAE COLUMNIST I [...]	2006-03-22 12:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC
06ABUDHABI1123	HAMAS' KHALED MESHAAL VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Presidential Affairs Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan received Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal March 22. According to Foreign Ministry U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi, the UAEG had originally been reluctant to host Meshaal but decided that it was important to emp [...]	2006-03-22 12:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WE GZ IS AE
06ABUDHABI1126	ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 22 to raise four key issues that will be on the Arab League agenda: Darfur, Iraq, Israeli-Palestinian situation, Arab reform (ref A). On the situation in Darfur, Ambassador highlighted the need to move quickly to end the violence [...]	2006-03-22 13:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IR IS GZ WE SU AE
06ABUDHABI1232	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF NEA A/S DAVID [...] SUMMARY: The March 27-29 visit of David Welch, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, to the UAE received prominent coverage in all UAE Arabic and English dailies. Abu Dhabi TV carried a 7-minute interview on the daily program News of the Day with A/S Welch commenting on S [...]	2006-03-30 16:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO OVIP
06ABUDHABI1233	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH UAE STATE SECURITY DIRECTOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch consulted with UAE State Security Director Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan March 29 on regional developments, and specifically on Iran, Iraq, and Hamas. A/S Welch was accompanied by Ambassador and Rear Admiral Robert Moeller, Director of P [...]	2006-03-31 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL IR IZ GZ WE AE
06ABUDHABI135	UAE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 12:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV AE USTR OPIC
06ABUDHABI1401	SCENESETTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND [...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on April 23. In the aftermath of the controversy of the Dubai Ports World acquisition of P&O, your assurances to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),your host for the visit, that the USG values the UA [...]	2006-04-10 14:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP KPAL AE IZ IR
06ABUDHABI1406	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IMAGE; IRAN AND THE REGION; [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" explains why America is deeply hated by Arabs and Muslims stating that respecting human's humanity is the only way for America to resolve these issues. "Al-Khaleej" expressed concerns for Gulf security. "Al-Khaleej" asserted that freedom and democracy ne [...]	2006-04-11 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE TC
06ABUDHABI1422	UAE FM TELLS U/S JOSEPH: "USE UAE AS LAST RESORT" [...] (S/NF) Summary. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ) met April 8 to discuss Iran's proliferation and regional ambitions. U/S Joseph conveyed that the United States considers Iran a serious threat [...]	2006-04-12 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ETTC MCAP IR AE
06ABUDHABI1538	MEDIA REACTION: US, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE/IRAN [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" states that the support and patronage of the United States supports Israel's campaigns against the Palestinians. "Al-Bayan" complains about the biased support the U.S. gives to Israel. An op-ed in "Al-Bayan" renounces the double-standard of U.S. nuclear [...]	2006-04-18 06:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI1610	MESSAGE TO GULF DONORS ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PA; [...] (C) On April 19 DCM delivered ref A points on Gulf Donors with information on the new U.S. Palestinian Assistance Package to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, who was curious to know how our response to Qatar following its recent $50M donation to the PA had gone over. On April 22 DCM delivere [...]	2006-04-23 10:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI1724	TOWNSEND DISCUSSES REGIONAL STABILITY, [...] (C) Summary. During an April 22 lunch meeting with Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT),and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ),Townsend and MbZ discussed counterterrorism cooperation. Townsend stressed [...]	2006-04-29 12:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS EPET ETTC MCAP IR AE IQ
06ABUDHABI1725	SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR [...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 7. U.S. and UAE officials have had a number of productive meetings on the topic of counterterrorism, the most recent of which came on April 22, when Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security [...]	2006-04-29 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI1742	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: "AL BAYAN" EXCLUSIVE WITH [...] Summary: Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul claims that Ankara refused an American nuclear reactor in exchange for providing facilitative assistance to the U.S. in its confrontation with Iran. Gul noted that a military option to end the impasse is very unlikely simply because Iran possess [...]	2006-04-30 14:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI1790	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN/IRAQ [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" explains why the U.S. will not strike Iran. "Al-Khaleej" blames the occupation for Iraq's growing problems and feels the end of the occupation will bring an end to the militias. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" described the Gulf countries' rising concern with t [...]	2006-05-02 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI19	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS/PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: Arab columnists are critical of U.S. public diplomacy efforts. Al-Khaleej urges Palestinian authorities to take stronger control of the resistance and not just make statements condemning resistance groups. End Summary. 2. Under the headline "Brainwash", Jafar Mohamed Ahmed, a col [...]	2006-01-02 14:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI1931	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT IN THE UAE [...] (U) Summary. The UAE still implements the primary Arab League boycott on Israel, but abides by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) policy of not implementing the secondary or tertiary aspects of the boycott. Despite this policy, there have still been instances of prohibited boycott requests af [...]	2006-05-10 11:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KBCT ABLD PHUM AL AE PIRF
06ABUDHABI1932	S/CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES [...] (S) Summary: During a May 7 meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ),Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and Ambassador received a readout of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders' 8th consultative summit, held a day earl [...]	2006-05-10 12:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PTER PINS PREL KISL KPAL KWBG PK AF LE JO
06ABUDHABI1948	UAE THINK TANK DIRECTOR SPEAKS OUT ON IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: On May 10, al-Ittihad, a semi-official Arabic daily, published an exclusive interview with Jamal Sanad al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi-based quasi-governmental think tank, Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). Al-Suwaidi, an honorary Major Gene [...]	2006-05-10 14:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI1994	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN/PALESTINE/UAE FTA/REFORM IN THE [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" cautions the use of military force against Iran. An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" says it is disgraceful for the U.S. to provide Israel with Weapons of Mass Destruction while preventing the Arabs from providing the Palestinians with basic support. A UAE colum [...]	2006-05-15 09:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2041	UAEG DISCUSS SECURITY CONCERNS WITH NDU DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: On May 13, senior officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy, and Education met with a visiting delegation from the National Defense University's (NDU) National War College and discussed regional security issues, accompanied by Ambassador and alternatively the DCM. [...]	2006-05-17 06:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL KWBG IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2119	MEDIA REACTION: APPEAL FOR THE RELEASE OF UAE [...] SUMMARY: Three daily Arab newspapers appealed for the release of the kidnapped UAE diplomat. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" warns Arabs against counting on America because its policies have always served Israeli interests. An editorial in English daily "Gulf News" rejects the concept of a regio [...]	2006-05-22 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2169	UAE RELIGIOUS ADVISOR DEFENDS ISLAM AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) On May 23, Sheikh Sayyed Ali al-Hashimi, the Judicial and Religious Affairs Advisor to UAE Presidential Court, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador following attendance at a reception hosted by al-Hashimi the previous night in honor of a delegation from the Washington-based Council on Ame [...]	2006-05-24 12:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PREL KPAO PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI2199	MEDIA REACTION: OMLMERT VISIT/PALESTINE/ISLAM AND THE [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" describes the warm welcome Olmert received from members of Congress as hypocritical. "Al-Khaleej" advises the Hamas-led government to translate their words into actions by starting a plan based on the roadmap in order to give the Palestinian people some h [...]	2006-05-29 13:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2277	FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN: "THE [...] (C) On June 3 DCM delivered demarche points on the NAM Statement on Iran to MFA America desk director Ambassador Ali Al Zarouni -- along with a copy of the NAM statement. MinState Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain Al Sha'ali led the UAE delegation to the May 27-30 NAM meeting in Kuala Lumpur. [...]	2006-06-04 12:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL AORC AE
06ABUDHABI2423	MEDIA REACTION: ZARQAWI'S DEATH [...] Summary: An unsigned editorial in Abu Dhabi-based Arabic daily "Al-Ittihad" strongly criticizes Arab Muslims for not condemning the Muslim Brotherhood for presenting their condolences on Zarqawi's death. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" wonders how the official reaction to Zarqawi's death is happine [...]	2006-06-12 12:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2470	THE PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY IN THE UAE: A PROSPEROUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MORE THAN 120,000 PALESTINIAN EXPATRIATES CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE UAE, A GULF STATE WHICH IS A MAJOR AID DONOR TO PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, PALESTINIANS HAVE COME TO THE UAE, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR EDUCATION, KNOW-HOW, AND CAPITAL [...]	2006-06-17 09:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAL KWBG AE
06ABUDHABI257	REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC: UAE PERSPECTIVE, [...] (C) On January 25, in the course of delivering demarches on Afghanistan donors conference and Bashar Al-Asad's travel, DCM met with MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al-Haidan and also reviewed ref A points on Iran. Al-Haidan (who formerly served as UAE ambassador in Iran) expressed what has been increasin [...]	2006-01-25 15:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL AORC IR AE UN
06ABUDHABI2572	MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S POLICIES; ISLAMOPHOBIA; NATIONAL [...] Summary: Al-Bayan criticizes Bush administration policies, and describes the decline of the President's popularity both at home and abroad. A UAE columnist in Al-Khaleej is skeptical of the UAEG's intention to engage in political reform, due to continued delays in scheduling the dates for ele [...]	2006-06-21 14:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2643	TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On June 25, Econchief and Econoff met with Ambassador Al-Zarouni to encourage the UAE to use the temporary international mechanism to provide assistance directly to the Palestinian people. Ambassador Al-Zarouni replied that Palestinians were suffering because they do not have money or foo [...]	2006-06-26 11:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL EAID IS AE
06ABUDHABI2695	APHSCT TOWNSEND DISCUSSES IRAN, REGIONAL CT ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Summary. On June 19, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with the Director of the UAE's State Security Department (SSD) Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan to discuss the growing Iranian threat in the region and ongoing [...]	2006-06-29 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS EPET ETTC SY IR IQ AE
06ABUDHABI2744	MEDIA REACTION: INDIAN-US COALITION; CIVIL WAR IN IRAQ; [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" comments on the potential impact of an Indo-American alliance on Pakistan and China. Another asserts that Iran has been the sole benefactor of the US's arrogant policies in the region. Also in "Al-Khaleej" an unsigned editorial criticizes US Ambassador Jo [...]	2006-07-03 12:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2786	MEDIA REACTION: ARABS AND ISRAELI AGGRESSION; GULF WOMEN [...] Summary: A front-page editorial by the Editor in Chief of "Al-Khaleej" criticizes the silence with which most Arabs have reacted to recent Israeli actions. Another unsigned editorial in "Al-Khaleej" calls for an emergency Arab summit to respond to recent developments in Gaza. A female Emirat [...]	2006-07-09 03:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2810	MEDIA REACTION: US AGGRESSION IN IRAQ; ISRAELI AGGRESSION [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" criticized the United States' continued role in atrocities against Iraqi civilians under the guise of counter-terrorism, and urged resistance to US occupation. "Al-Khaleej" carried an editorial that questioned the motivations behind Israel's recent actions in [...]	2006-07-09 13:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2885	UAE: DEMARCHE TO ARAB LEAGUE AND UNSC ON MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 08:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL
06ABUDHABI2886	UAEG AGREES WITH SAUDI STATEMENT ON EVENTS IN [...] (C) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed al Sha'ali is en route to Cairo to attend Saturday,s Arab League Foreign Ministers meeting. Ministry of Foreign Affairs acting number two Tariq Al Haidan told Ambassador July 14 morning that the UAEG had taken note of the July 13 Saudi Ne [...]	2006-07-14 10:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL LE AE
06ABUDHABI2887	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: Israeli attack on Lebanon [...] Summary. Israeli air, sea and land strikes against Lebanon received first page coverage in the UAE and other UAE-based print and electronic media. Arabic and English dailies highlighted the killing of Lebanese civilians as a result of the Israeli raids. AP photo of a man carrying the body o [...]	2006-07-14 13:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2893	TFLE01: PRESIDENT KHALIFA MEETS SAAD HARIRI [...] (SBU) UAE President Khalifa received Lebanese leader of the Al Mustaqbal parliamentary caucus Saad Al-Hariri July 14, during a regional visit described by Al-Hariri as "aimed at safeguarding the security of the Lebanese people and ending the Israeli aggression." 2. (SBU) Khalifa, accordin [...]	2006-07-15 14:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG LE AE
06ABUDHABI2907	MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: An editor of "Emarat al youm" predicts that those Arab countries that condemned Hezbollah would be condemned by the end of the present conflict, because Israel would not only destroy Hezbollah's military capacity but also the charitable and public services it provides. Two female Em [...]	2006-07-16 13:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2928	TFLE01: MINSTATE AL-SHA'ALI ON LEBANON SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussein Al-Sha'ali convoked Ambassadors from all G-8 countries July 17 to call for a concerted effort to calm the situation in Lebanon. He offered three specific UAE points of view: 1) Israel's actions recklessly violate Lebane [...]	2006-07-17 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR KWBG KPAL LE SY IR AE
06ABUDHABI2930	SCENESETTER FOR GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH UAE [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the June 27 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) as an opportunity to clarify key areas of potential cooperation with the UAE, particularly vis-a-vis the very real threat that the Emirates feels from Iran. The UAE is also likely to want to expand the a [...]	2006-07-17 14:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2940	TFLE01: UAE HUMANITARIAN AID CONVOY ATTACKED [...] (C) Per reftelcon, ConGen Dubai officer received a telephone call from General Director, State Security Mohamed al Qemzi at approximately 1340 local time reporting that a UAE humanitarian aid convoy traveling from Damascus to Beirut had been attacked. The exact location of the attack was not [...]	2006-07-18 10:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL LE SY AE
06ABUDHABI2954	MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: The Israeli invasion of Lebanon continues to generate extensive coverage in the UAE's print and electronic media. One writer in "Al-Bayan" criticized the G8 member states for mimicking the United States in condoning Israel's aggression. Another writer in "Akhbar Al-Arab" questioned [...]	2006-07-18 11:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2956	TFLE01: FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON LEBANON, ABU MAZEN [...] (C)SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (AbZ) telephoned Ambassador from Paris the evening of July 17 to condemn the attack in Lebanon on a UAE humanitarian assistance convoy, urge that credit for any defusing of the Hamas situation go to Abu Mazen, and criticize EU p [...]	2006-07-18 15:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID KPAL IR LE AE
06ABUDHABI2971	TFLE01: UAE REPORTEDLY ADVISED ISRAEL OF DETAILS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 12:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EAID LE IS AE
06ABUDHABI2972	MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: An article in "Al-Bayan" accused the U.S. of supporting Israel against its own interests, while another criticized President Bush's hypocrisy in calling for Israel to preserve the Lebanese government while demolishing the state. An article in "Al-Khaleej" draws comparisons between c [...]	2006-07-19 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2997	MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: One editorial in "Al-Bayan" accused the United States of betraying Lebanon after it promised to support its new democracy. In "Al-Khaleej," one writer questioned how anyone could believe that Arabs would accept Israeli aggression given their own experiences with Israeli attacks, whi [...]	2006-07-23 12:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3000	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Reactions to the crisis in Lebanon continue to be negative. In the print media, editorials have heavily criticized references to building a new Middle East as well as the United States for facilitating Israel's offensive. One editorial entitled "Go home Condoleezza" appeared on the [...]	2006-07-24 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3024	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: The Arabic-language media remained critical of the U.S. position on the current conflict in Lebanon. In "Al-Khaleej," three editorials criticize Rice's visit and question U.S. motives in the ongoing crisis. An article in "Akhbar Al-Arab" describes Rice's visit to Lebanon as a conso [...]	2006-07-25 08:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3055	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" described the war against Lebanon as international hooliganism, stressing that peace can not be achieved through violence. "Al-Khaleej" carried an editorial describing the plans for democracy which Rice presented to Lebanon as a "poisoned stew" whose aim [...]	2006-07-26 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3069	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: The Arabic-language media continues to support Hezbollah's struggle against Israel. In "Al-Khaleej" one editorial hailed the Lebanese peoples' remarkable endurance over the past seventeen days. Another in "Al-Bayan" criticized the United Nations for responding so weakly to the murd [...]	2006-07-29 12:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3089	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Editorials remained critical of the Secretary's approach to the Lebanon conflict and most recent visit to the region. One editorial in "Akhbar Al-Arab" provided the outlines of a possible resolution to the conflict. Meanwhile two writers in "Al-Bayan" questioned her motives, with o [...]	2006-07-30 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3097	MBZ'S VIEWS ON IRAQ COMPACT, HIZBOLLAH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow won Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan's support for the International Compact on Iraq during their July 22 visit. However, MbZ said that he was less worried about Ira [...]	2006-07-31 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID EFIN KDEM LE QA IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3102	TFLE01: RESPONSE IN UAE TO ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON [...] (C) Summary: The UAE public is outraged by innocent deaths in Qana, as reflected in a statement by the UAE Foreign Minister, in press reporting, and in conversations with Embassy contacts. In some conversations, the U.S. is as much a target of this anger as is Israel; widely reported U.S. p [...]	2006-07-31 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR KPAL LEIS AE
06ABUDHABI3110	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Editorials continued to portray the United States as responsible for the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. One columnist in "Al-Khaleej" attributed recent comments by a fringe Israeli group as attempts to assuage the American conscience. Another in "Emarat Al-Youm" urged Arabs to take a [...]	2006-08-01 11:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3127	TFLE01: STATUS OF UAE INVESTMENT IN LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Prior to the most recent outbreak of hostilities in Lebanon, UAE-based companies had an estimated US $2.3 billion invested in-country, largely in Beirut's real estate and luxury services sectors. While most UAE-owned properties have not been damaged by Israeli air strikes, inves [...]	2006-08-01 13:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN LE AE
06ABUDHABI3132	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Editorials continued to tie the ongoing conflict in Lebanon to broader ideological and political struggles in the region. One Emirati columnist in "Al-Ittihad" dwelled upon the contrasting interests both Iran and the United States have in the ongoing conflict, while another in "Al-B [...]	2006-08-02 10:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3163	TFLE01: UAE PM SPEAKS OUT ON LEBANON [...] (U) UAE headlines August 2 cited Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR, also ruler of Dubai) expressing solidarity with Prime Minister Siniora in a telephone call the previous evening. UAE media also highlighted MbR's statements early on August 1, in whi [...]	2006-08-02 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMDR LE AE
06ABUDHABI3165	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: The bombing in Al Qaa dominated UAE media coverage. Headlines emphasized the human cost and moral implications of the tragedy, while several papers featured graphic multi-page photo spreads of the aftermath of the attack. One editorial in "Akhbar Al-Arab" applauded Venezuelan Presid [...]	2006-08-05 10:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3195	TFLE01: ANGER SIMMERS AS WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary and comment: The misery and daily tally of Lebanese casualties continue to dominate public discourse in the UAE. U.S. policy is increasingly seen as complicit in Israeli aggressions, and the draft UN resolution has thus far not been welcomed as part of a balanced solution. Membe [...]	2006-08-07 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMDR LE AE
06ABUDHABI3253	MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON/FASCIST MUSLIMS [...] Summary: Editorial comments focused on the recent thwarted terrorist attack in the United Kingdom, and the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. One Emirati columnist in "Al-Ittihad" commented on how religion is used by some individuals to advance political agendas. Another columnist in "Akhbar Al-Ara [...]	2006-08-12 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3255	DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 [...] (C) On August 12, the Charge and Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan (MFA's number two) discussed UNSCR 1701. Reviewing reftel points, the Charge stressed the need for strong support for the current resolution aimed at addressing the requirements 6^JY\|Q@uthan previous drafts and took into a [...]	2006-08-12 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS UNSC UN IS LE AE
06ABUDHABI3297	MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Editorials continued to consider the possible motivations of different foreign powers in the most recent conflict in Lebanon. A Saudi columnist in "Al-Ittihad" identified Hezbollah as part of an Iranian effort to gain more regional power. An Emirati columnist in "Al-Bayan" criticiz [...]	2006-08-14 13:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3305	MEDIA REACTION: WHO WON THE WAR? [...] Summary: One Emirati columnist in "Al-Ittihad" ridiculed declarations that the cease-fire marked a Lebanese victory, and highlighted the heavy losses incurred by Lebanon because of Hezbollah's intransigence. Another columnist in "Al-Khaleej" warned the Lebanese against holding Hezbollah acco [...]	2006-08-15 10:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3342	MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON [...] Summary: One UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" wondered why some Arab TV channels during war in Lebanon accused Gulf governments of being traitors and agents to the West and concluded that this will not help restore any occupied land. Al-Khaleej" wondered when Arabs will ever live with dignity a [...]	2006-08-16 13:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3364	UAE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF AUGUST 20 [...] (C) On August 19, CDA delivered demarche in advance of August 20 Arab League Ministerial to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammad Abdul Rahim SIPDIS Abdul Jalil. (UAE Foreign Minister and Under Secretary are already in Cairo.) Ambassador Abdul Jalil said tha [...]	2006-08-19 14:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL TC
06ABUDHABI3374	SUMMARY OF UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) The UAEG pledged $20 million in assistance to Lebanon early in the crisis, and has now committed an unspecified amount to rebuild Lebanese hospitals and schools. MFA's Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Ambassador Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil told the Charge Aug [...]	2006-08-20 15:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KMDR LE AE
06ABUDHABI3400	MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON [...] Summary: The unsigned editorial in "Al-Bayan" considers UNSCR 1701 doomed to failure. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" examines the impact of Iranian aid to Lebanon through Hezbullah. A UAE businessman wondered in "Al-Bayan" when the Americans will realize that they were not Arabs' friends a [...]	2006-08-23 12:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3463	UAE FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM: RESHAPING CIVICS [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG is taking steps in the direction of educational reform. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has made substantial changes to its curriculum, including civics and Islamic studies programs, and is placing greater emphasis on critical thinking and active learning. The highest [...]	2006-08-29 12:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO OEXC SOCI AE
06ABUDHABI3535	MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ/LEBANON/AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: A Lebanese columnist in "Al-Khaleej" highlighted the fact that neoconservatives might abandon their objective to spread democracy in Iraq and the Middle East, but will never abandon their oil there. An Unsigned editorial in "Al-Khaleej" comments that Arabs are being besieged by Isra [...]	2006-09-06 14:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3536	MEDIA REACTION: UAE-US BILATERAL FRIENDSHIP [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Bayan" is critical of the UAE's relationship with the U.S. He opines that the UAE's devotion to bilateral relations with the U.S. has not prevented poor treatment from the U.S., citing DP World and the detention of an Emirati student. End Summary. 2. On [...]	2006-09-06 14:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3555	MEDIA REACTION: US POLICIES/RACISM AT AIRPORTS [...] Summary: An unsigned editorial in "Al-Khaleej" asks the U.S. to return to the right path, to the principles of justice, freedom, and human rights. A Qatari columnist in "Al-Ittihad" writes that Arabs are treated with institutional racism in Western airports. An Egyptian columnist wondered w [...]	2006-09-07 15:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3632	LEBANON A KEY TOPIC IN A/S HILLEN DISCUSSION WITH [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) met on September 11 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD),Qatar and Lebanon. MbZ welcomed the GSD scheduled for October 19 and reiterat [...]	2006-09-14 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MASS PREL EAID LE QA IZ SY IR AE
06ABUDHABI3877	MEDIA REACTION: UAE FNC ELECTIONS/RICE VISIT [...] Summary: An article in "Al-Khaleej" is sarcastic about Rice's visit stating that the US only serves Israel and thus will never ever be any good to the Arabs. "Al-Bayan" states that the US puts other priorities which do not serve peace in the region. Several articles in "Al-Ittihad" and "Al- [...]	2006-10-04 12:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3944	GENERAL ABIZAID WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE: IRAN, [...] (S) On the evening of October 9, CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan discussed Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. On Iran, MbZ pressed for clarity on U.S. "war plans" and cal [...]	2006-10-12 10:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM IR AF PK IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3947	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA/UAE ELECTIONS/IRAQ [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" opines that the main reason why the U.S. is concerned with North Korea's nuclear experiment is the fear of it leaking this technology to the Middle East like Syria or Iran. Al Khaleej editorialized that what the U.S. fears most is the emergence of a nuclear [...]	2006-10-12 12:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3978	NEA PDAS JEFFREY DISCUSSES IRAN/IRAQ WITH MINSTATE [...] (C) Summary: During an October 10 call on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain Al-Sha'ali, PDAS Jim Jeffrey, accompanied by CDA, encouraged the UAEG to assist USG efforts in Iraq, and support a unified international front in response to Iranian nuclear ambitions. Sha'ali sta [...]	2006-10-15 13:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4211	UPCOMING ARAB LEAGUE CENTRAL BOYCOTT OFFICE [...] (SBU) On November 5, Econchief and Polchief raised the November Arab League Boycott meeting in Damascus with MFA A/US for International Cooperation Mohamed Abduljalil and urged the UAEG to neither attend nor support the meeting. Abduljalil reiterated the UAE's position that it did not implemen [...]	2006-11-06 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KBCT AE
06ABUDHABI4318	MEDIA REACTION: US VETO/ABIZAID'S COMMENTS [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" wonders how credible the U.S. is as it stands alone using its veto to defend Israeli crimes. "Al-Khaleej" comments on Abizaid's warnings on a third world war by saying that "stupid" U.S. polices are the biggest threat to world peace and security. "Al- [...]	2006-11-20 13:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI4328	PRESIDENT KHALIFA SHARES VIEWS ON IRAN, IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial meeting with UAE President Khalifa November 21, former President Bush emphasized the strength of bilateral relations and reminisced about cooperation during the liberation of Kuwait and why some regional players had sided with Saddam. Bush inquired about Khalifa's [...]	2006-11-22 09:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KDEM IR IZ LE SY AE
06ABUDHABI4414	A/S BOHIGIAN HEARS ABOUT FTA, EXPORT CONTROLS AND INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, A/S Bohigian urged Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and ADIA officials to re-energize FTA negotiations. Sheikha Lubna said that she and MinState Finance Dr. Khirbash would be contacting AUSTR Donnelly about having him come to the UAE to try and move dis [...]	2006-12-05 11:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KBCT EINV AE
06ABUDHABI4472	MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON/ISRAEL NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] Summary: An editorial in "Al-Bayan" noted that it is time to uncover the Israeli nuclear program and urged the U.S. to stop its double standard and force Israeli to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty. "Al-Khaleej" called on the Lebanese factions to sit together and work out their difference fo [...]	2006-12-14 10:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI4474	UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINAN TERRITORIES, [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UAE provides humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon primarily through its three quasi-governmental charities: the UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS),the Sheikh Zayed Foundation (ZF),and the Dubai-based Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makto [...]	2006-12-14 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI4499	MEDIA REACTION: INTER-PALESTINIAN DIFFERENCES [...] Summary: Editorials describe the current stalemate between Hamas and Fatah as very dangerous. The editorials urged the conflicting Palestinian factions to work together and solve their own differences, because any further deterioration in relations will only be to the benefit of Israel. End [...]	2006-12-18 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI4529	UK PRIME MINISTER BLAIR VISITS UAE [...] (U) British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Abu Dhabi December 19 for an official two-day visit to the UAE as part of a regional tour. Blair held meetings with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Armed Forces Deputy Supreme Commander Mohammad b [...]	2006-12-21 17:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AE UK IR SY
06ABUDHABI578	FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON FTA, DUBAI PORTS, ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador met with new UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) on February 15. ABZ raised strong concerns about negative U.S. press related to the Dubai Ports World's purchase of container operations [...]	2006-02-15 15:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EAID AE
06ABUDHABI58	MEDIA REACTION: SYRIA-LEBANON/THE ROADMAP [...] SUMMARY: "Al-Khaleej" advised the Arab nation to take decisive and collaborative actions to contain the worsening situation in Syria and Lebanon. "Al-Bayan" cites some of the problems in the Middle East and stresses that such issues must be resolved before it becomes too late. "Al-Khaleej" c [...]	2006-01-04 13:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC
06ABUDHABI7	PALESTINIAN LEADER GETS UAE HELP FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) During his tour of the Gulf countries, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met January 1 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). The encounter, which received front-page coverage in both the Arabic and English press, centered on Palestinian preparations for legislative [...]	2006-01-02 12:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI73	A/S WAYNE BRIEFS UAE LEADERSHIP ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: On the occasion of a condolence call for the death of Dubai Ruler and UAE Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Maktoum, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne and Ambassador Sison met January 6 with several top UAE officials to discuss the Strategic [...]	2006-01-08 09:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN ECON IZ IR IS SY LE AE PK
06ABUDHABI730	INTERAGENCY TEAM WORKS WITH UAEG TO ADDRESS ARAB [...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. 2. (SBU) Summary: A USDOC/State anti-boycott compliance team visited the UAE from February 18 to 21 for meetings with UAEG officials and U.S. businesses. MinEcon A/US Abdullah Al-Saleh stressed that the UAEG does not implement the [...]	2006-02-27 15:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KBCT KMPI ETRD ECON IS AE
06ABUDHABI74	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ VIOLENCE/SHARON [...] Summary: An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" states that those responsible for the killings in Iraq do not represent a legitimate reistance. An editorial in "Gulf News" says the insurgency in Iraq is a exercise in futility. "Al-Ittihad" called on Palestinians and Arab to prepare themselves for a ne [...]	2006-01-08 10:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI779	UAE TO AID PALESTINIANS, NOT HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Abu Dhabi February 27-28, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with UAE President Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. The UAE leaders assured Abbas that they would not stop sending humanitaria [...]	2006-03-01 13:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WE GZ IS QA AE
06ABUDHABI782	NEW UAE MINISTER OF EDUCATION SETS OBJECTIVES [...] (U) Summary: PAO's call on new UAE Minister of Education, Dr. Hanif Hassan, elicited teacher training and English language preparation as priorities of the ministry. In parallel development, the perceived need for "stricter controls of private schools" has prompted the Ministry of Education' [...]	2006-03-01 14:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO AE
06ABUDHABI849	SHEIKHA LUBNA ON PRIMARY BOYCOT AND FTA ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: On March 5, in response to a question from CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi agreed that the UAE would lift its Arab League primary boycott of Israel if the UAE had an FTA with the U.S.. It is [...]	2006-03-06 13:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT KMPI ETRD IS AE
06ABUDHABI850	IRAN ENVOY MOSTAFAVI VISIT TO UAE [...] (SBU) Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mehdi Mostafavi, was scheduled to meet with the UAE leadership March 6 to brief them on Iran's nuclear issue and other regional developments. Mostafavi was to meet at the MFA, according to an Embassy source, but we have no further details about the meetin [...]	2006-03-06 14:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR AE GCC IAEA
06ABUDHABI866	UAE TELLS IRANIAN ENVOY MIDDLE EAST MUST BE [...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's special envoy, Deputy Foreign Minister Mahdi Mustafavi, met separately March 6 with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa and UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR),to deliver letters from Ahmadinejad containi [...]	2006-03-07 13:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GCC IR AE
06ABUDHABI933	PRIME MINISTER MBR TELLS AMBASSADOR "DUBAI PORTS [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, UAE Vice President/Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler, told Ambassador and CG Dubai March 11 that the recent furor related to Dubai Ports World "will not affect our relationship at all." The U.S.-UAE relationship was excellent in all fields -- military, bu [...]	2006-03-11 17:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV PNUC PTER IR IQ IS AE

06ABUDHABI942	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: P&O PORTS DEAL [...] SUMMARY: A COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" IS SKEPTICAL OF U.S. OFFICIALS' NEGATIVE STANDPOINT AGAINST P&O DEAL AND WONDERS WHY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS IN FAVOR OF THE DEAL. "AL-KHALEEJ" RAN AN UNSIGNED FRONT-PAGE EDITORIAL IN WHICH IT CONVEYED A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF [...]	2006-03-12 13:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO
06ABUDHABI947	U.S. ASSISTANCE; HAMAS MEETINGS [...] (C) On March 11 DCM delivered reftel points on the review of U.S. assistance and our request that UAE not meet with Hamas to MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al Haidan who immediately said that Hamas has not approached the UAE about a visit and the UAE has not invited Hamas. 2. (C) Al Haidan pointed [...]	2006-03-13 07:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL AE
06ABUDHABI951	UAE AID TO PALESTINIANS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly telephoned UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan March 9 to request UAE assistance in paying overdue February salaries. HbZ reportedly agreed to contribute $40 million, which would cover some of the salaries, ac [...]	2006-03-13 09:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WE GZ IS QA AE
06ABUDHABI955	MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN "AL-KHALEEJ" STRONGLY CRITICIZED THE LATEST STATE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND ACCUSES THE U.S. USING A DOUBLE-STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. TWO UAE COLUMNISTS IN DUBAI-BASED ARABIC DAILY "EMIRATES TODAY" WERE SKEPTICAL OF THE US [...]	2006-03-13 14:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI956	FORMER SECDEF COHEN URGES REFORM, BACKS POTUS ON [...] (U) Speaking at a conference on reform in the Arab world March 12 in Abu Dhabi, former U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen called on Arabs to be "loving critics" of their countries and region as this approach would help transform the Middle East in a positive way. Cohen urged Arab lead [...]	2006-03-13 15:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI KDEM ETRD AE
06ABUJA1505	THE CHARGE MAKES COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] On June 7, 2006, The Charge' called on Minister of Environment Chief Helen Esuene in response to her April 6 letter to the Ambassador requesting U.S. collaboration on proposed agricultural anti-desertification projects in 11 northern states. AgAttache accompanied the Charge'. Permanent Secreta [...]	2006-06-15 06:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PARM TBIO ETRD NI
06ABUJA1791	AVIAN FLU: NIGERIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY OVERVIEW [...] Summary. Information is fragmentary on Nigeria's poultry sector. Chickens constitute more than 95% of Nigeria's poultry. Nigeria has an estimated 150 million birds -- 70 million on commercial farms and 80 million belonging to "informal" or backyard farmers. The decentralized nature of Niger [...]	2006-07-12 17:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1826	NIGERIA PLANS NORTHERN ANTIDESERTIFICATION PROJECT [...] Summary. Nigerian and Israeli companies are proposing an anti-desertification agricultural project for 11 states in northern Nigeria, to be expanded to eight additional states. After a tree belt stabilizes an area environmentally, the GON would bring back the people driven out by desertific [...]	2006-07-14 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR EIND NI
06ABUJA2065	NIGERIAN MUSLIM REACTION TO ISRAEL-LEBANON CONFLICT [...] Approximately 25,000 Lebanese citizens reside in Nigeria, according to recent estimates. Since July 31, members of the Nigerian Lebanese community have staged peaceful demonstrations in major Nigerian cities, including Abuja, Lagos, Kano, and Gusau. Participants gathered to highlight the pli [...]	2006-08-11 08:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEC LE NI
06ABUJA2135	VIEWS FROM KANO ON SHARIA, HISBAH, AND THE U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 28, PolOff met with members of the Kano Sharia Implementation Council, including Barrister Muzzamil Sani Hanga, to discuss the hisbah, Sharia impact and popularity, inter-faith relations, and America's image in Kano. Among the Council's primary concerns at present are hin [...]	2006-08-17 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR NI
06ABUJA2226	SCENESETTER FOR RADM GREENE'S AUGUST 2006 VISIT TO [...] (U) Your visit to Nigeria comes at a critical time in the country's political evolution. Increasing instability in the lower Niger River Delta threatens the nation's oil production, the government's primary source of income; continuing outbreaks of avian influenza threaten the nation's poult [...]	2006-08-25 11:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MASS KDEM PREL NI
06ABUJA2891	RAMADAN OUTREACH REVEALS CRITICISM, COMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the month of Ramadan (September 24-October 23),Embassy Abuja organized several public-speaking engagements, media outreach, and Iftar events to discuss U.S. policy toward the Muslim world and Muslim life in America. Local media outlets reported favorably and widely the [...]	2006-11-03 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KISL KPAO KIRF NI KWMN KDEM
06ABUJA3277	SOKOTO: POLITICS, RELIGION, AND PERCEPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 12-15 outreach trip to Sokoto, Country PAO, IRO, and PolOffs paid courtesy visits to Governor Attahiru Bafarawa, Senator Umaru Dahiru, Usman Danfodiyo University Department Heads and Lecturers, and State and privately-funded media. Although most our interlocutor [...]	2006-12-22 11:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KISL KDEM SCUL NI
06ABUJA552	MARCH 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The HN51 virus is now confirmed as present in 11 Nigerian states, including Anambra and Rivers States in the south. An outbreak of AI was reported March 8 in three locations within the Federal Capital Territory. Jigawa State also is very likely to have AI, as do all of its nei [...]	2006-03-09 06:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ACCRA164	IAEA AND IRAN: GHANA'S VIEWS [...] (C) On January 19, Ambassador raised ref A points on Iran and the IAEA with Ghanaian Deputy Foreign Minister Awasi Osei-Adjei (the Foreign Minister was out of the country.) The Ambassador mentioned that she had raised the IAEA issue on January 13 with Professor Bekowe, Chairman of the Council [...]	2006-01-20 12:17:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC GH KNNP PREL TRGY IAEA
06ACCRA2624	OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS WITHIN THE UNGA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered talking points per reftel on October 27 to the MFA's Supervising Director for Multilateral, Passport and Legal Affairs, Kwesi Quartey. Quartey noted that Ghana has traditionally voted in favor of self-determination for the Palestinian people and said he was not aware of [...]	2006-10-31 16:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS GH
06ACCRA96	GHANA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per Ref A, Post is pleased to provide below the 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted December 22, 2004 (Ref B). P Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Polic [...]	2006-01-13 11:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG BEXP ETRD EINV PREL PGOV GH
06ADANA1	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 08:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA128	TURKEY: SOUTHEAST'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's textile industry continues to face difficulties in dealing with rapidly growing global competition, particularly from China and India. Textile industry leaders in Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep and Adana recently told us that the textile industry in Turkey's southeast continu [...]	2006-05-30 12:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL TU SY IZ
06ADANA150	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 23, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 12:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA164	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 14, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 13:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA165	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 08:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA166	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 08:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA168	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA170	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA171	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 18, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 09:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA172	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 12:05:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA174	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 12:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA177	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 10:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA179	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 06:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA180	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 09, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 09:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA182	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 05:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA184	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 06:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA191	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 11:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA192	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 01, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 11:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA244	GAZIANTEP: TURKEY'S SOUTHEASTERN ENGINE KEEPS CHUGGING; [...] The Southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep is the region's model child for economic development, with a diverse, internationally competitive industrial base. Locals attribute the success to an entrepreneurial tradition, a light touch by government as well as above-average levels of smuggling [...]	2006-11-20 14:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL TU CH
06ADANA246	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 27, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA254	TURKEY'S SOUTHEASTERN ENGINE KEEPS CHUGGING; NEIGHBORING [...] (SBU) The Southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep is the region's model child for economic development, with a diverse, internationally competitive industrial base. Locals attribute the success to an entrepreneurial tradition, a light touch by government as well as above-average levels of smu [...]	2006-12-06 08:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PTEL TU CH
06ADANA255	TURKEY'S "HOUSTON"?: ADANA WANTS BTC PIPELINE TO ATTRACT [...] (U) With the BTC terminal as an anchor, the Turkish government wants its eastern Mediterranean coast-line to develop into an energy-based hub that will include ship-building, petro-chemicals and oil refining. While hype about Ceyhan becoming Turkey's "Houston" or "Rotterdam" is overblown, if [...]	2006-12-08 07:05:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG TU
06ADANA33	TURKEY - SE TURKEY UNSETTLED BY LARGE PEACEFUL PROTESTS OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 11:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA36	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 07:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA42	TURKEY: SOME ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMERGING IN EASTERN MED ZONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The adaptability of the business community along Turkey's eastern Mediterranean coast to new opportunities created by the changes and growth in Turkey's economy contrasts with the rest of the region's traditional agricultural and industrial communities. These coastal businesses [...]	2006-02-23 10:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TU ADANA
06ADANA51	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 20 MARCH, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 07:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADDISABABA1781	AFRICAN UNION: FRAZER URGES KONARE TO REMAIN FIRM, MOVE FAST ON AMIS TRANSITION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 16:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PTER AU SU SO
06ADDISABABA2122	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR - SECURITY COUNCIL [...] DCM delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Sahlework Zewde, Director of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on July 31. Responding that an October 1 date for the transition of AMIS to the UN would not be easy, Ambassador Sahlework raised the concerns of Sudan's non-acceptance of r [...]	2006-08-02 14:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ET KPKO PREL AU SU
06ADDISABABA2763	PM MELES: ETHIOPIA WILL CONTAIN THE ISLAMIC COURTS [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Meles, Minister of State Tekeda and Defense Chief of Staff Samora on October 10. Whelan was accompanied by DATT Col. Zedler, OSD Rep Lt. Col. Atallah and myself. Meles argued that the best way to conta [...]	2006-10-12 13:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ET MOPS PREL PTER
06ADDISABABA323	AU SUMMIT KHARTOUM WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) Summit held January 23 and 24 in Khartoum highlighted the AU Commission's efforts to "do the right thing" in terms of promoting continental good governance and human rights, as well as social progress, but also produced member state division. Long negotia [...]	2006-02-02 12:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD SU AU
06ADDISABABA385	A/S FRAZER AND UNMEE SRSG DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following her visit to the Ethiopian-Eritrean border, AF A/S Frazer told UNMEE SRSG Legwaila that current residents of the disputed town of Badme oppose the 2002 boundary commission decision awarding the town to Eritrea. Badme was administered by Ethiopia, but the EEBC places it [...]	2006-02-08 05:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA615	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TEKEDA ASKS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Ethiopia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda and Charge had a good exchange on the question of Ethiopia's attendance at the March 10 EEBC meeting with Tekeda promising to consider responding favorably to the EEBC invitation but with a caveat that the fi [...]	2006-03-01 10:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06AITTAIPEI2413	MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage July 15-17 on a declaration by some pro-Green scholars on Saturday, calling for President Chen Shui-bian's resignation, and Chen's vow to stay on. News coverage also focused on the damage Tropical Storm Bilis d [...]	2006-07-17 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2439	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 19 on the new "collective leadership" decision-making style proposed by the DPP; First Lady Wu Shu-chen's alleged involvement in the Presidential Office's allowance for state affairs; and investigation into the Lafaye [...]	2006-07-19 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2448	MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA'S JAPAN TRIP, MIDDLE EAST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 20 on Vice Minister of Interior Yen Wan-chin, who with five other officials was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion that of taking kickbacks in a cable car construction project; First Lady Wu Shu-chen's alleged [...]	2006-07-20 07:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2481	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PARTY CONGRESS, MIDDLE EAST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 22-24 on the DPP party congress, in which the DPP decided to return to collective leadership and to dissolve party factions; and the Grand Justices' ruling last Friday on the constitutionality of the National Communic [...]	2006-07-24 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2512	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 26 on the Cabinet-sponsored Sustainable Economic Development Conference; follow-up moves to oust President Chen Shui-bian; Typhoon Kaemi, which swept over Taiwan Tuesday; and investigations into the Taipei City Governm [...]	2006-07-26 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2561	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 29-31 on the investigation into "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's special state affairs expenditures account; the conclusion of the Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Conference last Friday a [...]	2006-07-31 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2572	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 1 on the investigations into "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's special state affairs expensure account and the Sogo Department Store gift certificate case; the salary of a housekeeper [...]	2006-08-01 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2585	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, MIDDLE EAST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage August 2 to a Presidential Office press release Tuesday which said that President Chen Shui-bian has accepted the resignation of a housekeeper who works for his daughter but has been paid out of public funds, adding that [...]	2006-08-02 07:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2729	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 10 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian; investigations into the details of the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account; the resignation of t [...]	2006-08-10 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2778	MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL-/HEZBOLLAH COMBAT, GWOT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage August 15 to the investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account; former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; and the KMT's plan to detail its handlin [...]	2006-08-15 22:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2889	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, GWOT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 19-21 on the multiple efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian, investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account, and the KMT's plan to release a party assets report on Wednesday. [...]	2006-08-21 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3628	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies put their focus October 24 on the follow-on movements of the "Oust Bian" campaign; on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the Center for Disease Control's decision Monday to suspend the use of flu vaccines from a French company f [...]	2006-10-24 10:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI951	TAIWAN'S NEW DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan has been quietly pursuing a diplomatic strategy that focuses on expanding bilateral ties in the Middle East and North Africa. In the last year, Taiwan made progress with Libya, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia and is working to expand ties with Israel. Taipei has also shown a wi [...]	2006-03-22 05:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW
06ALGIERS1305	ALGERIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN LEBANON [...] (U) In an apparent effort to get out in front of an Algerian public furious over Israeli actions in Lebanon, the GOA adopted an unusually high-profile posture the past few days. The MFA issued a statement July 13 denouncing "the flagrant aggressions" perpetrated by Israeli military forces ag [...]	2006-07-15 15:31:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS LE AG
06ALGIERS1311	MFA JOINS CALL FOR EMERGENCY UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] In conjunction with the meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo, MFA issued a statement July 15 calling on the UN Security Council to "hold an emergency meeting to put an end to the criminal Israeli aggressions" and "assure the protection of the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples. [...]	2006-07-16 16:23:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS LE AG
06ALGIERS1360	POLICE BREAK UP DEMONSTRATION IN ALGIERS; OTHERS [...] (SBU) The Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP),a moderate Islamist party belonging to the presidential coalition, attempted to organize a peaceful march July 20 from the First of May shopping area to the UN offices in Algiers to protest Israeli military operations in Lebanon and express sol [...]	2006-07-22 14:10:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
06ALGIERS1373	LEBANESE FIGURE VISITS ALGIERS, THANKS GOA FOR ITS [...] (U) Saad Hariri, the leader of the largest political party represented in the Lebanese parliament and son of the slain Lebanese prime minister, visited Algiers July 23. In public remarks reported by the press, he thanked "Algeria, its president and head of government fo their support" and und [...]	2006-07-24 14:00:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AG IS LE
06ALGIERS1376	ALGERIAN COMMITTEE OF SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT FOR [...] Vice President of the Conseil de la Nation (Senate) Zohra Bitat; Senator Saida Benhabyles; Female Executives NGO President Aicha Kouadri; and General Union of Students President Nabil Yahoui called July 24 on the Charge d'Affaires to present a petition calling on the United States to take ste [...]	2006-07-24 16:24:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LE IS AG
06ALGIERS1401	ABBAS RECEIVED BY PRIME MINISTER IN ALGIERS [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas followed in the footsteps of Lebanese party leader Saad Hariri (see reftel) and made a stop in Algiers July 26 as part of what Abbas described as a tour of Arab capitals devoted to "bilateral discussions on next steps" to address the situati [...]	2006-07-29 16:22:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LE IS AG
06ALGIERS1403	ALI BELHADJ PROTESTS U.S. ACTIONS IN LEBANON IN [...] (U) In a deliberate challenge to the authority of the GOA, which released him from prison March 6 under the terms of the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation, co-founder of the now banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) Ali Belhadj demonstrated in front of Embassy Algiers July 31, carr [...]	2006-07-31 16:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM ASEC AG
06ALGIERS1414	GOA COORDINATES PUBLIC STATEMENTS FROM RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Religious Affairs over the past couple of weeks has continued to provide imams with points on the ongoing violence in Lebanon from which to draw for Friday sermons (reftel). Imams have confirmed to post that July 28 sermons were required to contain a reference to "the l [...]	2006-08-02 15:02:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AG
06ALGIERS336	MFA ADVISES GIVING HAMAS TIME TO CHANGE, AVOIDING [...] (C) MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Bouzaher told Ambassador, visiting NEA/MAG Director Jordan, and DCM January 26 that while Algeria agreed with the U.S. that Hamas must change its position on peace with Israel, they disagreed about "imposing sanctions." Bouzaher advised the U.S. and [...]	2006-02-28 12:35:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG AG
06ALGIERS401	SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S VISIT TO ALGIERS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Welch, Embassy Algiers and our Algerian hosts very much look forward to welcoming you to Algiers. President Bouteflika is interested in continuing the dialogue you began in New York last September, and there is indeed much to discuss. Prime Minister Ouyahia and Forei [...]	2006-03-09 18:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER AG
06ALGIERS408	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HAMAS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador drew on reftel points on the Israeli-Palestinian situation in a March 5 meeting with Foreign Minister Bedjaoui (discussion of Sudan, Western Sahara, NDI visas reported septel). Ambassador stressed the importance of the international community maintaining a common position towa [...]	2006-03-12 18:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS AG
06ALGIERS455	BOUTEFLIKA TELLS A/S WELCH KHARTOUM SUMMIT AND [...] (C) During a two-hour meeting March 14 with President Bouteflika, NEA Assistant Secretary Welch raised Hamas, noting that the international community had made clear to Hamas what it needed to do. Arab support for that message, including at the upcoming Khartoum Arab summit, would be critical [...]	2006-03-18 07:41:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KPAL AG
06ALGIERS500	HAMAS, IRAN, LEBANON, SYRIA, AND THE WESTERN [...] (C) Over a March 14 working lunch with MFA Secretary General Lamamra, NEA A/S Welch explained the U.S. view that taking the Iran nuclear issue to the Security Council would strengthen possibilities of resolving the problem through diplomacy; urged Algeria to ensure assistance was channeled to [...]	2006-03-21 07:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PBTS IR WI MO SY LE AG
06ALGIERS501	NEA A/S WELCH'S MARCH 14 DISCUSSION OF HAMAS, [...] (C) In their March 14 meeting, PM Ouyahia and NEA A/S Welch primarily focused on the Palestinian issue and dealings with Hamas. A/S Welch stressed that U.S. assistance to the Palestinians would continue but not through government channels so long as Hamas was in government and failed to reco [...]	2006-03-21 07:39:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IR IZ IS PA SU AG
06ALGIERS502	NEA A/S WELCH'S MARCH 14 MEETING WITH FM BEDJAOUI [...] (C) In their March 14 meeting, A/S Welch told FM Bedjaoui we would welcome his visiting Washington in April; expressed U.S. concerns about Sudan and urged Arab League support for bringing African Union forces in Darfur under a UN umbrella; and hoped Algeria would press Hamas to recognize Israel [...]	2006-03-21 07:40:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS PA SU AG
06ALGIERS848	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT HAS "NO PRACTICAL APPLICATION" [...] Algerian law does not contain specific codifications or references to the Arab League Boycott and post is not aware of any GoA communiques on the issue. While the primary boycott is informally recognized by virtue of Algeria's membership in the Arab League and the stigma still attached to doi [...]	2006-05-10 16:49:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AG
06ALGIERS891	VISIT TO ALGERIA OF MAURITANIAN LEADER CONFERS [...] (C) The May 6-7 visit of Mauritanian Military Council President Val to Algeria has given Val a strong seal of regime approval, bilateral ties a boost in a number of areas, and the Algerians an IOU of sorts on issues of concern. We believe the visit falls in the context of Algerian efforts to [...]	2006-05-17 17:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AG MR
06ALGIERS936	MFA OFFICIAL'S OBSERVATIONS ON LIBYA AND THE HAMAS [...] (C) In a May 22 meeting on other issues attended by Ambassador and PolEc Chief, MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Bouzaher gave the Algerian perspective on Libya and dealing with the Hamas government in the Palestinian territories. Ambassador briefed Bouzaher on the U.S. decision to rest [...]	2006-05-23 19:14:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PARM LY IR PA
06ALGIERS950	BOUTEFLIKA CHANGES PRIME MINISTERS, CABINET [...] (U) The Algerian press agency announced at 1800 hours local on May 24 that Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia had submitted his resignation and President Bouteflika had accepted it. This news was followed five minutes later by a second announcement that Bouteflika had appointed Minister of State a [...]	2006-05-25 11:31:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
06ALMATY1475	KAZAKHSTAN: DISCUSSIONS ON DEALING WITH HAMAS [...] (SBU) On April 18, Poloff met with Daniyar Sarekenov, Deputy Director of the MFA's Asia Department, to discuss the Kazakhstani position on dealing with Hamas. Sarekenov requested the meeting in response to Ref A demarche. Sarekenov stated that the GOK believes that Hamas must renounce violenc [...]	2006-04-21 13:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KZ
06ALMATY2370	Q1 AND Q2 FRAUD SUMMARY - ALMATY [...] A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Since independence in 1991, the economic situation in most of Kazakhstan has improved. In the larger cities, such as Almaty, Astana, and Atyrau, the oil and gas industry has provided an economic boom. However, the improvement in living conditions is uneven and in many r [...]	2006-07-05 08:29:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS KCRM CPAS CMGT ASEC KZ
06ALMATY2800	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 1 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Secretary of Agriculture Johanns' recent visit was very successful and highlighted the importance of agriculture and water issues in Kazakhstan, according to Deputy Prime Minister Masimov. Environmental issues and migration are also serious challenges, he added, noting that the [...]	2006-08-04 11:16:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KZ
06ALMATY3271	BOUCHER AND AITZHANOVA DISCUSS STATUS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 9 meeting in Astana, Assistant Secretary Boucher and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aitzhanova discussed the timing of the next round of bilateral World Trade Organization negotiations, next steps on Kazakhstan's negotiations with Working Party members, [...]	2006-09-18 06:42:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON KZ
06ALMATY333	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV,S "NEW" CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Nazarbayev has completed naming his government, following his January 11 inauguration, and held his first cabinet meeting on January 25. While technically "new," most of the 16 ministers retained their posts or made lateral moves to other ministries. N [...]	2006-01-30 11:54:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ
06ALMATY411	EUCOM DEPUTY COMMANDER GENERAL WALD,S MEETING WITH [...] (U) Participants: U.S. European Command Deputy Commander Charles F. Wald Charge Mark Asquino Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense James MacDougall Rear Admiral Michael J. Lyden, J4 Director of Logistics and Security Assistance, EUCOM Brigadier General Melvyn Spiese, J5/J8, Deputy Direc [...]	2006-02-03 02:19:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS PTER PREL KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY575	KAZAKHSTAN: REACTION TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 13:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
06AMMAN1095	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON HAMAS OUTREACH TO [...] Summary. Lead stories in all papers over the past fortnight, February 2-14, focus on Hamas' efforts to reach out to Jordan and other nations such as Russia. Media coverage has consisted of meticulous reports of Hamas' statements as they evolved. Editorials and commentary have discussed Jordan [...]	2006-02-14 16:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1174	LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT APPROVES BUDGET AMIDST [...] (SBU) The Chamber of Deputies on February 15 approved the GOJ's budget for 2006 (reftel) with only minor modifications during a chaotic session marked by a walkout of MPs and a vote by a hurried show of hands. During the full week of debate prior to the vote, 72 out of 110 MPs insisted on ex [...]	2006-02-16 16:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN JO
06AMMAN1175	PALESTINIAN-JORDANIANS SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON HAMAS [...] (C) While the GOJ is in full agreement with the U.S. on the need for Hamas to renounce terror, recognize Israel and respect past international agreements, Palestinian-Jordanian opinion makers believe that Hamas should be given a "fair chance" to run a Palestinian government without expressly [...]	2006-02-16 16:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG JO
06AMMAN1177	PRAGMATISTS LEAD MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S LEADERSHIP [...] ( C ) Summary and introduction: Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood and its political auxiliary, the Islamic Action Front, have traditionally been pragmatic and established participants in Jordan's political order. Rank and file zealots -- mostly Palestinian-Jordanians and now energized by Hamas' e [...]	2006-02-16 17:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KPAL KDEM PINR JO
06AMMAN1253	MEDIA REACTION ON AFTERMATH OF PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 12:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1261	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 22-24 FEBRUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAI [...]	2006-02-21 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MARR JO
06AMMAN1309	MEDIA REACTION ON SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1430	NEXT STEPS ON ELECTORAL REFORM LAWS [...] ( C ) Summary: With the recent passage in parliament of a government budget, attention is turning to Jordan,s pending political reform agenda. The King, Prime Minister and Planning Minister have emphasized to us a determination to proceed promptly with the introduction to parliament of bill [...]	2006-02-27 16:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
06AMMAN1477	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 12:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1479	TRIDE Hits Its Stride [...] Summary: Senior management from the Trilateral Industrial Research and Development (TRIDE) Foundation met Jordanian and USG representatives in Amman on February 20 for a strategic planning session. The productive and upbeat meeting inaugurated the Ministry of Industry and Trade as the lead J [...]	2006-03-01 12:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV ECIN PREL IS JO
06AMMAN1500	UPDATE ON DEMINING IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prince Mired bin Ra,ad, Chairman of Jordan,s National Committee on Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR),updated the Ambassador February 21 on demining efforts since the launching of the Mine Action Plan in June 2005 (reftel). He also discussed Jordan,s strategy for meeting the Ma [...]	2006-03-01 15:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS KHPD JO
06AMMAN1526	AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH THE CHIEF OF [...] (C) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Henry Crumpton met with Lt. General Mohammad Majid Al-Eitan February 28. Discussions focused on terrorist tactics, border security, and regional security cooperation. Ambassador Crumpton was joined in the meeting by the Ambassador, A/RSO, and Po [...]	2006-03-02 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY LE JO

06AMMAN1534	AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH FM KHATIB [...] (SBU) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Henry Crumpton met with Foreign Minister Abdul Ilah Al-Khatib February 28. Discussions focused on regional concerns including Hamas, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan,s efforts to combat radical Islamist ideologies. Jordanian participants incl [...]	2006-03-02 15:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PTER MARR PHUM KISL SY JO IR IZ
06AMMAN1557	MEDIA REACTION ON HAMAS IN MOSCOW [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-05 13:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1657	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8-9 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN [...]	2006-03-07 05:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN1735	SOME JORDANIAN VIEWS ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ shares U.S. concerns about Iran,s nuclear ambitions, but also fears a U.S.-Iran crisis that adds to regional tensions. Jordan,s political class and the popular press, however, often link the Iran nuclear issue to complaints about the Israeli nuclear program. END SUMMARY [...]	2006-03-08 14:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MNUC IR JO
06AMMAN1830	UNRWA STAKEHOLDERS RE-INVIGORATE AGENCY'S ADVISORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of 20 governments and observers from the European Commission, the PLO and the Arab League convened in an extraordinary meeting in Amman February 27-28 to re-invigorate the moribund governance structure of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine R [...]	2006-03-13 08:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF KPAL KUNR PREL JO UNGA
06AMMAN1838	MEDIA REACTION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-13 11:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1848	ABU MAZEN: "ONE POLICY FOR PA" [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) met with foreign ambassadors in Amman, March 12. Abu Mazen told the ambassadors that there is only one policy for the Palestinians - to pursue peace through the Quartet-led roadmap. He signaled he would not back down [...]	2006-03-13 13:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV IS JO
06AMMAN1914	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 13:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1917	FIRST PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE 2006 FORUM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the prepcon for the Forum for the Future, Russian co-chairs pushed for control over the end product of the Forum -- including drafting the Chairman's Summary and attempting to move much of the decision-making on themes to be discussed to an additional prepcon in Moscow in May [...]	2006-03-15 15:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM ECON RS JO
06AMMAN1921	JORDANIANS CONDEMN ISRAELI RAID ON JERICHO PRISON [...] (C) The GOJ, local press and post contacts denounced Israel's March 14 military raid on the Palestinian prison in Jericho. Government spokesman Nasser Judeh issued a statement to media that said the Israeli action "represents an unjustifiably serious escalation ... that will only enhance ten [...]	2006-03-15 16:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
06AMMAN1926	JORDANIANS CONDEMN ISRAELI RAID ON JERICHO PRISON [...] (C) The GOJ, local press and post contacts denounced Israel's March 14 military raid on the Palestinian prison in Jericho. Government spokesman Nasser Judeh issued a statement to media that said the Israeli action "represents an unjustifiably serious escalation ... that will only enhance ten [...]	2006-03-16 04:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
06AMMAN1935	MEDIA REACTION ON JERICHO PRISON RAID [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 12:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN2001	MEDIA REACTION ON THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 10:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN2052	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 11:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN2056	FIRST PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE 2006 FORUM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the prepcon for the Forum for the Future, Russian co-chairs pushed for control over the end product of the Forum -- including drafting the Chairman's Summary and attempting to move much of the decision-making on themes to be discussed to a much-expanded prepcon in Moscow in M [...]	2006-03-21 12:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM ECON RS JO
06AMMAN2068	AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Flu Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations and the Government of Jordan (GoJ) on March 2, 2006 to share information on avian flu preparedness. All participants are following similar lines of action: stockin [...]	2006-03-22 06:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
06AMMAN2108	JORDAN LOOKS TO NEIGHBORS FOR HELP WITH WATER [...] (SBU) Summary: With rainfall at 65% of the long-term average for this time of year, and reservoirs at 54% of capacity, Jordan is seeking help from Israel and Syria to cover an emerging water supply gap. Israel has been helpful, Syria reluctant. Reftel Red-Dead feasibility study should start [...]	2006-03-22 13:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR PREL PGOV SY IS JO
06AMMAN2114	NEW ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT LEADER LINKED TO HAMAS? [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Islamic Action Front (IAF) has elected as its new secretary general a Palestinian-Jordanian, apparently over the objections of some elements of the East Bank establishment in the Islamic Movement and in the GOJ. However, real control over the movement rests with the newl [...]	2006-03-22 15:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KPAL PINR JO
06AMMAN2118	JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT MOVES ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) indicted 20 defendants for terrorist activities in connection with attacks in Amman and Aqaba last year, and indicted members of the "Al-Mansurah" cell for conspiring to carry out terrorist acts. The SSC reached verdicts in six terrorism-rela [...]	2006-03-22 16:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN2164	MEDIA REACTION ON THE ARAB SUMMIT IN KHARTOUM [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-26 11:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN2176	Jordan: No Further H5N1 Cases Confirmed [...] Summary: As of 1500 local time on March 26, H5N1 avian flu in Jordan has not spread beyond the four cases confirmed in turkeys in northern Jordan reported March 23 (reftel). No human cases have been reported, although rumors persist. The GOJ is stressing transparency with the media. In addit [...]	2006-03-26 15:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CASC KFLU JO
06AMMAN2199	GOJ REMAINS WILLING TO SUPPORT ABU MAZEN IF ASKED [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah told LTG Keith Dayton that Jordan wants to bolster PA President Abbas' position, and, if asked, is ready to help build the capacity of security services under Abbas' direct control. Jordan will not give any assistance to forces under the authority of Hamas. Foreign [...]	2006-03-27 13:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS JO
06AMMAN2234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF GENERAL [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 28-29 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTA [...]	2006-03-28 12:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREF
06AMMAN2240	JORDAN'S PM MEETS U.S. SENATE STAFFERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit met with nine U.S. Senate staff members, accompanied by Ambassador, on March 23 as part of their week-long, GOJ-hosted visit. The PM discussed a range of topics from domestic reform to regional issues. Bakhit shared his concern over reactions to an i [...]	2006-03-28 14:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON JO
06AMMAN2273	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, ARAB SUMMIT, REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 11:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN230	CODEL OBAMA MEETS WITH JORDAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) met with Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdelelah Khatib on January 9. The Senator was joined in the meeting by his staff, the Ambassador, and poloff. 2. (C) Sen. Obama thanked Khatib for his successful efforts to persuade Jordan's parliament to ratify the Artic [...]	2006-01-12 14:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER JO
06AMMAN2302	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAELI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN2325	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] ( S ) Summary: King Abdullah briefed Codel McCain on his proposal to help pacify Anbar province, discussed Iraq, Iran, Hamas, and his effort to convene a conference of Iraqi religious leaders. He accused Syrian intelligence of giving &a green light8 to terrorists seeking to carry out attacks [...]	2006-03-30 17:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL OVIP KPAL IS IZ JO
06AMMAN2326	Jordan/H5N1: Government to Compensate for Culled [...] Summary: As of 1630 local time on March 30, there have been no new cases of H5N1 avian influenza in Jordan since the original cases first reported on March 24. GOJ officials feel they have the situation under control. On March 28, the GOJ announced that it will compensate farmers in the Kuf [...]	2006-03-30 17:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CASC KFLU JO
06AMMAN234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT 16-17 JANUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-01-12 18:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN239	FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF JORDAN'S NEW CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah II has tasked Jordan's new government with three broad goals: --boosting security (but maintaining civil rights) in the wake of the November 9 bombings, --restoring momentum to economic and especially political reforms, and --attending to poverty alleviation an [...]	2006-01-16 07:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EFIN KISL PINR JO
06AMMAN2509	KING, QUEEN AND FOREIGN MINISTER MEET WITH SENATE [...] (C) Summary: A Government of Jordan-sponsored U.S. Senate staff delegation accompanied by Ambassador Hale met March 23 with King Abdullah. The King focused on Iran,s role in Iraq, Hamas,s electoral victory, and Syria. The King appreciated Capitol Hill support, but stressed Jordan will need [...]	2006-04-10 10:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KDEM JO IR SY
06AMMAN2540	A/S WELCH TALKS REGIONAL ISSUES WITH JORDAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Welch met with Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al-Khatib April 3, on the coattails of the Quartet envoys meeting in Amman. Centcom J-5 Director Rear Admiral Robert Moeller and the Ambassador joined the discussions. The meeting focused on continuing assi [...]	2006-04-12 07:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
06AMMAN2541	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: A/S Welch and Jordanian intelligence chief Dhahabi discussed Iran's ambitions in the region, and how to deal with Hamas. End summary. 2. (S/NF) Assistant Secretary for NEA David Welch met with Muhammad Dhahabi, the chief of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID),in [...]	2006-04-12 08:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IR IZ JO
06AMMAN2647	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 12:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN2648	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS SHOWCASES ANOTHER GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's $330 million pharmaceutical industry is a bright spot in the nation's industrial development and one of the front-runner sectors in the leadership's strategy of export-led economic growth. Hikma Pharmaceuticals and its parent, the Hikma Group, is the shining star amon [...]	2006-04-13 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TSPL KIPR TBIO JO
06AMMAN2740	Jordan: 2006 Request for Science Fellows [...] Summary: Embassy Amman would like to request Embassy Science Fellows (ref A) for 1) an assessment of the marine ecosystem, 2) environmental law enforcement, 3) further work on managing industrial wastewater, and 4) developing Jordan's research sector. End summary. Marine Ecosystem Assessme [...]	2006-04-17 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL SENV APER KSCA JO
06AMMAN2741	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COCHRAN [...] (C) Embassy Amman welcomes your visit April 18-20. Jordan is a key partner for U.S. efforts in Iraq, the war against terrorism, regional reform and promotion of moderate Islam, and Israel-Palestinian peace. 2. (C) You are scheduled for an audience with Prince Faisal, who is serving as Rege [...]	2006-04-17 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP JO
06AMMAN2771	MEDIA REACTION ON TEL AVIV BOMBING [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN2841	SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETING WITH PRINCE FAISAL [...] (C) Summary: Senator Lieberman and Prince Faisal met April 17 to discuss regional issues including Iraq, Iranian ambitions, and Hamas. End Summary. 2. (U) U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman met with Prince Faisal of Jordan April 17 in Amman. Prince Faisal is King Abdullah's brother, and was [...]	2006-04-20 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN2854	SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILLEN [...] (C) Embassy Amman and the Jordanian government look forward to your visit April 30 to May 3. Jordan is a key partner for U.S. efforts in Iraq, the war against terrorism, regional reform and promotion of moderate Islam, and Israel-Palestinian peace. You are scheduled for an audience with King [...]	2006-04-24 06:15:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PARM MASS MARR JO
06AMMAN2906	REACTION TO POSTPONEMENT OF ZAHAR VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (C) Summary: Most Jordanian editorials supported the GOJ decision to postpone the visit of Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar after allegations of Hamas weapons smuggling into Jordan. Several prominent columnists ) echoing the broadcasts of Arab satellite channels ) have, however, e [...]	2006-04-24 14:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL KPAL JO
06AMMAN2965	MEDIA REACTION ON EGYPT ATTACKS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 08:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN303	JORDAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] In response to reftel request, post submits the Investment Climate Statement for 2006 for Jordan. As requested, post will also send a copy of the ICS via email to EB/IFD/OIA. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, JORDAN: Jordan 2006 Investment Climate Statement - Jordan Openne [...]	2006-01-17 13:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB JO OPIC USTR
06AMMAN3179	IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] Post provides the following responses to the questions posed in para 8 of reftel. Jordan has not followed Arab League guidance on boycotting Israel since concluding its peace treaty with Israel in 1994. 2. --the Government of Jordan does not require boycott compliance questions of any co [...]	2006-05-04 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM AL JO PIRF
06AMMAN3180	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 6-7 MAY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN RE [...]	2006-05-04 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN3257	JORDAN LAUNCHES MAJOR ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a highly-publicized report criticizing the labor conditions of foreign workers in Jordan's garment industry, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) and the association representing the sector are launching a swift campaign to strengthen the enforcement of Jordan's labor la [...]	2006-05-08 12:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD KTEX ECON PGOV JO
06AMMAN327	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 10:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN3299	PRINCE FAISAL'S MEETING WITH SENATORS COCHRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Senators Cochran, Dodd, and Gregg, accompanied by Ambassador Hale, met April 19 with Prince Faisal, who was serving as Regent on that day. Faisal focused on Iran, Iraq, and Hamas' electoral victory. Faisal expressed his appreciation for Congress's support, but stressed Jordan w [...]	2006-05-10 03:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IR SY JO
06AMMAN3319	KING COVERS DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL ISSUES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah gave an extensive interview May 7 with Arab satellite station Al-Arabiya in which he discussed both domestic and regional issues. He reiterated earlier pledges to balance security with public freedoms, hailed positive signs in Iraq, and claimed there is only a "tw [...]	2006-05-10 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KPAL JO
06AMMAN3346	CODEL PENCE MEETING WITH PM BAKHIT AND FM KHATIB [...] (U) Summary: CODEL Pence met May 6 with Prime Minister Bakhit and Foreign Minister Al-Khatib to discuss regional issues including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation in Iraq, and problems posed by Iran and Syria. End Summary. 2. (U) U.S. Representatives Mike Pence (R-Indiana [...]	2006-05-11 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO
06AMMAN3551	JORDAN RELEASES INITIAL REPORT ON ALLEGED LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 18, Minister of Labor Bassem Salem released the Ministry of Labor's (MOL) initial report of its actions regarding alleged labor abuses in the Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) garment industry (Ref C). The MOL report indicates serious problems with QIZ factories' underp [...]	2006-05-18 17:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD KTEX ECON PGOV JO
06AMMAN3563	A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Foreign Minister Al-Khatib May 3. Khatib expressed appreciation for U.S. aid to Jordan, but stressed the GOJ will need continued assistance to achieve reforms in a difficult security en [...]	2006-05-21 08:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ JO
06AMMAN3565	A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH JAF CHAIRMAN GENERAL [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs John Hillen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 2 with the General Khalid Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). General Sarayreh discussed border security and expressed his appreciation fo [...]	2006-05-21 08:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IR IS IZ SY SA JO
06AMMAN3566	A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH PRINCE FAISAL [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs John Hillen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 2 with Prince Faisal, who is King Abdullah,s brother. Faisal expressed his appreciation for U.S. support, but stressed Jordan will need continued assistance to face rising oil prices and [...]	2006-05-21 08:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR JO
06AMMAN37	MEDIA REACTION 12/19/2005-01/04/2006 [...] Summary: Jordanian press in the last ten days has focused on regional issues, specifically the run-up to the Palestinian elections, Iraq's government formation process, and statements by former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam. Editorial commentary follows. End summary. 2. Mideas [...]	2006-01-04 15:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN3901	JORDANIAN ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIANS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche May 30 to Foreign Minister Khatib. Khatib welcomed the proposed creation of a temporary international mechanism to provide direct assistance to the Palestinian people, and stated that international aid was sorely needed to prevent a humanitarian crisi [...]	2006-06-04 10:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL PREL JO
06AMMAN3954	GEN DAYTON MEETS WITH JORDANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] ( C ) Summary: Dayton and Dhahabi discussed the Palestinian situation, Iran,s role in it, a proposal to train Abu Mazen loyalists in Jordan, and the pro-Hamas lobbying of several Amman personalities, including the Russian Ambassador. End summary. 2. ( C ) USSC Lieutenant General Keith [...]	2006-06-05 13:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL IS JO
06AMMAN3985	MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PRM'S GRANT TO NGO [...] (U) This message contains a monitoring and evaluation report on the $90,000 grant PRM awarded to the U.S. non-profit organization Seeds of Peace (SPRMCO05GR140) to help it extend its conflict resolution programming to Palestinian refugee youth residing in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza dur [...]	2006-06-06 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID KPAL IS JO
06AMMAN3987	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 11:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4025	CRITICISM OF DRAFT COUNTERTERRORISM BILL [...] (SBU) Human rights groups, liberal NGOs, and professional associations denounced a draft of the GOJ's counterterrorism bill that appeared in the local press May 31. The draft includes several provisions that provoked controversy. If approved by Parliament, the new law would make it a crime to [...]	2006-06-06 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER JO
06AMMAN4030	PILLARS OF JORDAN,S HASHEMITE RULE: THE TRIBES [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of messages that will assess the traditional pillars of Hashemite rule in Jordan. 2. (C) Introduction: The three traditional pillars of Jordan's Hashemite rule - the East Bank tribes, the security and military services, and the business elite - remain [...]	2006-06-06 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN4037	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch, Qmpanied by Ambassador, Staff Assistant Ann Donick and poloff (notetaker),met June 5 with Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib in Amman. In addition to bilateral issues, they discussed recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iranian [...]	2006-06-07 05:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS IR
06AMMAN4124	SCENESETTER FOR THE CONUS VISIT OF GENERAL KHALID [...] (S) GENERAL KHALID JAMIL SARAYREH WILL VISIT THE UNITED STATES AT THE INVITATION OF GENERAL PETER PACE, CJCS, 15-24 JUN 2006 UNDER THE COUNTERPARTS' VISIT PROGRAM. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THIS VISIT WILL ALLOW US TO FURTHER ENHANC [...]	2006-06-08 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN4144	MEDIA REACTION ON HAMAS, ANTI-TERROR [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 11:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4175	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH JORDANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch met June 5 with Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief General Muhammad Dhahabi in Amman. Their discussions focused on Iranian intentions and activities in the region, Hamas, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. End Summary. Iran and Hama [...]	2006-06-11 07:03:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS IR
06AMMAN4230	MEDIA REACTION ON ZARQAWI [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 10:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4265	KING ABDULLAH MEETS WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a good-spirited meeting with Israeli PM Olmert on June 8, King Abdullah expressed Jordanian opposition to Olmert's unilateral convergence plan and encouraged the GOI to strengthen Abu Mazen. Olmert reassured the King that Israel would heed Jordan's interests in its plans conc [...]	2006-06-13 09:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS
06AMMAN4266	MEDIA REACTION ON ZARQAWI AND U.S. DEMOCRACY PROMOTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 09:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4297	"Get the Lead Out! Sulfur, Too" - Middle East Clean Fuels [...] Summary: Fifty participants in the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles met in Cairo May 24-25. Stakeholders discussed plans to eliminate the use of leaded gasoline, and to promote low sulfur gasoline and diesel in the Middle East and North Africa. Studies from the United States show tha [...]	2006-06-14 05:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ENRG XF EG
06AMMAN4318	MEDIA REACTION ON TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS AND GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 09:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4374	MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH IN IRAQ, TARGETED [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 11:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4456	MEDIA REACTION ON WAR ON TERRORISM AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 08:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4514	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT [...] (C) Per Ref A, Charge reiterated to Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib June 20 the U.S. position on the inaugural meeting of the HRC, and our fears that OIC delegations intend to pursue lopsided resolutions regarding Israel, noting that he was doing so on the Secretary's instruction. Khatib [...]	2006-06-20 10:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JO
06AMMAN4654	Red-Dead Project Feasibility Study Moving Towards Start-Up [...] (SBU) Summary: The feasibility study for the Red Sea to Dead Sea water conveyance project ("Red-Dead"),strongly supported by Jordan as a source of fresh water, is gradually moving towards starting up, perhaps as early as fall 2006. The World Bank is planning a donors meeting for the feasibil [...]	2006-06-23 11:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL JO XF
06AMMAN4685	JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT MOVES ON TERRORISM [...] SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) continued proceedings against would-be suicide bomber Sajida Rishawi, as well as six defendants charged with firing rockets at two U.S. warships in Aqaba. The SSC began proceedings against nine defendants - including Azmi Jayousi - for an attempted [...]	2006-06-25 13:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ IS JO
06AMMAN4692	JORDAN INCREASINGLY DESPERATE FOR WATER THIS SUMMER [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's senior water officials are trapped between dwindling water supplies, fixed water obligations under treaties, and ever-growing demand from Amman and other cities for domestic water. Irrigation in the Jordan Valley is the only place they can cut some deliveries. Even unde [...]	2006-06-25 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR JO SENV XF
06AMMAN4768	NEW JORDANIAN AMBASSADORS TO ISRAEL AND LEBANON [...] (U) Jordan's new Ambassador to Israel is career diplomat Ali Al-Ayed, most recently the chief political advisor to Prime Minister Bakhit. A charge d,affaires has run the Jordanian Embassy in Tel Aviv since August 2005. Al-Ayed is to arrive in Israel June 27. 2. (U) PM Bakhit (himself, a f [...]	2006-06-27 12:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IS JO LE
06AMMAN4770	KING BRIEFS FOREIGN CHIEFS OF MISSION ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah convened chiefs of mission (COMs) from G8 and European Union nations on June 25 to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the regional threat posed by Iran, the recent arrest of four Islamist MPs in Jordan, and domestic reform efforts. END SUMMARY. ISRAEL-PAL [...]	2006-06-27 14:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL KPAL JO
06AMMAN4793	MEDIA REACTION ON GAZA INCURSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-28 10:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4978	MEDIA REACTION ON GAZA INCURSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 11:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN500	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, IRAN, TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 13:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5208	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-12 10:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5250	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH KING'S ADVISOR [...] (C) A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams met with Bassem Awadallah, director of the King's office, in Amman July 12. Awadallah's political director Jafar Hassan, Ambassador, and polcouns (notetaker) joined. Discussions focused on that day's Hizballah capture of two Israeli soldiers, the Gaza crisis, [...]	2006-07-13 07:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
06AMMAN5251	MEDIA REACTION ON ACTION IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 08:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5269	TFLE01: DEMARCHE ON MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTION [...] ( C ) Ambassador, along with visiting A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams, made ref A points July 12 to FM Khatib, intelligence chief Dhahabi, the Director of the King,s Office Bassem Awadallah, and government spokesman Nasser Judeh (ref B and septel.) The GOJ officials agreed that the vote on the [...]	2006-07-13 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPAL KWBG IS JO
06AMMAN5352	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 11:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5363	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5388	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 09:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5396	TFLE01: REACTION TO EVENTS IN LEBANON, GAZA [...] (U) Summary: Several non-violent demonstrations took place after Friday prayers July 14. The leader of the Islamic Action Front implicitly criticized the July 14 joint statement of King Abdullah and President Mubarak. Jordanians are following events closely. Most feel deep sympathy with th [...]	2006-07-18 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS GZ JO
06AMMAN5397	JORDANIAN-SYRIAN HIGHER JOINT COMMITTEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Jordanian diplomat provided his views on the Jordanian-Syrian Joint Higher Committee meetings in Damascus in June. They were co-chaired by Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit and Syrian Prime Minister Otari in Damascus in late June. Septel reports a readout on water issues. [...]	2006-07-18 11:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY JO
06AMMAN5428	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 10:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5486	TFLE01: GOJ BACKS U.S. EFFORTS WHILE SEEKING TO [...] ( C ) Summary: The GOJ wants to work with the U.S. toward a long-term improvement in southern Lebanon, but is under strong public pressure, from all sectors of society, to call publicly for an immediate ceasefire. End summary. Attacks in Arab Media Sting --------------------------- 2. (SBU) News [...]	2006-07-20 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IS RU JO
06AMMAN5498	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-23 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5516	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR ZALMAY KHALILZAD [...] (U) Because of recent terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist operations in Jordan (see para 9),the U.S. Government has urged all Americans to review the need for planned travel to Jordan. In addition, Embassy Amman requires U.S. government agencies and travelers to limit their official t [...]	2006-07-23 12:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC OTRA IZ JO
06AMMAN5529	TFLE01: PROTESTERS DENOUNCE ISRAEL, U.S. AND GOJ; [...] (C) Summary: Friday after-prayer protests remained peaceful but were larger and more widespread than the previous week's. The New York Times' report that the USG was accelerating supplies of bombs to Israel dominated local media, along with allegations that U.S. diplomatic efforts were aimed [...]	2006-07-23 14:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC MARR IS LE JO
06AMMAN5537	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-24 09:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5567	TFLE01: JORDAN'S KING DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah reviewed for codel Hoekstra his long-standing concerns about the strategic threat posed by Iran, and his efforts to build quietly a unity of purpose among Arab states, focusing on Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The King also discussed the situation in Lebanon, offered adv [...]	2006-07-25 09:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG LE IR SY IZ AJ JO
06AMMAN5568	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-25 09:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5609	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO

06AMMAN568	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] (U) A/S Kristen Silverberg met with King Abdullah on January 18. Jordanian participants included Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Fariz, Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib, Royal Court advisor Abdullah Woreikat, and Rania Atallah, the King's communications director. The A/S was joined in the mee [...]	2006-01-25 07:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG SY IR IZ IS JO
06AMMAN5697	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH COMBAT AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-30 10:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5743	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 10:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5745	TFLE01 - REACTIONS TO QANA TRAGEDY [...] (C) Contacts and press express anger over the Qana attack, but are still digesting the Secretary's success in gaining a 48-hour suspension of airstrikes and prospects for comprehensive action in the Security Council. In most respects, it is business as usual in Amman but we are monitoring security [...]	2006-07-31 11:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC IS LE JO
06AMMAN5768	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 11:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5775	TFLE01: MORE PROTESTS AND ANGER OVER LEBANON [...] ( SBU ) Two-thousand protested outside the UN,s Amman offices July 31, burning Israeli and U.S. flags. The demonstration was organized by the professional associations. According to local media, slogans and banners denounced the UN and Arab leaders and called for the expulsion of the Israe [...]	2006-08-01 13:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS LE JO
06AMMAN5806	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 09:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5879	TFLE01: KING COVERS DOMESTIC FLANK WITH PUBLIC [...] ( U ) With public sympathy for Hizballah getting stronger, King Abdullah warned publicly that ending &Israeli occupation8 and establishing a Palestinian state are together the only long-term solution to the current conflict. The King,s statement, which led all local media August 3, said &the U.S. s [...]	2006-08-03 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL IS LE JO
06AMMAN5889	TFLE01: JORDANIAN FM ON AL MINISTERIAL AND DRAFT [...] ( C ) Summary: Jordan welcomes the draft UNSCR, but FM Khatib warns the Arab League ministers may feel a need to endorse Siniora,s seven points without amendment. Khatib plans to work for a communique that glosses over differences between the draft UNSCR and the seven points. A UNSC vote before the [...]	2006-08-06 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UN LE IS JO
06AMMAN5895	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL-HIZBOLLAH COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-06 12:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5918	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL-HIZBOLLAH COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 09:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5963	TFLE01: DEMONSTRATION LEADS TO SCUFFLE, ARRESTS [...] ( SBU ) Media and security contacts report that an unlicensed protest after Friday prayers August 4 at an Amman mosque led to sparring that left two police and two protesters hospitalized with minor injuries. Police detained 10 protesters, all of whom were released on bail after a few hours [...]	2006-08-07 14:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC IS LE JO
06AMMAN6008	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL HIZBOLLAH COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 10:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6023	FEELING MORE DOMESTIC PRESSURE, JORDAN,S KING [...] (C) Summary: Following up on statements August 2 to domestic media, King Abdullah expressed concerns about Lebanon and other regional conflicts in an August 8 BBC interview that was widely covered by the local print media. The King is feeling the heat from Jordanians' resentment of perceived U.S. b [...]	2006-08-09 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IS LE JO
06AMMAN6049	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL HIZBOLLAH COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 10:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6105	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-13 09:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN613	JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS FLIP-FLOP ON STANCE TOWARD SARG [...] (C) Jordanian Islamists were put on the defensive after expressing support for possible cooperation between the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and former Syrian VP Khaddam against the SARG. Faced with local accusations of interference in Syrian affairs and aiding Western governments, Islamists c [...]	2006-01-25 15:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SY JO
06AMMAN6151	JORDANIAN REACTION TO UN RESOLUTION 1701 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although hopeful that UN resolution 1701 will end hostilities, many Jordanians are skeptical of the general impact of the resolution, citing Israel's continued ground operations in southern Lebanon and air strikes on Beirut. Mainstream press commentary views the resolution as the b [...]	2006-08-13 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IS LE JO
06AMMAN6162	MEDIA REACTION ON AIRLINE TERROR PLOT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 09:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6179	KING PHONES SINIORA, BACKS GOL [...] (U) Jordan's official news agency reported that King Abdullah telephoned Lebanese PM Siniora August 13 to "reaffirm Jordan's support for Lebanon's position on UNSCR 1701." The King reportedly assured Siniora that Jordan would continue working with Arab and other governments to "ensure the f [...]	2006-08-14 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE JO
06AMMAN6187	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 09:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6222	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 09:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN628	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 13:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN629	JORDAN LEADERS START THEIR ENGINES IN WORLD [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah's address to leading U.S. garment industry CEOs February 3 in Washington marks a turning point in Jordan's rapid entry into this sector in the global market. With apparel exports topping $1 billion in 2005, Jordan has arrived on the world garments scene and will w [...]	2006-01-26 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BTIO KTIA ELAB KTEX ECON ELTN PGOV JO
06AMMAN6335	"STREET" EXULTS OVER HIZBALLAH "VICTORY" [...] (SBU) Summary: Many Jordanians who were once resigned to the view that armed resistance to Israel was no longer an option for the Arab world have changed their minds as a result of the supposed Hizballah "victory" over Israel's army. The Embassy's friends in the establishment tell us this with worr [...]	2006-08-17 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL IS LE SY JO
06AMMAN6351	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 09:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6400	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 09:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6432	JORDANIANS WARN CODEL SHAYS OF CHAOS IN IRAQ IF [...] (C) Summary: During its brief holiday weekend stay in Jordan August 20-21, Codel Shays met with Minister of Political Development Sabri Rbeihat and Palace Advisor for International Affairs Jafar Hassan, and lunched with a group of Peace Corps volunteers in Madaba. In the meetings, the Jord [...]	2006-08-22 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ JO
06AMMAN6460	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 10:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6481	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 09:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6542	LEBANON: STOCKHOLM DONORS, CONFERENCE [...] (S) Summary: Jordan's Foreign Minister will probably attend the August 31 donors' conference in Stockholm. Jordan is providing important support and facilitation for Lebanon's recovery. Some of the GOJ's most useful help stems from its good relations with Israeli security and military services; the [...]	2006-08-27 13:39:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL EAID EAIR MOPS LE JO IS
06AMMAN6708	ANTI-TERRORISM LAW PASSES LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's lower house of parliament approved a new anti-terrorism bill. Passage of the measure was a priority for the Bakhit government because of the King's call for new anti-terrorism legislation. The law strengthens Jordan's regime for countering terrorism financing and closes [...]	2006-08-30 14:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KTFN JO
06AMMAN6724	PETITIONERS CALL FOR "REVIEW" OF JORDAN-ISRAEL [...] (U) Summary: Citing Israeli and U.S. policies toward the Palestinians and Lebanon, one-hundred Jordanian political and tribal figures petitioned King Abdullah to "reconsider" Jordan's peace treaty with Israel. End Summary. 2. (U) Ahmed Obeidat ) Prime Minister from 1984 to 1985 and chi [...]	2006-08-31 09:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS LE JO
06AMMAN6742	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-31 11:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6838	MEDIA REACTION ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 09:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6896	MEDIA REACTION ON ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 11:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN691	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-29 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6933	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF JORDAN,S KING ABDULLAH [...] (C) King Abdullah will be in New York for the General Assembly opening and will meet with U.S. and other officials its margins. 2. (C) During the Israel-Hizballah hostilities, the King's stock plunged among both ordinary Jordanians and elites (refs a-f) because of his early public criticism of Hi [...]	2006-09-07 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UN IS LE IZ JO
06AMMAN7004	MEDIA REACTION ON 9/11 COMMEMORATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 13:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7051	EMBASSY AMMAN COMMEMORATES SEPTEMBER 11 [...] (U) Post marked the fifth anniversary of the attacks of September 11 with a memorial ceremony at the Ambassador's residence, a DVC between NEA/PPD's Alberto Fernandez and a dozen leading Jordanian columnists, and the electronic distribution to 900 Embassy contacts of the August 2006 IIP e-jour [...]	2006-09-13 05:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO JO
06AMMAN718	IMPLICATIONS FOR JORDAN OF THE HAMAS ELECTION [...] (C) The GOJ publicly said it "respected" the outcome of the Palestinian legislative elections, while King Abdullah stressed the need for the peace process to continue. Most Jordanian political analysts viewed the Hamas victory as a reaction to Fatah mismanagement, rather than Palestinian s [...]	2006-01-29 17:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG JO
06AMMAN7306	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON, PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-24 10:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7325	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ALLEGES TORTURE IN JORDAN [...] (U) Summary: Human Rights Watch released a report accusing Jordan's lead security service of mistreating detainees. The government's official spokesman said Jordan will study the report and reply; GID officials and pro-government media attacked the report as baseless or politically motivated. [...]	2006-09-24 15:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL JO
06AMMAN7374	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 10:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7420	JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS BACK DOWN, FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: After ten months of tension between the GOJ and Jordan's legal Islamist movement, advocates for confrontation appear to have lost the debate within the movement's leadership. Some in the leadership are confident of gains in 2007 elections; others worry that more Jordanians are growing [...]	2006-09-27 14:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL KPAL LE JO
06AMMAN7448	MEDIA REACTION ON AL-QAIDA GLOBAL INFLUENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 10:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN746	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-01 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7522	MEDIA REACTION ON SECSTATE VISIT TO REGION [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 06:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7538	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7624	JORDAN RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM QATAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan escalated its row with Qatar by recalling its Ambassador from Doha. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The dispute between Jordan and Qatar escalated October 3 when Jordan recalled its Ambassador for "consultations." The GOJ's official spokesman explained that Jordan took this step in [...]	2006-10-04 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN AL QA JO
06AMMAN7628	MEDIA REACTION ON SECSTATE VISIT TO THE REGION [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 05:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7630	TERRORISM TRIALS UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) handed down sentences in six terrorism-related cases and began proceedings against Nabil Ahmad Issa Jaaoura, a Jordanian who allegedly killed a British tourist at Amman's Roman Amphitheater in early September, and Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli, an Ira [...]	2006-10-05 06:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN7753	MEDIA REACTION ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7896	MEDIA REACTION ON NORTH KOREA AND PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-17 05:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7984	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO IRAQ REVIEW VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the visit of GAO staff members Joseph Christoff, Stephen Lord, Kathleen Monahan, and Amy Sheller to Amman, Jordan from October 22 until October 25 (for the purpose of transit and annual leave en route to an assignment in Baghdad) and from November 5 until November [...]	2006-10-20 09:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AGAO OTRA IZ JO
06AMMAN8150	IRAN AND SHI'ISM - JORDANIANS' VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: GOJ establishment and popular views of Iran now diverge starkly, in part as a result of this summer's fighting between Israel and Hizballah. Many ordinary Jordanians have come to admire Iran and its partners in the region for "confronting" Israel. Many of these same Jordania [...]	2006-10-31 13:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KPAL LE IR JO
06AMMAN8302	A/S WELCH AND DAPNSA ABRAMS MEET WITH FM KHATIB [...] (C) NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Elliot Abrams met November 2 in Amman with Foreign Minister Abdellelah Khatib. Ambassador also attended, as did U.S. and Jordanian note-takers. Palestinians and Israelis ----------- [...]	2006-11-07 08:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IZ LE JO
06AMMAN8398	MEDIA REACTION ON GAZA INCURSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 06:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN8401	Jordan's Water and Sanitation Sector [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan is a country that is critically and chronically short of water. It has immense needs in its water and sanitation sector. There is much potential for enhancing the already significant USG engagement in this sector. A coordinated, multi-agency approach within the USG wil [...]	2006-11-14 07:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PGOV EAGR JO
06AMMAN8408	ANGRY REACTIONS TO BEIT HANUN DEATHS AND U.S. VETO [...] (SBU) Most Jordanians reacted with anger to full-page photos in local papers of dead Gazan women and children, and to Arab satellite media coverage of the story. Israel's announcement that it would investigate the incident, and the USG's expression of regret, were received by the public and [...]	2006-11-14 08:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC JO
06AMMAN8409	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 08:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN8557	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH FM KHATIB [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM KHATIB RECEIVED SENIOR U.S. OFFICIALS' BRIEFINGS ON BADR BRIGADE DEVELOPMENTS. HE EXPRESSED CONCERN FOR LEBANON'S STABILITY AND FOR SINIORA PERSONALLY. THE FM REAFFIRMED THE GOJ'S COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING CONDITIONS OF FOREIGN LABORERS, ESPECIALLY IN JORDAN'S QUALIFYING INDU [...]	2006-11-22 12:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ELAB IS SY IR JO
06AMMAN8577	CONCERN OVER GAS STATION POLLUTION UNITES MIDDLE EAST [...] (U) SUMMARY: TWENTY-TWO PARTICIPANTS FROM ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA, AND JORDAN PUT REGIONAL TENSIONS ASIDE AT A WORKSHOP IN ISTANBUL ON NOVEMBER 12-16 TO FOCUS ON A COMMON CONCERN -- POLLUTION FROM LEAKING STORAGE TANKS AT GASOLINE STATIONS. TWO EPA SPECIALISTS PRESENTED A MEATY, PRACTI [...]	2006-11-25 13:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL TU XF
06AMMAN8598	JORDAN AWAITS THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT [...] ( SBU ) SUMMARY: JORDAN IS ABUZZ IN ANTICIPATION OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S SECOND VISIT TO THE COUNTRY. THE LEADERSHIP VIEWS THE VISIT AS A CHANCE TO ADVANCE ITS VIEWS ON IRAQ AND OTHER REGIONAL ISSUES AND BE SEEN AS A FAVORED PARTNER OF THE U.S. TRADITIONAL CRITICS ARE RAISING THEIR VOICES IN P [...]	2006-11-26 16:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JO
06AMMAN863	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8 FEBURARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-02-06 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN8690	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDEL TO THE CONFERENCE OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes and grants country clearance for the following officials to visit Jordan to represent the U.S. at the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption: Elizabeth Verville, Peter Ainsworth, John Brandolino, Christine Cline, Elizabeth Hart, Benjamin [...]	2006-12-04 08:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KCRM SNAR OTRA JO
06AMMAN8806	NGOS CRITICAL OF U.S. POLICY DENOUNCE FORUM FOR [...] (U) Summary: Jordanian and international NGOs opposed to the Forum for the Future convened an alternative conference, dubbed "The Forum to Oppose Hegemony," from November 30 to December 1. Ninety civil society organizations from across the Middle Eastern region, and from France and Norway, [...]	2006-12-11 05:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM JO
06AMMAN8850	TRIALS IN JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT - AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) handed down sentences in four terrorism-related cases, and continued proceedings against Nabil al-Jaaoura, a Jordanian who allegedly killed a British tourist at Amman's Roman Amphitheater in early September, and Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli, an Iraqi charged [...]	2006-12-13 05:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN888	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN8907	POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN JORDAN: AN UPDATE [...] ( C ) SUMMARY: The Islamic Action Front remains the largest organized opposition group. The professional associations also continue to function as ersatz opposition parties. Liberal, leftist, Arab nationalist and other opposition points of view find outlets in the media, but political par [...]	2006-12-14 15:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL JO
06AMMAN8909	SENATOR NELSON'S MEETING WITH JORDANIAN FM KHATIB [...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and his delegation met with Foreign Minister Abdelilah Al-Khatib December 13. Discussions focused on Nelson's meeting earlier that day with Bashar al-Asad, the situation in Lebanon, Iran, the Baker-Hamilton Report, and the Jordan International Police Training Ce [...]	2006-12-14 15:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO SY IZ LE IS KWBG IR
06AMMAN8959	Red-Dead Feasibility Study Launch - Hopeful Start [...] (U) Summary: The World Bank and regional beneficiaries Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority launched the $15.5 million feasibility study and environmental and social assessment for the Red Sea to Dead Sea Water Conveyance project on December 10. With only $8.8 million in contribution [...]	2006-12-18 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PREL XF JO
06AMMAN960	NON-VIOLENT PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Non-violent protests continued against the publication of cartoons deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad. The U.S. was a target of some demonstrators' ire, along with Europe and Israel. Jordanian authorities have maintained control of the protests. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Ac [...]	2006-02-08 16:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KISL JO
06AMMAN964	QUARTET SPECIAL ENVOY JAMES WOLFENSOHN -- JORDAN [...] Because of recent terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist operations in Jordan (see para 9),the U.S. Government has urged all Americans to review the need for planned travel to Jordan. In addition, Embassy Amman requires U.S. government agencies and travelers to limit their official trave [...]	2006-02-09 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO OTRAO
06ANKARA100	TURKEY: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),areas [...]	2006-01-06 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB TU OPIC USTR
06ANKARA1010	TURKEY,S MINISTER CALLS TCP DRIVING FORCE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT Energy Minister Guler appealed February 27 to Ambassador for USG support on the Trans-Caspian Pipeline fQ natural gas from Turkmenistan and Samsun-Ceyhan Bosphorus bypass oil pipeline. He welcomed cooperation with the U.S. on approaching Turkmenistan to advance TCP, as an al [...]	2006-03-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IZ RU IR TX
06ANKARA1042	TURKEY: CONCERN OVER U.S. POLICY UNDERMINES [...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: During a recent visit to Diyarbakir and Sanliurfa in southeast Turkey, many of our interlocutors expressed concerns about the recent Danish cartoon issue and U.S. Middle East policy. Even our more moderate contacts who tend to b [...]	2006-03-02 10:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA1065	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1100	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA116	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 16:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1160	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1213	TURKISH MFA READ-OUT OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric briefed select missions about the March 3 visit of a delegation led by Iranian Parliamentary Foreign Policy, National Security and Defense Affairs Committee Chair Alaadin Boroujerdi to Ankara to disc [...]	2006-03-09 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU FR UK AU GR CH IS
06ANKARA1253	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S MARCH 16-17 VISIT TO [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Ankara, which is very timely in view of events in the Caucasus. The Turkish government has heard conflicting accounts of the Rambouillet talks, is disappointed at the apparent lack of progress, and is anxious to hear your and Steve Mann's views on the way [...]	2006-03-10 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY IS KWBG AR AJ TU
06ANKARA1330	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-13 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1346	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1378	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1400	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, February 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its first meeting of 2006 on February 23. Turkey-Iran relations, February 4 IAEA decision on Iran's nuclear program, and Turkey's foreign assistance policy topped the agenda. Turkish media coverage of the meeting was wider than other months. The [...]	2006-03-16 09:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU UP KS TC PK SU IR AL RU
06ANKARA1402	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA141	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, DECEMBER 2005 [...] (U) Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) - convened under PM Tayyip Erdogan on December 1 - assessed war readiness of the TAF (Turkish Armed Forces) and major modernization projects, discussed recent developments in the Middle East, assessed fight against separatism, reactionism and separat [...]	2006-01-16 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA1410	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 22-23 VISIT OF CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your March 22-23 visit comes at a time when Turkey is attempting to balance its commitments to the West against its desire to maintain harmonious relations with its neighbors and to play a constructive role with other Muslim countries. Turkey remains a significant contributor to [...]	2006-03-16 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ AF IR IS
06ANKARA1426	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1440	PSI: TURKISH EXERCISE ANATOLIAN SUN [...] The Government of Turkey held a planning conference on March 15, 2006 in Ankara for the upcoming PSI exercise Anatolian Sun. (Originally named Anatolian Deer, in late January the name was change to Anatolian Sun; TGS tells us this was to better match the operating area and objectives of the [...]	2006-03-20 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA1463	TURKEY: EVOLVING VIEWS ON IRANIAN NUKES [...] (SBU) In recent weeks, AKP officials have gradually been ratcheting up public pressure on Iran, simultaneously sending messages to their domestic constituencies that the situation has reached a more serious level. Over the weekend of March 11, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdulla [...]	2006-03-20 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1468	SCENESETTER FOR THE 23-26 MARCH VISIT OF CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your March 23-26 visit comes at a time when progress has been made in improving the character of US-Turkish relations that frayed badly in 2003-2005. Senior level dialogue, including on the military-to-military side, has resumed; Turkey has downplayed its whining about the PDD and [...]	2006-03-21 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA1513	DECLINE IN TURKISH-AMERICAN DEFENSE INDUSTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense industrial cooperation, historically the strongest area of US-Turkish bilateral relationship, has deteriorated in recent years. No US firm has won a direct commercial sale (DCS) since 2002 and post-contract negotiations hamper the few US direct sale and FMS projects that [...]	2006-03-22 17:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU
06ANKARA1530	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-23 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1568	TURKEY-SYRIA FTA: NARROW SCOPE AND MODEST [...] (C) Summary: Turkish government officials and businessmen do not share the SARG's optimism about the recently-approved Turkey-Syria Free Trade Agreement. Turkish officials tell us that Turkey's FTAs are dictated by European Customs Union requirements, and business contacts tell us that Syria [...]	2006-03-24 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD POL ECON TU SY
06ANKARA1628	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1652	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

06ANKARA1657	CJCS AND CHOD OZKOK STRESS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (S) Summary: CJCS Gen Pace and TGS Chief Ozkok reaffirmed the importance of the US-Turkey military relationship. Ozkok underscored Turkey's record of cooperation on Iraq, acknowledged recent progress there, stressed the importance of Kirkuk, and warned that sectarian strife could draw neighbo [...]	2006-03-29 06:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER OVIP PACE PETER TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA1676	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA168	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-17 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1771	ANKARA MEDIA EACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1789	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-04 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1882	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-07 11:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA189	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1891	TURKEY/IRAN NUKES: GOT ON BOARD DIPLOMATIC TRACK; [...] (C) Summary: The GOT supports UNSC deliberations on the Iranian nuclear program and has indicated a willingness to dialogue with us about future steps including targeted sanctions. FM Gul has made supportive public statements and has convoked Turkish Ambassadors in the region to brainstorm ab [...]	2006-04-07 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1961	PSI: INVITATION TO EXERCISE ANATOLIAN SUN FOR GCC [...] (U) This is an action request --see para 3. 2. (C) We delivered talking points to Turkish MFA Disarmament and Arms Control First Secretary Serhan Yigit on April 11. Yigit responded that he would discuss the request with senior MFA and Turkish General Staff exercise developers. Yigit exp [...]	2006-04-11 11:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU ZP
06ANKARA2004	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2027	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2038	TURKEY: FM GUL ON NEXT STEPS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Iranian aspirations for nuclear weapons are the single most important -- and difficult -- problem facing Europe and the Middle East today, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Gul. In an April 14 meeting with visiting Congressional Staff and DCM, Gul stated emphatically that a solution [...]	2006-04-14 10:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2044	TURKEY: GAS AND THE GREAT RACE TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In April 4-6 meetings in Ankara, senior Turkish officials agreed with EUR DAS Bryza on the need for rapid cooperation to facilitate export of Azerbaijani gas to Greece and Italy via a "Southern Corridor" stretching from the Caspian Sea through the South Caucasus and Turkey. A [...]	2006-04-14 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL TU AZ GG RU IZ IR
06ANKARA2046	PRESIDENT ABBAS'S UPCOMING VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA depicts the upcoming April 23-24 visit of Palestinian President Abbas as a way for the GOT to help solidify Abbas's position in a crucial period. The GOT plans to continue aid to Palestinians through Abbas, not the HAMAS government. End Summary. An Attempt to [...]	2006-04-14 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TU IS
06ANKARA2047	CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S APRIL 10 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Robert Wexler met April 10 with PM Erdogan, FM Gul, Economy Minister and lead EU negotiator Babacan, D/CHOD Kosaner, PM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu, and Turkish Union of Chambers President Hisarciklioglu. Wexler's message was that although the HAMAS visit [...]	2006-04-14 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON TU IZ
06ANKARA2048	DAS BRYZA AND AMBASSADOR MEET WITH PM'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza met with PM Erdogan's senior foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu April 5. On Iraq, Davutoglu urged more ethnic diversity on the Iraqi NSC and worried about what he sees as growing Iranian-backed Shia power. He averred that Turkey does not want a nuclear-armed I [...]	2006-04-14 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IS CY GR TU
06ANKARA207	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2099	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2114	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2154	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2179	TURKEY: MFA ON TEL AVIV SUICIDE ATTACK [...] (C) Summary. An MFA contact told us Ministry officials are disappointed Hamas has not changed since its February 16 visit to Ankara. He claimed the GOT has had no contact with Hamas since then and confirmed that Turkey only provides in-kind aid to specific projects and beneficiaries in the Pa [...]	2006-04-20 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA2269	PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBAS TO TURKEY: ECONOMIC [...] (C) A downbeat Palestinian President Abbas told FM Gul that the economic situation in Palestine is dire, especially for Fatah members, and that he sees little chance that Hamas will change, according to MFA Middle East DG Bozkurt Aran. Abbas told Gul he will try to reorganize the Fatah movement [...]	2006-04-25 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA2411	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2416	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 7-8 VISIT OF CODEL PENCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit follows a successful visit by Secretary Rice which paved the way for a new "strategic SIPDIS dialogue" with Turkey on issues of mutual import. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel [...]	2006-05-02 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA2444	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2472	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2502	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA256	DEMARCHE ON REPORTING IRAN TO UNSC [...] (C) We delivered ref a demarche to Turkish MFA First Secretary Guven Begec on 20 January. Begec told us that SIPDIS Turkey shares USG concerns regarding the Iranian nuclear program and believes that Iranian nuclear weapons would pose a direct threat to Turkey's national security. He also [...]	2006-01-23 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2587	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2598	TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER BRIEFS CODEL [...] (C/REL GBR) Turkish National Security Council Secretary-General Yigit Alpogan told CODEL Pence May 8 that SIPDIS he and other leaders delivered a tough message to his Iranian counterpart, Ali Larijani, during his visit to Ankara the same day. Alpogan said he told Larijani that Iran's attemp [...]	2006-05-09 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2624	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA264	TURKEY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: FM GUL SIGNS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul visited Israel and the Palestinian Authority in early January and signed separate agreements with the PA in Ramallah and with Israel in Jerusalem, giving a Turkish consortium organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) [...]	2006-01-24 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV IS TU
06ANKARA2665	CODEL PENCE'S MAY 8 DISCUSSION WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with FM Gul, a congressional delegation led by Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) pledged congressional support for Turkey's EU accession process and appreciation of Turkey's efforts to support the democratization process in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Congr [...]	2006-05-11 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA27	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2741	RUSSIA-TURKEY RELATIONS: KEEPING THE EAST-WEST [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has worked to improve relations with Moscow, a process fueled by booming trade centered on energy, tourism, and construction. The GOT sees engagement of Russia as part of a wider policy of seeking good relat [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET TU RU
06ANKARA2746	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2791	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN AND FM GUL ON VISITS TO THE U.S. [...] (c) Summary: Turkish PM Erdogan informed Ambassador May 15 that he now wants to proceed with plans to visit the US and meet President Bush in early June. FM Gul,s travel plans are unclear. Erdogan and Gul said the Turkish government will approach us on specifics shortly. End Summary. 2 [...]	2006-05-16 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP OTRA AMGT ASEC PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA28	AMBASSADOR URGES TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER [...] (C) Ambassador used his Jan. 2 introductory call on National Security Council Secretary-General Alpogan to urge Turkey to define what new role it is ready to play in the diplomatic effort to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions. Alpogan assured the Ambassador that Iran's nuclear program is a rea [...]	2006-01-03 16:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP TU IZ IR SY US
06ANKARA284	TURKEY/JAPAN: PM KOIZUMI'S MAKES LONG-AWAITED [...] (C) Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi paid a four-day official visit to Ankara and Istanbul January 9-12, the first by a Japanese head of government since 1990. While the visit was largely symbolic, the two sides discussed common approaches to the Iran nuclear issue, Iraq reconstruction, and t [...]	2006-01-26 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON JA TU
06ANKARA2897	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA297	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 16:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2970	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3004	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 30 VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Blunt on May 30. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly [...]	2006-05-25 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA3021	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3099	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3164	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA317	TURKEY/JORDAN: JORDANIAN PM BAKHIT FINDS BROAD [...] (C) Jordanian Prime Minister Bakhit, accompanied by Foreign Minister Khatib, came to Ankara January 16 to review regional issues prior to King Abdullah's planned visit to Washington, according to Foreign Ministry and Jordanian embassy sources. Bilateral trade issues were discussed as well. [...]	2006-01-27 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR TU JO IZ IR SY XF
06ANKARA3200	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3203	SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 4 VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (S) Your visit to Turkey comes at an important moment. Foremost on our immediate agenda is ensuring Turkey's sustained support for Secretary Rice's May 31 announcement that we will join EU-3 talks if Iran suspends enrichment and reprocessing. Turkish officials will be interested in hearing U. [...]	2006-06-02 08:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA3235	ISRAELI FM LIVNI DISCUSSES IRAN AND MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Iran and Middle East peace were the main topics of Israeli FM Livni's first visit to Turkey on May 29. Livni met with PM Erdogan FM Gul, President Sezer and NSC SecGen Alpogan. Although Turkish media emphasized the differences between Turkish and Israeli views on Middle East p [...]	2006-06-02 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TU IR
06ANKARA3256	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3257	CODEL BLUNT MEETING WITH FM GUL: US-TU COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Gul, a congressional delegation led by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) expressed appreciation for the bilateral relationship and Turkey's assistance with Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. The delegation asked that Turkey play a constru [...]	2006-06-05 12:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA331	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT GENERAL HAGEE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA3339	TURKEY/RUSSIA: LAVROV VISIT LESS THAN SATISFYING [...] (C) Foreign Ministry DDG Murat Burhan and Russian embassy PolCouns Vyacheslav Kunekov provided us read-outs of Foreign Minister Lavrov's May 31-June 1 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. While the Russians and Turks were in general agreement on regional issues, the Turkish side was disappointed with [...]	2006-06-07 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG KPAL XF IZ IR IS AM
06ANKARA3344	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3351	CODEL BLUNT MEETS PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary. A May 30 meeting between Codel Blunt and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stretched well over an hour, despte the thirty minutes Erdogan's staff had alltted during an especially busy day. The PM energetically laid out Turkey's views on Congressional consideration of [...]	2006-06-08 06:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA3368	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3416	PSI; TURKISH HOSTS MAJOR PSI EXERCISE; ANATOLIAN [...] Summary: Turkey hosted a major PSI exercise, Anatolian Sun '06, from May 24-26, 2006. This exercise was the first multidimensional PSI exercise, which combined land, maritime and air interdiction components. The aim of Anatolian Sun-06 exercise was to test and develop the information and int [...]	2006-06-09 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA345	TURKEY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: TURKEY RECOMMENDS WAIT [...] (C) Summary. The GOT prefers to look hopefully at Hamas's victory in Palestinian elections; the next task is to help Hamas transform, according to the Foreign Ministry. The GOT believes Hamas is well aware of the Palestinian people's dependence on its relationship with Israel and economic [...]	2006-01-30 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA3451	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 11:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA347	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 16:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA348	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 05:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3517	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3524	LOW-PROFILE HAMAS DELEGATION VISITS TURKISH HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A four-person delegation of Hamas members arrived in Turkey June 8 and met with NGO representatives and an MP. The Turkish press covered the visit, though not extensively. We raised the issue on a cautionary note with a leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),[...]	2006-06-15 09:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA3544	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3576	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3599	DEMARCHE ON ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT ON ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA3641	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3805	ACTION REQUEST: TGS REQUESTS U.S. SIGN ON TO [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paras. 3. 2. (C/REL GBR, CAN, AUS) Naval Attache (ALUSNA) attended June 20-21 planning talks in the southern Aksaz Naval with Turkish General Staff and Israeli military officials for the annual U.S.-Israel-Turkey trilateral RELIANT MERMAID maritime [...]	2006-06-29 05:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TU CY IS
06ANKARA3835	TURKISH MFA RELEASES STATEMENT ON ISRAELI [...] (U) The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) released a statement on June 28 in response to the Israeli army's movements into the Gaza Strip. 2. (U) Text of MFA statement. Unofficial translation. Begin text. We are deeply worried about the fact that the tension in the region has e [...]	2006-06-30 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TU IS
06ANKARA3894	US ASSISTANCE CRITICAL TO STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey plays a strategic role in US policy. A long-time US Ally, the second largest NATO member, an EU candidate, and a Western-oriented country that borders an area of US concern, Turkey is providing critical assistance to US efforts in both Iraq and Afghanistan, is pressing Iran [...]	2006-07-03 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PTER TU
06ANKARA3942	PARTICIPANTS POSITIVE ABOUT TURKEY'S POTENTIAL AT [...] Summary: At the third annual meeting of Turkey's Investment Advisory Council, participants were generally optimistic about Turkey's current investment climate and its future potential. Turkish PM Erdogan emphasized the GOT's commitment to making Turkey an attractive center for global investm [...]	2006-07-06 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON TU
06ANKARA4077	TURKS POSITIVE ON GAMBARI BREAKTHROUGH; STILL [...] (C) Summary: The Turks have welcomed the weekend breakthrough by D/SYG Gambari, and they have taken on board, gradually, the need to use the weekend agreement as a springboard for further actions. The GOT stressed with Ambassador and visiting EUR DAS Bryza the need for some measure to reduce [...]	2006-07-12 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY UN
06ANKARA4120	HAYMANA SUB-PROVINCE: RURAL UNDERDEVELOPMENT NEAR [...] (C) Summary: On July 13, we visited Haymana, an agricultural sub-province located 70km from Ankara. Despite its proximity to the capital, Haymana suffers from rural underdevelopment. Outward migration to cities and abroad has been a fact of life for over three decades. Education is not alw [...]	2006-07-14 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TU
06ANKARA4129	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, June 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on June 22. National and international security issues and the fight against terrorism topped the agenda of the meeting. Palestinian governance, the Israeli general election, the EU accession process and the Single European S [...]	2006-07-14 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU AS PK AL CG AJ KZ IT
06ANKARA413	TURKEY: EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent energy issues involving Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia have focused attention on regional transit projects via Turkey for Caspian and Middle East gas going to Southeast and Central European markets. Turkish Energy Minister Guler,s upcoming visit (REF C) to Washington offers [...]	2006-02-02 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IZ RU IR
06ANKARA414	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4154	TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION - TURKEY READY TO ASSIST [...] (C) Summary. The GOT has offered Turkey as an alternate debarkation point for Lebanon evacuees. Mission believes the port of Mersin and Incirlik AB offer the best facilities. The southeastern Turkish ports of Mersin and Iskenderun can accommodate ferries and medium-sized cruise ships; both ar [...]	2006-07-18 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AEMR CASC EWWT MARR PINS PREL ETRA KHLS TU
06ANKARA4162	TFLE01: TURKISH REACTION TO MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: [...] (C) Summary: In an overcharged environment where PKK killings of 16 security forces in the last few days has dovetailed with popular outcry over Israel's actions against Hizballah, Turkish press and public reaction to Middle East developments has been overwhelmingly negative. Media commentar [...]	2006-07-18 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE TU
06ANKARA4197	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4236	TFLE01: TURKEY: ISRAELI ACTIONS TRANSLATE INTO [...] (C) Summary. The combination of Israel,s actions in Lebanon, USG support for Israeli,s right to self defense, increased PKK-related violence in Turkey, and USG opposition to a Turkish cross-border action (CBO) against the PKK in northern Iraq has created a public opinion pressure cooker in Tur [...]	2006-07-20 16:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IZ PGOV PREL PTER TU
06ANKARA4237	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 04:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4251	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4279	TURKEY INSPECTS SUSPECT FLIGHT FROM IRAN TO SYRIA [...] (S/NF) State Ops alerted us July 23 that the Syrians may once again be attempting to fly an IL-76 with suspect cargo from Iran to Syria. We contacted MFA Head of Department for Aviation Affairs Hamit Olcay, who informed us that the flight approaching Turkey was actually an Iranian civilian car [...]	2006-07-24 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ETTC PREL IR SY IS TU LE
06ANKARA4290	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES IRAQ AND PKK WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior MFA officials emphasized to visiting EUR DAS Bryza that Turkey was pleased with US-Turkey cooperation in Iraq and noted Turkey's interest in cooperating with Iraq to develop Iraq's energy resources. However, they also stressed that it was time for the Iraqi Government to ta [...]	2006-07-25 07:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4331	TFLE01: TURKISH DEBATE INCREASINGLY CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Reactions in Turkey to the conflict in the Middle East continue to focus on humanitarian needs and the requirement for an immediate ceasefire, with commentary, both in the media and from our contacts, increasingly critical of both Israel and the U.S. Many have linked Secretary Ric [...]	2006-07-27 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PROV PREL PTER TU IS LE
06ANKARA4364	TURKEY TO CONSIDER PARTICIPATION IN UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Undersecretary Tuygan advised State Counselor Zelikow of Turkey's willingness to consider participation in a peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Lebanon following the negotiation of a ceasefire. Zelikow outlined four different organizational options, including NATO, EU, ad-hoc mu [...]	2006-07-31 10:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR TU
06ANKARA4365	Turkish Markets Unfazed by Middle East Crisis, but Tourism [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU LE IZ IR IS
06ANKARA4367	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4373	TFLE01: TURKISH PRESS AND PUBLIC CONDEMN QANA [...] (C) Summary: Continued large-scale attacks causing civilian deaths such as the Qana bombing in Lebanon are fueling increased anti-Israel and anti-American sentiment among the public and the press. Protests in Istanbul and Ankara against the U.S. and Israel occurred on July 28 and 29, and may [...]	2006-07-31 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TU IS LE
06ANKARA4381	TURKEY/IRAQ: DEMANDS FOR ACTION ON PKK ACCELERATE [...] (C) The public mood throughout Turkey is increasingly agitated as PKK terrorism continues to claim lives and Israeli operations in Lebanon spark public claims of double standards and hypocrisy. In a July 31 address to the nation, Prime Minister Erdogan said Turkey's patience on the PKK issue [...]	2006-08-01 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA443	TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS TO IRAN; [...] (s) Ambassador was convoked February 3 by FM U/S Tuygan to be briefed on a call FM Gul made to Iranian FM Mottaki the day before to urge Iran to turn away from confrontation with the IAEA. Reading from the foreign ministry,s memcon, Tuygan said that Gul: -- Referred to earlier conversations [...]	2006-02-03 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MNUC KPAL IR IS TU
06ANKARA4448	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4473	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4474	TFLE01: TURKEY: ANGRY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Summary: The mood in Turkey regarding events in Lebanon - particularly the failure to achieve an early, UN-brokered ceasefire - has turned angry. Growing protests on the streets have been matched by official statements in Kuala Lumpur (PM Erdogan at the OIC ministerial) and Washington (F [...]	2006-08-03 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER TU IS LE
06ANKARA4525	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA454	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4623	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4626	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

06ANKARA4647	THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF TURKISH-IRANIAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Turkey's relationship with Iran is long, complex, and multifaceted. The two are historical and regional rivals; mutual trust is a rare commodity. Nonetheless, Turkey and Iran have enjoyed improved political relations since the late 1990s --- when Iran stopped su [...]	2006-08-11 11:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA4687	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4688	TURKEY'S FOREIGN POLICY SPLIT - THE PM'S CIRCLE TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL TU
06ANKARA4704	TURKEY PREFERS SUPPORTING ROLE IN LEBANON PKO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador advised MFA Deputy U/S Uzumcu of US efforts to finalize a UN resolution on Lebanon. He urged the GOT to make public its support for a resolution that would bring about an urgent cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the establishment of a robu [...]	2006-08-11 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU SY LE
06ANKARA4706	TURKEY PREFERS SUPPORTING ROLE IN LEBANON PKO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador advised MFA Deputy U/S Uzumcu of US efforts to finalize a UN resolution on Lebanon. He urged the GOT to make public its support for a resolution that would bring about an urgent cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the establishment of a robu [...]	2006-08-11 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU SY LE
06ANKARA4710	TURKEY PREFERS SUPPORTING ROLE IN LEBANON PKO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador advised MFA Deputy U/S Uzumcu of US efforts to finalize a UN resolution on Lebanon. He urged the GOT to make public its support for a resolution that would bring about an urgent cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the establishment of a robu [...]	2006-08-12 08:10:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU SY LE
06ANKARA4726	TURKISH MFA STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC KPAO LE TU
06ANKARA4728	TURKEY AND MAKING PROGRESS ON THE SOUTHERN GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In August 8 meetings in Ankara with State Department (S/P) energy advisor Steve Hellman on southern energy corridor issues, Turkish officials made clear that they were not insisting on a role for Turkey as market &consolidator8 that would buy natural gas produced in Azerbaijan fo [...]	2006-08-14 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AZ GR RU
06ANKARA4748	TURKISH PRIME MINISTRY STATEMENT WELCOMING [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC KPAO LE TU
06ANKARA4753	TURKEY CONSIDERING HUMANITARIAN AID BATTALION AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with MFA Deputy U/S Uzumcu on August 14 for a read-out of PM Erdogan's earlier meeting with senior military and MFA officials on Lebanon. Uzumcu reported that the PM's meeting discussed offering the Mersin Port and Adana airport as a military and humanitarian a [...]	2006-08-15 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU SY LE
06ANKARA4754	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4768	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4796	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, July 2006 [...] Over 10,000 individuals from Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Moldova, Germany, Canada, USA, Australia, Lebanon, France and other countries were evacuated from Lebanon via Turkey. Close to 1,700 US Citizens were flown to the US on contract aircraft out of Incirlik Air Base. The evacuation o [...]	2006-08-17 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU PK AU IS SU GR
06ANKARA4802	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4804	TURKEY TO DECIDE ON UNIFIL PARTICIPATION AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will move toward a government decision to approve a Lebanon deployment during the week of August 21, following FM Gul's consultations in Israel on Sunday, according to MFA DG for the Middle East Bozkurt Aran. However, Aran told Ambassador on August 17 that this decision [...]	2006-08-17 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS TU LE
06ANKARA4835	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4853	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4860	TURKEY TO PRESS SYRIA TO RESPECT UNSCR 1701 [...] (C) We met with MFA Middle East Department Head Sedat Onal on August 21 to encourage Turkey to emphasize the unambiguous requirement to abide by the arms embargo against Hizballah and UNSCR 1701 and the importance of playing a constructive role in Lebanon's future (reftel) in upcoming meetings [...]	2006-08-22 08:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IR LE TU
06ANKARA4873	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4878	TURKISH FM GUL'S VISIT TO ISRAEL - ISRAELI [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 07:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IS LE TU
06ANKARA4887	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4893	TURKISH FM GUL VISITS DAMASCUS, PRESSES ASAD TO [...] (C) Summary: In Turkish FM Gul's one-day visit to Damascus August 22, Gul urged President Asad to shock the world by articulating a positive message on Middle East peace and fully supporting UNIFIL, according to MFA Director General for Middle East Bozkurt Aran. Asad welcomed the idea of Tur [...]	2006-08-23 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY TU
06ANKARA4905	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4937	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4962	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4964	TURKEY: DONORS' ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary. At the August 31 donors meeting in Stockholm, Turkey will pledge assistance in the form of reconstruction projects, likely focused initially on the power sector. The GOT is looking for projects that contribute to long-term growth, understanding that it is also important to d [...]	2006-08-28 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL TU LE SW
06ANKARA4992	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-29 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4999	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE REPORT -- FOUR DEAD AND [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey (see reftels). Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these sources are more reliable than most Turk [...]	2006-08-29 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA5016	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-31 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5018	SUPER MASONIC PUPPIES AND OTHER INSULTS: ANKARA'S [...] Summary: During the course of the July-August conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, there was a noticeable change in the nature of comments and questions coming into Embassy Ankara's "Ask the Ambassador" website feature. Before the conflict, most of the approximately 30 messages received pe [...]	2006-08-31 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL KPAO TU IS LE
06ANKARA5020	SEPTEMBER 5 PARLIAMENTARY VOTE ON TURKISH UNIFIL [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish government will ask the speaker of parliament to convene a special session on September 5 to vote on deploying troops to Lebanon. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group will meet late September 4 with PM Erdogan to persuade waverers and pr [...]	2006-08-31 16:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GPGOV USUN LE TU
06ANKARA5090	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5098	TURKEY'S GOVERNMENT PREPARED FOR PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary. After a lengthy meeting of party MPs on September 4, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has its ducks in a row for today's parliamentary vote to approve deploying Turkish troops to Lebanon. PM Erdogan was not able to eliminate all dissent, but Embassy contacts report [...]	2006-09-05 10:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV USUN LE TU
06ANKARA5109	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5149	TURKISH PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DEPLOY TROOPS TO [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish parliament approved the government's motion to contribute troops to UNIFIL in a September 5 extraordinary assembly session. PM Erdogan exerted control over his Justice and Development Party (AKP) with a well-orchestrated outreach campaign that dissolved or muted mos [...]	2006-09-06 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV USUN LE TU
06ANKARA5175	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5200	TURKEY/LEBANON: TURKEY'S LEBANON PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Summary. Following a contentious parliamentary vote and the September 6 visit of UNSYG Annan to Ankara, Turkey has promised naval assets as well as the use of seaports and airports for Lebanon peacekeeping operations. In addition, the GOT is planning a ground contingent to engage in huma [...]	2006-09-08 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UN LE TU
06ANKARA5202	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5247	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5248	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5259	OPPOSITION DEPUTIES SLAM U.S., ISRAEL DURING [...] (C) Opposition deputies launched virulent attacks against the US and Israel during the September 5 Turkish parliamentary debate on Turkey's troop deployment to Lebanon. The motion passed (reftel A) and the GOT is readying Turkish troops to join the UNIFIL mission, but the force and tenor of s [...]	2006-09-13 12:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE TU
06ANKARA5264	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5369	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5442	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 05:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5488	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5537	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5604	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-25 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5611	TURKEY: PUSHING EU ON SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary: An Embassy-organized luncheon on September 22 brought together local EU diplomats and Turkish Foreign Ministry officials to highlight Turkey's key role in European and global energy security. MFA Energy DDG Mithat Rende called for greater engagement and visible support from t [...]	2006-09-26 11:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU RU IR
06ANKARA568	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5710	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 05:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5745	TURKEY'S BOTAS WORRIED ABOUT SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 2 meeting, BOTAS officials expressed strong support for the southern gas corridor, but voiced concerns about developable reserves in Azerbaijan, pressure from Russia on Azerbaijan and Georgia, and how Iran's significant reserves fit into pipeline possibilities. BO [...]	2006-10-03 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU GG AZ RU
06ANKARA5746	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5862	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5871	PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 09:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA5883	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5898	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5899	Agricultural Counselor Meeting with Mehdi Eker, Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 10 meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA),AgCouns and Minister Mehdi Eker discussed key topics regarding agricultural cooperation. Minister Eker thanked USDA for hosting him last month in Washington, and said he looked forward to Secretar [...]	2006-10-12 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TU
06ANKARA5927	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6053	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6068	TURKEY'S SIDE OF THE STORY: TURKEY-GEORGIA FTA [...] (C) Summary: According to Turkish trade officials, a Turkey-Georgia preferential trade agreement (ref A) is still being negotiated and includes a very limited list of agricultural and industrial goods. While in theory Turkey's participation in a customs union agreement with the EU could comp [...]	2006-10-20 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD TU GG
06ANKARA6073	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-20 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6080	TURKISH DEFMIN GONUL'S OCT. 30 VISIT AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leadership changes at the Turkish General Staff (TGS),increased PKK terrorism, and growing dissatisfaction with the EU accession process have raised the military's proile in all security areas, including procurement. The US defense industry may reap benefits, with Sikorksy, Lock [...]	2006-10-23 13:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-26 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6122	TURKISH REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IDEAS [...] (SBU) Guven Sak, the multitasking guru behind the Turkish-Israeli-Palestinian effort to develop the Erez Industrial Zone in northern Gaza, is widening his sights to new areas for economic and business cooperation between Turkey and its less developed neighbors. Backed by TOBB, the powerful n [...]	2006-10-26 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BEXP PREL TU
06ANKARA6141	TURKISH DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE [...] (SBU) The Turks share our concerns regarding the lack of balance in the NAM-sponsored UNGA resolutions related to the situation of children and human rights in Lebanon. We delivered reftel points October 26 to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Officer Cem Ulusoy, following a three-day end of [...]	2006-10-27 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM PREL PTER LE IS TU
06ANKARA6143	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-27 12:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6163	SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 7-8 VISIT OF EUCOM DCDR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey continues to demonstrate its commitment to GWOT in Afghanistan, Lebanon and the Balkans, but is feeling the pinch of resources stretched both internationally and in the southeast, where it is battling a significant up-tick in PKK terrorist activity. The appointment of Ge [...]	2006-10-30 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA6213	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA622	TURKEY/IRAN -- NOT UPSETTING THE NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Summary. While the Turkish government publicly declares that a nuclear-armed Iran is not in Turkey,s interest, it will not get out front on the issue for fear of irritating a neighbor with which Turkey has a delicate political and growing economic relationship: -- Turkey does not wish [...]	2006-02-10 16:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA623	DEFENSE PROCUREMENT ISSUES DOMINATE AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Air Forces (TUAF) Commander Comert, launched his initial meeting Feb. 1 with the Ambassador by laying out a series of defense equipment issues currently frustrating TUAF training and programs. Ambassador countered with USG and US industry concerns that strict Terms and C [...]	2006-02-13 06:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV TU RU IR
06ANKARA6239	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6276	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6294	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-06 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6364	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6374	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6394	SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 11-19 VISIT TO TURKEY OF [...] (U) This is a joint ConGen Istanbul-Embassy Ankara message. 2. (SBU) Introduction: Mission Turkey welcomes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to Turkey. We have arranged meetings for the delegation in both Ankara and Istanbul with Government officials, religious [...]	2006-11-09 17:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TU
06ANKARA6415	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6433	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-16 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6454	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 12:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6460	AKP PARTY CONGRESS: AIMING AT THE 2007 ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The second ordinary congress of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) saw Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-elected as party chairman without contest and conveyed an image of the five-year old party as a mature, sophisticated organization with a domestic focus [...]	2006-11-20 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA647	SCENESETTER FOR THE FEB 15- 17 VISIT OF AMB [...] (S) Summary: Your visit to Ankara provides a welcome opportunity to accomplish two things in our Iran diplomacy: brief the Turks on what we know about Iran's nuclear weapons development efforts and consult with them on the way forward. Turkey is at best a reluctant supporter of the internatio [...]	2006-02-14 06:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	AORC EUN IR KNNP PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA6480	ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO SIGN THE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 3. Post is transmitting this on behalf of the U.S. delegation to the ITU meeting in Antalya. 2. Summary and Action Request: The U.S. Delegation to the 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union has achieved its [...]	2006-11-22 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC TU
06ANKARA6500	Scenesetter for CODEL Shays' Nov. 27-29 Visit to Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey broadly agrees with U.S. goals in Iraq and tangibly supports our military effort there. However, Turkish concerns about Iraq's stability and future, as well as the PKK issue, complicate the relationship. Turkey has generally good intentions in promoting Middle East peace [...]	2006-11-24 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR LE SY AM EUN
06ANKARA6501	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel request, we met with officials from Yasar Demirel-Yasar Ticaret (YDYT) to discuss application 05-1006551, an export license request for armored vehicle parts. According YDYT, there is no impending $1 million USD contract with U.S. firm Relli Technology Inc. or any other U [...]	2006-11-24 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TU
06ANKARA6519	TURKISH ATTITUDES TOWARD IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Official Turkish views about Iran's nuclear development program have shifted over the past year. Senior GOT officials question the bona fides of the Iranian nuclear program and believe that a nuclear armed Iran would pose a military threat. They are more concerned, however, abo [...]	2006-11-28 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL IR TU KNNP MNUC
06ANKARA6523	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA657	TURKEY/PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY - RUMORED HAMAS VISIT [...] (C) Amid rumors of an impending Hamas visit to Turkey, Israeli DCM Emmanuel Nahshon informed us February 14 that Israeli FM Livni had spoken at lngth to Turkish FM Gul the evening of Februar 13. In what Nahshon described as a long and positive conversation, Livni presented Israeli views on [...]	2006-02-14 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA6581	TURKEY: HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP MEETING AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations with Turkey are trending positive but Iraq and PKK terrorism cast a long shadow; a Congressional Armenian Genocide resolution would do further damage. Continued clashes between the military and the PKK, despite the terrorist group's October 1 cease-fire declaration, hav [...]	2006-12-05 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER TU
06ANKARA6598	EUCOM D/COM GENERAL WARD'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS IN [...] (C) EUCOM Deputy Commander General William Ward restated EUCOM's commitment to work closely with Turkey on security issues during November 7 introductory calls on CHOD Yasar Buyukanit, DCHOD Ergin Saygun, and MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Security Affairs Rafet Akgunay. Buyukanit described his [...]	2006-12-06 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ IR TU
06ANKARA660	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6610	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6617	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Lebanon was the main focus on Turkish PM Erdogan's visit to Damascus, PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told Ambassador December 8. Erdogan urged President Asad to make Syria a force for stability in a polarizing region, and to do so by using its influence to dissuad [...]	2006-12-08 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IZ TU
06ANKARA6623	TURKEY READY FOR SOLUTION ON WINTER CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the eve of his departure for the December 8 three-way meeting in Tbilisi on winter natural gas, Energy Minister Guler told Ambassador that Turkey was committed to following through on the political agreement made by leaders in Istanbul on the margins of the BTC opening to help [...]	2006-12-08 16:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ
06ANKARA6626	TURKEY: ANAVATAN PARTY HEAD MUMCU IN A MUDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his second visit with Motherland (Anavatan) party leader Erkan Mumcu, on November 24, Ambassador Wilson heard the party's perspective on the coming election year, the Kurdish question, and foreign relations. Mumcu heads one of only two opposition parties with "group" status i [...]	2006-12-11 07:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU AM
06ANKARA6631	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6638	NO DEAL YET ON GEORGIA GAS [...] (C) From a Turkish perspective, the results of the December 8 meeting of energy ministers in Tbilisi looks much less like a "deal" than Georgian and Azeri officials are claiming (refs A-B). Our multiple readouts underscore that Turkey is willing to help Georgia with gas volumes in this wint [...]	2006-12-12 11:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS
06ANKARA6642	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6648	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6670	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6688	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

06ANKARA6700	TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...]	2006-12-19 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU

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