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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02JERUSALEM143 |
READYING PECDAR TO FILL THE "HAMAS GAP" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PECDAR DIRECTOR MOHAMMAD SHTAYYEH REPORTS THAT HE HAS ARAFAT'S BLESSING TO ESTABLISH PECDAR RELIEF PROGRAMS THAT WOULD FILL THE ASSISTANCE GAP RESULTING FROM THE PA'S CLOSURE OF HAMAS-AFFILIATED CHARITIES. SHTAYYEH WELCOMED U.S. EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE GULF COUNTRIES TO STEER CHAR [...] |
2002-01-17 15:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PTER KWBG |
| 02JERUSALEM2756 |
FATAH LEADER ON HAMAS CELL IN JERUSALEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SENIOR FATAH OFFICIAL AND PLC MEMBER CRITICIZED HAMAS FOR CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN JERUSALEM, SAYING THIS WAS PART OF A WIDER COMPETITION BETWEEN FATAH AND HAMAS OVER WHICH DIRECTION TO TAKE THE RESISTANCE. THE DISCOVERY OF A HAMAS CELL IN EAST JERUSALEM WILL COMPLICATE THE ONG [...] |
2002-08-22 15:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS |
| 03JERUSALEM2293 |
HAMAS READY TO EXTEND TRUCE, PA MINISTER CLAIMS [...] (C) Following up on his conversation with Embassy PolOff last week (reftel), PA Minister of Culture Ziad Abu-Amr, in a meeting with A/PO in Ramallah on 8/4, said that Hamas leaders would tell PA Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza this week that they are prepared to extend the cease-fire for [...] |
2003-08-05 15:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IS |
| 03JERUSALEM2771 |
FATAH LEADER HINTS AT PM ABBAS'S DOWNFALL [...] (C) Summary: Fatah Central Committee member and frequent Arafat ally Sakher Habash, in a conversation with Pol/C in Ramallah 9/3, said he saw only two ways out of the ongoing political crisis in the Palestinian Authority: either PM Abbas makes amends with Arafat and the Fatah leadership, or h [...] |
2003-09-04 16:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PGOV IS |
| 03JERUSALEM2819 |
THE TALE OF PM ABBAS'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, disappointed and embittered after losing a power struggle with Arafat that left him publicly branded as a traitor, sent his letter of resignation to the PA President on September 6, then vented his frustrations to the Legislative Council in a closed [...] |
2003-09-08 17:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PGOV IS |
| 03JERUSALEM4246 |
ISLAMIC RADICALS ATTACK EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AHMAD MAHER CAME UNDER ATTACK BY ISLAMIC ACTIVISTS WHILE VISITING AND PRAYING AT THE HARAM ASH-SHARIF ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 22. A VIDEO SHOWS MAHER BEING MOBBED BY ANGRY WORSHIPPERS AND APPARENTLY CHOKED BRIEFLY BY A CLOTH AROUND HIS NECK. WORSHIPPERS REPOR [...] |
2003-12-22 16:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS EG |
| 04JERUSALEM171 |
HOW HAMAS IS WORKING TO REPLACE THE PA AND THE PLO [...] (C) Summary: A range of Palestinian thinkers and activists are reporting that Hamas is moving with unprecedented boldness to establish itself as an alternative leadership to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PLO. Hamas leaders are publicly arguing that stalled roadmap implementation, the w [...] |
2004-01-20 05:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KPAL KWBG IS |
| 04JERUSALEM4203 |
PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP WORRIED AS ARAFAT'S [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasir Arafat's health deteriorated suddenly the evening of November 3, according to ConGen sources in Ramallah, who said his doctors in Paris had moved him to an intensive care unit after he began vomiting and experiencing fatigue and fever. Negotia [...] |
2004-11-04 10:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV KPAL IS |
| 04JERUSALEM4306 |
ABD RABBO: LIFE AND DEATH WITH SUHA -- STRANGER [...] (C) Summary: PLO ExCom member Yasir Abd Rabbo told DPO November 9 that Suha Arafat's undignified rant on al-Jazeera in which she accused the Palestinian leadership of conspiring against her husband had found no resonance among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Instead, her behavior had [...] |
2004-11-09 16:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KWBG FR |
| 04JERUSALEM926 |
ARAFAT BLOCKS COURT ORDER UNFREEZING HAMAS ACCOUNTS [...] (C) ON THE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS OF YASIR ARAFAT, PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY (PMA) GOVERNOR AMIN HADDAD CALLED ECON/C MARCH 23 TO REPORT THAT ARAFAT HAD INSTRUCTED THE PMA AND THE PA SECURITY SERVICES TO BLOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARCH 21 HIGHER JUDICIAL COUNCIL ORDER UNFREEZING 39 BANK [...] |
2004-03-23 15:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 05JERUSALEM1578 |
WB/G SITREP: APRIL 18, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy was wounded by IDF gunfire near Ramallah on April 17. Eight Palestinians were arrested from April 15-17 throughout the West Bank. Two firebombs were thrown at passing Israeli vehicles on road 443 and near Ofra settlement on April 1 [...] |
2005-04-18 16:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM1617 |
WB/G SITREP: APRIL 19, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, IDF troops arrested three Hamas members and two Fatah militants on April 18. IDF troops in Nablus found three kilograms of explosives hidden in a house in Askar refugee camp on April 18. The IDF imposed a curfew on Burqa village, north of Nablus, on April 18 [...] |
2005-04-19 14:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL ASEC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM1633 |
WB/G SITREP: APRIL 20, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian man was hospitalized April 19 after he was shot by an Israeli soldier. Palestinian militants also reportedly fired shots at Bet Romano settlement in the Old City of Hebron April 19. The IDF arrested five Palestinians April 19 in various areas of [...] |
2005-04-20 14:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM1655 |
WB/G SITREP: APRIL 21, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian shepherd was attacked by a number of settlers from Betar Illit settlement, near Husan village by Bethlehem on April 20. Six Palestinians were arrested in various areas of the West Bank April 20. In the Gaza Strip, one IDF soldier was moderately [...] |
2005-04-21 14:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM1668 |
WB/G SITREP: APRIL 22, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, 11 Palestinian and foreign peace activists were lightly injured when hit by rubber-coated bullets during clashes with the IDF in the village of Bil,in, west of Ramallah, April 21. The IDF found and defused a six-kilogram explosive device near Jenin on April 21 [...] |
2005-04-22 14:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM1772 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/29) - ABBAS'S FIRST [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-29 11:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAL KWBG IS KPAO PREL OPRC |
| 05JERUSALEM1792 |
WB/G SITREP: MAY 2, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- ONE [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 2, one IDF soldier and one PIJ gunman (Shawfiq Abd al-Ghani) were killed in a shootout during an IDF operation in Saida village, by Tulkarm, according to Israeli and Palestinian media. In Gaza, one Palestinian was killed during a gunfight between members of the Eddiri [...] |
2005-05-02 16:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM1813 |
WB/G SITREP: MAY 3, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. The West Bank was quiet May 2-3. Fatah will hold primary elections to determine PLC candidates on May 27 or June 1, according to PLC speaker Rawhi Fattuh. In Gaza, PA security forces arrested in Gaza City three Hamas members suspected of preparing to fire Qassam rockets. The [...] |
2005-05-03 14:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM1849 |
WB/G SITREP: MAY 4, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF forces conducted several incursions near Jenin, Nablus and Hebron in the West Bank on May 3, but no deaths or serious injuries resulted. PA President Abbas is expected to leave Ramallah May 7 for an international tour including Chile, Brazil, Japan and India. A PA Interio [...] |
2005-05-04 14:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM1859 |
WB/G SITREP: MAY 5, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) -- TWO [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF troops shot and killed two unarmed Palestinian teens near Bayt Liqya village (off Route 443) on May 4, during stone-throwing clashes and protests against the separation barrier. In Gaza, two mortar shells exploded May 4, one east of an IDF post near Khan Yunis and the othe [...] |
2005-05-05 12:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM1891 |
WB/G SITREP: MAY 6, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. Fatah won at least 60 percent of 906 municipal council seats in May 5 elections held in 84 localities in the West Bank and Gaza, based on preliminary results and exit polling, but Hamas also garnered 35-37 percent. Militants fired four Qassam rockets toward Sderot May 5-6, ac [...] |
2005-05-06 14:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM1987 |
WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN KILLED AT WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF on May 16 shot and killed a Palestinian as he approached an Israeli checkpoint on foot near Tulkarm. The IDF on May 15 shot and wounded two Palestinians who had thrown firebombs near 'Abud village, northwest of Ramallah. In the Gaza Strip, four Isra [...] |
2005-05-16 17:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM1996 |
WB/G SITREP: CLASHES IN GAZA CITY BETWEEN PA [...] (SBU) Summary: At least three Palestinians were shot and injured the evening of May 16 in Gaza City during an altercation that broke out between members of the PA civil police and the anti-riot police unit. The ensuing gun battle went on for several hours. In the West Bank, PA police on M [...] |
2005-05-17 16:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM2009 |
WB/G SITREP: IDF MISSILE STRIKE INJURES ONE HAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, the IDF fired missiles at two Hamas militants May 18, injuring one critically, as the two were reportedly preparing to fire mortars into the Gush Katif settlement bloc. The IDF action followed a barrage of five mortars into the settlement earlier in the day [...] |
2005-05-18 16:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM2051 |
WB/G SITREP: HAMAS MILITANT SUCCUMBS TO WOUNDS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, a Hamas militant on May 18 died from wounds received from an Israeli missile strike earlier that day. The IDF and UNRWA reported that Palestinian militants fired a total of 45 mortar shells and homemade rockets overnight May 18-19 at Israeli targets through [...] |
2005-05-19 18:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM2059 |
WB/G SITREP: ONE PALESTINIAN KILLED IN GAZA STRIP; [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, IDF soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian militant overnight May 19-20 and wounded another during an early morning attack on the Kfar Darom settlement with anti-tank rockets and mortar fire. No Israelis were reported injured. The IDF and UNRWA reported [...] |
2005-05-20 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM2225 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 1, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, an Israeli settler shot and wounded a Palestinian near Itamar settlement, near Nablus, May 31. In al-Fraides village, near Bethlehem, three Palestinians were assaulted by Israeli settlers May 31. Five Fatah and six Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) members were [...] |
2005-06-01 15:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM2250 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 2, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Fourteen Palestinian and foreign peace activists were injured from tear gas inhalation during clashes with IDF troops over construction of the separation barrier near the village of Beit Suriq, northwest of Jerusalem, June 1. Israeli security forces arrested 21 Palestinians in [...] |
2005-06-02 15:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM2419 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 10-14, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary. Two Palestinians were shot and injured during clashes between different al-Aqsa cells by Manasra Square in Ramallah on June 12. The IDF shot and injured a a Palestinian youth in Saida village near Tulkarm on June 11, according to Palestinian security sources. UNRWA reported [...] |
2005-06-14 16:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM2436 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 15, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. Four Palestinian family members were shot and killed in Jabaliya in Gaza June 14, when an internal family dispute between two brothers turned violent, according to UNRWA. In the West Bank, the IDF entered Dura, west of Hebron on June 14, and shot and injured two Palestinians i [...] |
2005-06-15 15:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM2461 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 16, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF arrested four members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) June 15. Israeli settlers uprooted or set on fire 140 Palestinian-owned olive trees near Nablus-area settlements. In the Gaza Strip, IDF forces entered al-Mughragha overnight June 15-16 and arre [...] |
2005-06-16 12:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM2508 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 17, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian militants fired two Qassam rockets at the Israeli town Sderot on June 16, but caused no injuries or significant damage. A Palestinian Preventive Security (PSO) agent died in Ramallah June 16 from an accidental discharge of his weapon. Two Palestinians were shot a [...] |
2005-06-17 12:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM2570 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 22, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested alleged 10 PIJ activists June 21, most in Qalqiliya and Nablus. The IDF also arrested a Palestinian woman who attempted to stab an IDF soldier at a checkpoint near Tulkarm on June 21, according to Israeli newspapers. There were no injuries in the incident. In [...] |
2005-06-22 14:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM2643 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 27, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian gunmen shot and killed two Israelis and injured two others outside Bayt Haggai settlement near Hebron June 24. PIJ and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed credit. In subsequent IDF incursions into the area, the IDF shot and injured two Palestinians in Dura village, [...] |
2005-06-27 14:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM2670 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 28, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Palestinian militants launched a total of six mortar shells and one Qassam rocket from the southern Gaza Strip. Erez Crossing was open June 27, and 4,200 laborers and 405 merchants crossed into Israel. An IDF military court has convicted a former IDF soldier of manslaughter, [...] |
2005-06-28 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM2673 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 29, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five disengagement opponents and one Palestinian were lightly wounded in June 28 stone-throwing clashes that broke out in al-Mowassi in Gaza. In the West Bank, IDF raids continued in the area of Allar, Attil, and Saida. Several Palestinian activists suffered minor injuries in c [...] |
2005-06-29 14:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM2739 |
WB/G SITREP: JUNE 30, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNRWA and Israeli media reported that five Palestinians were injured, one of them seriously, as stone-throwing clashes between Palestinians, Israeli settlers, and Israeli security forces continued for a fourth day in al-Mowassi. A large IDF force entered Nablus after three IDF [...] |
2005-06-30 13:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM2786 |
WB/G SITREP: JULY 01, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five Palestinians and one IDF soldier were lightly wounded June 30 in Nablus during an IDF incursion in response to reports, ulimately unfounded, that two soldiers had been kidnapped. UNRWA and Israeli media reported that disengagement opponents in the al-Mowassi area of Gaza [...] |
2005-07-01 16:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM2911 |
WB/G SITREP: TWO PALESTINIANS KILLED, SEVENTEEN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, an Israeli security guard on July 8 shot and killed a Palestinian teenager near Bayt Liqya, west of Ramallah. The Israeli Police are reportedly conducting an investigation of the incident. A second Palestinian teenager on July 10 died from bullet wounds re [...] |
2005-07-11 16:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM2955 |
WB/G SITREP: SENIOR PA OFFICIAL ASSAULTED IN WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: A senior official from the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of the Interior (MOI) on July 12 sustained injuries from an attack by unknown assailants as he traveled from Jerusalem to Ramallah. The MOI official was later hospitalized, but is expected to recover from his in [...] |
2005-07-12 16:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM2970 |
WB/G SITREP: TWO PALESTINIANS KILLED, FIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the July 12 suicide bombing in Netanya that killed four Israelis and wounded at least 90 others, and the attempted car bombing by a Palestinian in the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron, the IDF on July 13 launched an operation into Tulkarm, killing two Pal [...] |
2005-07-13 16:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM3005 |
WB/G SITREP: OPERATIONS IN TULKARM, GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF operations in Tulkarm continued for a second day following the July 12 suicide bombing in Netanya, which killed five Israelis. A general closure remains in effect for the entire West Bank and Gaza Strip. In Nablus, the IDF on the evening of July 13 shot and killed a loc [...] |
2005-07-14 14:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM3019 |
WB/G SITREP: TARGETED KILLINGS, ROCKET ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, Israeli helicopters on July 15 fired missiles at a vehicle traveling near Salfit, killing at least two Hamas activists. Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and PA security forces have engaged in street battles July 14-15, resulting in the deaths of at least [...] |
2005-07-15 15:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS |
| 05JERUSALEM3095 |
WB/G SITREP: JULY 21, 2005 (1400 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In Gaza, one IDF soldier was lightly wounded by a mortar shell fired at an IDF outpost near Neve Dekalim settlement. Israeli media reported that Israeli police arrested about 250 disengagement opponents who tried to enter Gaza, some of whom reportedly tried to cut through the [...] |
2005-07-21 11:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3181 |
WB/G SITREP: JULY 26, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IDF soldiers shot and seriously injured a wanted Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) member in Hebron July 26. The local planning and construction committee in Jerusalem approved July 25 plans to build a new Jewish settlement inside the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem [...] |
2005-07-26 14:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3250 |
WB/G SITREP: JULY 27, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, a Palestinian teenager was killed when hit by a car driven by an Israeli settler near Karmi Tzur settlement. According to PA security sources, an unarmed Palestinian teenager was shot and killed by the IDF during an incursion in Jenin July 27. The IDF arrest [...] |
2005-07-27 15:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3317 |
WB/G SITREP: JULY 28, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, according to Palestinian security sources, a 15-year old Palestinian wqas shot and killed by the IDF when IDF troops entered into Jenin July 27. The IDF arrested a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) official during the operation. In Gaza, a five-year-o [...] |
2005-07-29 05:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3325 |
WB/G SITREP: JULY 29, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, IDF forces entered into Shufa village near Tulkarm July 28 and killed a 29-year old Palestinian, whom the IDF said helped organize the recent suicide bombing in Netanya. The IDF arrested a total of four PIJ militants in Ramallah, Jenin, and Hebron July 28. In [...] |
2005-07-29 12:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3528 |
PA MINISTER ASKS USG TO HELP COMBAT GROWING HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Abu Libdeh told Staffdel Savit on July 28 that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is working to fight terrorism and beat Hamas at its own game by establishing several schemes to protect the vulnerable segments of Palestinian society and "keep you [...] |
2005-08-05 14:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KCOR KTFN KWBG IS |
| 05JERUSALEM3557 |
WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 8, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IDF shot and injured two Palestinians in Tulkarm August 6 during an incursion into the city, according to Palestinian security sources. Two Israeli settlers, including a 10-year-old boy, were shot and injured by Palestinian gunmen near Ateret settlement, north of Ramallah [...] |
2005-08-08 16:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3580 |
WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 9, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has suspended its activity in Gaza after militants fired at their offices in Khan Yunis August 8 and in the aftermath of recent kidnappings of foreign aid workers. The IDF shot and killed a Palestinian in Nur Shams Refugee C [...] |
2005-08-09 15:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3626 |
WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 10, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, the IDF entered Tulkarm for an arrest operation on August 9, seizing two alleged Hamas members and leaving three Palestinian youths injured in stone-throwing clashes during the operation. Gunmen shot and lightly injured two Israeli settlers in a car near Hebro [...] |
2005-08-10 15:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3683 |
WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 11, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank on August 10, ten Palestinians were injured during clashes with the IDF over construction of the separation barrier west of Ramallah. In Gaza, Israel radio reported August 11 that two Palestinians in Rafah were injured when an improvised hand grenade exploded. [...] |
2005-08-11 14:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3701 |
WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 12, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF entered the Nablus casbah on August 11 and clashed with gunmen from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, injuring one Palestinian in the clashes. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian police on August 11 found an explosive device near the Eley Sinai settlement. The [...] |
2005-08-12 15:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC |
| 05JERUSALEM3703 |
DISENGAGEMENT COORDINATION UPDATE, AUGUST 12, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of disengagement, several key coordination issues are much closer to being resolved than a week ago. Representatives of settler farmers and anonymous private donors agreed early August 12 on a contract to sell the greenhouses and other infrastructure for just under USD [...] |
2005-08-12 16:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05JERUSALEM3791 |
DISENGAGEMENT COORDINATION UPDATE, AUGUST 17, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: At a trilateral crossings meeting August 17, USG representatives tabled a proposal for spending the USD 50 million in supplemental assistance to upgrade four of the crossings between the West Bank/Gaza Strip and Israel and asked for PA and GOI responses within the next few days. [...] |
2005-08-17 17:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05JERUSALEM3914 |
DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 23, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the morning of August 23, approximately 15,000 IDF soldiers and Israeli Police commenced operations to evacuate more than 2,000 settlers and their supporters from Sa Nur and Homesh settlements in the northern West Bank. According to press, most of these people were infiltrat [...] |
2005-08-23 16:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS |
| 05JERUSALEM3983 |
DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 24, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: As of 1800 local time August 23, all settlers were evacuated from Sa Nur and Homesh settlements, completing evacuation of all residents and protesters from the Gaza Strip and four northern West Bank settlements. Israeli forces told Israeli press that they were prepared for heav [...] |
2005-08-24 15:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05JERUSALEM4288 |
DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: As of 0900 local time September 12, all settlers and IDF personnel had departed the Gaza Strip. PA security forces took over Gaza settlement areas in stages before dawn September 12. Rafah crossing was closed in both directions by Israel, pending an agreement on border crossin [...] |
2005-09-12 15:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05JERUSALEM4644 |
OCTOBER 2 PALESTINIAN CLASHES WITH HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Clashes took place in Gaza 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 the vicinity [...] |
2005-10-03 16:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG |
| 05JERUSALEM5669 |
HAMAS AND FATAH OFFICIALS REJECT HOUSE RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah and Hamas spokesmen reacted strongly to the U.S. House of Representatives resolution against Hamas participation in the January 25 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections. While most of the official Hamas statements focused on U.S. "interference" and "hypocrisy," Ga [...] |
2005-12-20 17:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1004 |
EREKAT ON JERICHO DEMARCHE, USG ASSISTANCE, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: PLO Chief Negotiator and PLC member Sa,eb Erekat told Consul General during a March 9 meeting that he feared the withdrawal of U.S./U.K. Jericho Monitoring Mission (JMM) personnel would negatively impact civilians living in Jericho if the GOI takes military action against the six [...] |
2006-03-10 15:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PGOV IS PREL PTER |
| 06JERUSALEM1009 |
AID AGENCIES CONSIDER ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID partners, UN agencies, and NGOs agreed in a March 3 consultation that they would not be positioned to cover serious gaps in healthcare service delivery and increasing food insecurity in an environment of deteriorating security and political restrictions. USAID highlight [...] |
2006-03-13 05:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF ECON EAID PGOV KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1046 |
HAMAS POLITICAL 'GUIDELINES' FIRM ON RESISTANCE, [...] (SBU) Palestinian press March 12 carried excerpts of Hamas' political "guidelines" for the next cabinet, first published on a Hamas website, which outline the movement's positions on Palestinian resistance, the inviolability of the "right of return," and parameters for maintaining the "tahd [...] |
2006-03-13 15:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1080 |
PASF SUPPORT TO CONGEN DURING JERICHO CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite widespread anger over rumors of USG complicity in the March 14 IDF attack on the Jericho prison, PA Security Forces (PASF) worked closely with the ConGen to mitigate violence against AmCits over the course of March 14. ConGen officers were able to enlist Interior Ministry [...] |
2006-03-15 15:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ASEC CASC MOPS IS PTER PGOV |
| 06JERUSALEM1085 |
PA FINANCES: SALARIES PAID THOUGH STILL SHORT ON [...] (C) Summary: PA Deputy Finance Minister al-Wazir confirmed that the PA had disbursed basic salaries for civil servants and security service members March 15. Though the PA was still short on funds, al-Wazir said that Arab Bank had agreed to re-open a USD 50 million credit line for the PA to [...] |
2006-03-16 08:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1106 |
FATAH LEGISLATORS SEE ISRAELI ACTIONS, [...] (C) Summary. During a March 13 meeting in Bethlehem, four Fatah Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members asserted that Israeli policies had played a deciding factor in the Hamas victory in the January 25 legislative elections. These mid-level Fatah leaders, who are close to Fatah's g [...] |
2006-03-17 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1117 |
FATAH FACTION CALLS FOR PA TO DISSOLVE [...] (C) In the wake of the Hamas PLC victory and the March 14 IDF Jericho raid, calls by Fatah cadres to dissolve the Palestinian Authority and transfer responsibility for administering the West Bank and Gaza back to Israel as occupying power have begun to resurface. Paragraph 3 contains the text [...] |
2006-03-17 16:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG KDEM PGOV |
| 06JERUSALEM1119 |
JERICHO RAID: POLITIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR KEY [...] (C)SUMMARY: The March 14 Israeli raid on the Jericho prison has hurt President Abbas, (Abu Mazen) standng among Palestinians and bolstered the perceptin that his administration is vacillating and oftn incompetent. Criticism from the HAMAS leadershp has been focused on the U.S. and U.K., rather [...] |
2006-03-17 17:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PAL PGOV ASEC IS |
| 06JERUSALEM114 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Central Elections Commission (CEC) officials January 9 reported to the Consul General that the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has provided conflicting messages on its ability to provide Election Day security. The MOI has agreed to abide by CEC procedures for early voting for the [...] |
2006-01-09 18:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM |
| 06JERUSALEM1144 |
ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER ON UPCOMING LIFE UNDER [...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) A March 20 discussion between Pol Chief and PA Assistant Foreign Minister for Refugees and Palestinian Expatriates Ma'in Shraym revealed deep concern regarding the impending takeover by Hamas of the PA, and of the rumored selection of Hama [...] |
2006-03-21 14:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG UNGA |
| 06JERUSALEM1145 |
RAISING ISSUE OF 89 PALESTINIANS ON THE [...] (C) In connection with ref (a), Con Gen Pol specialist contacted Azzam Ahmad, head of the Fatah PLC faction and former PLO ambassador to Baghdad. Post stressed the need for the PA to do everything possible to keep other Palestinians from leaving Baghdad for Jordan and indicated that we are in [...] |
2006-03-21 14:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KPAL PHUM PINS KCRS MOPS IZ PA JO |
| 06JERUSALEM1153 |
JOB-SEEKING MILITANTS ATTACK PA OFFICIALS, OFFICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A series of intense gun battles erupted on March 20 in Gaza between armed gunmen and Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF). During the fracas, Civil Police Chief BG Ala'a Husni's motorcade was attacked and at least twelve people were injured. PA Ministry of Interior (MOI) [...] |
2006-03-21 16:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1175 |
HAMAS-LED CABINET TAKING SHAPE [...] (C) During a March 19 meeting in Gaza with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas, Hamas PM-designate Isma'il Haniyyah presented Abbas with a list of cabinet ministers for the next Palestinian government. The Palestinian media, citing unnamed Hamas and PA sources, has identified [...] |
2006-03-22 16:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1180 |
ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DEMARCHE: PALESTINIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) In accordance with reftel, Polchief spoke on March 22 with Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizational Affairs Marwan al-Jilani about the upcoming Arab Summit. Jilani said that while President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) will be attending, it was still unclear whether Jilani [...] |
2006-03-22 17:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG SU IZ |
| 06JERUSALEM1231 |
AI SITREP MARCH 27: CULLING BEGINS IN GAZA; ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary: The WHO and the PA reported that preparations for culling had begun and that infected flocks in Rafah and Jahr el-Deik began to be culled March 27. The PA has promised compensation for Gaza farmers with infected flocks. The Israeli labs returned negative test results for two [...] |
2006-03-27 15:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1262 |
PLC APPROVES HAMAS-LED CABINET, GOVERNMENT PLATFORM [...] (C) Summary. Following two-days of debate, the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) March 28 approved the Hamas government platform and 24-member Palestinian cabinet. The vote was 71 in favor, 36 against, with two abstentions. Fatah and Third Way PLC members led the opposition to the gove [...] |
2006-03-28 17:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1271 |
AI SITREP MARCH 28: PA FINISHES CULLING IN RAFAH; [...] (SBU) PA Agriculture Ministry Gaza Director of Control and Quarantine Said Siyam said the PA had culled 13,000 chickens in Rafah March 27 and asserted that they would start culling chickens in farms located in Jahr el-Deik and Tel el-Hawa March 28. Siyam said the lab test results for Tel el [...] |
2006-03-29 06:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1283 |
AI SITREP MARCH 29: PA COMPLETES CULLING OF ALL [...] (SBU) WHO Representative Mahmud Daher told EconOff March 29 that the PA had completed culling the flock of 23,000 in Tel el-Hawa and had buried the carcasses in the former Israeli settlement of Netzarim. Although the neighboring areas originally objected to the burial site, the villagers eve [...] |
2006-03-29 14:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1286 |
"FIL MISH-MISH": PA ISSUES TENDER FOR MOBILE [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority (PA) Telecom Ministry issued a tender March 28 for eligible strategic partners to bid on a 30 percent share of a second mobile telecom operator in the West Bank and Gaza. This operator would be granted a new license to establish and operate a GSM telecom network an [...] |
2006-03-29 15:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS TINT TSPL PGOV KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1287 |
PALESTINIAN REACTIONS TO ISRAELI ELECTIONS [...] (C) President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) welcomed acting PM Olmert's comments after the election supporting negotiations, and a number of Fatah interlocutors stressed Abu Mazen's genuine willingness to negotiate. Fatah members all stressed that any progress in negotiations depended upon Israel [...] |
2006-03-29 15:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1318 |
LOCAL DONORS' CONTACT POLICIES WITH PA: EITHER [...] (C) Summary: Key donors and implementing agencies active in the West Bank and Gaza reviewed their current contact policy with the PA in a March 30 meeting. The European Commission's Technical Assistance Office is still awaiting official guidance from Brussels. The Norwegian Representative O [...] |
2006-03-30 16:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1319 |
EVICTION FINALLY COMES FOR EAST JERUSALEM FAMILY [...] (C) Summary. An East Jerusalem Palestinian family, engaged in a protracted legal battle with the Government of Israel (GOI) to maintain ownership of their home in Silwan, was summarily evicted March 29. According to an attorney involved in the case, privately hired Israeli security guards [...] |
2006-03-30 16:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1327 |
AI SITREP MARCH 31: PA CULLS 96,700 FOWL IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) WHO Representative Mahmud Daher reported to EconOff March 31 that the PA had completed the culling and burial of 96,700 birds from all infected areas in Gaza. He said the PA continued to conduct surveillance and to monitor areas where these outbreaks had occurred. Samples taken from th [...] |
2006-03-31 14:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1328 |
GAZA PULL-OUT GETS CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FROM UNEP [...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced March 30 that its environmental assessment had yielded a "clean bill of health" for the former Israeli settlement areas in Gaza. Key conclusions were that certain areas needed minor clean-up and a land use plan. UNEP said [...] |
2006-03-31 15:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID PREL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1337 |
PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS COMMISSION FACING INSOLVENCY [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) officials warned international donors that the CEC faced insolvency unless it received immediate financial assistance to cover its one-year budget. CEC Chairman Dr. Hana Nasir said that the CEC -- an independent agency whose leade [...] |
2006-04-03 13:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1339 |
LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION REQUESTS USG [...] (C) Summary. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), owner and operator of Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, is facing a May 22 final hearing in the Israeli High Court on the hospital's tax liability to the Government of Israel (GOI) -- specifically an employer tax based on a 1967 [...] |
2006-04-03 14:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1341 |
AI APRIL 3 UPDATE: TWO NEW CONFIRMED CASES IN [...] (SBU) World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Mahmud Daher reported to EconOff April 3 that two new cases of Avian Influenza (AI) had been confirmed in two egglayer farms in Rafah. Each farm has 2,000 egglayers. Daher said the PA planned to cull the infected flock immediately. He ad [...] |
2006-04-03 14:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1342 |
VIOLENT CLASHES IN GAZA FOLLOWING KILLING OF PRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Four Palestinians were killed and 33 were wounded in clashes following the killing of Popular Resistance Committee (PRC) military leader 'Abd Yusif al-Quqa (Abu Yusif) in Gaza City. Al-Quqa was killed on March 31 when a bomb exploded as he walked past a parked car. PRC spokesmen [...] |
2006-04-03 14:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1346 |
SENIOR PA ADVISOR:"WE'RE COUNTING ON THE [...] (C) "Al-Ayyam" editor Akram Hanniyyah told visiting NEA A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams on April 1 that he expects Hamas to focus on governing rather than politics or resistance in the short term, but that he believes the challenge of actually governing PA controlled areas would prove too much fo [...] |
2006-04-04 06:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1348 |
EREKAT ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 31 discussion, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member and PLO Negotiations Affairs Chief Sa'eb Erekat told NEA A/S Welch, DAPNSA Abrams, LTG Dayton and Consul General that President Abbas (Abu Mazen) must focus on three areas in the coming months: revitalizing [...] |
2006-04-04 07:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PGOV IS PREL PTER |
| 06JERUSALEM1377 |
PLC APPROVES EXTENSION OF PA'S 2005 BUDGET [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) approved in three readings March 29 an amendment to the Budget Law extending the PA government's legal authority to collect revenues and authorize expenditures based on the 2005 budget until May 31, 2006, when the Finance Minister must present [...] |
2006-04-04 11:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1382 |
IAF BOMBS NSF SITE NEAR ABU MAZEN'S GAZA OFFICE [...] (SBU) Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft fired three missiles at 1440L at a helicopter-landing pad in the Gaza City Ansar 2 compound, a largely abandoned National Security Force (NSF) facility that was used for the storage and maintenance of former President Arafat,s helicopters. The facility is [...] |
2006-04-04 14:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1383 |
BANKS IN WEST BANK/GAZA TOLD THAT ISRAELI BANKS [...] (C) Action request at para 5. 2. (C) Arab Bank Regional Manager Mazen Abu Hamdan told EconChief April 14 that Arab Bank was informed that afternoon by its Israeli correspondent bank, Bank Hapoalim, that all Israeli banks would cease working with commercial banks operating in the West Bank/ [...] |
2006-04-04 15:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM139 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) January 11 appealed for independent Fatah candidates running in the district races to withdraw their candidacies. Palestinian contacts suggest that this request will have minimal effect on most of these candidates. [...] |
2006-01-12 10:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM |
| 06JERUSALEM1410 |
PA SECURITY FORCES: CONTINUED LACK OF CLARITY IN [...] (C) Over a week after the assumption of power by the Hamas cabinet, the reporting relationships of the component parts of the PA Security Forces (PASF) remain unclear - both to us and to Palestinians. Hamas Interior Minister Said Siyam was named on March 29 by incoming PM Hanniyyah, and Siyam [...] |
2006-04-05 12:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MCAP MOPS |
| 06JERUSALEM1420 |
MOST DONORS STILL AWAITING GUIDANCE ON CONTACTS [...] (C) Summary: Donors participating in a donor-only Local Development Forum (LDF) meeting April 5 outlined their contact policy and assistance strategies in response to the new Palestinian Authority (PA) government. Most donors said they had received no specific guidelines from their governme [...] |
2006-04-06 07:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1436 |
LACK OF MONEY AND A SINGLE TREASURY ACCOUNT LIKELY [...] (C) Action request/comment in para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Although the new PA Finance Minister had publicly promised to pay PA salaries by April 15, he told the PA cabinet April 5 that he had received a ministry with an empty treasury. USD 40 million in external assistance from Saudi Arabia [...] |
2006-04-06 14:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1448 |
ABU MAZEN SECURITY ADVISOR ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) In an April 6 conversation with Pol Chief, Sahim Fateh (Abu Hisham), a close advisor on security affairs to PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) indicated that Abu Mazen is unlikely to take operational control over the National Security Forces (NSF), and reiterated a long-standing positi [...] |
2006-04-07 16:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MCAP MOPS |
| 06JERUSALEM1467 |
PSO FORCES HAMAS LEADERS TO LOSE FACE IN TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate incidents, Preventive Security Organization (PSO) officers in Gaza initiated symbolic confrontations with HAMAS Prime Minister Isma'il Hanniyah and Interior Minister Said Siam. In both cases, the HAMAS officials backed down rather than escalate the altercation w [...] |
2006-04-10 14:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1469 |
ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The IDF responded to several weeks of steadily increasing Qassam rocket attacks with a barrage of artillery and missile strikes in Gaza. Presidential Security sources reported the Israeli strikes killed 17 Palestinians, including several civilians, and destroyed two homes. Local [...] |
2006-04-10 15:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1486 |
VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN GAZA AMID REPORTS OF HAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The IDF continued shelling Gaza for a fourth day in response to the launching of six more Qassam rockets into Israel. PA Interior Minister Siad Siam and Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahar reportedly initiated a low profile political effort to convince Fatah and Palestinian Islamic [...] |
2006-04-11 14:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1487 |
NABIL AMR DESCRIBES HIS ROLE AS PRESIDENTIAL MEDIA [...] (C) Former PA Minister of Information Nabil Amr told PolChief on April 6 that he had been appointed as media advisor in the President's office. (Note: In an April 10 meeting, President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said he had yet to officially appoint any assistants, but planned to do so. End no [...] |
2006-04-11 14:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1488 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE APRIL 11: 2 MORE CONFIRMED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-11 14:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1501 |
PALESTINIAN FACTIONS DIVVY UP PLC COMMITTEES [...] (C) The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) formally approved member assignments to 12 PLC committees following negotiations between Hamas, Fatah, and the other factions in the Council. Hamas is slated to control six of the 12 committees, Fatah four, and one each for Salam Fayyad's Third [...] |
2006-04-12 13:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1508 |
UN AGENCIES REVIEW CONTINGENCY PLANNING IN FACE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) head described on April 11 the likely humanitarian risks facing the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the coming months and the UN's contingency planning for what he described as a "predictable and inevitab [...] |
2006-04-12 14:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF EAID ECON KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1524 |
TAXI PERMIT DISPUTE PRECIPATES AL-AQSA ATTACK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah-affiliated militants attacked the offices of the PA Prime Minister Isma'il Hanniyah and Transportation Minister Ziad Thatha on April 13 in response to the HAMAS-led government,s decision not to disburse taxi permits that PA officials have used in the past to co-opt armed Fat [...] |
2006-04-14 14:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1565 |
PASF ELEMENTS ATTACK PLC BUILDING IN KHAN YUNIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest in a series of attempts by Fatah loyalists to embarrass and discredit the HAMAS-led Palestinian Authority (PA), gunmen attacked and occupied the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) building in Khan Yunis on April 15 to protest the PA's failure to pay March salaries [...] |
2006-04-17 14:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS MOPS |
| 06JERUSALEM1567 |
HAMAS PREDICTS CHAOS IF INTERNATIONAL ISOLATION [...] (SBU) Summary. In what may appear to be an escalating war of words, Hamas officials, including PM Isma'il Haniyyah, April 14-16 lashed out at U.S., European, and Israeli efforts to isolate and undermine the new Hamas-led government. In comments before tens of thousands of Muslim worshipper [...] |
2006-04-17 16:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM157 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat January 12 provided the Consul General a one-page statement endorsed by 19 of the 39 Jerusalem PLC candidates. The statement, which includes the signatures of four Hamas candidates, urges that elections be held as scheduled regardless of any potential [...] |
2006-01-13 17:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM |
| 06JERUSALEM1590 |
MIXED PALESTINIAN REACTIONS TO TEL AVIV BOMBING [...] (C) Summary. Disparate Palestinian reaction to the April 17 suicide bombing in Tel Aviv has shed further light on divisions between the Hamas leadership and President Abbas. While Abbas and the senior Fatah leadership have condemned the attack, Hamas officials -- either affiliated with th [...] |
2006-04-18 16:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1620 |
PALESTINIAN OPINION-MAKERS VOICE DOUBTS ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Consul General met with a group of ten influential Palestinian contacts on April 20 to explain changes in USG policy following the formation of the new PA government and it's rejection of Quartet requirements. Several of the Palestinian interlocutors voiced objections to the U [...] |
2006-04-21 15:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1621 |
GREEKS, ARMENIANS PREDICTING CALM DURING HOLY FIRE [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem religious officials from the Greek and Armenian Patriarchates are cautiously optimistic that the April 22 Holy Fire celebration in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher will pass without incident. Greek Patriarchate officials April 21 were confident that deposed [...] |
2006-04-21 16:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1622 |
IMPLICATIONS OF JAMAL ABU SAMHADANEH SELECTION AS [...] (C) The April 20 announcement of PRC head Jamal Abu Samhadaneh as Inspector General for the MOI is widely seen as a reaction to Abu Mazen's recent appointment of Rashid Abu Shubak as internal security chief and has set up a confrontation between the Hamas cabinet and Abu Mazen. The President [...] |
2006-04-21 16:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL PTER |
| 06JERUSALEM1644 |
CONTINUING FATAH-HAMAS FRICTION [...] (C) Supporters of Fatah and Hamas continue to clash in the wake of Khalid Meshaal's statements in Damascus on April 21, the appointment of Jamal Abu Samhadanah to the Interior Ministry, and Abu Mazen's subsequent cancellation of that appointment. Damascus-based Hamas leader Meshaal, speaking [...] |
2006-04-24 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PTER |
| 06JERUSALEM1648 |
FORMER PLC MEMBER ASSESSES ELECTIONS, HAMAS, AND [...] (C) Summary. Former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Ziad Abu Zayyad (Jerusalem, independent) April 21 presented his assessment of the challenges confronting Palestinians and the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA) to Senator Christopher Dodd and the Consul General. On the re [...] |
2006-04-24 16:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1672 |
ABU MAZEN AND GOVERNMENT AT ODDS ABOUT "NEW" [...] (C) The ongoing dispute between the PA President and government regarding the formation of a "new" security force sheds light on tensions regarding security relationships and attempts by Hamas to promote law and order in Gaza. Hamas appears to be looking for a way to use its military wing, the [...] |
2006-04-25 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MCAP MOPS |
| 06JERUSALEM1673 |
YASSER ABED RABBO: MAKING THE CASE AGAINST HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. During an April 24 meeting in Ramallah with the Consul General, PLO Executive Committee (PLO-EC) member Yasser Abed Rabbo argued that President Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Fatah needed a more coherent strategy to deal with Hamas and gain support among the public. Abed Rabbo said th [...] |
2006-04-25 15:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1685 |
NABLUSIS CONCERNED ABOUT PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) In a series of meetings with prominent Nablus personalities on April 25, Consul General heard concerns about the future of the Palestinian government and relations with Israel. Munib al-Masri, a leading businessman and host for the meetings, outlined his private-sector initiative intended [...] |
2006-04-26 14:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1686 |
PECDAR HEAD MAKES PITCH FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. During an April 24 meeting with the Consul General, former Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Public Works and Housing Mohammed Shtayyah criticized statements from Hamas leader Khaled Mishal, which he said reflected the inability of the Hamas-led PA to respond to the growi [...] |
2006-04-26 15:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1697 |
PA OWES EAST JERUSALEM HOSPITALS FOR WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. According to East Jerusalem medical care providers, the Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to incur costs of over USD 800,000 per month for specialized care for the cases it refers from the West Bank despite empty coffers. (Note: A negligible number of cases are referred [...] |
2006-04-27 09:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1704 |
KARNI CROSSING ATTACK: INTRA-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT? [...] (S) The April 26 attack on the Karni crossing (details ref (a)) appears to have been the work of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), according to PA security sources and an April 26 conversation between Consul General and Fatah PLC member Mohammed Dahlan. The PRC has officially denied any [...] |
2006-04-27 14:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PREL KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1717 |
PLO NEGOTIATIONS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-28 16:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1748 |
JERUSALEM CATHOLIC HOSPICE DESCRIBES PROBLEMS FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 25 meeting with ConGen Poloff, the lead attorney for the Hospice Saint Vincent de Paul -- a Vatican-supported institution situated near the Old City of Jerusalem -- appealed for USG intervention with the Government of Israel (GOI) in response to the constructi [...] |
2006-05-02 10:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1760 |
UNRWA HEAD ABU ZAYD ON CURRENT SITUATION [...] (C) United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner General Karen Abu Zayd told Consul General on May 1, in advance of her upcoming trip to Washington, that the situation in Gaza is worsening due to the general deterioration of the Palestinian economy, exacerbated by the non-paymen [...] |
2006-05-02 12:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM1782 |
PALESTINIAN LEGAL SNAPSHOT: AL-AQSA GUNMEN IMPOSE [...] (C) Summary. In a case that underscores the precarious nature of the Palestinian Authority (PA) judicial system and the absence of law and order in Palestinian controlled areas, gunmen from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades last month intervened in a private homeowner dispute by imposing a sol [...] |
2006-05-05 13:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM SCUL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1850 |
PALESTINIAN POLITICAL FIGURES ON SALARIES, [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Akram Hanniyyah and PLC member Salam Fayyad commented to Consul General in separate May 9 meetings that the payment of PA salaries is a critical issue. Hanniyyah pressed for immediate disbursement of the USD 70 million in Cairo, saying it would shift the press story fro [...] |
2006-05-09 15:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1852 |
AUGUSTA VICTORIA HOSPITAL TO DENY CARE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 meeting with EconOffs, CEO of Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) Tawfiq Nasser warned that AVH would be forced to deny "catastrophic care," such as pediatric dialysis and oncology treatment, to Palestinians due to a lack of funding. AVH, together with St. John Eye Hos [...] |
2006-05-09 15:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAID EFIN KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1853 |
PA FINANCIAL CRUNCH HAS LOCAL CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) Summary. In a sign that the Hamas-led government's financial difficulties are trickling downward, a somber Hani al-Hayek -- Fatah mayor since May 2005 of the Bethlehem-area town of Bayt Sahur (population 13,000) -- informed ConGen Poloff May 5 that his municipality faced a serious finan [...] |
2006-05-09 15:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1854 |
ABBAS-HANIYYAH TALKS PRODUCE FEW RESULTS; CLASHES [...] (C) Summary. Talks initiated over the May 6-7 weekend between President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Hamas PM Isma'il Haniyyah failed to resolve disagreements over security responsibilities and appointments. Clashes erupted between Fatah and Hamas for a second day, May 9, in the Gaza Stri [...] |
2006-05-09 16:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL |
| 06JERUSALEM1883 |
FIRST SHIPMENT OF USD 10 MILLION IN MEDICAL [...] Two trucks loaded with medicine and medical supplies left the CARE International warehouse in Ramallah the morning of May 10, headed toward Gaza. The two truckloads are the first shipment as part of the USD 10 million pledge of in "in kind" medical assistance to the Palestinians that was annou [...] |
2006-05-10 15:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL EAID KPAO KPAL KWBG TSPA OIIP |
| 06JERUSALEM190 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian and Israeli officials met January 16 to work on technical issues relating to voting in East Jerusalem. Officials discussed the possibility of issuing 6,000 tickets to East Jerusalem residents to allow them to vote at designated post offices. Both sides are schedu [...] |
2006-01-17 17:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM |
| 06JERUSALEM1904 |
HAMAS RESPONSE TO QUARTET MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The PA government and HAMAS leadership put out varied responses to the Quartet's decision to establish a mechanism to deliver aid to Palestinians. Prime Minister (PM) Isma'il Hanniyah complained that the international community is still placing conditions on the PA. Foreign Mi [...] |
2006-05-12 09:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1915 |
PALESTINIAN HOSPITALS IN NEED OF DIALYSIS MEDICINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Government hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza have less than a two-week supply of dialysis products to meet the needs of 292 patients in Gaza and 400 in the West Bank, according to CARE International staff. In some [...] |
2006-05-12 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID KWBG KPAL |
| 06JERUSALEM1917 |
PALESTINIAN PRISONERS PROPOSE "NATIONAL ACCORD [...] (C) The "National Accord Document" put out by prominent Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on May 10 has been placed on the agenda of the "National Dialogue" due to be held on May 24-25. However, initial tepid Hamas reactions have exacerbated concerns among Palestinian observers that the [...] |
2006-05-12 16:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM1918 |
SETTLER HARASSMENT OF PALESTINIAN SCHOOLCHILDREN [...] SUMMARY. Settlers from Ma'on and Hill 833 outpost in the southern Hebron Hills have waged an ongoing campaign of harassment against Palestinian schoolchildren traveling from Um Tuba to their school in al-Tuwani, according to Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). CPT believes that settlers attack [...] |
2006-05-12 16:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM1985 |
AL-KIDWA ON FINANCES, HAMAS, OLMERT, AND [...] (C) In May 16 meeting with the Consul General, newly appointed presidential advisor for diplomatic and political affairs Nasser al-Kidwa pushed for immediate release of money in Arab League accounts. He said Hamas had discussed the idea of a NUG with Abu Mazen, who had warned that any governm [...] |
2006-05-16 16:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2004 |
ABU MAZEN REPORTEDLY MOVES TO RETAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian sources in the PA President's office and the General Intelligence reported May 14 that President Abbas (Abu Mazen) has moved to retain administrative control of the PA security forces (PASF) by appointing an advisory committee composed of key security chiefs. The meas [...] |
2006-05-17 14:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PREL MOPS |
| 06JERUSALEM2007 |
INTERIOR MINISTER DEPLOYS MILITANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Siad Siam deployed the recently formed Special Security Force, composed of militants from several factions, in Gaza on May 17 following several weeks of escalating violence. Siam took this action after gunmen assassinated two prominent HAMAS military leaders in [...] |
2006-05-17 15:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2008 |
JERUSALEM PLC MEMBER CALLS FOR MORE NUANCE IN [...] (C) Summary. During a May 15 meeting with the Consul General, Fatah Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Bernard Sabella called for more nuance in the international community's approach toward the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA). Sabella agreed that pressure should be pla [...] |
2006-05-17 16:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2028 |
SECURITY FORCES DEPLOYED IN PARALLEL AS EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security forces under President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) control deployed throughout Gaza on May 17 and 18 in response to the HAMAS-led government's deployment of a new security force composed of militants from factions loyal to HAMAS. Egyptian officials hosted a meeting between high-l [...] |
2006-05-18 16:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG MOPS PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2033 |
GAZA STANDOFF CONTINUES; HAMAS FUNDS SEIZED AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A tense standoff between security forces under President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) control and Interior Ministry forces continued in several localities in Gaza on May 18 and 19. Four Palestinians were injured in clashes overnight on May 18 during a gun battle in Gaza City. Talks betwee [...] |
2006-05-19 14:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG MOPS PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2036 |
HEBRONITES DISCUSS SETTLERS, ECONOMY AND HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 18 meeting with the Consul General, prominent Hebronites expressed concerns about settlers, the economy and Hamas' stewardship of the government. Hebron Governor Jabari expressed his appreciation for USG assistance in past difficulties involving the Ibrahimi Mosque/T [...] |
2006-05-19 15:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG EAID |
| 06JERUSALEM2058 |
FAYYAD AND ABED RABBO ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Salam Fayyad and PLO Executive Committee (PLO-EC) member Yasir Abed Rabbo told the Consul General at a May 20 meeting in Ramallah that plans are moving forward for the National Dialogue, but some of President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) closest [...] |
2006-05-22 13:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2060 |
UNRWA OFFICIALS OUTLINE CONTACT POLICY WITH PA, [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 12 meeting with IO Assistant Secretary Kristen Silverberg, UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi said that his agency would maintain "minimal" contact with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. Grandi argued that some technical interaction is necessar [...] |
2006-05-22 13:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2066 |
ASSASINATION ATTEMPTS AGAINST FATAH SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic but intense clashes between Fatah- and HAMAS-affiliated forces left at least six people dead in Gaza between May 20-22. The clashes began following the attempted assassination of General Intelligence (Mukhabarat) Chief Tariq Abu Rajab, who was severely injured on May 20 [...] |
2006-05-22 15:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2068 |
LIVELIHOOD OF GAZA FISHERMEN THREATENED [...] (SBU) According to an April World Food Programme (WFP) report, local demand for fish in Gaza has doubled and put pressure on Gaza fishing grounds, already restricted to 6 nautical miles from the shore. (Note: The Oslo Accords designated 20 miles of fishing grounds for Palestinians in Gaza. [...] |
2006-05-22 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PHUM EAID EFIS KWBG KPAL |
| 06JERUSALEM2098 |
RELATIVE CALM RETURNS TO GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gaza was relatively calm on May 23 after senior Fatah and HAMAS officials agreed to take steps to prevent further violence. However, rival armed groups continue to patrol the streets and a potential remains for a return of violent clashes. PA government spokesman Ghazi Hamad tol [...] |
2006-05-23 15:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
| 06JERUSALEM2118 |
SPORADIC VIOLENCE IN GAZA; IDF OPERATION LEAVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence continued in Gaza May 23-24. In Ramallah, a May 24 IDF arrest operation targeting a PIJ activist resulted in four Palestinians dead and at least 35 wounded. HAMAS spokesmen publicly accused the Fatah-dominated Preventive Security Organization (PSO) of orches [...] |
2006-05-24 14:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
| 06JERUSALEM2134 |
FATAH AND HAMAS MEET TO EASE TENSIONS IN GAZA AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tensions remain high in Gaza despite efforts by Fatah and Hamas to calm the situation. Clashes took place in Gaza City and a kidnapping elsewhere. The death of a PSO chief appears to be a "work accident" and not part of the ongoing clashes. Fatah and Hamas representatives me [...] |
2006-05-25 15:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC |
| 06JERUSALEM2135 |
ABBAS SETS DEADLINE FOR "NATIONAL DIALOGUE" [...] (C) Summary. Representatives from Fatah, Hamas, other Palestinian factions, and civil society convened May 25 in Ramallah and Gaza City for a two-day session of "National Dialogue." In his speech before conference delegates in Ramallah, Palestinian President Abbas (Abu Mazen) set a 10-day [...] |
2006-05-25 17:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2140 |
WFP ANTICIPATING 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN CASELOAD [...] (SBU) In a May 24 meeting, World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Country Director Jacques Higgins and West Bank Program Officer Claire Conan briefed USAID Health and Humanitarian Services Officer and EconOff on concerns about deteriorating food security in the West Bank and Gaza. Although WFP's [...] |
2006-05-26 12:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAID KWBG KPAL |
| 06JERUSALEM2150 |
INTERIOR MINISTRY PULLS BACK SOME OF ITS FORCES; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PA Interior Ministry scaled back its deployment of the HAMAS-affiliated Special Security Force in Gaza on May 26. The HAMAS commander of the force, Yusif al-Zahar, told the media that the move is intended to reduce tensions in Gaza, while noting that the Interior Minister exp [...] |
2006-05-26 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
| 06JERUSALEM2151 |
DIVERGENT REACTIONS TO ABU MAZEN'S NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Hamas has yet to articulate a consistent position on Abu Mazen's intention to hold a national referendum proposal. Fatah officials have noted the discrepancy in statements from Hamas, a division which they hope to exploit in the coming 10-day discussion period. Meanwhile, the [...] |
2006-05-26 15:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2165 |
IDF RAID IN GAZA KILLS 4 MILITANTS; INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Undercover IDF units operating in Gaza killed 4 militants and injured 8 others during a May 30 pre-dawn ambush of a PIJ cell preparing to launch Qassam rockets into Israel. The raid followed several days of increasing Qassam attacks from Gaza. Interior Minister Said Siyyam May 28 [...] |
2006-05-30 13:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
| 06JERUSALEM2170 |
NATIONAL DIALOGUE PROCEEDING [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian President Abbas agreed with Hamas representatives May 28 to divide the National Dialogue into three separate tracks: a Ramallah track on the prisoners' initiative; a Gaza track on easing Fatah-Hamas tensions; and a PLO track, possibly to take place in Cairo, on ref [...] |
2006-05-30 15:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2199 |
PRM 2006 AMBASSADORS' FUND PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) Summary. Post requests that PRM consider funding a Gaza Strip refugee camp project under the Ambassadors' Fund for Refugees program (reftel). The proposal requests USD 21,740 to support a project by the Palestinian NGO, Palestine Save the Children Foundation, to educate Palestinian wome [...] |
2006-05-31 14:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2201 |
LIVING CONDITIONS DECLINE IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: Anecdotal reports collected by ConGen FSN and USAID staff resident in Gaza indicate that Gazans have witnessed a decline in their living conditions in recent months. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), Gazans have generally pared down consumption of goods to essential [...] |
2006-05-31 15:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON ETRD PREL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2223 |
EREKAT DENOUNCES ISRAELI PLAN TO REVOKE JERUSALEM [...] (SBU) PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat June 1 faxed to the ConGen a letter addressed to NEA A/S Welch criticizing statements by Israeli Interior Minister Roni Bar-On, published in the Israeli media on May 30, threatening to revoke the residency status of three Hamas PLC members from Jerusa [...] |
2006-06-01 15:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2224 |
OCHA INCREASES EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) Citing deteriorating economic conditions, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revised its original appeal for the West Bank and Gaza upwards from USD 215 million to USD 385 million. OCHA head David Shearer said the new funding was predomina [...] |
2006-06-01 15:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF EAID ECON KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2244 |
SEVERAL KILLED AND WOUNDED IN HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic but intense clashes June 1-5 between Fatah and Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip resulted in eight Palestinians deaths and 21 injuries. Hamas gunmen on June 5 set fire to the official PBC Palestinian TV broadcasting station in Khan Yunis. Four Palestinian military wing [...] |
2006-06-05 15:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
| 06JERUSALEM2245 |
BANK OF PALESTINE PAYS SOME PA SALARIES; OTHER [...] (C) Summary: In response to instructions from the PA Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Palestine (BoP) began June 4 to deposit PA salary payments into BoP accounts of PA employees. Funds for the payments reportedly came from a PA account for domestic revenues held at the BoP's Ramallah branc [...] |
2006-06-05 15:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2246 |
ABU MAZEN, HAMAS HEADING TOWARD SHOW-DOWN OVER [...] (C) Summary. A show-down between Abu Mazen and Hamas is looming as the midnight June 5 deadline to reach consensus on the prisoners' initiative nears. Absent an agreement, Abu Mazen intends to proceed with a presidential decree to hold a referendum on the initiative within the next 40 days [...] |
2006-06-05 15:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2273 |
ABBAS APPOINTS NEW WEST BANK COMMANDER OF FORCE-17 [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian President Abbas (Abu Mazen) appointed Mahmud Damra to head the West Bank contingent of Force-17, a security force under the president's exclusive authority. Damra is suspected by the GOI of involvement in several lethal attacks against Israelis, including one that [...] |
2006-06-06 16:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2274 |
ABBAS DELAYS ISSUANCE OF REFERENDUM DECREE [...] (C) Summary. Following June 6 consultations between President Abbas (Abu Mazen) and the PLO Executive Committee (PLO-EC) in Ramallah, spokesmen for the president announced that he intends to delay for several days issuing a decree on holding a national referendum. The delay reportedly stem [...] |
2006-06-06 16:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2299 |
VIOLENT CLASHES CONTINUE IN GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic clashes between Hamas and Fatah-affiliated forces continued throughout the Gaza strip on June 6 and 7. Two Preventive Security Organization (PSO) members (and three construction workers) were injured June 5 as a result of an attack on PSO headquarters in Gaza City. A [...] |
2006-06-07 15:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2309 |
RISING TENSIONS AS PUBLIC HEALTHCARE WORKERS [...] (SBU) According to Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam, public healthcare workers took to the streets in separate, uncoordinated protests in Bethlehem, Nablus, and Ramallah June 6. Al-Ayyam reported that the protesters hailed from various health institutions and marched informally, carrying signs tha [...] |
2006-06-08 12:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON EAID PGOV KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2315 |
DESPITE AGREEMENT TO REDEPLOY, HAMAS SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Fatah and Hamas officials agreed June 7 to redeploy the Ministry of Interior Special Security Forces from populated areas and main thoroughfares in the Gaza Strip. Despite the agreement, UN personnel and Fatah contacts reported June 8 that SSF are still visibly present [...] |
2006-06-08 14:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2381 |
HAMAS FIRES QASSAMS INTO ISRAEL; INTENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 9 deaths of 8 Palestinian civilians by a suspected errant Israeli shell, HAMAS militants launched a barrage of Qassam rockets into Israel. In statements to the media, PM Haniyyah and other PA government spokesmen called on the international community to halt Isr [...] |
2006-06-12 16:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC |
| 06JERUSALEM2391 |
PA ADVISOR AKRAM HANIYYAH ON POLITICAL STATE OF [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Senior PA Advisor and "al-Ayyam" editor Akram Haniyyah told visiting NEA A/S Welch, the Consul General, and NSC/IPA LoGerfo on June 7 that President Abbas (Abu Mazen) is in a strong political position following his decision to call for a referendum on the prisoners' initiative. [...] |
2006-06-13 07:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAL KWBG PREL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2399 |
INTENSE FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES; AT LEAST 9 KILLED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Violent clashes between Fatah and Hamas groups continued in Gaza on June 12, spreading to the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Nablus and Salfit. Two people were killed in Gaza as a result of these clashes. There were no fatalities or major injuries in the West Bank incidents, but [...] |
2006-06-13 13:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ASEC KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM240 |
SUBJECT: PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fatah and Hamas candidates in Gaza signed an agreement pledging to refrain from displaying weaponry and abide by the democratic process. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met January 18 for additional discussions regarding Jerusalem voting. During a January 18 meeting at C [...] |
2006-01-19 17:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM |
| 06JERUSALEM2402 |
WEST BANK/GAZA BANKERS SEEK TO COOPERATE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Bankers operating in the West Bank and Gaza say they are prepared to adopt new procedures to avoid a threatened cutoff of check clearing and other banking services by Israeli commercial banks. They assert that a severing of banking ties will adversely affect both the Palestinia [...] |
2006-06-13 14:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2404 |
WEST BANK/GAZA BANKERS AND MONETARY AUTHORITY HEAD [...] (C) Summary: Senior representatives of banks operating in the West Bank and Gaza Strip warned June 7 that they will cease extending credit in three months as a result of non-payment of Palestinian Authority (PA) employee salaries. Rising indebtedness of PA employees will soon require banks t [...] |
2006-06-13 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2405 |
PALESTINIAN BANKERS' SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) Senior representatives of Palestinian and regional banks operating in the West Bank and Gaza Strip expressed their security concerns to USAIDoffs and EconOffs June 7 over possible violent attacks against bank branch offices in response to non-payment of salaries (reftel). Arab Bank Regio [...] |
2006-06-13 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL KWBG JO |
| 06JERUSALEM2406 |
PLC POSTPONES DECISION ON REFERENDUM; CEC PREPARES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an emergency session of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) on June 12, HAMAS legislators challenged the legality of President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) decree calling for a July 26 referendum on the prisoners' initiative. After several hours of heated debate, the PLC ag [...] |
2006-06-13 15:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2442 |
ONGOING FATAH-HAMAS DISCUSSIONS ON PRISONERS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Abbas (Abu Mazen) reportedly agreed to continue discussions with the PA government on the prisoners' initiative during a June 13 meeting with PM Isma'il Haniyyah in Gaza. Fatah officials report that HAMAS is insisting on modifying the prisoners' document to include lang [...] |
2006-06-14 14:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2443 |
WHERE IS THE BOTTOM? PALESTINIAN STOCK MARKET [...] (SBU) Palestinian stock prices continued to fall, with the Al-Quds Index losing 4.57 percent in the week ending June 8 and closing at 540.69. The Average Daily Trading Volume (ADTV) reached USD 2.89 million compared to USD 4.01 million four weeks ago. Lotos Investment analyst Waleed Makkieh [...] |
2006-06-14 14:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2444 |
GAZA VIOLENCE AND WEST BANK UNREST CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah-Hamas violence continued in Gaza June 14, resulting in the death of a Hamas activist and the wounding of a Preventive Security Organization (PSO) official in Khan Yunis. President Mahmud Abbas condemned the June 13 Israeli air strike in Gaza that killed 11 Palestinians, in [...] |
2006-06-14 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2470 |
ABU MAZEN/HANIYYAH REACH REPORTED DEAL ON SSF; [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Isma'il Haniyyah reportedly agreed June 14 to integrate members of the HAMAS-affiliated Special Security Force (SSF) into the PA Civil Police. Presidential security sources report that the two sides have yet to agree on whether the SSF will be i [...] |
2006-06-15 15:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2471 |
PALESTINIAN BANKS CEASE TRANSACTIONS WITH THE PA [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Abed stressed recently that local banks are not transacting with the Palestinian Authority (PA) government, in observance of the Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control regulations. He noted that they are not accepting in [...] |
2006-06-15 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL KTFN KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2473 |
PRCS HEAD SAYS KEY MOU IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. During a June 14 meeting in Ramallah with Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) president Yunis al-Khatib, the Consul General encouraged al-Khatib to work diligently to resolve the outstanding issues in advance of the June 20 International Conference of the Red Cross and the [...] |
2006-06-16 04:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2485 |
FATAH GUNMEN ATTACK GOVERNMENT FACILITIES IN WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fatah gunmen June 15-16 attacked Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and governmental offices in the West Bank, and fired at the car of a HAMAS PLC member in Jenin. As of 1500L on June 16, ConGen Fatah contacts reported that HAMAS-affiliated Special Security Forces (SSF) rema [...] |
2006-06-16 15:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2486 |
PALESTINIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES WANT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian pharmaceutical companies called on donors, in a June 14 briefing, to coordinate with them on relief efforts and consider procuring Palestinian-manufactured drugs. They also asked donors to intervene with Israeli authorities to facilitate the passage of their produ [...] |
2006-06-16 15:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON EAID PGOV KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2509 |
NABIL AMR ON REFERENDUM, ABU MAZEN [...] (C) Summary. During a June 14 meeting in Ramallah with the Consul General, presidential media advisor Nabil Amr said that Abu Mazen was correct to proceed with the national referendum -- despite Amr's own objections to the prisoners' initiative -- in order to force the demise of the Hamas-l [...] |
2006-06-19 08:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2511 |
FATAH-HAMAS REPORTEDLY NARROWING DIFFERENCES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah sources reported that an agreement on the prisoners' initiative is near. Within Fatah, preliminary discussions have begun on a national unity government (NUG). The Interior Ministry Special Security Force (SSF) is still deployed in Gaza, despite reports of a June 14 agreemen [...] |
2006-06-19 15:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2545 |
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DISBURSES PARTIAL SALARIES [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority Finance Minister Abdel Razeq announced to Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members June 19 that the PA would start paying partial salaries in Gaza through the post offices that day and is considering doing so in the West Bank, as well. The local press June 20 [...] |
2006-06-20 15:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KTFN KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM256 |
HAMAS MUNICIPAL COUNCILS HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the course of the 2005 local elections, Hamas assumed leadership for several municipal councils in the West Bank and Gaza. Hamas's political priorities and strategies at the municipal level are a strong indicator of the movement's likely priorities after the Palestinian Legisl [...] |
2006-01-20 14:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM257 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Central Elections Committee (CEC) published the finalized procedures for East Jerusalem voting on January 19. President Abbas signed a decree advancing the voting period for members of the PASF by one day to begin on January 21. Dozens of East Jerusalem residents clashed wit [...] |
2006-01-20 16:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM |
| 06JERUSALEM2576 |
MUNIB AL-MASRI TOUTED AS POTENTIAL PM IN NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Amid speculation that Fatah and Hamas are nearing consensus on the prisoners' initiative, and possibly agreement on a National Unity Government (NUG), Fatah and private sector sources have suggested that prominent Nablus businessman, Munib al-Masri, is a potential candidate for [...] |
2006-06-21 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL |
| 06JERUSALEM2577 |
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DISBURSES PARTIAL SALARIES [...] (C) Palestinian dailies reported June 21 that the Palestinian Authority would start paying partial salaries to PA employees in the West Bank through post offices, and that the payment would be NIS 1,350 (USD 304) per employee for those earning NIS 1,500 to 2,500. According to relatives of PA [...] |
2006-06-21 16:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ELAB KTFN KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2598 |
TULKARM INDUSTRIES FACE BARRIERS TO MOVEMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 21 meeting with the Consul General and NEA/IPA Director, Tulkarm business leaders and the Acting Governor described how restrictions on the internal and external movement of persons and goods in the West Bank had precipitated the governorate's economic decline and im [...] |
2006-06-22 14:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND EAID PREL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2604 |
LOOKING TO PLUG IN: PALESTINIANS SEEK ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) is seeking to import electricity from Egypt and Jordan in order to reduce energy bills and diversify its supply, according to local press reports the week of June 19. 2. (SBU) (Note: The Israeli Electricity Company (IEC) generates 95 percent [...] |
2006-06-23 14:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EAID PGOV KWBG JO EG |
| 06JERUSALEM2606 |
PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN SEEKS HELP WITH [...] (C) Palestinian-American businessman Zahi Khoury (please protect) met with the Consul General and the Ambassador June 20 at the Consulate General in Jerusalem to discuss problems at the Karni/al-Mintar crossing. 2. (C) As the Chairman of the Board of the Palestinian Economic Development ( [...] |
2006-06-24 09:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2611 |
PALESTINIAN COMPANIES LEAVING THE WEST BANK AND [...] (C) Summary: Some Palestinian companies are moving their production facilities from Gaza and the West Bank to Egypt and Jordan, according to Palestinian businessmen, on account of frequent and prolonged closures of the Karni/al-Mintar crossing and limited throughput. Due to non-payment of P [...] |
2006-06-26 07:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL KWBG KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2650 |
GAZA MILITANTS ABDUCT ISRAELI SOLDIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Popular Resistance Committee (PRC) and HAMAS militants staged a brazen raid on an IDF outpost on the Israeli side of the Gaza border June 25, killing two soldiers and abducting a third. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a statement denouncing the attack as a violation of the "un [...] |
2006-06-26 15:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV PTER IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2672 |
PA EMPLOYEES STRIKE IN PROTEST OF UNPAID SALARIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) workers in the West Bank and Gaza went on strike June 22 in protest of non-payment of salaries. Municipal workers in some localities also went on strike. The PA Employees Union called off a planned June 28-29 strike due to political/security develop [...] |
2006-06-27 14:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PHUM KLAB KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2680 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Israeli ground and air forces initiated operations in Gaza late on June 27 and early on June 28. Israeli ground forces now occupy land in the southern Gaza strip, including the disused Gaza airport. Israeli aircraft damaged three bridges in central Gaza, and Palestinian contacts report l [...] |
2006-06-28 09:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2696 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) held a press conference in which they displayed a copy of the ID card of missing Israeli settler Eliyahu Asheri and threatened to kill him if IDF forces did not leave Gaza. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades has threatened additional kidnappings and rock [...] |
2006-06-28 15:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2726 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Israeli military forces have reportedly expanded their foothold in southern Gaza and moved into northern Gaza. At least four Qassam rockets were launched at an Israeli town, and IDF naval and air forces have shelled Qassam rocket launch areas. The remains of missing settler Eliyahu Asher [...] |
2006-06-29 09:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2748 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - DAMAGE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The electricity is out in 75 percent of Gaza, according to USAID Gaza-based field staff. The electricity distribution company began June 28 to rotate the available electricity to different areas in six hour shifts. The electricity shortage is also impacting hospitals, municipa [...] |
2006-06-29 13:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ENRG ECPS EPET KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2751 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) The IAF conducted an airstrike against PIJ militants in Gaza City and IDF forces continued to shell Qassam launching areas; however, Qassam rockets continued to be launched. Press reports indicate that Hamas militants blew a hole in the border wall between Gaza and Egypt, and that both E [...] |
2006-06-29 14:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2754 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: According to USAID staff in Gaza, there are no reports of critical food shortages, but Gazans are stocking up on food supplies. Hospitals and clinics have emergency supplies for 14 days. All crossings remain closed. Diesel supplies are being quickly depleted, according to a [...] |
2006-06-29 15:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAID KWBG KPAL |
| 06JERUSALEM2762 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Airstrikes in Gaza and shelling of open areas continue; IDF forces have conducted a number of raids in the West Bank. IDF ground forces have reportedly not entered northern Gaza. PA sources say that the breach blown in the Gaza/Egypt border wall has been repaired. There has been intens [...] |
2006-06-30 09:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2766 |
MGGZ01: FACTIONS CONDEMN HAMAS ARRESTS, REFUSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A full day after the June 29 arrest of approximately 90 Hamas cabinet ministers, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members, and others, Fatah and Hamas continue to condemn the Israeli action. Hamas is reportedly still working out what steps are necessary for the government [...] |
2006-06-30 11:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2769 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Political developments led the news Friday afternoon: the GOI announced the revocation of Jerusalem residency permits for four detained Hamas officials and Prime Minister Hanniyyah delivered a sermon in which he sketched out the Hamas plan for continued governance, including a proposal for [...] |
2006-06-30 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2771 |
MGGZ01- QUICK ACTION CLOSES BREECH IN WALL BETWEEN [...] (C) At 1245L on June 29, gunmen from the Popular Resistance Committees and the Hamas-affiliated Izzedine Qassam Brigades detonated a landmine along the Egypt-Gaza border, according to Khalil Khatib, a security officer in President Abbas' office (reftel). The explosion blasted out two adjace [...] |
2006-06-30 15:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2772 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 1 [...] (C) The last 24 hours have been relatively quiet in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. IDF airstrikes and shelling in the West Bank and Gaza and Palestinian mortar and rocket attacks into Israel continue, but there have been no reported injuries. The manager of the Gaza power plant told Econ Chief [...] |
2006-07-01 11:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2775 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 2 [...] (C) Israeli airstrikes over the last 24 hours damaged the Gaza office of Prime Minister Ismael Hanniyyah, among other targets. IDF forces continued their raids on Hamas-associated offices in the West Bank. Statements made by the office of President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) that blamed Hama [...] |
2006-07-02 09:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2804 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 3 [...] (C) A statement on July 3 by groups claiming responsibility for the kidnapping of IDF corporal Gilad Shalit threatened that the abduction would be a "closed case" if Palestinian prisoners are not released by 0600 on July 4; they did not elaborate on their statement. IDF forces entered nort [...] |
2006-07-03 10:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2812 |
MGGZ01: HAMAS TEMPORARILY RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a news conference on July 2, the PA Council of Ministers Secretary General announced that Prime Minister Ismail Hanniyah has entrusted the portfolios of arrested Hamas ministers to other ministers. PA Minister of Information Yusuf Rizqah stressed that there is "no political [...] |
2006-07-03 13:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2813 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 4 [...] (C) A 0600 ultimatum regarding kidnapped IDF Corporal Galid Shalit passed without any significant developments. The IDF arrested three al-Aqsa Brigades' militants implicated in the June 25 killing of Israeli settler Eliyahu Ahsheri. The PLC held an emergency session on July 3, focused on the [...] |
2006-07-04 08:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2820 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 5 [...] (C) A Qassam rocket impacted in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on July 4; the extended range, target, and timing of the attack resulted in wide press coverage and statements from Israeli political leaders; the military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility. The IDF initiated a third inc [...] |
2006-07-05 11:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2821 |
PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS COMMISSION SUSPENDS [...] (C) Ammar Dweik, the Chief Electoral Officer for the Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC), on July 5 confirmed to ConGen Poloff that the CEC had received a two-sentence letter from Abu Mazen's Chief of Staff Rafiq Husseini requesting that the CEC suspend preparations for the July [...] |
2006-07-05 15:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM2825 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 6 [...] (C) IDF forces on July 6 expanded their incursion in the northern Gaza to the three dismantled settlements that had been the site of previous Qassam rocket launches. The Israeli move follows the launching of two additional Qassam rockets, one of which came near the southern city of Ashkelon. [...] |
2006-07-06 12:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2826 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - NO FISH IN GAZA [...] (SBU) World Food Programme (WFP) Information Officer Kirstie Campbell told EconOff July 4 that the IDF continues to prohibit fishing off the coastline of Gaza and that none of the 3,000 licensed fishermen have been allowed to fish since June 25. Head of the El-Tawafeek Fishermen Association [...] |
2006-07-06 12:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS PHUM EAID KWBG KPAL |
| 06JERUSALEM2835 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 7 [...] (C) The casualty rates associated with ongoing IDF operations spiked sharply on July 6 and 7, with at least 21 Palestinians reported killed and over 65 wounded; one Israeli soldier was reported killed and several more wounded. At least eight Qassam rockets were fired, with no reported injurie [...] |
2006-07-07 10:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2852 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - IDF INCURSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID Gaza-based staff report that the IDF incursions in Gaza are directly impacting the treatment and handling of sewage in Gaza, portending negative environmental and health-related consequences. End Summary. 2. (SBU) IDF operations in northern Gaza continue to prevent [...] |
2006-07-07 14:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PHUM PREL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2853 |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION TEAM ARRIVES TO IMPLEMENT [...] (C) Summary: European Commission officials said July 5 that the Commission's Management Team to implement the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) would be fully operational in Jerusalem during the week of July 10. The Acting World Bank Country Director said the Emergency Services Support [...] |
2006-07-07 15:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON PREL PGOV KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM2854 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 8 [...] (C) ConGenoffs assisted in the transfer of 68 American citizens from Erez Crossing to the Allenby Bridge for passage to Jordan on July 8. Another 34 Amcits originally scheduled to depart Gaza either failed to bring the proper documentation for transit or failed to show up at Erez. IDF mil [...] |
2006-07-08 12:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2855 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 9 [...] (C) IDF forces appear to have withdrawn from parts of the northern Gaza strip, but remain present in the central and southern sections. An explosion near Gaza City on July 8 that killed a mother and two of her children has attracted wide media attention. Prime Minister Hanniyyah released a 5 [...] |
2006-07-09 10:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM286 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Voting by Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces continued for a third and final day, January 23, with turnout reported around 82 percent of registered voters at the conclusion of the second day of voting. ConGen contacts expect final turnout over 90 percent of registered [...] |
2006-01-23 15:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM |
| 06JERUSALEM2867 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) The IDF continues its presence in central and southern Gaza. IDF raids continue, as do Qassam rocket launches. The factions claiming responsibility for the abduction of IDF corporal Gilad Shalit told the media on July 9 that they alone control Shalit's fate, and reiterated their demands [...] |
2006-07-10 10:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2886 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF operations are continuing in central and southern Gaza. IAF air strikes on suspected Palestinian militants July 10-11 resulted in nine Palestinian deaths. One air strike near Beit Hanoun targeting gunmen instead struck Palestinian civilians, killing four. Israeli media reported t [...] |
2006-07-11 13:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM PTER |
| 06JERUSALEM2898 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF forces reportedly moved through the central section of Gaza on July 12, dividing the Gaza Strip in two. An IDF airstrike on a house near Gaza City killed seven Palestinians and wounded several others, possibly including Hamas military wing leader Mohammed Deif. Initial reports regard [...] |
2006-07-12 14:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2902 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF military action in Gaza continued on July 12-13, although news coverage was overshadowed by the developing situation on the Israeli-Lebanese border. PA sources list 26 Palestinians killed on July 12, including the family that died in the IDF attack that reportedly wounded Hamas milita [...] |
2006-07-13 12:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2919 |
AMID PALESTINIAN JUBILATION, ABU MAZEN CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian public reaction to the July 12 Hezbollah attack and kidnapping of two IDF soldiers was immediate and overwhelmingly positive. Hamas praised the Hezbollah attack and called for a unification of efforts to attain the release of Palestinian and Arab prisoners. The P [...] |
2006-07-13 15:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2937 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) Violence declined in Gaza on July 13-14, in comparison to previous days. Palestinian gunmen and activists attempted to force open the Rafah border crossing on July 13, but were dispersed by the Palestinian Presidential Guard. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) told the press July 13 that the f [...] |
2006-07-14 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2940 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) Palestinian gunmen blew open a six-meter hole in the wall separating Gaza from Egypt near the Rafah crossing on the evening of July 14, enabling close to 3,000 Palestinians to cross from Egypt into Gaza. At least one Egyptian security officer was injured in the exchange of gunfire; Eg [...] |
2006-07-15 10:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM2941 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) The majority of IDF activities appear oriented to the Israel/Lebanon border area. 2. (SBU) In Gaza military developments, there was an IDF strike near Beit Hanoun on July 16 ; apparently an Israeli UAV opened fire on a group of Hamas gunmen firing at Israeli tanks across the fence line. [...] |
2006-07-16 08:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM3001 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF forces reentered northern Gaza on July 17; at least two Palestinians have been reported killed in this latest incursion. IAF aircraft struck government buildings, and supported ongoing operations in northern Gaza. There were approximately 15 Qassam launches from Gaza, with damage but [...] |
2006-07-17 10:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM3005 |
PLO ENVOYS RETURN EMPTY-HANDED FROM DAMASCUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two PLO envoys traveled to Damascus on July 9 in order to deal with the crisis that began with the kidnapping of IDF Corporal Gilad Shalit on June 25. The envoys met with Syrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa', Syrian Ba'ath officials, the Democratic Front for the Liberation o [...] |
2006-07-17 11:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL ASEC IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3022 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) The Rafah crossing opened July 18 to allow 2,000-3,000 Palestinians on the Egyptian side of the crossing to enter Gaza. Palestinian contacts report that more than 700 Palestinians transited into Gaza as of 1300 local. The IDF July 18 withdrew from parts of Beit Hanoun following its Ju [...] |
2006-07-18 11:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM3029 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) Approximately 100 American citizens left Gaza on July 19. Approximately 5,200 Palestinians passed through the Rafah crossing into Gaza on July 18. The IDF July 19 launched a large incursion into the al-Maghazi refugee camp, killing six Palestinians, including civilians, with at least 50 [...] |
2006-07-19 13:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM3080 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 20 SITREP [...] (C) One hundred and three American citizens were evacuated from Gaza to Amman on July 19. IDF operations in the central Gaza Strip continued on July 20, killing two and wounding four. In Nablus, the IDF continued an operation against the main PA security forces compound. Palestinian Presid [...] |
2006-07-20 15:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3082 |
EUROPEAN UNION TEAM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TEMPORARY [...] (C) Summary: According to the head of the management unit implementing the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM), the European Union plans to support the World Bank's Emergency Services Support Program (ESSP) under Window I starting in an early August. Under Window II, the European Commissi [...] |
2006-07-20 16:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON PREL PGOV KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3093 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 21 SITREP [...] (C) Israeli Defense Forces withdrew from the al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza on July 21 after a three-day operation that left 16 Palestinians dead and approximately 130 wounded. In Nablus, the IDF continued its operation against the PA headquarters complex. Two Qassams were fired from Gaza i [...] |
2006-07-21 13:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3096 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 22 SITREP [...] (C) Events in Gaza and the West Bank have been quieter than in previous days. The IDF ended its multi-day operation in Nablus, after demolishing a number of PA security buildings. One of the wanted Palestinians was reportedly pulled alive from the wreckage following the IDF departure. Presid [...] |
2006-07-22 08:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3100 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 23 SITREP [...] (C) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continued arrest operations in the West Bank and small incursions into the Gaza Strip on July 22-23, and Qassam rockets continued to be launched from Gaza into the western Negev and Sderot. Media reports that Palestinian factions in Gaza had reached agree [...] |
2006-07-23 11:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3129 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 24 SITREP [...] (C) There continued to be isolated incidents of violence in Gaza July 23-24, with reports of three Palestinian fatalities. The IDF arrested 20 Palestinians in the West Bank on July 24. 11 Qassams were launched from Gaza into Israel on July 23, and an additional three were launched on July 2 [...] |
2006-07-24 12:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3163 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 25 SITREP [...] (C) There continued to be incidents of violence in Gaza, July 24-25, with reports of six Palestinian fatalities. The IDF arrested 12 Palestinians in the West Bank July 24. At least four Qassam rockets were launched at the western Negev and Sderot July 24, and another three were launched, as [...] |
2006-07-25 14:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3178 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 26 SITREP [...] (SBU) Heavy fighting between IDF forces and Palestinian factions in Gaza is ongoing, with reports of at least 14 Palestinian fatalities. At least nine Qassam rockets were launched into Israel, as of 1500 local July 26. Local media gave prominent coverage to Secretary Rice's meeting with PA [...] |
2006-07-26 12:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3221 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (SBU) At least 28 Palestinians have died since July 26, including civilians, during an IDF incursion into the Shijaya and surrounding neighborhoods in Gaza City. According to medical sources, at least 80 Palestinians have sustained injuries during the operation, which is ongoing as of 1400 [...] |
2006-07-27 12:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3238 |
ABU MAZEN DISBURSES PAYMENTS; TEMPORARY [...] (C) Summary: The Office of PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) began disbursing USD 91 million in payments to suppliers, PA employees and pensioners, social hardship cases, and the unemployed on July 23. According to the President's Office, payments were not disbursed to PLC members, PA ministers, [...] |
2006-07-28 12:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID KTFN KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM324 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior Fatah activist associated with Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) candidate Ghassan Shakaa was killed in Nablus early on January 24, reportedly by gunmen associated with rival Fatah leader Jamal al-Tirawi. Large Fatah and Hamas rallies on January 23 marked the officia [...] |
2006-01-24 17:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM |
| 06JERUSALEM3241 |
MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (SBU) IDF units withdrew from the Shijaya neighborhood of Gaza City on the morning of July 28. At least 30 Palestinians died during the three-day incursion, including one PRC gunmen, two HAMAS military-wing activists, and several civilians, including a 73-year old woman and 13-year old boy. [...] |
2006-07-28 14:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3252 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 31 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post is working with Embassies Tel Aviv and Cairo to facilitate the departure of approximately 80 Americans from Gaza via the Rafah crossing on August 1. Palestinian Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat confirmed to the Consul General on July 31 that he was informed by Government of Israel [...] |
2006-07-31 13:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM3313 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) The Rafah crossing did not open as planned on August 1 in order to allow more time for coordination among the concerned parties. As a result, the planned departure from Gaza of approximately 77 Americans and 10 PD grantees was also delayed. Post is attempting to facilitate the trans [...] |
2006-08-01 13:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM3316 |
ISRAELI HIGH COURT TO ALLOW TEMPLE MOUNT FAITHFUL [...] (C) Jerusalem attorney Danny Seidemann confirmed to ConGen Poloff an August 1 decision by the Israeli High Court to grant entry by the Temple Mount Faithful -- an extreme right-wing Israeli group dedicated to rebuilding the Jewish temple on the site of the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount in the [...] |
2006-08-01 15:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3347 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 2 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post is coordinating with Embassies Tel Aviv and Amman to facilitate the departure from Gaza on August 3 of approximately 80 Americans and 10 PD grantees via the Erez crossing and onward to Jordan. 2. (SBU) IDF shelling and rocket fire into northern and southern Gaza on August 1 [...] |
2006-08-02 11:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM3357 |
ISRAELI POLICE PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE CLASHES IN [...] (C) Israeli police in Jerusalem are preparing for possible confrontations with Jewish and Muslim protesters on August 3 in the wake of the August 2 Israeli High Court decision to allow members of the Temple Mount Faithful (TMF) to enter the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount (reftel). Visitation [...] |
2006-08-02 14:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3358 |
IMPENDING HOME DEMOLITION DRAWS APPEALS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli and international human rights activists have appealed to the Jerusalem municipality to prevent the scheduled demolition of an East Jerusalem home. The municipality has so far rejected the appeals to cancel the demolition order, arguing that the house was built illegall [...] |
2006-08-02 14:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM338 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) Con Gen election observers report elections proceeding smoothly in Jerusalem and Ramallah in the first hours of voting. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), speaking to the media, commended the ongoing polling and described the events as "an election festival." Three polling stations i [...] |
2006-01-25 09:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM |
| 06JERUSALEM340 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) As of 12:30 pm local time, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections continued to go smoothly. There was media coverage of PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Hamas leader Mohammed Zahar casting votes in their respective locations. There continued to be reports of some votin [...] |
2006-01-25 12:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3403 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 3 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post facilitated the departure of 49 Americans from Gaza on August 3 via the Erez crossing enroute to Jordan through the Allenby Bridge. The departure of 10 Public Diplomacy grantees has been deferred. 2. (SBU) Israeli police closed the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount to all non-Musl [...] |
2006-08-03 14:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3415 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 4 SITREP [...] SUMMARY: Three Palestinians were killed and two wounded August 4 as a result of IDF operations in Gaza. In the West Bank, the IDF arrested 11 Palestinians. The Rafah crossing remains closed as of August 4, but the Karni/al-Mintar and Nahal Oz crossings are operational. Nine of ten electric [...] |
2006-08-04 14:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3435 |
EREKAT REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO SECURE RELEASE [...] (C) PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat August 6 faxed to the ConGen a letter addressed to NEA A/S Welch denouncing the August 5 IDF arrest in Ramallah of Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Speaker Aziz Dweik. Erekat called the Consul General on August 6 to ask if the USG would intervene w [...] |
2006-08-07 11:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3439 |
LIVING CONDITIONS IN GAZA CONTINUE TO DECLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Anecdotal reports collected by ConGen FSN and USAID staff resident in Gaza indicate that living conditions in Gaza continue to decline. Electricity and water are in short supply, in addition to food, fuel, credit and overall economic opportunity. Electricity imports from Isr [...] |
2006-08-07 13:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON EAID PREL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3440 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 7 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. The IDF concluded a three-day operation on August 6 in southern Gaza that resulted in 17 Palestinians killed, including seven civilians. Palestinian militants fired Qassam rockets the evening of August 5, resulting in no injuries or damage. Palestinian gunmen shot and kille [...] |
2006-08-07 14:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM345 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) As of 2:30 pm local time, PLC elections continued to go smoothly with 45 percent voter turnout in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip after seven and a half hours of voting. CEC Chairman Hanna Nasser estimated that voter turnout would be 75-80 percent by the end of the day and predicted that [...] |
2006-01-25 14:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KDEM KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3464 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 8 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gaza was generally quiet overnight August 7-8. Five Qassam rockets were launched from Gaza into Israel, but there were no reported injuries or damage. In the West Bank, IDF forces arrested three wanted Palestinians. Several staff members at the PA Prime Minister's office in [...] |
2006-08-08 14:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM347 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) As of 6:00 pm local time, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections continued to go smoothly with only sporadic reports of violence. The Central Elections Commission reported voter turnout at 64.7 percent with 810,000 voting in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Slow lines at East Jerusa [...] |
2006-01-25 17:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS ASEC KDEM KPAL KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM348 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) As of 9:00 pm local time, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections continued to go smoothly in most areas, with nearly 81 percent voter turnout in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after over 12 hours of voting. The CEC determined that there would not be an overall extension of the votin [...] |
2006-01-25 20:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV |
| 06JERUSALEM349 |
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As of midnight on Election Day, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) was counting votes with preliminary results not expected until later on January 26. Polls in Jerusalem closed at 2100L, two hours after the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The election was notably free of serious vo [...] |
2006-01-25 22:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL |
| 06JERUSALEM3519 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 9 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Three Qassam rockets were fired from northern Gaza into Israel on August 8. The IDF responded with shelling, resulting in at least two injuries. In the West Bank, an Israeli air strike August 9 in the Jenin refugee camp killed two Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) activists, [...] |
2006-08-09 14:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 06JERUSALEM3540 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 10 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence continued in the Gaza Strip on August 9-10. Three Palestinians, including a five-year old girl, were killed and two homes destroyed in separate Israeli Air Force strikes. In the West Bank, Israeli forces arrested 13 people on August 9-10. The Rafah, the Ka [...] |
2006-08-10 13:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3555 |
ABU MAZEN'S OFFICE BUYS TRANSFORMERS FROM EGYPT [...] (C) PA President Abbas' office authorized the purchase August 3 of seven power transformers from Egypt with USD 1.8 million provided by the Arab League to the Egyptian Electric Company, according to the UN Special Coordinator's Office (UNSCO) and press reports. These transformers are to repla [...] |
2006-08-11 11:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN EAID KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3560 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 11 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli military operations destroyed three homes in Gaza on August 10-11; there were no reports of fatalities. An Italian tourist was stabbed to death in Jerusalem on August 10 in what Israeli officials are describing as a "possible terror attack." In the West Bank, three P [...] |
2006-08-11 13:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CASC ASEC KPAL KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3561 |
FRUSTRATION GROWING WITH ABU MAZEN WITHIN [...] (C) Summary. Criticism is growing within Palestinian circles over President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) political strategy. ConGen contacts within Fatah and the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) have also expressed frustration with Abu Mazen's decision to conduct a multiple country tour in the [...] |
2006-08-11 13:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3563 |
TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM DISBURSES [...] (C) The European Commission, through the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM), completed disbursement, over the last 10 days, of the first tranche of allowances to PA health sector workers. The allowances were disbursed through commercial banks and did not go to any PA Health Ministry emp [...] |
2006-08-11 16:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID KTFN KWBG |
| 06JERUSALEM3593 |
DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 TO PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) The Consul General delivered reftel points regarding UN Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for the full cessation of hostilities in Lebanon to PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat on August 12 in Jerusalem. Erekat said he would deliver a copy of the Security Council resolution to [...] |
2006-08-14 13:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG PHUM UN UNSC IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3595 |
ISRAELI ARAB FLIGHT A BOON TO BETHLEHEM ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: The influx of as many as 1,500 Israeli Arabs fleeing Hizballah rockets provided a significant boost to Bethlehem's beleaguered economy. During the past month, hotel occupancy rates and sales at restaurants and food markets dramatically increased, thus more than offsetting the [...] |
2006-08-14 14:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND CASC KWBG IS |
| 06JERUSALEM3596 |
MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 14 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Low level violence in Gaza continued over the weekend, August 11-13, with no reported Qassam rocket fire. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the firing of two rockets on August 14 from northern Gaza toward Ashkelon. Israeli media reported some l [...] |
2006-08-14 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL |