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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 08JERUSALEM1613 |
HAMAS RAIDS CENTRAL ELECTIONS OFFICE IN GAZA, TWICE [...] (C) Summary. Hamas Executive Force twice raided the Central Elections Commission's (CEC) Gaza branch August 26-28, removing three staff members for off-site interrogation, confiscating the cellular phone of one staff member, and seizing keys to the CEC's Gaza warehouse to conduct an "invento [...] |
2008-08-28 14:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1614 |
BEIT SAHOUR HOPING FOR ISRAELI APPROVAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs visited the West Bank village of Beit Sahour, where NGO Cure International wants to build a children's hospital on Area C land. According to Beit Sahour Mayor Hani al-Hayek, GOI Civil Administration officials support the project. The proposed hospital site is near the [...] |
2008-08-28 15:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1615 |
NEW BARRIER ROUTE AROUND MA'ALE ADUMIM LEAVES WEST [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem attorney Shlomo Lecker told PolOff that a new barrier route around Ma'ale Adumim leaves 4,000 dunums (about 1,000 acres) of land outside the area enclosed by the barrier, but still effectively cuts the West Bank in two and separates Palestinians from Jerusalem. Abu Di [...] |
2008-08-28 15:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1616 |
JERUSALEM CONTACTS DISCUSS MUGHRABI GATE RAMP [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian officials in press and privately criticized alleged Israeli plans for the Mughrabi Gate entrance to the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. A Waqf official said the Jerusalem District Committee's guidance for construction is too ambiguous, and that unilateral Israeli acti [...] |
2008-08-28 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KISL KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL |
| 08JERUSALEM1621 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/29): PEACE NEGOTIATIONS - [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "The Return and not the Permanent Resettlement" (8/29): "[T]he declarations of the [Palestinian Authority] President Mahmoud Abbas in Beirut confirm...that the Palestinian refugees object to the idea of permanent resettlement [in Lebanon]...and t [...] |
2008-08-29 08:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1627 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/02): WHITHER INTERNAL [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial by Gaza political scientist Dr. Naji Sadiq Sharab, entitled, "Whither the [Internal] Division..." (9/02): "[T]his internal division [between Fatah and Hamas]...will mean the disappearance of the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state ... it strips [...] |
2008-09-02 10:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1634 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/03): DEBATING THE ROLE OF ARAB [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "A Dangerous Legal Precedent" (9/03): "According to news reports, an American court has issued a ruling to impose a heavy fine on the Palestinian Authority for the 1996 killing of an Israeli-American by Hamas. This has established a (new) legal p [...] |
2008-09-03 09:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1640 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/04): INTERNATIONAL CHANGES AND [...] Independent Al-Quds editorialized in "Special Damascus Summit," (9/4): "Today in Damascus a special quartet summit (which includes French President Sarkozy, President Assad of Syria, Amir of Qatar Al Thani, and Turkish PM Erdogan) is held... The convening of this summit by itself is considered [...] |
2008-09-04 06:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1644 |
GAZA: HIGH PARTICIPATION RATES IN PUBLIC SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza public sector labor strike that began on August 30 has been extended to at least September 9. Participation rates have been high - an estimated 90 percent among teachers and 50 percent among health care workers. PA officials and labor leaders told Econoffs that Gaza's p [...] |
2008-09-04 11:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PTER EFIN PGOV KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM1651 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/05): INTERNAL PALESTINIAN [...] Wadi' Abu Nassar, Executive Director of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops in the Holy Land, opines in independent Al-Quds under the headline "An agreement to show off, not to implement" (09/05): "Recently, American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice concluded her 17th visit to the Middle East [...] |
2008-09-05 10:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1658 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/08): INTERNAL DIVISION COLORS [...] Independent Al-Quds editorialized in "We are not in Need of More Division," (9/8): "Once again, division in the Palestinian arena has resurfaced in the expression of political positions related to the teachers' strike in the Gaza Strip. This is, of course, not a political issue because the te [...] |
2008-09-08 10:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM168 |
GAZA: FUEL DELIVERIES MADE; COURT DECISION SPURS [...] (SBU) Summary: Restricted fuel deliveries were made into Gaza on January 31. Municipal water authorities reported that at least 80 percent of the water and sewage pumps should be operational February 1, as an agreement was reached regarding fuel deliveries within Gaza. The Gaza Power Plant [...] |
2008-01-31 15:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM1681 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/09): CONTINUED PALESTINIAN [...] Independent Al-Quds editorializes in "The strikes..." (9/8): "We are experiencing extraordinary, catastrophic conditions in all aspects of our political, economic and daily lives. The on-going JERUSALEM 00001681 002 OF 002 strike [by teachers and health care workers] is increasing the [...] |
2008-09-09 09:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1682 |
OVERVIEW OF HAMAS FINANCES IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary: Gaza businessmen told Econoffs that the Gaza economy produces around USD 500,000/month in value added taxes, import duties and utility payments for the Hamas government. This is a small fraction of the Hamas-controlled government's budget in Gaza, which has consistently been la [...] |
2008-09-09 14:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR PA IS PHUM KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM1685 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/10): ALTERNATIVES TO THE [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial by daily columnist Dr. Hasan Abdullah entitled, "The success of Cairo talks Could save our communal ship from sinking" (9/10): "[C]airo talks must lead to an agreement...the agreement should pave the way for presidential and legislative Palestinian electio [...] |
2008-09-10 10:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1688 |
LEAVY VETTING FOR USG-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, Post requests clearance to send the following members of the National Security Forces (NSF) and Presidential Guard (PG) to USG-funded training in the West Bank and Jordan: Name [...] |
2008-09-10 14:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1689 |
HAMAS CONTINUES TO JAIL SENIOR PA, FATAH OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. About 100 Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah officials, including the Governors of Gaza and Khan Yunis, remain jailed by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, without a legal basis for their detention or institutional process to review their status. Senior Hamas spokesmen have previously [...] |
2008-09-10 14:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM169 |
UNIONS STRIKE IN REACTION TO PM FAYYAD'S [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) now requires West Bank residents to show proof of having paid their water and electricity bills, and municipal taxes prior to receiving basic government services. Public sector employee associations are staging strikes demanding that the PA rescind [...] |
2008-01-31 15:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM1691 |
PA SECURITY CHIEFS: NO CHANGES IN IDF INCURSIONS; [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the PA National Security Forces (NSF) commander and Jenin security chiefs, IDF incursions into Jenin have continued at generally the same levels since the beginning of 2008, except for a brief reduction in May 2008, when IDF incursions dropped to about half the ave [...] |
2008-09-10 14:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV IS PREL PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1692 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/11): "ENDLESS NEGOTIATIONS ARE [...] Independent Al-Ayyam runs an editorial by daily columnist Abdullah Awwad entitled, "What comes after Negotiations?!" (9/11): "[T]he conflict in Palestine since the beginning [has been a]... conflict rooted in several clashes: between an old and new history...between the geographic contours of [...] |
2008-09-11 09:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1697 |
GAZA PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE EXTENDED TO 9/16 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza public sector labor strike has been extended to at least September 16, according to union leaders. Participation rates are 80 percent among teachers and around 40 percent among health care workers. PA contacts said that the Hamas-led government has reacted by jailing [...] |
2008-09-11 14:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PTER EFIN PGOV KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM1698 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/12): Heightened Speculation [...] Under the title, "The Seventh Anniversary of September 11" (9/12), the independent Al-Quds argues in its main editorial: JERUSALEM 00001698 002 OF 002 "Against the background of the September 11 attacks, the Palestinian issue remained on the margins of developments for the first seven [...] |
2008-09-12 07:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM171 |
ABU MAZEN WITH LTG FRASER: FAYYAD IS ROADMAP POINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) told LTG William Fraser January 29 that the PA is ready to operate the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, but he is skeptical that Hamas will accept this arrangement. He identified PM Salam Fayyad as LTG Fraser's principal interlocutor [...] |
2008-02-01 09:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1710 |
YITZHAR AND YAD YAIR SETTLERS COORDINATE TO ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, settlers attacked Civil Administration officials and IDF soldiers who sought to remove building materials from the West Bank outpost of Yad Yair. Following skirmishes at the outpost, settlers across the northern West Bank organized a march on the nearby IDF ba [...] |
2008-09-12 14:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1712 |
IDF DEMOLISHES 32 STRUCTURES IN AL-MUARRAJAT [...] (C) Summary. The IDF demolished 32 bedouin structures east of Ramallah on September 9 in the second significant West Bank demolition in a month. End summary. 2. (SBU) On September 9, IDF soldiers demolished 32 structures in the al-Muarrajat bedouin encampment, south of route 449 between [...] |
2008-09-12 14:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PREF PHUM KPAL KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1716 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/15): A "MULTIPOLAR" WORLD AND [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its main editorial under the title, "Partition on the Basis of International Legitimacy"(09/15): "in a statement seldom made by Israeli leaders, Premier Ehud Olmert said [on September 14] in an address to his government, that the dream of Greater Israel has ended [fore [...] |
2008-09-15 08:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1719 |
IDF TENTATIVELY APPROVES 150 NSF TROOPS FOR [...] (C) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) West Bank Commander Diab al-Ali Abu al-Fatah told PolSpec that the IDF has tentatively approved the transfer of 150 NSF officers to Hebron. The IDF also approved three new Palestinian police stations in villages near Janin. End Summary. IDF OFF [...] |
2008-09-15 13:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM172 |
PM FAYYAD TALKS ROAD MAP WITH LTG FRASER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Salam Fayyad told LTG William Fraser January 29 that freezing settlement construction is the top Palestinian priority for Roadmap implementation. He said the PA will be pragmatic and also seriously address Israeli security concerns. He urged GoI compliance with the obligati [...] |
2008-02-01 09:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PINS IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1721 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/16): DISCUSSING THE LEGITIMACY [...] Under the title, "Required... Exit From Useless Debate", Al-Quds independent opines in its main editorial (09/16): "The debate over JERUSALEM 00001721 002 OF 002 President Mahmud Abbas' remaining time in office is heating up over the issue of whether it will end on January 9 or at the e [...] |
2008-09-16 10:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1729 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/17): "ONE NATIONAL VISION AND [...] Al-Quds independent writes in its main editorial entitled "Cairo Dialogue is an Opportunity Not to Be Wasted" (09/17): "Fatah and Hamas, or more precisely, the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Government in Gaza, should benefit from this [one-time] opportunity. Dialogue should place [...] |
2008-09-17 09:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1730 |
NABLUS, QALQILIYA OPEN TO ISRAELI ARAB CARS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Since early September, the IDF has allowed Israeli-plated vehicles driven by Israeli Arabs to enter the cities of Nablus and Qalqiliya, providing some economic benefits in the cities. Jenin remains closed to Israeli vehicular traffic, but open for pedestrians. End summary. I [...] |
2008-09-17 10:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ECON KPAL KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1735 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/18): THE "PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-18 07:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1738 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR USG TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Vetting requirements, post requests clearance to send the following to USG-funded training to be held in Jericho: Hasan Muneer Hasan Issa DOB: 06/25/1970 POB: Kuwait ID: 912353703 Walid Marzouk Mohammad Salhi DOB [...] |
2008-09-18 08:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM1739 |
CLASHES BETWEEN YITZHAR SETTLERS AND ASIRA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 13, clashes occurred between Yitzhar (near Nablus) settlers and Palestinians in the village of Asira al-Qabaliyah. Police have not yet arrested any Palestinians or settlers. The settlers said they were responding to an arson attack against a caravan and the knifin [...] |
2008-09-18 14:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1745 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/19): PREDICTIONS ABOUT LIVNI [...] The main editorial in Al-Quds independent runs under the title "The Ramifications of Livni's Win of the Leadership of Kadima" (09/19): "Palestinians have always dealt with Israeli political developments on the basis of them being an internal issue that chiefly concern Israelis only. The Pale [...] |
2008-09-19 08:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1747 |
CANDIDATE LISTS SHAPING UP FOR JERUSALEM'S MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem's Haredi (ultra-orthodox) community is still considering three contenders for the November 11 mayoral elections, but expects to settle on a single candidate in advance of the campaign. Many see MK Porush, anointed as the United Torah Judaism Party (UTJ) candidate in a [...] |
2008-09-19 13:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1748 |
FARMERS FRET OVER FALL OLIVE HARVEST PERMITS [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian farmers living along the separation barrier in the northern West Bank have expressed concern over GOI restrictions on permits to cross agricultural gates in the barrier. These restrictions would hamper their efforts to bring in the olive harvest, a significant sou [...] |
2008-09-19 14:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS ECON KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM175 |
PA POLICE RAID COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENT LABS IN HEBRON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent months, PA Police have disrupted several visa fraud rings in the West Bank. They briefly detained and released two individuals suspected of creating and selling counterfeit documents for U.S. visa interviews. The two were among five questioned after ConGenOffs provided [...] |
2008-02-01 15:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS KFRD PREL ASEC KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM1753 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/22): THE UN, THE INTERNATIONAL [...] Al-Quds independent argues in its main editorial under the title, "International Responsibility" (09/22): [I]nternal political crises in Israel... directly impact the Palestinian issue and efforts to reach a solution [to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict]... How much longer will the internation [...] |
2008-09-22 08:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1757 |
MINISTRY OF AWQAF HOPES SAUDIS WILL DISTRIBUTE [...] (C) Summary. The PA Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs called for USG pressure on Saudi Arabia to distribute Hajj visas to Gazans through the Ministry rather than through HAMAS. Doing so would help the PA, he said. He added that the PA wants Gazans to depart through Jordan, not Egypt. Th [...] |
2008-09-22 13:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KISL IS SA |
| 08JERUSALEM1758 |
FRANCISCANS SAY ISRAEL BREACHING STATUS QUO [...] (C) Summary. The Franciscan (Catholic) Custos of the Holy Land has formally complained to the GoI about breaches in the status quo regarding holy places, and his representative has requested that the USG press the GoI to protect Jerusalem's Christian holy sites. According to the Custos, an [...] |
2008-09-22 14:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1759 |
ARIEL MAYOR: SETTLEMENT POPULATION "STEADY BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ariel Mayor Ron Nachman told Poloff September 17 that his secular settlement is "struggling" to grow and has not received construction approvals. He said he will sue the GOI if it includes Ariel in permanent status negotiations. Unlike other Nablus area settlers, Ariel's popu [...] |
2008-09-22 16:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1760 |
SETTLERS RIOT AND BURN OLIVE TREES IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 18, in response to the IDF removal of structures at Yad Yair near Dolev settlement, north of Ramallah, settlers burned olive trees, hurled rocks, and blocked roads near Nablus, Ramallah, and Hebron. On September 19, Poloff saw an increased police and IDF presence [...] |
2008-09-22 16:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1765 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/23): "EAST JERUSALEM [...] The main editorial of Al-Quds independent argues under the title, "Judaization plans are Non-Stop As Are Efforts to Launch Dialogue?!!" (09/23): "A few days ago construction started near the Magreb Gate [Old City, Jerusalem] to build, it seems, settlement neighborhoods. There is also the iss [...] |
2008-09-23 07:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1783 |
ARMED PALESTINIAN BOY SHOT DEAD WHILE APPROACHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Early September 20, IDF troops shot and killed a 14-year-old boy as he approached Yitzhar settlement with a Molotov cocktail and a knife. IDF video released to the press shows the boy attempting to light a bomb and the IDF firing on him. Asira al-Qabaliyah's village council to [...] |
2008-09-23 14:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PHUM PTER KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1786 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/24): PALESTINIANS SEE [...] In its main editorial, Al-Quds independent argues under the title, "The Series of 'Accidents' in Jerusalem" (09/24): "The day before yesterday, news reported an accident in West Jerusalem where a Palestinian Jerusalemite ran over a number of pedestrians on one of the city's sidewalks. The acc [...] |
2008-09-24 11:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1791 |
MOI AL-YAHYA FORMALLY TO REQUEST HEBRON DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Interior Al-Yahya told USSC LTG Dayton September 16 that the PA has verbal GOI approval to deploy 150 National Security Force (NSF) troops to Hebron and now seeks the approval in writing. Al-Yahya requested USG assistance to obtain Israeli permission to garrison the 3 [...] |
2008-09-25 05:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KWBG PGOV PREL MASS |
| 08JERUSALEM1792 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/25): CALL FOR A MEDIA AND [...] Under the title, "A Comprehensive Truce, not an Escalation of Disputes, is a Must Before Launching Dialogue", independent Al-Quds argues in its main editorial (09/25): "The success of [internal Palestinian] dialogue does not depend on Egyptian intentions or... the increased support of the Arab [...] |
2008-09-25 08:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1795 |
UPDATE ON WATANIYA MOBILE LAUNCH IN THE WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: Wataniya made its first license payment to the PA, according to its CEO, who added that the bulk of the company's network equipment should arrive on October 4. The company's launch is scheduled for February/March 2009. Wataniya is still awaiting a GOI network construction licens [...] |
2008-09-25 14:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1802 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/26): PRESIDENT BUSH'S LEGACY [...] In its main editorial, Al-Quds independent opines under the title "Ideas Alone are not Enough" (09/26): "History will judge the presidency of George W. Bush... It was a period full of overseas wars and emergency laws to monitor terrorist suspects and a JERUSALEM 00001802 002 OF 002 re [...] |
2008-09-26 09:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1803 |
BILIN RESIDENTS WILL CONTEST LATEST IDF BARRIER [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, in response to an Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) order, the GOI presented a new plan to re-route the separation barrier between the Palestinian village of Bilin and the Israeli settlement of Modiin Illit. Village residents criticized the latest plan and in [...] |
2008-09-26 10:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1808 |
SETTLERS REACT TO ATTACK ON ISRAELI PROFESSOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the September 24 pipe bomb attack that wounded Israeli professor Zeev Sternhell at his Jerusalem home and the discovery of leaflets threatening Peace Now representatives at the scene (reftel), settlers condemned the attack and denied involvement. They blamed the medi [...] |
2008-09-26 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1809 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/29): INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON [...] Under the title "So that we don't drown in shallow water," regular columnist Talal Okal opines in independent Al-Ayyam (9/29): JERUSALEM 00001809 003 OF 003 "Does Bush have the ability to make decisions in the time remaining before January of next year? Or, will he and his administrati [...] |
2008-09-29 10:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1823 |
JERUSALEM-BASED NGO REQUESTS SUPPORT TO REMOVE [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Abu Majirah say they have been cut off from their center of life by the separation barrier, and that the IDF controls access to their neighborhood via checkpoints. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) may su [...] |
2008-09-29 13:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1824 |
PA JUSTICE SECTOR EFFORTS PROGRESSING IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the May 29 signing of its Justice Sector Strategy (JSS), the PA has progressed in implementing several areas of the plan: infrastructure, staffing, and case backlog reduction. PM Fayyad highlighted this progress in recent press statements (ref A). End Summary. Infras [...] |
2008-09-29 14:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID KWBG KPAL CA IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1829 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/02): BUSH-ABBAS MEETING - [...] Independent Ma'an online news agency publishes an article about the recent White House meeting between President Bush and Palestinian Authority President Abbas, written by political advisor to Abbas, Ahmad Abdul Rahman(10/02): "[I]t was just a protocol farewell meeting, nothing more, since M [...] |
2008-10-02 09:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1830 |
CORRECTED COPY - JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/02): [...] Independent Ma'an online news agency publishes an article about the recent White House meeting between President Bush and Palestinian Authority President Abbas, written by political advisor to Abbas, Ahmad Abdul Rahman(10/02): "[I]t was just a protocol farewell meeting, nothing more, since M [...] |
2008-10-02 09:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1831 |
FATAH AND HAMAS RELEASE PRISONERS FOR EID AL-FITR [...] (C) Summary. On September 30, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released 38 West Bank HAMAS activists, reciprocating HAMAS's release September 29 of roughly 30 Fatah members in the Gaza Strip. PASF officials report that the released activists have no proven ties to the HAMAS military wing. End [...] |
2008-10-02 14:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1832 |
PALESTINIAN TELECOM: PA WANTS WIMAX FREQUENCY [...] (C) Summary: In May, the PA formally requested GOI allocation of frequency spectrum that would allow the deployment of broadband WiMax internet capabilities in the West Bank. PA telecom contacts say that WiMax technology will enhance competition in the telecom sector and produce revenue for [...] |
2008-10-03 09:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1833 |
CORRECTED COPY - JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/03): THE [...] Regular columnist Mohamad Yaghy opined in Al Ayyam under the title, "The peace process in the American elections" (10/03): "[T]he differences between the positions of the American presidential candidates regarding the [Palestinian-Israeli] peace process is somewhat unclear ....both of them hav [...] |
2008-10-03 11:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1840 |
PA PAYS SEPTEMBER SALARIES EARLY; GAZA CASH [...] (C) Summary: With the help of Saudi and Kuwaiti budget support, the Palestinian Authority (PA) paid public sector salaries on time for August and September, while continuing to pay down wage arrears owed to its employees. The PA has now paid more than USD 300 million in back salaries in 2008 [...] |
2008-10-03 14:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1841 |
ADDITIONAL ORDERS FOR DEMOLITION OF BEDOUIN [...] (SBU) Summary. According to UNRWA, COGAT officers delivered demolition orders for 38 structures at the Milehat-Ka'abneh bedouin encampment in area C on September 22. Bedouin resident in the area told Poloff they have been living seasonally in this location since 1985 and expressed concern [...] |
2008-10-03 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PREF PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1842 |
PALESTINIAN SHEPHERD KILLED NEAR SETTLEMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 27, the body of an 18-year-old Palestinian shepherd was found near Gittit settlement in the Jordan Valley. According to an Israeli Police statement, an autopsy determined the shepherd was killed while "playing with" a 40mm grenade round. Villagers told Poloff they [...] |
2008-10-03 14:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1845 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/06): "WHAT IS LEFT OF PEACE [...] Al Ayyam publishes an opinion piece by columnist Samih Shbib under the title, "A dialogue waiting to be clarified" (10/06): "Hamas has its own agenda [that does not include] the PA and PLO... such an agenda bets on the success of Iranian expansion and consequently, the resurgence of regional I [...] |
2008-10-06 11:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1846 |
PIONEER SETTLER BENNY KATSOVER INSPIRES VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Settler pioneer Benny Katsover told Poloff that, as head of the "Samaria Action Committee," he does not encourage violence directly, but admitted that young settlers under his direction do resort to violence. As Katsover spoke, settlers reacted to the evacuation of Shevut Ami B [...] |
2008-10-07 09:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1847 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/07): PALESTINIANS NOT [...] Al Quds prints an editorial titled, "No positive signs preceding dialogue" (10/07): "If Hamas rejects the idea of a national consensus government and calls for a national government to be headed by them; and if Hamas insists that President Abbas' term ends on January 9, it is difficult to see [...] |
2008-10-07 10:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1849 |
GAZA FOOD AND FUEL: MORE DIESEL THROUGH THE TUNNELS [...] (SBU) Summary. Gaza-based contacts report that shipments of humanitarian and commercial goods into Gaza from Israel were slightly higher in September compared to previous periods. Fuel imports remain restricted, encouraging smuggling of diesel from Egypt. Gaza sources and press reports note [...] |
2008-10-07 14:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON EAID PTER KTFN KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM185 |
BIL'IN VILLAGE: BARRIER NOT YET REROUTED [...] (C) Summary. On January 24, Abdallah Abu Rahman, Coordinator of the Bil'in Land Defense and Popular Committee, told Poloffs that the GoI has taken no steps to reroute the separation barrier between Bil'in and the settlement of Modi'in Illit following a September 7 Israeli High Court ruling. [...] |
2008-02-04 10:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1850 |
ATERET COHANIM TAKES OVER TWO NEW PROPERTIES IN [...] (C) Summary. Ateret Cohanim (AC) acquired a Palestinian apartment in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City and plans to open a synagogue this month near the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. The PA's Jerusalem Governor said the PA is looking into the possibility of legal irregularities in [...] |
2008-10-07 14:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1852 |
PA PLANS FOR HEBRON DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) PM Salam Fayyad told the Consul General October 6 that the GOI has approved a deployment of PA security forces (PASF) to Hebron on/about October 17. National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Ali (Abu al-Fatah) told PolOff/PolFSN October 7 that the PA submitted a request to IDF Ce [...] |
2008-10-07 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PTER PGOV IS PINS |
| 08JERUSALEM1861 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/08): "THE END OF [...] Al Ayyam independent daily prints an opinion piece written by Jawad Al Bashiti under the title, "The End to History" (10/08): "During feudal times, the church was the largest real estate owner, but during the... [end to] the history of neo-capitalism, the "Bush-Paulson" state has suddenly beco [...] |
2008-10-08 10:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1871 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/10): INTERNAL PALESTINIAN [...] Regular columnist Mohammad Yaghi opines in Al Ayyam independent daily under the title, "A dialogue to buy time" (10/10): "Many Arab countries see the controversy surrounding the Palestinian Authority Presidency as a continuation of the demise of the PLO. They are trying to avert the collapse [...] |
2008-10-10 11:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1880 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/15): AN ASSESSMENT OF [...] Al Quds editorial opines under the title, "Freezing negotiations is an Israeli strategy" (10/15): "Almost a year has elapsed since the Annapolis peace conference... an entire year that has totally failed to produce any real progress in the peace process. Reaching a peace agreement, as recomm [...] |
2008-10-15 12:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1883 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/16): 20 YEARS AFTER THE COLD [...] Hani Hurani opines in Al Ayyam under the title "An increasingly chaotic world" (10/16): "In a nutshell, the image of the Arab world, 20 years after the end of the Cold War, suggests that it has been failed to face up to the challenges of economic and political reform and realize stable societ [...] |
2008-10-16 10:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1885 |
FATAH CONFERENCE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. October 10-15 Preparatory Committee meetings in Amman for Fatah's planned Sixth Party Conference included extensive discussion on Conference timing, venue, representation, and other modalities. The meetings ended abruptly on October 15 due to the Fatah Central Committee's (FCC) [...] |
2008-10-16 13:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV KDEM IS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1886 |
HAMAS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED IN GAZA; SMUGGLING AND [...] (C) Summary. Gaza-based Fatah and independent contacts report that Hamas is well- entrenched and controls nearly every aspect of political and economic life in the Gaza Strip. They comment that Israeli-imposed closures have hurt Gazans generally but benefited Hamas, which is increasing its [...] |
2008-10-16 13:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM ECON |
| 08JERUSALEM190 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST OF PA SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, post requests clearance for the following Presidential Guard (PG) members to attend a USG-funded security training course in Jordan: First name, last name Tareq Nathmi Ihmoud Sadaqa DOB: 25 J [...] |
2008-02-04 15:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM1901 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/17): "STALEMATE" IN [...] Former Palestinian Authority Minister Hasan Asfour opines in Al Ayyam under the title, "National dialogue: Interim or final solution?" (10/17): "The current situation requires that there be a comprehensive document that provides answers... [to] the issues of electoral law and mechanisms... [ [...] |
2008-10-17 12:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1903 |
PA'S HEBRON DEPLOYMENT DELAYED PENDING FURTHER [...] (C) A PA security forces (PASF) deployment to Hebron, expected to begin on/about October 17, has been postponed pending additional PA-IDF coordination, according to National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah). PA President's Office contacts told PolOff that t [...] |
2008-10-17 14:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PINS PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM1904 |
THREE PALESTINIANS ARE KILLED IN 48 HOURS; PA [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF Kfir Brigade soldiers shot and killed three Palestinians in separate incidents near Ramallah from October 14-16. The IDF claimed all three were carrying Molotov cocktails ("firebombs") when killed, according to press accounts. PA leaders criticized the shootings as unjus [...] |
2008-10-17 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM IS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1905 |
FIRST RESIDENTS MOVE INTO ISRAELI SETTLEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs visited the settlement of Nof Zion (View of Zion) in the Jabal Mukabbir neighborhood of East Jerusalem, where the first 50 of 100 apartment owners have moved in, and an additional 400 units will be constructed in the next few years. Palestinians from Jabal Mukabbir told [...] |
2008-10-17 14:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1906 |
ARAB-ISRAELIS GIVE NABLUS A TEMPORARY BOOST, BUT [...] (C) Summary: According to prominent Nablus businessmen, continuing Israeli access restrictions cripple the city's commercial sector, limit significant economic growth, and are "political restrictions not related to security." They note that the GOI's decision to allow Arab-Israelis (and their [...] |
2008-10-17 14:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KWBG IS PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM1907 |
WAQF CONCERNED, FRUSTRATED BY INCREASING ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian media reported hundreds of Israelis visited the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City in numerous visits during mid-October, accompanied by police. Waqf officials confirmed the visits, adding that the Israelis did not attempt to enter or damage buildi [...] |
2008-10-17 15:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1908 |
UPTICK IN SETTLER VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. New reports of settler violence are consistent with the trend of increased settler militancy in recent months (reftels). These incidents have been centered in the Nablus area, but contacts report violence throughout most of the West Bank. End summary. Uptick in Settler Atta [...] |
2008-10-17 15:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1911 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/20): THE GAZA CALM: "IN [...] Bilal Al Hasan opines in Al Quds under the title "Acre events: Omen for a third Palestinian intifada"(10/20): "If the impetus for the two Palestinian intifadas came from the Israeli-Arab conflict... then a [third] Palestinian intifada launched from within the state of Israel will be based on d [...] |
2008-10-20 11:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1913 |
GAZA: LABOR STRIKE CONTINUES (WHILE EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Public sector employee representatives said that the labor strike in Gaza, which began in August, will continue until the Hamas government halts its actions against employees perceived to be opposed to Hamas rule. Sixty to eighty percent of teachers are reportedly still participa [...] |
2008-10-20 12:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PTER EFIN PGOV KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM1915 |
BETHLEHEM: TOURISM SURGES, COMMERCE HINDERED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: Bethlehem businesses continue to suffer under the requirement to export goods via Tarqumiya, a crossing point nearly 40 kilometers south of the city. Hotel occupancy is surging as a result of increased numbers of visitors, although tour guides, drivers, and businessmen continu [...] |
2008-10-20 13:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1918 |
SETTLER VIOLENCE CONTINUES DURING OLIVE HARVEST [...] (C) Summary. Settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and international activists working with them in a number of West Bank villages October 18-20, according to press and ConGen contacts. The IDF intervened in some cases to stop the attacks, detaining activists and declaring &close [...] |
2008-10-20 15:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1919 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/22): THE ROAD MAP "HAS LOST [...] Al Quds editorial is titled "Palestinians embrace their olives despite settler aggression" (10/22): "No one, regardless of his barbarism and cruelty, can separate the Palestinian from his olive tree, which he considers to be one of his sons... the world and so-called international community s [...] |
2008-10-22 12:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1933 |
NEW HAMAS CRACKDOWN IN GAZA; AT LEAST 30 FATAH [...] (C) Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa told PolOff by phone October 22 that Hamas security has arrested at least 30 Fatah activists in a new crackdown, apparently in response to an attempted attack on a Hamas military wing leader. Al-Qassam Brigades (the Hamas military wing) spokesmen told Pales [...] |
2008-10-22 16:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM1934 |
PLO WELCOMES EGYPTIAN PAPER ON FACTIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The PLO Executive Committee (ExComm) released a statement October 22 welcoming Egyptian leadership in efforts to forge a "national consensus government and common political program." The statement implicitly conditions PLO acceptance of an Egyptian proposal on formation of a PA [...] |
2008-10-22 16:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER EG |
| 08JERUSALEM1938 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/23): PALESTINIAN NATIONAL [...] Abdullah Awwad opines in Al Ayyam under the title, "A calm JERUSALEM 00001938 002 OF 002 discourse in a noisy moment (10/23): "All that can be said about the rift between Hamas and Fatah or between the Islamic movement and the nationalist one... is that it is a conflict between the Wes [...] |
2008-10-23 09:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1942 |
IDF, PA AGREE ON HEBRON SECURITY DEPLOYMENT; PA [...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) commanders told ConGenOffs October 23 that the IDF approved a PASF deployment of about 580 troops to the Hebron Governorate, starting late October 24, for 30 days. PA commanders said the IDF laid down conditions for the deployment's approval as well as [...] |
2008-10-23 14:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PINS PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM1943 |
OPIC'S PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE MORTGAGES IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Following positive meetings with Palestinian and international partners on October 19-21, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) VP Robert Drumheller reports solid progress on the affordable mortgage finance initiative, announced by President Abbas and OPIC CEO Mosbacher [...] |
2008-10-23 15:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1947 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/24): PALESTINIAN PESSIMISM [...] Azmi Khawaja, Palestinian National Legislative Council Member, opines in Al Ayyam under the title, "Cairo dialogues approach a decisive moment"(10/24): "We must succeed in these talks, because their failure would threaten the Palestinian cause... Successful talks would mean an end to the Gaza [...] |
2008-10-24 10:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1949 |
STABBING ATTACK IN JERUSALEM; ARRESTS IN THE WEST [...] (C) Summary. Israeli police on October 23 arrested a Palestinian who had stabbed two Israelis that day in Jerusalem. Later that day, roughly 150 Palestinians clashed with IDF troops who raided the attacker's village. Seven Palestinians were arrested during the campaign, most of whom were r [...] |
2008-10-24 15:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1950 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/27): POLITICAL AND SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-27 08:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1952 |
PA STARTS SECURITY OPERATION SOUTH OF HEBRON; [...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) commanders told ConGenOffs October 26-27 that joint PASF patrols entered Yatta and al-Samu'a (Area A towns south of Hebron) early October 27, arresting 23 criminal fugitives and Hamas activists and detaining 30 other suspects. The PA National Security [...] |
2008-10-27 15:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PINS PGOV PTER LE |
| 08JERUSALEM1956 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/28): PALESTINIAN CONDEMNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-28 07:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM196 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/05): SUICIDE BOMBINGS - "A [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-05 11:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1966 |
IDF EVACUATES AN OUTPOST NEAR HEBRON; SETTLERS [...] (C) Summary. NGO contacts confirm media reports that the IDF evacuated an illegal outpost near Hebron on October 26, and settlers reacted by slashing the tires of 22 Palestinian-owned cars and attacking a nearby Muslim cemetery. Speaking to the press October 26, Hebron area settlers called t [...] |
2008-10-28 15:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1967 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/29): ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE - [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-29 07:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1974 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/30): IN-FIGHTING VS. FIGHTING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-30 11:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1978 |
ABBAS TO ATTEND RECONCILIATION MEETING IN CAIRO; [...] (C) Summary. Senior Fatah and President's Office contacts told ConGenOffs that President Abbas will participate in the opening session of the November 9-10 reconciliation meeting in Cairo, joined by Arab Foreign Ministers and the Arab League Secretary-General. Hamas Politburo chief Khalid M [...] |
2008-10-30 15:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PREL PTER IS EG JO SY YM SA QA |
| 08JERUSALEM1979 |
PA COMPLAINS ABOUT SHOOTING DEATH OF ELDERLY [...] (SBU) The IDF shot and killed 67-year-old Palestinian Muhammad Abahra early October 29 in al-Yamun (Area A, near Jenin), according to PA security contacts and press reports. Local press quoted an IDF spokesman as saying that Abahra was armed and fired at IDF troops, who returned fire, killing [...] |
2008-10-30 15:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM IS PREL |
| 08JERUSALEM1980 |
IDF DEMOLISHES HOMES IN TWO WEST BANK BEDOUIN [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 29 and 30, IDF soldiers demolished 25 structures in two Bedouin communities: one south of Hebron in Umm al-Khair, and one east of Ramallah in Mughayir al Dir. The demolitions leave 142 people, including 71 children, homeless. These are the first demolitions of inh [...] |
2008-10-30 15:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PREF PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1982 |
JERICHO RESIDENTS REPORT INCREASE IN TOURSIM BUT [...] (C) Summary: Tourism is on the rise in the Jordan Valley city of Jericho, according to city officials and local business representatives. However, they also claim that Israeli checkpoints and poor infrastructure (including an over-taxed sewage system that poses environmental and health hazar [...] |
2008-10-31 08:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KWBG EAID ETRD PGOV IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1983 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/31): BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS: [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-31 11:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1985 |
SHUTDOWN OF JORDAN VALLEY CROSSING THREATENS WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has closed the principal commercial crossing in the northern Jordan Valley to Palestinian agriculture exports, according to Palestinian farmers and USG contractors. Palestinian farmers report that the closure of Bardala/Bisan crossing will limit their access to intern [...] |
2008-11-03 08:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EAGR ETRD KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1986 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/03): UN Obligations; US [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-03 12:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1987 |
YESHA COUNCIL EXPANDING [...] (C) Summary. The Yesha Council is expanding to include one representative from each settlement plus other settler leaders, according to Yesha Council Chairman Dani Dayan. The new council will have approximately 200 delegates who will convene in early spring. Dayan said the change is intended [...] |
2008-11-03 12:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM1990 |
NABLUS AREA SETTLERS SEEK IMAGE MAKEOVER [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs met on October 29 with David Haivri, head of a newly established International Liaison Office in Barkan settlement (southwest of Nablus), tasked with strengthening northern West Bank settlers' external relations in Israel and abroad. Haivri admitted but downplayed the re [...] |
2008-11-03 15:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS |
| 08JERUSALEM1991 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/04): "TIME FOR AMERICA TO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-04 10:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1992 |
NEW EAST JERUSALEM EVICTION, HOME DEMOLITION [...] (C) Summary. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD) confirmed press reports that the Jerusalem Municipality intends to evict two Palestinian families from their homes in Bayt Hanina and possibly demolish th [...] |
2008-11-04 13:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM1998 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/05): PALESTINIANS ARE LEADERS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-05 11:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2000 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/06): SPECULATION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-06 12:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2004 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/07): NO PEACE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-07 06:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2008 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/10): PALESTINIAN FAMILY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-10 09:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2011 |
AL-KURD FAMILY EVICTED IN EAST JERUSALEM; [...] (C) Summary. Israeli police evicted the al-Kurd family from their home in East Jerusalem's Shaykh Jarrah neighborhood on November 9. Local residents fear this will be the first of many such evictions in the neighborhood. Palestinian homeowners in Shaykh Jarrah said at least 27 other familie [...] |
2008-11-10 14:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2012 |
PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION MEETING COLLAPSES AMID [...] (C) Summary. PLO and Palestinian faction leaders told ConGenOffs that the GOE "postponed" reconciliation talks, scheduled for November 10 in Cairo, after Hamas indicated it would not participate. PLO Secretary-General Yasir Abd Rabbo told press November 9 that Hamas has been creating obstacl [...] |
2008-11-10 14:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PREL PTER IS PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM2013 |
SECULAR AND ULTRA-ORTHODOX CANDIDATES FACE OFF IN [...] (C) Summary. Nationalist candidate Nir Barkat hopes to win the November 11 municipal election based on his platform of balancing religious and secular needs in the city. Ultra-Orthodox candidate Meir Porush, who would continue policies enacted under current Mayor Lupolianski, hopes to win ba [...] |
2008-11-10 14:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2019 |
GAZA: POWER SUPPLY THREATENED AS CROSSINGS REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza crossings with Israel have been closed since November 4, following a resumption of violence between the IDF and Hamas, resulting in a sharp drop in fuel supplies. The Gaza power plant will likely shut down at 1830 hours on November 10 due to a lack of fuel, according to [...] |
2008-11-10 14:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID ENRG KWBG KPAL PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM2021 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/12): PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-12 11:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2024 |
CEASEFIRE THREATENED AS MILITANTS, IDF TRADE BLOWS [...] (C) Summary. IDF incursions and airstrikes into the Gaza Strip have killed eleven Palestinians (all acknowledged Hamas and PIJ militants) since November 4, and injured 15 civilians, according to Gazan political and security contacts. Media accounts tally 68 rocket and mortar strikes in Isra [...] |
2008-11-12 15:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM2029 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/13): UNITY - "BEFORE IT IS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-13 11:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2035 |
NIR BARKAT WINS JERUSALEM MAYORAL ELECTION [...] (U) Summary. "Secular/nationalist" candidate Nir Barkat won the election for Jerusalem's mayor and takes office in early December. He promised in his victory speech to address the needs of secular, religious, and Arab residents of the city. Nearly all Palestinians and some ultra-Orthodox J [...] |
2008-11-13 15:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2036 |
IDF DEMOLISHES TWO WEST BANK HOUSES FOR LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian contacts confirmed that the IDF demolished two Palestinian houses in Shuqba village, west of Ramallah, November 12, on the grounds that they lacked building permits. These are the first demolitions of permanent residential structures in the West Bank since the GoI [...] |
2008-11-13 15:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2042 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/14): ARAB RELUCTANCE TO PLAY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-14 11:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2043 |
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE HALTS CONSTRUCTION IN WEST [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice issued a temporary injunction on November 12 against continued construction on 35 housing units in Jabal Artis (aka Pisgat Yacov) outpost, north of Beit El settlement. According to the lawyer representing the two Palestinian owners of the land o [...] |
2008-11-14 14:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PBTS PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM2045 |
ROCKETS STRIKE ISRAEL AS ISRAEL MAINTAINS GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Gaza militants fired at least 13 rockets into Israel on November 14, lightly injuring an Israeli in Sderot and damaging four buildings. An IAF airstrike injured two PIJ militants near Bayt Lahiya. The GOI has closed all of Gaza's crossings (most have been closed since November [...] |
2008-11-14 15:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PHUM PTER PREF PREL |
| 08JERUSALEM2048 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/17): URGENT CALLS FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-17 11:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2050 |
GAZA: VIOLENCE CONTINUES; SOME GOODS - BUT NO FUEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Gaza's Kerem Shalom crossing was open on November 17 for limited food and humanitarian shipments for the first time since November 4, while Nahal Oz fuel transfer station remains closed. At least 14 rockets have been fired from Gaza November 16-17. The Gaza power plant has be [...] |
2008-11-17 16:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KWBG IS PHUM PTER EAID |
| 08JERUSALEM2052 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/18): AMERICA'S HONEYMOON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-18 10:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2058 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/19): PALESTINIANS SEE NEW [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-19 10:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2066 |
PA REQUEST TO TRANSFER PALESTINIAN FROM GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) The Consulate General received a diplomatic note November 18 from the PA Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicating PA willingness to accept the transfer by the United States of Walid Ibrahim Justafa Abu Hijazi from Guantanamo Bay to PA custody at any time. According to the note, the U.S. [...] |
2008-11-19 13:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2081 |
GAZA: CROSSINGS CLOSED, ROCKET FIRE CONTINUES; GOI [...] Summary: (C) All Gaza crossing were closed on November 18-19, except for Erez pedestrian crossing, which was open to certain medical cases and international NGO employees. Five Qassam rockets and four mortars were fired toward Israel November 18-19. Israeli naval forces detained 15 fisherman [...] |
2008-11-19 15:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KWBG IS PHUM PTER PREL ECON CASC |
| 08JERUSALEM2082 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/20): IRAQI SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-20 09:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2084 |
FAYYAD RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CORRESPONDENT BANKING [...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on November 19 that he is concerned about the apparent decision of Israeli commercial banks to terminate correspondent banking services for Palestinian banks (reftel). Fayyad predicted the cut-off will have th [...] |
2008-11-20 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KTFN KWBG PREL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2085 |
JORDAN VALLEY CROSSING RE-OPENED TO PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bardala/Bisan crossing in the Jordan Valley was reopened to Palestinian agricultural shipments on November 13. As a result, Palestinian farmers plan to export 85 percent of their Jordan Valley agricultural exports through that crossing. Israeli settlers have access to the [...] |
2008-11-20 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EAGR ETRD KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2086 |
PALESTINIANS CONCERNED ABOUT ISRAELI DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian businessmen and officials are concerned about unilateral Israeli development of tourist infrastructure in the West Bank. The PLO's Negotiations Support Unit (NSU) considers these actions a form of illegal settlement activity and notes that some of the sites are in [...] |
2008-11-20 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD KWBG PREL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2087 |
YESHA COUNCIL AGREES TO MOVE MIGRON OUTPOST INTO [...] (C) Summary: Yesha Council Chairman Dani Dayan told Poloffs November 19 that the GOI will shortly inform the High Court of Justice (HCJ) of its decision to move the Migron outpost five kilometers south into permanent housing to be built inside Adam settlement, east of the security barrier. Wh [...] |
2008-11-20 15:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2089 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/21): ISRAEL AND GAZA: "THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 11:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2090 |
PALESTINIAN ACCESS TO EAST JERUSALEM HOSPITALS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new GOI access restriction for Palestinian hospital staff has severely disrupted the operations of the six Palestinian East Jerusalem hospitals, according to Hospital Network Coordinator Tawfiq Nasser. He said that patients and staff are now restricted to two specific check [...] |
2008-11-21 12:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PHUM KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2091 |
SETTLERS BRACE FOR BATTLE OVER DISPUTED HEBRON [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) on November 16 ordered the settlers occupying the Rajabi compound (referred to by settlers as "Beit Hashalom") in Hebron to evacuate voluntarily within three days while a district court determines ownership. Press report that the IDF plan [...] |
2008-11-21 12:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2094 |
PA ASKS FOR HELP TO COUNTER SETTLER BUSINESSES [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian officials are highlighting economic activity in Israeli settlements and encouraging third countries to discourage trade and other economic links to settlement enterprises. The UK is focused on the issue, which dominated Foreign Secretary Milliband's recent visit to [...] |
2008-11-21 14:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD IS KWBG PREL UK |
| 08JERUSALEM2096 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR PALESTINIAN SECURITY SENIOR [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Vetting requirements, post requests clearance to send the following to a USG-funded senior leader course to be held in the West Bank: Name POB DOB ID 1 Ali Atta al-Sayed Mughrab [...] |
2008-11-21 15:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM2097 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR ADDITIONAL NSF TRAINEES [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Vetting requirements, Post requests clearance to send the following members of the PA National Security Forces (NSF) to USG-funded training courses in Jordan and the West Bank: Name POB [...] |
2008-11-21 16:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM2098 |
GAZA UPDATE - NOV 21 [...] (C) Summary. Gaza commercial crossings remained closed November 20-21. Erez pedestrian crossing was open to certain medical cases and international NGO employees. The power plant has been shut down since November 13 due to a lack of industrial fuel. Most Gaza households have 8-16 hours/day [...] |
2008-11-21 18:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2103 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/24): RESISTING "SOFT" U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-24 12:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2111 |
FATAH SIXTH CONGRESS: PREPARATORY COMMITTEE STILL [...] (C) Summary. In November 15-17 Fatah Sixth Congress Preparatory Committee sessions in Amman, senior Fatah leaders say they discussed venue, timing, and representation, but adjourned without agreement. Committee members told PolFSN that prospects for holding the Sixth Congress before the end [...] |
2008-11-24 13:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV KDEM IS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2112 |
ABBAS CALLS FOR ELECTIONS "IF DIALOGUE FAILS"; [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) announced November 23 that he will call for presidential and legislative elections in early 2009 if national dialogue with Hamas fails. Abbas blamed Hamas for the breakdown of national dialogue talks in Cairo and defended peace negotiations wi [...] |
2008-11-24 14:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PREL PTER IS PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM2113 |
ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-24 15:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2114 |
CONSTRUCTION RESUMES AT MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Israeli High Court of Justice decided on October 29 to allow the Simon Wiesenthal Center to resume construction of the Museum of Tolerance on the site of the Mamilla Muslim cemetery. The ruling, plus the rapid appearance of construction equipment at the site, has already sp [...] |
2008-11-24 15:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2115 |
PAPAL NUNCIO: GOI DENIED PRIESTS ACCESS TO GAZA TO [...] (C) Latin Patriarchate Chancellor Fr. Humam Khzuz and Papal Nuncio contacts in Jerusalem told PolOff November 24 that GOI officials denied the Nuncio (Archbishop Antonio Franco), Khzuz, and Patriarchate secretary Fr. Shawki Batrian access to Gaza early November 23, causing the cancellation of [...] |
2008-11-24 15:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PHUM KIRF PREL VT |
| 08JERUSALEM2117 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/25): "A NATIONAL UNITY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-25 15:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2121 |
GOI PREPARES TO RELOCATE MIGRON OUTPOST [...] (C) Summary. The GOI has informed the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) of its agreement with the Yesha Council to relocate the residents of Migron outpost. The GOI told the court that the residents would be relocated to the eastern side of Adam settlement, but the Adam settlement, like the [...] |
2008-11-25 15:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2122 |
GAZA CROSSINGS OPEN FOR A DAY, BUT POWER PLANT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 24, the GOI allowed limited humanitarian and commercial shipments, and power plant fuel into Gaza. The crossings were closed again on November 25 due to rocket fire. Erez crossing was open to limited traffic November 24-25. The Gaza power plant is not yet operati [...] |
2008-11-25 15:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER PREF |
| 08JERUSALEM2128 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/26): "GLOATING OVER AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-26 08:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM213 |
GAZA: SOME SHIPMENTS OF FOOD AND FUEL; [...] (SBU) Summary: Forty-five truckloads of commercial and humanitarian shipments entered Gaza through Sufa crossing on February 6, while Kerem Shalom remained closed. Fuel transfers were made via Nahal Oz transfer station, supplying the Gaza Power Plant with sufficient fuel to continue to prod [...] |
2008-02-06 14:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM2133 |
MORE HOMES DEMOLISHED IN THE WEST BANK AND EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 18-25, Israeli security forces demolished a total of four homes in East Jerusalem, and one in the West Bank. The home in the West Bank was located in Area C. End summary. Demolition in East Jerusalem ---------------------------------- 2. (C) On November [...] |
2008-11-26 10:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KWBG PGOV PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM2152 |
HAMAS INTENSIFIES CRACKDOWN ON FATAH IN GAZA; [...] (C) Summary. Fatah and PLO officials in Gaza told PolOff by phone November 26 that Hamas has intensified its campaign against Fatah activists, PLO officials, and non-Hamas NGOs, accusing them of "subversive activities." Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa commented to PolOff that Hamas maintains [...] |
2008-11-26 15:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM2153 |
FAYYAD MEETS PA SECURITY CHIEFS IN HEBRON; PASF [...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) commanders told ConGenOffs that they met with PM Salam Fayyad in Hebron on November 26 to review progress and discuss challenges. The National Security Forces (NSF) commander said PASF have arrested 110 security and criminal suspects in/around Hebron s [...] |
2008-11-26 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG IS PINS PGOV PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2154 |
PA PREPARES BETHLEHEM SECURITY PLAN TO SUPPORT [...] (C) PA National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah) told PolOff/PolFSN November 26 that PA security forces will begin a Christmas-period deployment in early December that will continue through early 2009. He said the operation will rotate 800-1000 NSF, police [...] |
2008-11-26 15:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2164 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/28): POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-28 09:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2169 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/01): PALESTINIANS SEE NO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-01 11:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2171 |
WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary. Poloffs visited the West Bank settlements at Maale Adumim and Alfei Menashe on November 24 and noted ongoing, large-scale construction projects, which the mayors said were approved in 1999 and 2000. The mayors of both settlements urged the USG to condone construction in the area [...] |
2008-12-01 15:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS IS PGOV PREL |
| 08JERUSALEM2172 |
GAZA CROSSINGS REMAIN CLOSED, HUMANITARIAN [...] Summary: (SBU) The Gaza crossings were closed November 28-December 1. The power plant shut down, for the third time since November 12, on November 30 due to a lack of industrial fuel. Gaza markets still have food, but prices are high and selection is limited, according to UN contacts. Hosp [...] |
2008-12-01 15:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2173 |
UN Launches 2009 Consolidated Appeal for the West Bank and [...] (U) Summary: The UN launched the 2009 Consolidated Appeal (CAP) for the West Bank and Gaza on November 26. The USD 462 million appeal focuses on humanitarian response and assistance to an increasing number of vulnerable Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Most of the appeal is for food, [...] |
2008-12-01 15:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM2175 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/02): ADMIRING THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-02 09:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2178 |
PRM ACTING A/S WITTEN ATTENDS UNRWA'S ANNUAL HOSTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) held its semiannual Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting November 17 and its annual Hosts and Donors Meeting November 18-19 in Amman to discuss current developments affecting Palestinian refugees, UNRW [...] |
2008-12-02 14:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM2179 |
GAZA: BANK BRANCHES TO CLOSE DUE TO LACK OF CASH [...] (C) Summary. According to PMA Governor Jihad al-Wazir, all bank branches in Gaza will close no later than Thursday, December 4, because they do not have enough cash on hand to pay November salaries to PA employees. According to al-Wazir, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will issue a public sta [...] |
2008-12-02 14:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS PTER PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM2181 |
SETTLER VIOLENCE IN HEBRON CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Hebron settlers have repeatedly engaged in violence to prevent the court-ordered evacuation of the Rajabi compound. According to NGO B'tselem, on November 29, settlers injured seven Palestinians by throwing rocks from the Rajabi compound, badly damaged 28 Palestinian vehicles, s [...] |
2008-12-02 15:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2183 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/03): "EUROPE TO ACTIVATE ITS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-03 10:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2186 |
GAZA FARMERS HOLD OUT HOPE FOR EXPORTS TO EUROPE [...] (C) Despite the fact that there have been no exports from Gaza since January, Gaza farmers are preparing produce for export to Europe via Israel as early as December 10. USAID contractors said that farmers could earn up to USD eight million this year, if the GOI allows shipment out of Gaza. [...] |
2008-12-03 15:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PREL KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2187 |
ESCALATING SETTLER VIOLENCE IN HEBRON AS IDF [...] (C) Summary. The IDF declared the area surrounding the Rajabi compound a "closed military zone" on December 2, and deployed four Border Police companies to Hebron. Violence instigated by settlers injured at least 20 Palestinians as well as some Israeli security personnel, acording to interna [...] |
2008-12-03 16:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2188 |
PA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE AL-AQSA MARTYRS [...] (S) Summary. Palestinian political and security contacts believe the IDF operation that led to the death of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (AAMB) member Mohammad Kamal Abu Thra'a on December 1 was conceived as an assassination operation from the outset, not as an arrest operation. End summary. [...] |
2008-12-03 17:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PTER PREL PINR PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2189 |
JENIN: LOCAL JUDGES, PROSECUTORS DESCRIBE [...] (C) Summary. Judges and prosecutors in Jenin told Poloff and SEMERS staff that inadequate resources and interagency cooperation are the major obstacles to improving local administration of justice. They said the security campaign in Jenin has significantly improved public perception of the [...] |
2008-12-03 17:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KJUS KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2194 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/04): PALESTINIANS: ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-04 10:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2196 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/05): HAMAS "WALKING INTO THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-05 10:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2197 |
IDF EVACUATES RAJABI COMPOUND IN HEBRON [...] (C) Summary. On December 4, some 600 Israeli security forces forcibly evicted 250 Hebron settlers from the Rajabi compound following a last-minute, unsuccessful attempt by Defense Minister Ehud Barak to convince settler leaders to evacuate voluntarily. Evacuation of the compound lasted thirt [...] |
2008-12-05 14:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2198 |
SETTLERS RETALIATE AGAINST PALESTINIANS FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary. Settler violence broke out in Hebron and spread across the West Bank immediately after the IDF's evacuation of the Rajabi compound on December 4, injuring around 25 Palestinians, including one shooting victim in critical condition. Contacts reported seeing burning Palestinian f [...] |
2008-12-05 14:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2200 |
GOI PREPARES NEW CHECKPOINT IN NORTHERN WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has installed, but not yet manned, a new checkpoint northwest of Nablus, a few kilometers south of the Shavei Shomron checkpoint on Route 60. The new checkpoint, if operational, would add a restriction on the primary north-south highway within the West Bank that was [...] |
2008-12-05 15:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV KWBG ETRD IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2201 |
GAZA: LIMITED SHIPMENTS ARRIVE, POWER PLANT DOWN, [...] (SBU) Summary: A limited amount of food, humanitarian supplies, and fuel entered Gaza on December 3. Shipments included much-needed chlorine for the water system. The Gaza power plant received one day of fuel supplies, but did not restart, pending receipt of additional fuel. Hospitals con [...] |
2008-12-05 15:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2202 |
FAYYAD TO CODEL WEXLER: CONDITIONS IMPROVED IN THE [...] (C) Summary: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad thanked Representative Wexler for Congress' continued support for Palestinian assistance programs. He said that the economic situation in the West Bank is better than one year ago due to improved security and unprecedented levels of donor support. [...] |
2008-12-05 16:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON IS OREP |
| 08JERUSALEM2210 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/09): THE OTHER ENEMY: [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-09 11:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2215 |
CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION FACING BUDGET [...] (C) Summary. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) faces serious financial difficulties, according to Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail, and will be unable to pay December salaries without an additional infusion of funding. The PA Ministry of Finance (MoF) told post it will transfer NIS [...] |
2008-12-09 14:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2216 |
GAZA: SOME SUPPLIES ENTER; COOKING GAS IN GAZA NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 60 truckloads of food and humanitarian shipments entered Gaza on December 9, according to UN contacts. The Nahal Oz fuel station transferred two days of power plant fuel and 200 tons of cooking gas on December 9. The cooking gas has not yet been distributed to th [...] |
2008-12-09 15:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2217 |
SETTLER VIOLENCE CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Settler violence targeting Palestinians continued December 5-8, especially near Hebron. Settlers set one Palestinian house on fire and stoned Palestinian cars. Two settlers who shot at Palestinians at point-blank range, an incident captured on video by NGO B'tselem, turned the [...] |
2008-12-09 16:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2226 |
GOI ALLOWS PALESTINIAN BANKS TO TRANSFER NIS 100M [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) reported that it received permission from the GOI to transfer NIS 100m (USD 25m) in currency from West Bank to Gaza bank branches. The currency is being trucked to Gaza on December 11. PMA and bank officials say that banks w [...] |
2008-12-11 12:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS PTER PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM2230 |
OPIC PROMOTES POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) officials discussed the Palestinian Political Risk Insurance (PPRI) project during a visit to Jerusalem and Ramallah in early December. PPRI, announced during the May 2008 Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem (reftel), woul [...] |
2008-12-12 07:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2231 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR ADDITIONS TO THE PALESTINIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Vetting requirements, post requests clearance to send the following to a USG-funded senior leader course to be held in the West Bank: Name POB DOB ID 1 Hikmat Sami Ali Ghn [...] |
2008-12-12 08:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM2232 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR ADDED PA NSF TRAINEES [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Vetting requirements, Post requests clearance to send the following members of the PA National Security Forces (NSF) to USG-funded training courses in Jordan and the West Bank: Name POB [...] |
2008-12-12 08:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM2233 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/12): "GAZA SIEGE - PRELUDE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-12 08:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2237 |
CONSUL GENERAL AND SETTLER LEADERS AGREE (AGAIN) [...] (C) Summary: Settler leaders Dani Dayan (Yesha Council Chairman), Shaul Goldstein (Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman), and Elyakim Haetzni (co-founder of Kiryat Arba settlement) met with the Consul General in Jerusalem on December 11, again agreeing from the outset to disagree. The sett [...] |
2008-12-12 15:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER |
| 08JERUSALEM2238 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/15): EXPECTATIONS AND FEARS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-15 11:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2241 |
13 ARRESTED IN JENIN-AREA INCURSIONS; INCREASE IN [...] (SBU) The IDF arrested at least 13 Palestinians in Jenin Governorate towns December 12-13, according to PA National Security Forces (NSF) and District Coordinating Office (DCO) contacts. The IDF arrested 10 youths in Zabuba (Area B, northwest of Jenin), and three others in multiple incursions [...] |
2008-12-15 14:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2244 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/16): "EXTENDING ANNAPOLIS TO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-16 10:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2248 |
PA COMPLAINS IDF KILLING OF PIJ ACTIVIST [...] (C) Summary. According to PA National Security Forces (NSF) staff, an undercover IDF squad shot and killed a PIJ militant December 16 without giving the PA notice of the operation. According to Jenin Governor Qaddura Musa and NSF staff, the militant had been in voluntary PA custody for seve [...] |
2008-12-16 16:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2250 |
GAZA CONTACTS ASSESS HAMAS WANTS TO CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. Gaza political contacts claim that Hamas disfavors military confrontation with Israel and, despite recent statements by Khalid Misha'l and other leaders, wants to continue the ceasefire (tahdiya) if agreement is reached to keep Gaza's crossings open. Contacts who regularly meet [...] |
2008-12-16 17:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM ECON |
| 08JERUSALEM2252 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/17): RUMORS OF A "MILITARY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-17 11:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2254 |
PA ELECTIONS IN GAZA NOT FEASIBLE, SAY PLO, [...] (C) Summary. According to Gaza political contacts, the PA cannot hold elections in the Gaza Strip due to strong Hamas opposition. Barring (improbable) reconciliation between the PLO and Hamas, concurrent West Bank/Gaza elections are not feasible, they suggested. Independent and PLO leaders [...] |
2008-12-17 15:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER PREL KDEM |
| 08JERUSALEM2258 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/18): "ACTION - NOT JUST LIP [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-18 10:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2261 |
GAZA: QASSAMS POUND NEGEV; ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE KILLS [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and other militants in Gaza fired 27 Qassam rockets and four mortars into Israel December 17-18. One Qassam struck Sderot and injured three Israelis, according to local press. According to Gaza contacts, Israeli airstrikes hit near Jabaliya Re [...] |
2008-12-18 15:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG IS PTER PHUM ECON PREF |
| 08JERUSALEM2262 |
BETHLEHEM OFFICIALS COMPLAIN ABOUT IDF INCURSIONS [...] (C) Bethlehem's Governor and Mayor complained to ConGenOffs that the IDF used Bethlehem's main streets three times over 24 hours en route to raids in towns in Bethlehem Governorate. Governor Salah Tamari said the IDF entered Bayt Sahur and detained Sa'id Awad Shibat early December 18, and en [...] |
2008-12-18 15:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2263 |
HIGH COURT AGAIN REJECTS IDF PLAN FOR REROUTE OF [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) on December 15 again rejected an IDF plan to reroute the separation barrier near the Palestinian village of Bilin. The village's attorney called the decision precedent-setting, noting that it is the first such HCJ decision prohibiting the [...] |
2008-12-18 15:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2264 |
ISRAELI PLANS FOR SILWAN AND THE HOLY BASIN [...] (C) Summary: The Jerusalem Municipality has approved, but not yet made public, a town plan to facilitate Israeli development in the Wadi Hilweh neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem, acording to Jerusalem lawyer Danny Seidemann. Seidemann also said that the GOI is quietly planning a large a [...] |
2008-12-18 16:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS PHUM KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2265 |
PA OFFICIALS CONCERNED EVICTION ORDERS FOR BEDOUIN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Jahalin bedouin tribe living in area C, along the main road connecting Jerusalem and Jericho, received demolition orders from the IDF on December 8, and verbal instructions to demolish their homes no later than December 15. Palestinian residents and senior PLO and [...] |
2008-12-18 16:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PREF KWBG KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2266 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/19): THE TRUCE ENDS, WHAT [...] Al Quds, in its main editorial entitled: "Iran ... a reconsideration of several stands is required" remarks that "It is time for the Arabs and Palestinians, with all their factions and movements, to realize that Iran has its own interests, including a special interest in avoiding an attack on i [...] |
2008-12-19 07:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2274 |
NEW "HAMAS BANK" TO OPEN IN GAZA DECEMBER 28 [...] (C) Summary: Hamas has announced the "licensing" of a new bank, the Islamic National Bank (INB), in the Gaza Strip. Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir considers the bank an illegal entity, and said the PMA will launch a public campaign against it. He said Hamas is cap [...] |
2008-12-19 13:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KWBG PTER PGOV PINR IS QA |
| 08JERUSALEM2275 |
SOME POSITIVE CHANGES TO NABLUS ACCESS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the GOI's announcement of eased access and movement restrictions for the Eid al-Adha holiday (reftel), Nablus businessmen say the most important change has been that permits are no longer required for private vehicles and pedestrians to enter Nablus via Beit Iba and Huwa [...] |
2008-12-19 16:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV KWBG ETRD IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2278 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/22): OBSTACLES TO PEACE [...] The main editorial in Al Quds, "Prisoners once again," opines: "It is time for the Palestinian side to reject the Israeli position that deals with prisoners of freedom as criminal prisoners...it is time for European mediators, who always demand the release of [abducted Israeli soldier Gilad] Sh [...] |
2008-12-22 09:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2279 |
SETTLERS "UNIVERSITY CENTER" PLANS TO DOUBLE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ariel "University Center," an unaccredited Israeli university in the West Bank, plans to increase from 8,400 to 20,000 students by 2020, and build several more permanent buildings to accommodate and educate them, including a new 12,000 square meter library already under c [...] |
2008-12-22 15:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS |
| 08JERUSALEM2284 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/23): BRIEF TRUCE IN GAZA [...] Mohamad Al Mubarak opines in Al Quds under the title "Will Rumsfeld escape or disappear?": "It is regrettable that the courts have so far not considered the war crimes committed by Rumsfeld, which led to the killing and displacement of millions of innocents and violated international laws and n [...] |
2008-12-23 09:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2285 |
PA REPORTS MORE JENIN-AREA INCURSIONS [...] (SBU) The IDF conducted 11 separate raids and patrols in Area A in Jenin Governorate from December 18-22, searching five houses and detaining two Palestinians, according to PA National Security Forces (NSF) and District Coordinating Office (DCO) contacts. The IDF operated in central Jenin tw [...] |
2008-12-23 15:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2289 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/24): REPORTS ON ABBAS' [...] Al Quds editorial "The complicated crisis in Gaza" opines: "The worst scenario that could happen [in Gaza], is the use of military force, especially the Israeli one, in an attempt to topple the Hamas movement, because such an attempt is a definite prescription for bloodshed, extreme loss of li [...] |
2008-12-24 11:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2293 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29): "Massacre" in Gaza [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-29 09:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2294 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29): "Massacre" in Gaza [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-29 10:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2295 |
GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 29, 1400 LOCAL: AIRSTRIKES [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket fire continue as of 1400 local on December 29. Palestinian medical, UN and NGO staff report at least 280 Palestinian deaths and 700 injuries since the airstrikes began on December 27. One Israeli was killed in a rocket strik [...] |
2008-12-29 12:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2296 |
FAYYAD TELLS SENATOR SPECTER THAT GAZA AIR STRIKES [...] (C) Summary. PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) on December 28 that Israeli Air Force strikes on Gaza are "highly destabilizing" for the West Bank and neighboring Arab countries, especially Jordan and Egypt. He said Hamas misread Israeli intentions and added that [...] |
2008-12-29 12:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2299 |
GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 29, 1800 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Airstrikes and rocket fire continue in the Gaza Strip as of 1800 local on December 29. Gaza medical, UN and NGO sources report at least 308 Palestinian deaths since December 27, and at least 900 Palestinians in Gaza have been treated in hospitals for injuries due to IAF fire. [...] |
2008-12-29 16:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2300 |
GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 29 [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 55 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing on December 29, according to UN contacts. 21 truckloads entered on December 28. Food levels remain critically low, and no fuel has entered Gaza since December 26. End Summary. [...] |
2008-12-29 16:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2301 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/30): Calls for national unity [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-30 09:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2309 |
GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 30, 1300 LOCAL: 2 ISRAELIS, [...] (SBU) Summary. From 1800 local o December 29 to 1300 on December 30, rockets kiled two Israelis and injured at least nine others and Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 more alestinians. Palestinian medical, UN and NGO staffreport at least 358 Palestinian deaths and 1070 njuries requiring [...] |
2008-12-30 11:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2313 |
RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Consul General delivered reftel demarche points to Head of PLO Negotiations Affairs Department Sa'eb Erekat in Jericho on December 30. 2. (C) Erekat said PA Minister of Foreign Affairs Riad al-Malki will represent the Palestinians at the December 31 Arab League meeting on the Gaza sit [...] |
2008-12-30 14:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM2314 |
SENIOR IDF, PASF COMMANDERS MEET TO DISCUSS WEST BANK SECURITY SITUATION [...] (S) PA security chiefs met with top IDF and COGAT officers late December 29 at Bet El (outside Ramallah) to discuss the West Bank security situation in light of Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip. PA security chiefs told ConGenOffs that the PA urged the IDF to avoid Palestinian demonstrations and [...] |
2008-12-30 15:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2315 |
GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 30 [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 100 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing and five truckloads entered through Rafah on December 30, according to PA Crossing Authority contacts. The Gaza power plant was forced to shut down its only functioning turbine around 0 [...] |
2008-12-30 16:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2316 |
GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 30, 1800 LOCAL: FEWER [...] (SBU) Summary. From 1300 to 1800 local on December 30, 17 Palestinians were injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, and at least 10 more rockets hit Israel. At least 360 Palestinians have been killed and 1100 injured in airstrikes through 1800 on December 30. Clashes broke out in [...] |
2008-12-30 16:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2318 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/31): "Gaza is dying...what are [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-31 08:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2320 |
GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 31, 1300 LOCAL: DECREASED [...] (SBU) Summary. From 1800 December 30 through 1300 on December 31, two Palestinians were killed and at least 12 were injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, and at least 40 more rockets hit Israel (including several long-range rockets). At least 364 Palestinians have been killed and [...] |
2008-12-31 12:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC |
| 08JERUSALEM2321 |
EAST JERUSALEM PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On December 31, the East Jerusalem-based Palestinian Housing Council (PHC) reopened after a six-month closure. The Israeli Ministry of Internal Security closed the PHC on July 2, 2008, claiming that it was a Palestinian Authority (PA) agency operating illegally in Jerusalem. The Coun [...] |
2008-12-31 13:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG IS PREL PBTS PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM2322 |
HAMAS ALLEGEDLY EXECUTES SEVEN FATAH PRISONERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Fatah contacts told PolFSN on December 30 that, in the wake of IAF bombings on December 28, Hamas executed seven Fatah members who had been held prisoner at al-Saraya prison in Gaza City. Three additional Fatah members are reportedly missing. Local human rights organizations [...] |
2008-12-31 13:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM2323 |
GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 31 [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 90 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing on December 31. The Gaza power plant is shut down, and Nahal Oz remained closed for fuel imports. Karni crossing also remains closed. Donor organizations continue to stress the need t [...] |
2008-12-31 15:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS |
| 08JERUSALEM243 |
PA SECURITY SAYS HAMAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIMONA [...] (S) PA police chief Kamal al-Shaykh and Hazem Attallah (PM Salam Fayyad's military secretary) told PolOff on February 6-7 that Hamas was responsible for the February 4 suicide bombing in Dimona and that the blast is part of a Hamas strategy to sow instability and undermine peace efforts. Att [...] |
2008-02-08 12:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PTER IS PINS |
| 08JERUSALEM244 |
MILITANTS BREAK OUT OF PA PRISON IN NABLUS, ONE [...] (C) General Intelligence (Mukhabarat) contacts report that one prisoner (Muhammad Abu Ramih, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades) remains at large after five al-Aqsa and PIJ fugitives broke out of Junayd Prison in Nablus on February 7. 15 fugitives in the PA prison have been on a hunger strike for two [...] |
2008-02-08 15:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PTER IS PREL |
| 08JERUSALEM248 |
ARIEL MAYOR: LET ME BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ariel settlement mayor Ron Nachman told PolOff on February 6 that Ariel would welcome settlers from outlying settlements and outposts into his "existing population center" if he were allowed to build homes for them. Nachman said he has approved town plans to increase Ariel's pop [...] |
2008-02-08 16:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM275 |
PA COMPLAINS ABOUT ISRAELI RAIDS ON WEST BANK [...] (SBU) In the early hours of February 12, Israeli security forces raided the offices and homes of fourteen money changers in the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm, and Hebron, and seized NIS 3 million in cash (equal to USD 830,000), along with computer equipment, documents, [...] |
2008-02-13 16:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM286 |
WIREC 2008: INVITATION DELIVERED TO PA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-15 09:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAL KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV |
| 08JERUSALEM292 |
SILWAN RESIDENTS PROTEST ON-GOING TUNNEL [...] (C) Summary. Ongoing excavations of an ancient tunnel in Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood have angered local residents, who say the digging is damaging their homes and disrupting their lives. Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) Coordinator Meir Margalit told PolOff the excavat [...] |
2008-02-15 11:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM299 |
WEST BANK/GAZA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-15 14:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KPAL KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC |
| 08JERUSALEM300 |
RESIDENTS OF ISSAWIYA AND 'ANATA CRITICIZE LAND [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Issawiya and 'Anata Committees for the Defense of Land and Property and 'Anata's mayor told PolOff on February 14 that the Israeli Civil Administration expropriated 1500 dunums (roughly 375 acres) for roads through the E-1 area connecting Ma'ale Adumim to Almon an [...] |
2008-02-15 15:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM302 |
NSU BELIEVES EASTERN RING ROAD WILL ISOLATE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Negotiations Support Unit (NSU) legal advisor Fuad Hallak told PolOff that the 60-day public review period for the southern portion of the Jerusalem Eastern Ring Road began on January 1 and that Palestinians plan to oppose the expropriation of their land for use in the road. NSU [...] |
2008-02-15 15:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM303 |
MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION IN EAST JERUSALEM: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Construction in East Jerusalem on public land is approved through a five-step process which, depending on the plan's size, complexity, and political sensitivities can take several years to complete. Building plans require approval by both a local and regional committee, a 60-da [...] |
2008-02-15 15:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS IS PHUM KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM304 |
STATUS OF EAST JERUSALEM BUILDING ANNOUNCEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of numerous press announcements of Israeli construction in East Jerusalem, this telegram details these announcements since the Annapolis meetings and plots each proposal's location on the approval timeline (as "Construction Imminent," "In Approval Process," or "Not Submi [...] |
2008-02-15 15:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM316 |
CLOSURE OF EAST JERUSALEM INSTITUTIONS RENEWED [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli MoI in early February renewed closure orders against eight Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem. PA Advisor on Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abd al-Qader has told the press that the Orient House reopened, but privately admitted that his comments were designed to bri [...] |
2008-02-20 16:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM317 |
NABLUS GOVERNOR AND PA SECURITY CHIEFS ASSESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a February 11 meeting with USSC LTG Dayton in Nablus, Governor Jamal Muhaysin, National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah) and the local security chiefs assessed the recent Nablus campaign. They said clear and consistent PA political backin [...] |
2008-02-20 16:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PTER IS PINS PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM331 |
BETHLEHEM RUNS OUT OF GAS AS STATION OWNERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Most Bethlehem gas stations were closed February 21 after running out of fuel, the result of a protest against an Israeli decision to reroute Bethlehem's fuel supplies through the Tarqumiya commercial terminal 40 kilometers to the south. On February 17, the IDF halted fuel sh [...] |
2008-02-22 14:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL IS KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM332 |
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) Summary. In the second major attack on Gaza's Christian institutions in a week, armed militants forced their way into the Lighthouse Baptist School in central Gaza City on February 21, beat one of the guards and vandalized some classrooms. On February 15, gunmen detonated explosives a [...] |
2008-02-22 15:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PTER IS PHUM PGOV |
| 08JERUSALEM337 |
ADDITIONAL LAND EXPROPRIATION IN THE WEST BANK [...] (C) On February 23, the IDF issued military orders to expropriate 766 dunams (191.5 acres) of land from Palestinians in al-Ramadin and al-Dhahiriya villages in the southern West Bank. According to the IDF orders, the expropriation is for the purpose of "border adjustment." Abd al-Hadi Hanta [...] |
2008-02-25 15:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM347 |
MASKIYYOT: ADDITIONAL POST ANNAPOLIS SETTLEMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary. On February 21, PolOff traveled to the Northern Jordan Valley and confirmed six new caravans at the Nahal pre-military academy settlement of Maskiyyot. Settlers told PolOff that they had moved into the caravans one month before. The six new caravans, inhabited by settler ev [...] |
2008-02-26 14:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET//NOFORN | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM348 |
FIVE PARTIAL DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM ON [...] (C) According to Jerusalem Municipality advisor Elad Halevy, the Jerusalem Municipality executed five demolitions of parts of homes in Palestinian East Jerusalem on February 25. Halevy said that in all five cases the construction was done without permits. He added that the builders did not [...] |
2008-02-26 15:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM349 |
GAZA HARVEST YIELDS LITTLE EXPORT REVENUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Gaza strawberry and carnation export revenues were low this season in comparison to recent years, due to restricted access through crossing points and shipping procedures that reportedly resulted in damaged products and reduced values in European markets. Export earnings for [...] |
2008-02-26 16:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM350 |
ABU MAZEN'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR ON OPIC, TELECOM, [...] (C) Summary: PA Presidential Economic Advisor Mohammad Mustafa told the Consul General that local banks have begun issuing loans backed by a loan guarantee facility established by OPIC last year. There have been signs of progress in the effort to secure Israeli release of frequencies for the [...] |
2008-02-26 16:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET EINV ECPS KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM353 |
FATAH SIXTH CONGRESS PREPARATIONS STALEMATED BY [...] (C) Summary: Fatah remains divided over preparations for the Sixth Congress. Grassroots leaders reject current Fatah Central Committee (FCC) preparations, which they contend are designed to reconfirm Fatah's Old Guard leadership. Internal Fatah elections continue in most of the West Bank, but [...] |
2008-02-27 15:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV KMPI KDEM PREL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM357 |
27 NEW CARAVANS EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF ELI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Eli settlement February 26 and saw ongoing construction of 27 new caravans at the settlement's westernmost edge. Mayor Eli Shtul told PolOff that the caravans will share infrastructure with 17 existing permanent structures called Neve Shir built in 1991. These [...] |
2008-02-27 16:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET//NOFORN | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM358 |
PA SAYS DONORS FAILED TO DELIVER IN FEBRUARY, PA [...] (SBU) At a meeting hosted by the World Bank on February 27, Ministry of Finance Director General Mazen Jadallah told a group of key donors that contributions to the Palestinian Authority (PA) have not materialized in February and the PA was running out of money. According to Jadallah, the PA [...] |
2008-02-27 16:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM362 |
IDF OPERATION IN NABLUS ON FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) Summary. PA security sources reported February 27 that an undercover IDF unit opened fire at five Palestinians in Nablus. Four were arrested and one died of his wounds. According to PA security sources, three were al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades activists whom the PA had sought to include in th [...] |
2008-02-28 12:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PREL PTER PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM364 |
GAZA: LOW FUEL SUPPLIES LIMIT WATER AND POWER [...] (C) Summary: Nahal Oz fuel transfer station was open for limited shipments on February 28. Gaza fuel importers claim that gasoline and diesel fuel imports currently meet just 20 percent of Gaza's needs. Most Gazan homes receive water from the mains for just six to ten hours each week. Local [...] |
2008-02-28 13:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM365 |
ISRAELI ACTION AGAINST WEST BANK CHARITIES [...] (C) Summary. Israeli security forces raided the offices of three charities in Jenin February 19, according to press reports, destroying property and confiscating equipment and other contents. The IDF carried out similar actions February 26 against two charities in Hebron. In both Jenin and [...] |
2008-02-28 13:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KFTN PGOV KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM367 |
E-1 UPDATE FOR LATE FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs observed February 27 that the police station in the E-1 area between Jerusalem and Maale Adumim is nearing completion, and a policeman at the site said the police headquarters will move in the next two weeks. Infrastructure appears ready to support the police station. P [...] |
2008-02-28 15:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM368 |
ANOTHER HOME DEMOLITION IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary: On February 27, PolOffs witnessed the demolition of a Palestinian home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina. Two bulldozers demolished a 60 square meter home in approximately 20 minutes. PolOffs witnessed Israeli security personnel beat the homeowner's brother duri [...] |
2008-02-28 15:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM371 |
SETTLER LEADERS AND CONSUL GENERAL AGREE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Settler leaders Dani Dayan (Yesha Council Chairman), Pinchas Wallerstein (Yesha Director General), Shaul Goldstein (Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman), and Ron Nachman (Ariel Mayor) shared their views with the Consul General February 25, agreeing from the outset to disagree. [...] |
2008-02-28 16:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM403 |
WEST BANK GETS POWER BOOST, BUT EXPANSION LIMITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The interconnection power line between Jordan and Jericho became operational on February 25. The Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO) said that its initial plan was much larger in scope, aiming to connect the Jordan grid to high-voltage lines running to Jericho, Ram [...] |
2008-03-05 13:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM |
| 08JERUSALEM424 |
CEC CHAIRMAN ON VOTER REGISTRATION, ELECTIONS, AND [...] (C) Summary. Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chairman Hanna Nasir told USAID and Poloff February 27 that the CEC plans to launch a West Bank/Gaza voter registration drive in one month. Nasir said he fears Hamas will block the Ministry of Education from making Gaza schools available for vo [...] |
2008-03-07 16:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM425 |
TERRORIST ATTACK IN JERUSALEM KILLS EIGHT [...] (C) Summary. A terrorist attack at Jerusalem's Mercaz HaRav yeshiva on March 6 left eight students dead and seven wounded. One of the dead was an Amcit, as was one of the wounded. Israeli security has confirmed that the attack was carried out by Ala'a Abu Dhaim from the East Jerusalem neig [...] |
2008-03-07 16:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM454 |
FATAH ELECTIONS SUSPENDED IN JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. The Fatah Central Committee's (FCC) Mobilization and Discipline (MAD) Committee organized a meeting of 935 Fatah members from East Jerusalem and 26 surrounding villages in Ramallah on March 8 to elect the Jerusalem regional committee and Secretary. After a heated discussion bet [...] |
2008-03-13 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM468 |
PA REPORTS CLEARANCE REVENUES CONTINUE TO BE HELD [...] (C) Summary. The GOI recently delivered on a commitment to transfer clearance revenues early each month in order to facilitate Palestinian Authority (PA) payment of public employee salaries, according to a PA Ministry of Finance official. The amount transferred, however, has not significantl [...] |
2008-03-14 16:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM471 |
EAST BARTA'A VILLAGE: "TRAPPED IN THE SEAM ZONE" [...] (C) Summary. East Barta'a mayor Ghassan Kabaha told Poloffs February 26 that his village of 4,000 is "trapped in the seam zone," between the separation barrier and the Green Line. Kabaha said most of the village's residents do not have permission to enter Israel and must cross through the s [...] |
2008-03-18 07:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM490 |
OPIC'S PROPOSED HOUSING MORTGAGE FACILITY A [...] (SBU) I appreciate the opportunity to offer my strong support for OPIC's proposed mortgage finance facility for the West Bank prior to the OPIC Board's consideration of the initiative this week. We have supported OPIC's efforts to advance this project since it was first proposed in mid-2007. [...] |
2008-03-20 12:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN KWBG |
| 08JERUSALEM493 |
PA REJECTS USAID WHEAT FLOUR DONATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The PA Ministry of Health (MOH) informed the World Food Program (WFP) and USAID on March 17 that Palestinian law requires that wheat flour processed more than six months prior is not suitable for consumption, and therefore that USD 7.2 million of USAID-donated wheat flour in W [...] |
2008-03-21 10:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID KWBG PHUM IS |
| 08JERUSALEM497 |
CHIEF JUSTICE AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICE DISCUSS WEST [...] (C) Summary. In November 2007, at PM Salam Fayyad's request, Chief Justice (CJ) Abu Sharar, Minister of Justice (MOJ) Ali Khashan, and Attorney General (AG) Ahmad al-Mughani agreed to establish a court in Jericho to hear major felony and high level security cases. Abu Sharar told Poloff and [...] |
2008-03-21 16:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM503 |
EGYPT-GAZA POWER IMPROVEMENTS POSSIBLE, BUT MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Energy Authority (PEA) Chairman Omar Kattaneh confirmed press reports that tenders would be offered for construction of high-voltage lines to increase the ability of Egypt to provide the Gaza Strip with power. The project aims to boost Gaza's supply of electricity [...] |
2008-03-24 15:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG KWBG PHUM EG IS |
| 08JERUSALEM504 |
FATAH-HAMAS AGREE TO RESUME DIALOGUE? OR NOT? [...] (C) Summary. On March 19 and 20, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh received PLO and Hamas delegations in Sana'a to discuss an initiative calling for dialogue between Hamas and PLO factions, including Fatah. On March 23, Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) member and PLC Fatah-bloc leader Az [...] |
2008-03-24 17:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 08JERUSALEM511 |
PA HOLDING THE BUDGET LINE, BUT DECLINE IN DOLLAR [...] (SBU) Summary. The IMF reports that the PA's total financing needs for 2008 are now forecast at more than USD 2.1 billion (up from 1.8 billion in December). The IMF notes that donor contributions to date (including USG assistance) have been sufficient to sustain PA operations, but at current [...] |
2008-03-25 13:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS KPAL |
| 08JERUSALEM513 |
HAMAS APPOINTS NEW "MAYOR" AND CITY COUNCIL IN [...] (C) Hamas appointed Rafiq Maki, the Hamas chairman of the Gaza City engineers' syndicate, as "Mayor" of Gaza City on March 22, and replaced the municipal council with Hamas sympathizers. The PA-appointed mayor, Majid Abu Ramadan (Independent, appointed by PA President Mahmud Abbas) told PolO [...] |
2008-03-25 15:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS |
| 08JERUSALEM514 |
FAYYAD TO CODEL BOEHNER: PA APPRECIATES USG [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Fayyad expressed his thanks to CODEL Boehner on March 22 for U.S. budget support to the PA. He said the PA will continue to strengthen transparency and improve the government's financial sustainability. Fayyad said he is encouraged by the improved security situa [...] |
2008-03-25 15:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KWBG IS OREP |
| 08JERUSALEM529 |
PALESTINIANS PROVIDE FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON [...] (C) Summary. Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh confirmed on March 26 that President Mahmoud Abbas' (Abu Mazen) conditions to resume dialogue with Hamas remained unchanged. PLC-Fatah bloc leader Azzam al-Ahmed, who signed the Sana'a Declaration with Hamas on March 23, made this same [...] |
2008-03-26 15:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |