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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08USUNNEWYORK1189UNGA ADOPTS SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS AND TWO
[...] Summary: On December 19, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took final action on the remaining draft resolutions and decisions adopted by the Second Committee (Economic and Finance) - approving three resolutions by vote and adopting 31 resolutions and one decision by consensus. The UN [...]
2008-12-19 19:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECIN AORC SENV KPAL UNGA LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK1191UNGA TAKES ACTION ON CONFLICT DIAMONDS, SPORT FOR
[...] The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted by consensus 10 resolutions and a text on December 11. The resolutions and report were as follows: U.S. co-sponsored "The Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict" (A/63/L.52),"Sport as a Means to Promote Education, Health, Development and Peace" (A/63/L.51 [...]
2008-12-19 21:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF KPAL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1199UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST - MOST STATES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in five months only two days after a ministerial-level Security Council meeting that saw the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 which confirms the irreversibility of the bilateral neg [...]
2008-12-23 19:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG
08USUNNEWYORK167ERITREAN PERMREP: WHAT FUEL PROBLEM?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN D/POL Counselor met with Eritrean PermRep Desta February 21 in advance of Security Council session consultations on UNMEE to discuss Eritrea's rationale for blocking UNMEE's access to fuel (UNSC session reported septel). Desta described the fuel crisis as a technical issue a [...]
2008-02-22 13:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK175UNSC CONDEMNS ERITREA, UNCERTAIN ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 21 A/SYG Mulet told the Security Council that UNMEE was well along in its staging of personnel near Asmara for departure and urged Council members to consider next steps for the mission. Mulet implied that restructuring would be unwarranted because UNMEE had become [...]
2008-02-25 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK180UNSC: GAZA SITUATION UNDERMINING ANNAPOLIS OPTIMISM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Recently appointed UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry and UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Holmes provided SIPDIS the Security Council on February 26 with a detailed description of the situation in the Palestinian territories, a [...]
2008-02-27 00:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER IS LE KPAL KWBG
08USUNNEWYORK211TIME TO EUTHANIZE UNMEE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations Undersecretaries Pascoe and Guehenno separately told Ambassador Wolff on March 4 that UNMEE will complete the relocation home of most personnel by mid-March, leaving in place a residual force to watch over the mission's heavy equipment until it can be redeployed. A [...]
2008-03-07 13:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALER ET KPAL MOPS PREL UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK242UNSC QUALIFIED ANGER AT ERITREA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 13 U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council that UNMEE has completed the relocation of personnel and equipment from the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) to Asmara. Guehenno listed several incidents that he described as Eritrean attempts to "humiliate" UNMEE during the ev [...]
2008-03-17 19:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK280RANCOROUS UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE MAKES
[...] (SBU) Summary. SYG Ban Ki-Moon made an unusual appearance during the UNSC's monthly Middle East debate on March 25 to beseech the parties and the international community -- including the Security Council -- to support the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement by the [...]
2008-03-28 15:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC SY IR LE
08USUNNEWYORK393ETHIOPIA PM WANTS HELP GETTING OUT OF SOMALIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told A/S Frazer on April 17 that a lack of qualified TFG and AMISOM troops was putting in jeopardy his hopes of redeploying Ethiopian troops this summer. He downplayed reports that Somalia President Yusef was intent on removing Prime Minister Nur Ad [...]
2008-05-02 18:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKPAL MOPS PREL UNSC SO ET ER
08USUNNEWYORK394MIDDLE EAST: USUN LEADS WALK-OUT AFTER LIBYA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UNSC held its monthly discussion on the Middle East on April 23. Following last month's rancorous debate (reftel),SC members agreed to a public briefing by the UN Secretariat, followed by closed consultations. DPA A/SYG Angela Kane briefed on recent attacks in Gaza and s [...]
2008-05-02 20:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG KPKO UNSC SY IS LE LY
08USUNNEWYORK478MIDDLE EAST: UNSC MEMBERS WELCOME REGIONAL PEACE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council held its monthly Middle East meeting on May 28. UNSCO Robert Serry briefed in a public session, and Council members subsequently discussed the issue in closed consultations. Serry welcomed "fragile" progress on the Israeli-Syrian, Lebanese, and Israeli [...]
2008-05-29 23:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK519MIDDLE EAST: ARABS PUSHING UNSC RESOLUTION ON
[...] (SBU) USUN has learned that the Arab Group at the UN met at the expert-level on June 11 to discuss a Saudi proposal to table a draft resolution in the UN Security Council criticizing recent Israeli settlement activity. According to friendly delegations in the Arab Group, the Palestinian Obser [...]
2008-06-11 21:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK523PALESTINIAN NY REP URGES USG SUPPORT FOR UNSC
[...] (C) Palestinian Amb Riyadh Mansour met at his request June 13 with Council President Amb Khalilzad to express Palestinian support for a Saudi draft of an UNSC resolution calling on Israel to freeze settlement activity. Mansour argued that there is an international consensus on the substance [...]
2008-06-13 22:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK531SETTLEMENTS: ARAB GROUP SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT OR
[...] (C) Summary. An Arab Group delegation consisting of representatives from Mauritania, Iraq, the Palestinian Observer Mission, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the Arab League requested a meeting with Amb Khalilzad on June 16 to formally present a draft resolution -- initiated by Saudi Arabia an [...]
2008-06-16 23:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK547UPDATE ON SETTLEMENTS UNSCR
[...] (C) This is an Action Request. USUN requests authorization to engage the Arab Group in New York, in response to a Saudi initiative to seek an UNSCR on Israeli settlements, on a discussion of elements for such a resolution. Proposed elements are in para 3. The primary objective of such eng [...]
2008-06-20 23:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK573SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: LIBYA TABLES DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council held its monthly Middle East meeting on June 27. Lisa Buttenheim, Director of the Asia and Pacific Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs, briefed the Council in a public session, and Council members subsequently discussed regional events i [...]
2008-06-28 00:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK590SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS TO CONSIDER BROADENING
[...] (SBU) Libya convened a second UNSC experts meeting on July 2 to discuss its draft resolution condemning Israeli settlement expansion. (Note: During the first experts meeting on June 30, several delegations expressed support for the draft text, but others including USUN and UKUN said they had [...]
2008-07-02 23:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC PA IS
08USUNNEWYORK595SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS PUT TEXT IN BLUE FOR VOTE
[...] (SBU) Following the July 2 UNSC experts meeting on the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements (reftel),the Arab Group decided on July 3 to put their draft text in blue on July 7 and call for a vote latest on July 11. The Arabs also decided to keep the focus of the resolution on [...]
2008-07-03 23:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC PA IS
08USUNNEWYORK598SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN PLANS TO INTRODUCE
[...] (C) Amb Khalilzad met with the Arab Group on July 7 about the draft resolution on Israeli settlements. He urged the group to delay putting the text in blue for 48 hours so that the Arabs could consider U.S. elements for a comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and UNSC e [...]
2008-07-08 15:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK605SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN REQUESTS DEMARCHE TO PARIS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) The Arab Group decided on July 8 to put their revised draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements in blue, "so that it can be voted on soon," according to the press release they put out after their meeting. (Note: The text of the [...]
2008-07-09 01:16:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK610RUSSIA THREATENS ZIMBABWE VETO, P-3 DISCUSS
[...] (C) Amb Khalilzad discussed the Arab settlements UNSCR with British and French PermReps on July 9. After previously saying they would offer only weak amendments to the preambular Arab text, the French said they now had clearance from Paris to present additional operative paragraphs as well th [...]
2008-07-09 17:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC ZI RS IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK614SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS NOW UNSURE IF THEY HAVE
[...] (SBU) Libya convened a UNSC experts meeting on July 9 to solicit comments on its draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. France spoke first, emphasizing that the Council has a unique opportunity to adopt a comprehensive resolution on the Middle East peace process, and that experts sh [...]
2008-07-10 02:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK626SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: FRENCH MAY GO WOBBLY
[...] (C) French PR Ripert called Amb Khalilzad on July 14 to discuss the way ahead on the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlement expansion. Having successfully delayed action on the resolution until after the Euro-Med summit, which concluded on July 14, Ripert said he now had to give [...]
2008-07-14 23:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK631SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: FRANCE AND UK TO PROPOSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) P-3 Ambassadors met in the evening of July 15 to discuss a response to the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. French Amb Ripert reported that earlier in the day Qatari Amb Nasser had agreed, on behalf of the Arab [...]
2008-07-16 01:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK64GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council held a public debate January 22 on the situation in Gaza. Public statements were delivered by UN U/SYG Lynn Pascoe, all Security Council members, Israel, the Palestinians, neighboring states, the Arab League, OIC, and NAM. Amb Khalilad's intervention exp [...]
2008-01-23 00:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK646SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS LIKELY TO CONCEDE DEFEAT
[...] (C) Arab Group Ambassadors met on July 18 to discuss the revised comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that USUN shared with them on July 16 (ref B). (Note: This revised draft contained more language on settlements than USUN's original elements but retained strong langua [...]
2008-07-19 00:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK660ISRAEL AND ARABS EXCHANGE BARBS IN MONTHLY DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on July 22. Pascoe outlined encouraging developments in the region, highlighting the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon, indirect talks between Israel and Syria, and the [...]
2008-07-24 01:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK75GAZA: UNSC DEFERS PRST DISCUSSION UNTIL THURSDAY
[...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met on January 23 to continue discussions on the draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza prepared by the Arab group in New York and tabled by Libya. Following a meeting of UNSC political coordinators the morning of January 23, in which USUN a [...]
2008-01-23 22:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK764UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS TAME THIS MONTH,
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on August 20. He stressed that the benefits of the cease-fire have not translated into an improvement of everyday living conditions in Gaza. He welcomed the planned release of 200 Palesti [...]
2008-08-22 22:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE
08USUNNEWYORK77SECURITY COUNCIL CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS ON GAZA
[...] (SBU) Following a U.S. decision to engage, the Security Council continued consulations January 24 on a draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The meetings concluded without agreement on a text. All delegations requested the United States to convey its bo [...]
2008-01-25 01:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KWBG KPAL UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK85GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL DROPS PRST AFTER LIBYA
[...] (SBU) After four days of negotiation on a draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza, in which USUN was initially isolated 14-1 but eventually persuaded all other delegations except Libya to support the U.S. position, Security Council Ambassadors met on January 29 and decided [...]
2008-01-29 22:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK851UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS FOCUS MORE ON UN
[...] (SBU) In another low key set of consultations on the Middle East on September 18, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry's briefing was the main focus. He lauded the "gradual but systematic process of Palestinian self-empowerment" in the West Bank and later said t [...]
2008-09-20 00:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE
08USUNNEWYORK875UNSC MEETS AT SAUDI/ARAB LEAGUE REQUEST
[...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met September 26 in response to the request by Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab League to discuss Israeli settlement activity. The Saudi FM spoke first and accused Israel of intransigence and a lack of good faith in dealing with the settlements issue. Arab Le [...]
2008-09-29 17:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE SY IR
08USUNNEWYORK95JANUARY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING: RANCOROUS SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the UN Security Council's monthly public debate on the Middle East on January 30, past optimism about the Annapolis process was overshadowed by rancor resulting from the UNSC's inability to adopt a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza as well as acrimon [...]
2008-02-01 22:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK967UNSC: MULTIPLE DELEGATIONS, INCLUDING UK, CALL FOR
[...] (SBU) In his monthly briefing to the Security Council on the Middle East, Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe reviewed October 22 the series of meetings held in late September on the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. In terms of the West Bank, he noted the start of the [...]
2008-10-23 20:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY
08VATICAN2HOLY SEE AND ANNAPOLIS: VATICAN HOPES TO PARTICIPATE IN
[...] (C) During a December 21 meeting with DCM and poloff, Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See director for the Middle East, expressed the Holy See's appreciation at being invited to participate in the post-Annapolis December 17 donors' meeting in Paris. The Holy See was represented by its Nuncio i [...]
2008-01-04 11:11:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS VT
09ABUDHABI1065GOLSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE
[...] On November 4 we conveyed reftel Goldstone Report demarche points to UAE Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Haidan, and separately to Ambassador Abdul Hamid, Director of American Affairs. Both will review the points, but neither MFA official offered a substantive reaction. OLSON [...]
2009-11-12 06:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA IS AE KPAL PHUM
09ABUDHABI1091UAE ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS AND PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) On November 19, DCM delivered reftel demarche to Mohammed Rashed Al Absi, Deputy Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Absi responded that resolutions in the UN are a secondary concern to the real issues of settlements and the status of Jerusalem. [...]
2009-11-19 10:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS AE
09ABUDHABI1133UAE FM on Middle East Peace
[...] (S) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told D/SEMEP David Hale on December 7 bold steps were needed to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and again proposed a donors conference in support of East Jerusalem. AbZ said he expected Abu Mazen to remain in po [...]
2009-12-10 11:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS AE
09ABUDHABI115UAE TO DISCUSS PA SUPPORT WITH MODERATE ARABS
[...] (C) UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) told the Ambassador February 1, in the context of discussing reftel points on the urgent need for budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA),that a group of Arab Foreign Ministers would meet in Abu Dhabi February 2 to discuss support for [...]
2009-02-01 14:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI133UAE HOSTS ARAB DISCUSSION ON PA SUPPORT
[...] (C) As previewed with the Ambassador (ref A),UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) hosted a gathering of nine Arab foreign ministers February 3 in Abu Dhabi to discuss coordination of Palestinian issues. Eight countries and the PA attended (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, [...]
2009-02-04 14:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI142UAE FM TRAVELING THE REGION ON "UNITY" MISSION
[...] (SBU) Subsequent to hosting a February 3 gathering of nine Arab foreign ministers (reftel),UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) met with the visiting Kuwaiti FM over the weekend (February 6) and embarked on a regional tour characterized in official news reports as seeking Arab unity, presumably wi [...]
2009-02-08 14:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI146UAE LEADERSHIP ON THE MEETINGS OF THE MODERATES
[...] (C) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah continues his coordination with Arab counterparts, while MinState Gargash recounted that February 3 discussions among the moderate camp addressed troublesome scenarios like a Palestinian split that gives a new Israeli government the excuse that it "h [...]
2009-02-10 09:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAID EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI148UAE ACTIVITY IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: As the UAEG hosted the "moderate camp" of Arab ministers February 3, its role in moderating peace in the Middle East came somewhat more into focus. The UAE is a determined player, and consistent coordinator, in Arab efforts to secure stability; its contributions to GCC and Arab [...]
2009-02-10 14:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL EAID KPAL KWGB IS AE
09ABUDHABI162(C) UAE CAUTIONS QATAR ON IRANIAN AND HAMAS PARTICIPATION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 05:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAID EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI21UAE PRESSED ON NEED FOR PA BUDGET SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 13:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI312UAE ON DOHA ARAB SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador shared reftel points on the Doha summit with MFA and was told the UAE is looking for Arab solidarity. Separately, UAE President Khalifa discussed key summit topics in a press interview. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador raised reftel points on the Doha summit with D [...]
2009-03-26 14:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAL SU QA IS IR SY AE
09ABUDHABI317UAE PRESIDENT'S PRESS REMARKS ON REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] Summary: In a rare press interview (this time with Qatar's Al-Watan newspaper) in advance of the Doha summit, UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan commented on the continuing strength of relations with the U.S. as Washington changes leadership, expressing optimism in the Obama Adm [...]
2009-03-29 10:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ENRG KPAL SU IS IR SY IZ AE
09ABUDHABI369UAE "UP TO DATE" ON BUDGET SUPPORT TO PA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 06:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN KPAL KWBG PTER AE
09ABUDHABI62Demarche in Preparation for the January 16 Arab League
[...] (C) In a January 15 meeting with MFA Asst U/S for Political Affairs Tariq al-Haidan, DCM delivered reftel points. With FM Abdullah currently in Washington, MFA Minstate Gargash is already on his way to Kuwait to participate in the January 16 Ministerial, Haidan promised to convey our points t [...]
2009-01-15 14:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL AE
09ABUDHABI891UAEG DENIES EXPULSION OF PALESTINIAN AND LEBANESE NATIONALS
[...] (SBU) Palestinian media reported over the September 4 weekend that UAEG was in the process of expelling hundred of Palestinian workers -- mostly Gazans -- from the Emirates. There were also reports in the Lebanese press that Lebanese nationals were being forced to leave the UAE as well. Israe [...]
2009-09-08 13:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL LE AE
09ABUDHABI893ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE
[...] (C) CDA Delivered reftel demarche to Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Hamdan on September 8. Hamdan discussed the spectrum of regional issues of joint interest, but did not indicate what the UAE was prepared to offer in terms of financial contributions or specific diplomatic init [...]
2009-09-09 08:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL GCC UNGA KWGB KPAL SO AL AE
09ABUDHABI980 GROWING ATTENTION TO UAE DEPORTATIONS OF LEBANESE SHI'A
[...] (C) Summary. In the past several months, rumors and press reports of Emirati expulsions of Lebanese Shia and Palestinians linked to Hamas have garnered local and regional attention. The UAE has explained these moves as "security related." The latest round began October 1, with the announceme [...]
2009-10-15 14:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PHUM PTER KPAL LE AE
09ABUJA1802NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON JUSTICE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (SBU) PolCouns and PolOff met with Foreign Ministry (MFA) North and Central America Division Director Toyin Solaja September 28 to deliver the requested demarche on the Justice Goldstone report (Reftel). We arranged this meeting with Solaja in lieu of MFA colleagues responsible for UN issues, [...]
2009-09-30 06:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS NI
09ABUJA2096DEMARCHE WITH NIGERIA ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered demarche (Ref A) to Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) North and Central America Acting Director Rabia Shehu and International Organizations Deputy Director John Gana November 19, encouraging the Nigerian Government (GON) to vote against United Nations General Assemb [...]
2009-11-19 17:22:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL NI
09ACCRA1034GHANA: DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (SBU) POL Chief delivered ref A points October 1 to the MFA's acting Chief Director Ambassador Kodjo Wadee, stressing the USG's desire to obtain a balanced resolution on the Goldstone Report and our opposition to a resolution that contains a blanket endorsement of the report, recommends that t [...]
2009-10-01 16:51:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS GH
09ACCRA1154GHANA RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche November 4 to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Beatrice Brobbey, expressing the USG's serious concern regarding the Goldstone Report, and urging Ghana to support the U.S. position on the resolution likely to be proposed by the Arab Group and the OI [...]
2009-11-04 15:49:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS GH
09ADDISABABA2638GOLDSTONE REPORT: ETHIOPIA NONCOMMITTAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 16:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09AITTAIPEI19 TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DESIGNATION OF UNION OF GOOD
[...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the Union of Good, a Saudi Arabia-based organization, designated on November 12 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a supporter of terrorism unde [...]
2009-01-07 09:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KWBG KPAL UNSC ECON
09ALGIERS1002ALGERIA PROVIDES ITS REASONS FOR SUPPORTING
[...] (C) The Ambassador on November 8 reinforced ref A demarche on the Goldstone report with MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Bouzaher, urging Algerian support to help ensure the follow-up process does not further complicate efforts to move Palestinians and Israelis to negotiated peace. Bouzah [...]
2009-11-09 12:18:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER KPAL IS IZ AG
09ALGIERS1077BOUTEFLIKA TO WARD: WE WANT A STRATEGIC
[...] (C) U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General William Ward met Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika November 25, during Ward's first visit to Algeria since assuming command of AFRICOM. Ward said AFRICOM's strategy was to assist African nations in providing for their own security needs [...]
2009-12-06 07:57:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PBTS KPAL KWBG US IR IZ IS
09ALGIERS12GAZA: ALGERIAN DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS ON ARAB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian MFA summoned us and other UN Security Council member missions separately on January 4 to deliver a demarche on the Arab League position developed at the December 31 Cairo ministerial, and to lay out the Algerian position on the situation in Gaza. The MFA informed us [...]
2009-01-04 18:52:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER PHUM MOPS KWBG IS AG
09ALGIERS122PA BUDGET DEMARCHE: ALGERIA PLEDGES SUPPORT
[...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Acting Director of Arab League Affairs Mourad Merhoum told us that Algeria's support for the Palestinian people was a matter of principle, and that Algeria would continue its annual contributions of roughly USD 50 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA) throug [...]
2009-02-04 14:57:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG AG
09ALGIERS268ALGERIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR PA
[...] (U) In response to ref A, MFA U.S. desk officer Ali Drouiche confirmed on March 14 that Algeria will provide approximately USD 200 million for reconstruction efforts in Palestinian territories, to be channeled through its membership in the Arab League. As reported in ref B, Algeria has alread [...]
2009-03-18 15:14:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN AG
09ALGIERS356FM MEDELCI WELCOMES MITCHELL VISIT, SHARES DOHA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci on April 7 welcomed Special Envoy George Mitchell's upcoming visit to Algiers and provided us with a brief read-out of the recent Doha summit. Medelci recalled that he had spoken by telephone with Mitchell and was looking forwar [...]
2009-04-08 18:48:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL XF AG
09ALGIERS44ARAB LEAGUE DEMARCHE: ALGERIA SUPPORTS EGYPT'S
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche January 14 to MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Abdelhamid Bouzaher, who said that Algeria was in accord in principle with our points on Gaza. He said Algeria supported the UNSCR, and absolutely supported Egypt's efforts. But, he said, the sit [...]
2009-01-14 17:44:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF AG
09ALGIERS970A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH ALGERIAN PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) In an October 21 meeting with NEA A/S Feltman, Prime Minister Ouyahia was broadly receptive to the USG theme of economic and security partnership in the region. He said Algeria wants to adopt a market economy but needs time to strengthen its industry to meet world competition. While urgi [...]
2009-10-29 08:51:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ECON KWBG KPAL KISR IS IR AG
09ALGIERS973NEA A/S FELTMAN MEETING WITH ALGERIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) In an October 20 meeting with Algerian FM Medelci, visiting NEA A/S Feltman said we wished to deepen counterterrorism and regional security cooperation with Algeria. Medelci focused on the economy and the Middle East. Algeria was an open economy that needed foreign and U.S. investment, w [...]
2009-11-02 07:06:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG IS AG
09ALGIERS988ALGERIA RESPONSE TO U.S. POINTS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (C) P/E chief delivered ref A points November 4 to Abdelkedar Hedjazi, Director of the MFA's Office of the Arab Magreb and Arab Maghreb Union, emphasizing in particular the need to avoid UNGA resolutions related to the Goldstone report that could complicate the resumption of Palestinian-Israe [...]
2009-11-04 16:27:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL AG IS UN
09AMEMBASSYHANOI903Vietnam on Anti-Israel UNGA Resolutions
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 09:54:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE VM
09AMMAN1113KING ABDULLAH HAS MOMENT IN THE SUN, BUT WILL IT
[...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts saw King Abdullah's visit to Washington as a success, focusing on how it enhanced his standing among his Arab peers more than on the substantive outcome of his conversations with President Obama. Most thought the King returned from the United States newly empo [...]
2009-05-13 10:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SA SY JO
09AMMAN1118CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN, REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: During their May 7-8 visit to Amman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Rush Holt (R-NJ) met with King Abdullah, Senate President Zaid Al-Refai, and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali. They heard optimism about the President's engagement on the Isra [...]
2009-05-13 13:26:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1176UNRWA WORKERS IN JORDAN STAGE ANOTHER STRIKE OVER
[...] (C) UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employees in Jordan went on strike from May 12 to May 15 to demand pay increases to compensate for the decline in the value of UNRWA's pension funds. UNRWA Jordan's already tight operational budget will be trimmed further in the coming year and may forc [...]
2009-05-21 10:20:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF ELAB KPAL JO
09AMMAN1182MANY JORDANIANS REMAIN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Reaction from our contacts and the Jordanian press on Israeli PM Netanyahu's recent visit to Washington has been typically pessimistic. While President Obama's engagement on the issue is praised, many believe that Netanyahu is not committed to peace and can rely upon pro-Israel [...]
2009-05-21 13:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS IR JO
09AMMAN1202JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 1: LOYALTY,
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Jordan's social contract is based on tribes pledging loyalty to the King in exchange for access to the resources of the state. The tribes exercise influence through both national po [...]
2009-05-27 06:30:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KPAL KDEM JO
09AMMAN1203JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 2: SHEIKHS
[...] Summary: This cable is the second of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Sheikhs are the backbone of the tribal community, acting as informal mediators, employment agencies, moral guides, and the state's eyes and ears in the community. Sheikhs rise to leade [...]
2009-05-27 06:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN1265DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 15:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS JO
09AMMAN1267JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...]
2009-06-04 15:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1278JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S JUNE 11 VISIT
[...] (S) Your visit to the region will be viewed by Jordanians as the first follow-up to the President's speech in Cairo. Despite widespread admiration and praise for the speech, Jordanians at all levels of society believe concrete actions must follow in the next few months before optimism about the [...]
2009-06-07 15:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN129GAZA PROTESTS CONTINUE IN JORDAN, CALLS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Protests over events in Gaza continue, with the Israeli and Egyptian Embassies as the primary target of demonstrators. Calls for a boycott of Israeli and American goods are mounting, but there is little evidence that they will have any real impact. The call for a vote of no-co [...]
2009-01-14 14:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KWBG KPAL KDEM IS EG VE JO
09AMMAN1354JORDANIANS URGE ACTING A/S FELTMAN TO BE CLEAR
[...] (C) On June 14, Acting A/S Feltman visited Amman to discuss regional issues with Chief of the Royal Court (CORC) Nasser Lozi and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Jordanians said that they were pleased with the election results in Lebanon and believe that the opposition will relinquish claim [...]
2009-06-16 09:01:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS SY JO
09AMMAN1402JORDAN: TRYING TO SET A POSITIVE TONE AT THE ARAB
[...] (C) PolChief shared reftel points with Ambassador Bisher Al-Khasawneh, Director of Foreign Minister Judeh's private office. Khasawneh confirmed that FM Judeh had been instrumental in postponing the date of the Arab League (AL) ministerial by one week. "We knew that Netanyahu would be giving [...]
2009-06-24 02:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL JO
09AMMAN1423ANXIETY OVER PEACE PROSPECTS PROMPTS ONLINE
[...] (C) Summary: An online column that criticized Palestinians in Jordan for failing to protest an Israeli proposal to turn Jordan into an alternative Palestinian homeland continues to reverberate locally. A June 10 column in Ammonnews touched a nerve in the country where Palestinians are the m [...]
2009-06-25 13:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPAL PREF JO
09AMMAN146DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN STRESSES THAT ARAB
[...] (SBU) EconCouns reviewed reftel on the Arab Economic Summit in Kuwait with Finance Minister Dr. Hamed Kasasbeh on January 15. Kasasbeh, who was in Kuwait, welcomed U.S. views on economic integration and the global financial crisis and reported that central bank governors had discussed these [...]
2009-01-15 14:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD KPAL PREL AL JO
09AMMAN147JORDAN GAZA ROUNDUP, JANUARY 15
[...] (C) Summary: Marches and protests continue across Jordan, with further demonstrations planned for after Friday prayers on January 16. Islamists announced that they are pondering a "million man march" to the Israeli border and a separate event to burn American and Israeli goods. Following t [...]
2009-01-15 14:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KWBG KPAL KISL IS JO
09AMMAN15GAZA GROUND INVASION FANS JORDANIAN PUBLIC ANGER
[...] (C) Summary: In the face of rising public Jordanian anger over events in Gaza, PM Nader Al-Dahabi addressed Parliament January 4 to say that the government reserves the right to evaluate all of its relations with any side, particularly Israel. Thousands of Jordanians protested over the week [...]
2009-01-04 15:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPAL PHUM PREL JO
09AMMAN1520JORDANIAN INTERIOR MINISTER RE-OPENS DEBATE OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Jordanian Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi disputed in a June 24 interview recent critical speeches by former ministers that the citizenship status of Palestinian-origin Jordanians was under review. Nevertheless, in recent years, the security services have reportedly engaged in a [...]
2009-07-07 11:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN1521PALESTINIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL SPEAKER DETAILS FATAH
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian National Council (PNC) Speaker Salim Zanoun, whose main office is in Jordan, told Poloff on July 6 that preparations for the upcoming Fatah 6th Congress on August 4 were moving forward. Palestinian and Israeli leaders are coordinating access for members living abroad [...]
2009-07-07 11:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN1619JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT ON TRANSIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 09:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG JO IS PTER
09AMMAN1661JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT DISTANCES ITSELF FROM FATAH
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's government is attempting to distance itself from the controversy surrounding inflammatory statements issued in Amman by Fatah Central Committee Member Faruq Qaddumi about the circumstances of Yasser Arafat's death. Qaddumi was reportedly asked by Jordan's government no [...]
2009-07-26 07:31:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN1667JORDAN'S INTERIOR MINISTER DEFENDS CITIZENSHIP
[...] (S) Summary: Jordan's Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi has changed his public stance on the practice of citizenship revocation for Palestinian-origin Jordanians. While he denied the existence of such a policy as recently as June 24, Qadi is now vigorously defending it in domestic and regional [...]
2009-07-26 15:55:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN173JORDAN ALERTED TO U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 05:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL JO
09AMMAN1761PALESTINIAN-JORDANIAN CITIZENSHIP: A PRIMER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The current debate in Amman about the citizenship status of Palestinian-origin Jordanians centers around regulations connected to Jordan's 1988 unilateral disengagement from the West Bank. Some of the regulations left the residency requirements for certain groups vague. This [...]
2009-08-04 13:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF KPAL KDEM KWBG SMIG IS JO
09AMMAN1764JORDAN'S KING CHASTISES "RUMORMONGERS" ON MIDEAST
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a vaguely worded but politically loaded statement, King Abdullah warned against "rumormongering" about the peace process and internal politics on August 5. The King attempted to calm fears about an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal coming at Jordan's expense while stating hi [...]
2009-08-05 11:59:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KPAL KDEM KWBG JO
09AMMAN1787JORDAN EXTENDS HOURS OF ISRAEL AND WEST BANK CROSSINGS
[...] (SBU) Recent press reports touting round-the-clock opening of the main West Bank crossing to Jordan for the benefit of Palestinian commerce are exaggerated. According to Post contacts, Israel made the announcement without full coordination with the GOJ. Jordan has nevertheless taken action an [...]
2009-08-06 13:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN1886JORDAN: OFFICIALS WARN JOURNALISTS AGAINST RUMORS
[...] (SBU) In recent days and in the wake of King Abdullah's August 4 speech against rumor-mongering (reftel A),two top Jordanian officials have publicly called on journalists to stop reporting on potentially divisive issues. On August 13, PM Nader Al-Dahabi warned chief editors of Jordanian daili [...]
2009-08-20 14:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN19JORDAN'S FM CONVOKES P5 AMBASSADORS OVER GROUND
[...] (S) FM Salah Al-Bashir on January 4 convoked the P5 Ambassadors to register Jordan's protest over Israel's ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, lamenting that Israel had escalated its attack at a time when moderate Arab states were engaged in trying to find a comprehensive solution to the confl [...]
2009-01-04 15:50:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL KPAL MOPS JO
09AMMAN1979UNRWA AT 60 EVENT: JORDAN DEBATING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Samer Naber, Deputy Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office, on August 31. Naber said that no final decision had yet been made about Jordan's stance on the UNRWA at 60 event, but indicated that interagency discussions on the issue had been he [...]
2009-09-01 13:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL UNGA JO
09AMMAN198GEN. DAYTON TALKS JAF TRAINING FOR PALESTINIANS IN
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton met on January 19 with Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces HRH Lieutenant General Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, and Commander of the Joint [...]
2009-01-23 12:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PTER MAS PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1988MUGHRABI GATE: JORDAN HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Jordan has not received any Israeli offer that would allow a survey team to measure the site of the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount. The King raised Mughrabi Gate directly with Israeli PM Netanyahu during a July visit, and Jordan's FM raised it durin [...]
2009-09-01 14:31:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN2000JORDAN: SCANDAL THREATENS TO END BASSEM
[...] (C) Summary: Bassem Awadallah, former Royal Court Chief and champion of reform, is getting a divorce after allegedly beating his wife of four months. Many who had tapped Awadallah as the next Prime Minister now see him as a liability whose political career may be over. The scandal may have [...]
2009-09-02 08:45:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2032ZARQA: URBAN BLIGHT AND TENTATIVE REFORM IN
[...] (C) Summary: Zarqa, Jordan's second largest city, is a symbol of urban decline. The city's unplanned growth, largely the result of migrant and refugee flows, strains the city's insufficient infrastructure and has created an acute housing crunch. A new housing development on the eastern fla [...]
2009-09-07 13:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAL KISL PINR JO
09AMMAN2104JORDAN PRESSED ON ISRAELI SPEAKING ROLE AT UNRWA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 12:29:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL JO
09AMMAN211SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY
[...] (S) Foremost on the mind of King Abdullah will be his desire for assurance that the U.S. has reinvigorated its pursuit of a two-state solution. The King pins the blame for the Gaza crisis on three factors: the perceived political vacuum during our presidential transition, doubts about a weake [...]
2009-01-25 15:46:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2127SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S SEPTEMBER 17 VISIT
[...] (S/NF) Your visit comes as Jordanian officials and the King continue to eagerly anticipate the launch of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Jordanian-Israeli relations are cordial, although the growing controversy over Mughrabi Gate remains a sore point. Many of our interlocut [...]
2009-09-16 13:23:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECON KWBG KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2156DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN NONCOMITTAL ON U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 14:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS JO
09AMMAN219ARE JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS STRONGER IN THE WAKE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Islamists are seeking to parlay a string of highly organized demonstrations on Gaza into broader political influence. The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),have been increasingly direct in their criticism of the [...]
2009-01-26 10:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KWBG KPAL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2201JORDAN: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 05:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2252THE JORDANIAN ISLAMIST MOVEMENT: AN ORG CHART
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) is an umbrella organization which oversees and controls the political, charitable, and spiritual activities of the Islamist movement in Jordan. The Islamic Action Front (IAF),its political wing, is directly controlled by the JMB through [...]
2009-10-08 06:30:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KISL KPAL EFIN JO
09AMMAN2253AS JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT FADES, REFORM HANGS IN THE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The end may be near for the Dahabi government. After two years in office, its inability to advance a coherent political agenda with parliament and the public at large has led to the increasing sense among our contacts that a change is forthcoming. It is less clear, however, [...]
2009-10-08 06:36:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN235JORDAN SENDS HOSPITAL, MORE AID TO GAZA AND
[...] (U) The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) deployed a military field hospital to Gaza on January 26. The field hospital will be staffed by 180 medics, including specialists and surgeons. Royal Medical Services Director General Abdul Latif Wreikat publicly stated that the field hospital will have t [...]
2009-01-27 14:58:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2351JORDAN: KING'S INTERVIEW WITH HAARETZ DRAWS
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's October 6 interview with the Israeli Haaretz daily has drawn praise in Jordan. Public commentary focused on the substance of the King's remarks and, in particular, on his pointed call for Israel to stop unilateral actions in Jerusalem that threaten to destabilize [...]
2009-10-22 14:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL SOCI JO
09AMMAN2413JORDAN: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE PASSED
[...] (C) On November 3, the Ambassador passed copies of reftel demarche points to both Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Court, and Jaffar Hassan, Director of International Affairs for the Royal Court. Both officials acknowledged the receipt of the USG views on the upcoming General Assembly debate on [...]
2009-11-04 07:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2449JORDAN: PUBLIC'S HIGH HOPE IN PEACE SINKS TO NEW
[...] (C) Jordanian public hope for a rapid, positive outcome for the peace process deflated enormously over the past week, down from extremely high levels following the President's initial statements and actions in January and his June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (SBU) Headlines from recent days inc [...]
2009-11-09 16:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL JO
09AMMAN2450JORDAN: ABBAS'S ANNOUNCEMENT VIEWED AS "SERIOUS,
[...] (C) Summary: Jordanian media and MFA contacts analyzed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's November 5 announcement that he intended not to run in the next presidential election. Most agree that Abbas used his press conference to express deep disappointment about the status of peace negotia [...]
2009-11-09 16:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2618DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN ACKNOWLEDGES ISRAELI
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Samer Naber, the Director of the MFA Americas Office. Naber acknowledged our points, and further privately agreed that the proposed settlement freeze that had been intended to build momentum for bilateral negotiations had instead become an obstacle to the [...]
2009-12-06 05:17:00Embassy AmmanSECRETKPAL KWBG PREL IS JO
09AMMAN359AMMAN FATHAWIS DISCUSS GAZA EFFECTS ON MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Fatah members resident in Amman agreed that their movement was in dire straits following recent Israeli operations in Gaza. Aside from the perennial plea for quick movement on the peace process, our contacts varyingly saw potential Fatah salvation in convening the long-delayed Si [...]
2009-02-08 05:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG KISL IS JO
09AMMAN41JORDAN'S PM TELLS PARLIAMENT GOJ MAY "RECONSIDER
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking before Parliament on January 4, Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi sharply criticized Israel's escalation of hostilities in Gaza, outlined Jordan's response so far, and capped off his remarks by laying down a marker that Jordan reserved the right to take whatever measures de [...]
2009-01-06 11:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN468JORDAN'S MFA SHARES USG GOALS FOR MARCH 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 13:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG JO
09AMMAN498KING DENIES FEAR OF ALTERNATIVE PALESTINIAN HOME
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a February 16 meeting with community leaders, King Abdullah defiantly asserted that "Jordan is not a substitute homeland for Palestinians." This and related remarks denying any fear of the so-called Jordanian option received front-page attention in all major newspapers and [...]
2009-02-23 10:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAL KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN517SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY 28 VISIT TO
[...] (S) Summary: Foremost on the King's mind are Israeli efforts to form a new government and how the results would affect progress toward peace. The King will also want to know of any developments in the U.S. strategic approach toward Iran and Syria, which could trigger a shift in Jordan's app [...]
2009-02-25 06:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN717JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY STAGE
[...] (C) Summary: Efforts by the Jordanian parliament to bring international legal action against Israel over the events in Gaza have stalled. Separately, civil society leaders organized a mock trial of Israeli leaders, and further such efforts are in the works. The campaign is not being led by [...]
2009-03-19 13:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN73JORDAN'S PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO ASSIST IN
[...] (C) Jordan's PM Nader Al-Dahabi called Ambassador on January 8 to ask about the status of a UNHCR proposal to assist in the resettlement of Palestinian Iraqis stranded on the Iraq-side of the Syria-Iraq border. Dahabi, who learned of U.S. interest in resettling many of these Palestinians in [...]
2009-01-08 15:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN74"DAY OF RAGE" PROTESTS OVER GAZA AIMED AT UPPING
[...] (S) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is coming under increased public pressure to react to events in Gaza and may not be able to hold out much longer, according to Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi in a January 7 conversation with Ambassador. Only days after Prime Minister Nader Dahabi [...]
2009-01-08 16:33:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN777JORDAN SHARES U.S. VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador and Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi discussed on March 24, a day before receiving reftel, shared U.S.-Jordan goals for the Doha Summit. They agreed on the need for Palestinian reconciliation without compromising Quartet principles and continued strong support for the Ar [...]
2009-03-26 13:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKPAL PGOV PREL AL JO
09AMMAN887SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S.
[...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...]
2009-04-15 12:08:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO
09AMMAN914ARAB MINISTERS AGREE ON PEACE APPROACH IN ADVANCE
[...] (S/NF) Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh passed Ambassador the text of points agreed upon by Arab ministers who met in Amman on April 11, in advance of King Abdullah's trip to the United States. That meeting - dubbed "7 1" - brought together Jordanian, Saudi, Lebanese, Egyptian, Qatari [...]
2009-04-20 12:59:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN92JORDAN'S AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL NOT RECALLED
[...] (C) Despite Israeli media reports over the weekend, Jordan's Ambassador to Israel Ali Al Ayed has not been officially recalled to Jordan and his family remains in Israel, based on repeated discussions with Foreign Ministry and Royal Court contacts. Ayed was attending a Jordanian chief of miss [...]
2009-01-12 14:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL JO
09AMMAN925JORDAN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AID TO PA, UNDERSCORES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 13:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG JO
09ANKARA1381TURKEY SUPPORTS USG OBJECTIVES FOR AD-HOC LIAISON
[...] (SBU) On September 18 we delivered REFTEL objectives to Rauf Denktas at MFA's Directorate General for the Middle East. He told us that Turkey supports the U.S. objectives and that the Deputy Under Secretary for the Middle East and head of the department plan to attend the Ad Hoc Liaison Commi [...]
2009-09-18 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAL PGOV TU IS EU WBEG
09ANKARA169TURKEY TO CONTINUE ACTIVIST ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT aims to continue to play an activist role in establishing peace and stability in its neighborhood as a foreign policy priority, in large measure because of a deep distrust and fear of Iran's exhibited malevolent influence throughout the region, according to senior MFA offi [...]
2009-02-03 16:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ENRG KPAL TU IZ IR IS
09ANKARA1725TREASURY OFFICIAL ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST
[...] (C) Summary. During an October 19-20 visit to Ankara, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen cautioned government and banking officials about doing business with Iranian banks. GOT officials insisted they will comply with all UNSC obligations, but are [...]
2009-12-04 11:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEFIN PTER TU IR IS GZ KPAL ECON
09ANKARA229MFA U/S: TURKEY'S MIDDLE EAST APPROACH "UNCHANGED"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador February 11 that Turkey's Middle East policy remains focused on encouraging Palestinian and Arab unity, and that Ankara assured Palestinian Authority leader Abbas that it views him as the only Palestinian president and that Palestinia [...]
2009-02-11 16:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS TU SY SA IR IZ US
09ASHGABAT1407TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 12:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL TX
09ASHGABAT1479TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 12:24:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE TX
09ASTANA1966 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 3, PolOff met with Assel Utegenova, head of MFA's Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation Division, to deliver reftel points on the upcoming General Assembly debate on the Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on th [...]
2009-11-04 10:44:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS KZ
09ATHENS1511Embassy Athens Engages with GoG on Iran
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens' Front Office and Political Section have engaged with our Greek partners from the highest levels to the working level at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to expand our dialogue on Iran. Characterizing the Iranian regime as weak, Greek interlocutors maintain [...]
2009-09-25 14:15:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA IAEA KPAL IR IS GR
09ATHENS1595GREECE: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on the Goldstone Report and debate at the UN General Assembly to Loukas Tsokos of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Stelios Gavriil of the A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs. Counselor Gavriil thank [...]
2009-11-04 13:40:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS KPAL GR
09ATHENS1639GREECE: DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 14:10:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPAL IS GR
09ATHENS241GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH
[...] (SBU) Hellenic Aid has informed Post that the GoG has made no decisions on attendance and a pledge for the upcoming Donors, Conference for the Palestinian Authority (PA). EconOff delivered reftel points on February 19 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Hellenic Aid, Director of Emergency Humani [...]
2009-02-24 09:23:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV EAID PTER PHUM GR GZ
09BAGHDAD111QATAR ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: IRAQ GETS TO "NO"
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to us January 15 Iraq's decision to decline Qatar's invitation to a proposed January 16 Emergency Arab League Summit on Gaza but the decision was crafted in such a way as to leave a legalistic out. Zebari (and other officials) described intern [...]
2009-01-15 16:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ IS KPAL
09BAGHDAD112QATAR ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: IRAQ GOES FROM YES TO NO
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to us January 15 Iraq's decision to decline Qatar's invitation to a proposed January 16 Emergency Arab League Summit on Gaza but the decision was crafted in such a way as to leave a legalistic out. Zebari (and other officials) described intern [...]
2009-01-15 16:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ IS KPAL
09BAGHDAD123URGENT DEMARCHE ALERTING ARAB CAPITALS TO
[...] (C) PMIN spoke to Acting Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi January 16 at 1530 to review reftel demarche points, emphasizing it was aimed at creating a durable cessation of hostilities in Gaza. Abbawi didn't argue, and commented that Khaled Mishaal's statement at the Arab leader meeting in Doha [...]
2009-01-16 16:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ IS KPAL
09BAGHDAD1647DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Deputy PolCouns conveyed reftel demarche to Mohammed Al-Hamaimidi, Director of the North America office at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 22. Stressing that all parties had a responsibility to take constructive steps to achieve a comprehensive peace, Deputy PolCouns urged [...]
2009-06-22 16:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PREL PGOV KPAL XF EAID
09BAGHDAD171FM ZEBARI ON KUWAIT SUMMIT - SHARP DIVISIONS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad for 24 hours before heading to Ankara for 3-day visit, Foreign Minister Zebari provided Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray a detailed readout January 22 of the January 19-20 Arab League Summit in Kuwait, along with observations of the Qatari sub-dram [...]
2009-01-23 13:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPP IZ IS KPAL KU
09BAGHDAD532KUWAITI FM'S VISIT TO IRAQ: SHORT ON SUBSTANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Ending 20 years of senior-level bilateral estrangement, Kuwait's Foreign Minister visited Iraq February 26. In his meetings with Vice Presidents Abdul-Mehdi and Hashmi (President Talabani is in Iran) and Prime Minister Maliki, and over lunch with Foreign Minister Zebari, the [...]
2009-03-02 07:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IZ KU
09BAGHDAD958ABU MAZEN COMES TO BAGHDAD - FINALLY
[...] (U) After repeated delays caused by conflicting schedules, the Gaza crisis, and most recently a press leak, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) visited Baghdad April 5 -- his first as President of the Palestinian Authority and the first by a Palestinian leader since the 2003 fall of Saddam. During the [...]
2009-04-08 07:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ KPAL
09BAMAKO15WHAT ARE WE MARCHING FOR? ANTI-ISRAELI PROTESTERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 11:17:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KPAL SMIG ML
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN262BRUNEI'S STILL REVIEWING POSITION ON GLADSTONE REPORT
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Ms. Chong noted Brunei is still developing its position on the Gladstone Report. Ms. Chong provided Brunei's UN delegation with U.S. positions, as noted i [...]
2009-11-04 07:58:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BX
09BANGKOK2808THAILAND LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR SUPPORT U.N.
[...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed reftel Goldstone report points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations official Chonvipat Changtrakul November 4, urging Thailand to oppose a U.N. General Assembly resolution or other efforts to pressure the Security Council on the matter [...]
2009-11-05 00:59:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL TH
09BEIJING1067APRIL 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UN CONFERENCE ON RACISM,
[...] Key points at the April 21 MFA press briefing: -- China "regrets to see some countries did not attend" the UN Conference on Racism. -- China is ready to play a constructive role in the Middle East and hopes relevant parties follow UN resolutions and use diplomacy to achieve "the peaceful c [...]
2009-04-21 22:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ENRG KPAL IAEA SENV CH EG IS JA RS
09BEIJING2217MFA DISCUSSES XINJIANG PRESS ARRANGEMENTS AND ACCESS
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On July 29, PressOff met with Mr. Zhang Yong, Deputy Director of the Information Department of the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Zhang responded to questions about the logistics and philosophy behind the decision to pursue a markedly mor [...]
2009-08-05 00:34:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPROP KPAL PGOV OPRC CH
09BEIJING2337MFA DISCUSSES XINJIANG PRESS ARRANGEMENTS AND ACCESS
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On July 29, PressOff met with Mr. Zhang Yong, Deputy Director of the Information Department of the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Zhang responded to questions about the logistics and philosophy behind the decision to pursue a markedly mor [...]
2009-08-13 07:28:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPROP KPAL PGOV OPRC CH
09BEIJING2754PRC RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (C) On September 24, PolOff delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations and Conferences Department, Human Rights Affairs Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun reftel points on U.S. concerns regarding the conclusions and recommendations of the Goldstone Report. 2. (C [...]
2009-09-24 10:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS
09BEIJING2869PRC RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) On October 14, PolOff delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations and Conferences Department, Human Rights Affairs Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun reftel points on the U.S. position on the Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaze Conflict (the Goldst [...]
2009-10-14 10:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER IS CH KPAL
09BEIJING3036PRC ON POSSIBLE UNGA DISCUSSION OF GOLDSTONE
[...] (SBU) On November 3, PolOff delivered to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Human Rights Affairs Division Deputy Director Shen Bo reftel points on the November 4 discussion of the Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza conflict (the Goldstone Report) at the UN [...]
2009-11-03 10:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS CH
09BEIJING432PRC: CHINA SHARES U.S. POSITION ON MARCH 2 SHARM
[...] (C) China "has the same position" as the United States on the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh, MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel Division Deputy Director Xu Chen told PolOff February 19 in response to reftel points on the U.S. positi [...]
2009-02-19 10:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN EAID PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG CH IS
09BEIJING604PRC: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CHINA'S PLEDGE AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 10:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN EAID PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG CH IS
09BEIRUT107LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN FIRMLY SUPPORTS ARAB
[...] (C) President Michel Sleiman reiterated his support for the Arab Peace Initiative (API) in a January 27 meeting with the Ambassador. He speculated that, although the Arab League was divided in its position on the API, the Kuwaitis and the Saudis could easily persuade some Arab League members t [...]
2009-01-27 15:36:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS LE SY
09BEIRUT1104NAHR AL-BARID REMAINS CALM AWAITING DECISION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Relief and Works Agency Director (UNRWA) Salvatore Lombardo and Ambassador Khalil Makkawi, Director of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC),remain cautiously optimistic that the State Shura Council will decide on October 13 to permit resumption of reconstruction [...]
2009-10-07 13:07:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV KPAL PHUM JO IS LE UN
09BEIRUT1200LEBANON TO SUPPORT GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 10:20:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS LE
09BEIRUT1201ISF POLICE STATION OPENED IN NAHR AL-BARID CAMP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Lebanese government intends to begin policing inside Palestinian refugee camps for the first time since 1969, starting with the Nahr al-Barid camp, thanks to a USG pledge to fund the construction of a police station and train the Internal Security Forces (ISF) in community pol [...]
2009-11-04 13:42:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV PTER KPAL LE
09BEIRUT125LEBANON: GEAGEA SEES "MONKEYNESS" HURTING ELECTION
[...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea reported to the Ambassador in a January 29 meeting that the Syrians were "anxious" about Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections, and may be making assassination plans (including against himself) or violence by proxy in order to sway the elections to the [...]
2009-01-29 15:59:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS SY LE
09BEIRUT1277LEBANESE REACTION TO ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential advisor Naji Abi Assi welcomed details about Israel's recently announced settlement moratorium and the U.S. reaction to it. Abi Assi also told Charge on December 1 that Palestinian Authority President Abu Mazen was scheduled to visit Beirut on December 7. He opined [...]
2009-12-04 15:46:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG UNSC ENRG LE IS
09BEIRUT1334SYRIAN ALLIES SEEK "CANCELLATION" OF UNSCR 1559
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria's allies in Lebanon have launched a campaign for the "cancellation" of UN Security Council resolution 1559. Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri claimed to the Ambassador that following the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon and the election of Michel Sleiman as president, there i [...]
2009-12-21 16:29:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL LE IS SY
09BEIRUT1336DEFMIN MURR PLANS SHAKE-UP IN SOUTH LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: President Obama's message to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on the importance of UNSCR 1701 was loud and clear, Defense Minister Murr told the Ambassador and visiting Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Frederic Hof on December 18. Murr reported he would underscore this m [...]
2009-12-22 15:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL LE IS
09BEIRUT135 Lebanon -- The Daily Star is Back
[...] Summary: English-language Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star returned to publication on February 2, after having been closed since January 14 in a dispute over unpaid loans with the Standard Chartered Bank. End Summary. 2. The publisher of the Daily Star, Jamil Mroue, told Arab nationalis [...]
2009-02-03 06:45:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT1351HARIRI'S DAMASCUS VISIT HERALDS NEW "PERSONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Prior to his December 19-20 visit to Damascus, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Ambassador that he "must go to Damascus to better relations," and he cast the visit as "a new form of achieving sovereignty and independence." Following the visit, the PM's chief of staff [...]
2009-12-28 12:54:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC PBTS PINR KPAL LE SY
09BEIRUT1358PM HARIRI URGES INCREASED MILITARY AID
[...] (S) Summary: The U.S. must fully support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to enable it to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Ambassador and visiting Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Frederic Hof on December 18. Lebanon wo [...]
2009-12-29 13:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL MARR MASS IS LE
09BEIRUT143 Media Ethics in the Lebanese Media
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-05 06:46:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT147 Lebanon: Murr TV (MTV) To Resume Broadcasting
[...] (U) Summary: MTV announced it will resume broadcast on March 31, 2009, seven years after its coerced closure. Michel El Murr, the CEO, denied that the Lebanese Forces "or any other foreign or domestic party" was behind the reopening. March 14 contacts, however, have been pushing for the reop [...]
2009-02-05 14:48:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT161LEBANON: HIZBALLAH LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE
[...] (C) The recent Gaza conflict again brought to the fore the question of under what regional and domestic circumstances Hizballah would use force against Israel. In addition, the first anniversary of the February 12, 2008 assassination of former Hizballah military official Imad Mugniyeh raises t [...]
2009-02-11 08:44:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT170LEBANON: GAZA CONFLICT EXPOSES CHALLENGES FOR
[...] (C) Hizballah successfully used the Gaza conflict to reinforce its own standing by talking tough against Israel but not drawing Lebanon into a second, and probably unpopular, war (reftel). However, the conflict exposed several challenges Hizballah faces, as it seeks to consolidate its strengt [...]
2009-02-12 15:30:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT182 Lebanon: Media Reaction - February 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 11:39:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT190 Lebanon: Power Struggle Over LBCI
[...] (U) Summary: Long standing problems between the Chairman of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI),Pierre El Daher, and the Lebanese Forces Party escalated over the last two weeks. The result was that CEO Pierre El Daher blamed Lebanese security forces of failing to car [...]
2009-02-18 12:20:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT199LEBANON: MARCH 2 SHARM EL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE, GOL
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered Ref A demarche to PM Fouad Siniora's assistant, Rola Noureddine, on February 18. Noureddine had no substantive response. 2. (SBU) Per Ref B, Lebanon continues to provide assistance to Gaza. Ambassador Khalil Mekkawi, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Commi [...]
2009-02-20 10:33:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT214 Lebanon: Media Reaction - February 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 11:59:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT232LEBANON: PM SINIORA ON GAZA, GHAJAR
[...] (C) During a February 25 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Siniora shared his plans to attend the March 2 Sharm el Sheikh Gaza reconstruction conference. In addition to meeting with other regional leaders on Gaza, Siniora said he also hoped to present the GOL's experiences in Nahr al-Barid Pale [...]
2009-02-26 16:34:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL LE
09BEIRUT242 Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 2, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 10:53:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT255 Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 4, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 11:14:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT305LEBANON: DESPITE FRICTION, MARCH 14 UNITES TO
[...] (C) The March 14 coalition publicly launched its political platform for the June 7 parliamentary elections at its second annual convention on Saturday, March 14. Entitled "Towards A Strong Viable State," the platform stressed the importance of adhering to the Taif agreement and the 2002 Arab P [...]
2009-03-16 18:48:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR KPAL LE SY IS
09BEIRUT318LEBANON: HIZBALLAH'S INTIMIDATION TACTICS
[...] (C) Summary: Lebanese Shi'a journalist, Tha'ir Abbas, who does not support Hizballah, reported he was harassed by Hizballah following his return from the United States, after covering the November 2008 presidential elections. His visit was funded by his newspaper, Ash-Sharq al-Awsat. End Sum [...]
2009-03-18 14:42:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKISL KMDR KPAL KPAO OPRC PREF PREL LE
09BEIRUT322 Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 12:31:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT333 Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 13:44:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT337 LEBANON: PARLIAMENT LOWERS VOTING AGE FOR 2010 AND
[...] (U) In a busy March 19 session, parliament approved a draft law to amend the constitution to lower the voting age from 21 to 18; however, it will not be effective in time for the June 7 parliamentary elections. Parliament also deferred a draft law requiring unanimity to amend constitutional l [...]
2009-03-23 16:21:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PINR PHUM KDEM KPAL LE
09BEIRUT349LEBANON: UN CONCERNED THAT LACK OF CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (SBU) In a March 23 meeting with foreign Ambassadors, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams stressed the need for a working Constitutional Council, the body that is to adjudicate election disputes. Williams said he feared that the lack of a functioning Council could lead to seri [...]
2009-03-25 15:32:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KPAL LE
09BEIRUT368LEBANON: LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR DOHA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Presidential advisor Naji Abi Assi did not expect major results from the March 30 Arab League Summit in Doha, except for a united position in favor of the Arab Peace Initiative. He predicted Arab relations with Iran would be a major, and potentially divisive, topic. He welcomed U.S. over [...]
2009-03-30 13:45:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF
09BEIRUT371 Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 31, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 13:23:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR ORC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT385LEBANON: UNRWA DIRECTOR--WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF CASH
[...] (SBU) In a March 27 meeting with international donors, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Lebanon Director Salvatore Lombardo stressed the dire financial situation that UNRWA faces. Regarding Nahr al-Barid reconstruction, he said the land [...]
2009-04-02 14:10:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE
09BEIRUT441 Lebanon: Media Reaction - April 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 10:09:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL
09BEIRUT478 Lebanon: Media Reaction - April 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 11:48:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT495LEBANON: UNRWA DIRECTOR SAYS NAHR AL-BARID
[...] (C) In a April 29 meeting with the Ambassador, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Lebanon Director, Salvatore Lombardo, said he was worried about ongoing delays on the GOL side regarding reconstruction efforts for the destroyed Palesti [...]
2009-04-30 15:33:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PTER KPAL LE
09BEIRUT517LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, GEAGEA FEARS HIZBALLAH
[...] (C) On May 8, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea proposed to visiting NEA DAS David Hale that the U.S. lend "silent support" to March 14 in the weeks before the June 7 parliamentary elections. He specifically advised us to stop expressing support for "moderates." Admitting the March 14 coal [...]
2009-05-11 06:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS SY LE
09BEIRUT560 Lebanon: Media Reaction - May 19, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 14:07:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT585LEBANON: WITH 12 DAYS TO GO, MARCH 14 PUTS ON A
[...] (C) In a strong last-minute show of unity, just 12 days before the June 7 parliamentary elections, March 14 leaders met at the Bristol Hotel on May 26, presenting a joint communique outlining the coalition's positions on key issues. The communique expressed support for UNSCR 1701 and the Spec [...]
2009-05-28 13:09:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR LE
09BEIRUT590LEBANON: WITH CODEL ACKERMAN, SINIORA PUSHES FOR
[...] (C) In a discussion May 27 with CODEL Ackerman, Prime Minister Siniora blamed Israel for many of the region's problems and pushed for U.S. support for an equitable solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Solving the Palestinian problem, he said, would solve other regional problems, including I [...]
2009-05-29 11:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER UNSC KPAL IR LE SY
09BEIRUT593LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN ASSURE SLEIMAN: NO
[...] (C) Vice President Joe Biden visited Lebanon on May 22, the first visit by a U.S vice president since 1983. Regional peace talks topped the agenda of his meeting with President Michel Sleiman, including the issue of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and the roles of both Syria and Iran. Biden [...]
2009-05-29 15:06:00Embassy BeirutSECRETOVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IRLE
09BEIRUT595LEBANON: WITH CODEL ACKERMAN, MARCH 14 FIGURES
[...] (C) March 14 figures Amine Gemayel, Samir Geagea, Mohammed Chatah, and Marwan Hamadeh stressed to Codel Ackerman on May 27 the importance of the June 7 parliamentary elections in determining Lebanon's sovereignty. Concerned about the period after the elections, the four agreed that if it reta [...]
2009-05-29 15:29:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS KPAL SY LE
09BEIRUT596LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN WITH PM SINIORA
[...] (C) In a May 22 meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, PM Siniora thanked the United States for its support for Lebanon's institutions, sovereignty and independence. He added that Lebanon supports Israeli-Palestinian peace, but not if the ultimate solution involves permanent resettlement of [...]
2009-05-29 15:33:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAL UNSC IR IS LE
09BEIRUT643LEBANON: PM SINIORA CALLS FOR EXTENDING HAND TO
[...] (C) In a June 8 meeting with visiting Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Ambassador, Prime Minister and Sidon MP-elect Fouad Siniora hailed March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (reftel) as the "end of an era" that firmly established the majority's political legi [...]
2009-06-10 10:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT644LEBANON: HARIRI SAYS HE'LL BE PRIME MINISTER,
[...] (C) March 14 coalition and Future party leader Saad Hariri told visiting Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Ambassador on June 8 that he would be Lebanon's next Prime Minister following March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (reftel). One of his priorities as Pri [...]
2009-06-10 10:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT656LEBANON: MARCH 14 SYG TO PUSH FOR STRONGER
[...] (C) Following March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (Ref B),March 14 Secretariat SYG Fares Souaid is intent on carrying on the work of the Secretariat, which held its first post-election meeting on June 10. Souaid believed the elections proved opposition Christian leader M [...]
2009-06-11 15:17:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT662 Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 11:37:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT690 Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 11:25:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT691DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Lebanon will take a moderate position at the AL ministerial and advocate for the Arab Peace Initiative, as it has in the past, the diplomatic advisor to President Michel Sleiman (Naji Abi Assi) and chief aide to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora (Rola Noureddine) told DCM in separate conversat [...]
2009-06-23 13:41:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL EAID XF LE
09BEIRUT714LEBANON: MIKATI "CONCERNED" ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF
[...] (C) In a June 24 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister and recently elected MP Najib Mikati worried that if parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri became Prime Minister, he would compromise on economic reform and Hizballah's arms while facing difficulties from Syria. Mikati bel [...]
2009-06-26 15:23:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF ECON KPAL KCOR UNSC LE IR
09BEIRUT733 Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 07:15:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT95 Lebanon: Media Reaction - January 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 09:52:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT967LEGAL CHALLENGE ADDS DELAYS TO NAHR AL-BARID
[...] (C) Two years after the near-complete destruction of the Nahr al-Barid Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli, reconstruction efforts by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) are being thwarted by a legal challenge from Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun. On August 26, a Lebanes [...]
2009-08-27 14:22:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV KPAL UN LE
09BEIRUT996 LEBANESE PRESS JUMPS ON STORY OF POSSIBLE HIZBALLAH MONEY
[...] Summary: Since August 31, several Lebanese newspapers have been reporting on Salah Ezzeddine declaring bankruptcy. Business tycoon Ezzedine was perceived as a trustworthy businessman because of his Hizballah connections. His bankruptcy caused severe financial damage to Shi'a investors from [...]
2009-09-08 05:10:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BELFAST29SINN FEIN LEADER GERRY ADAMS DISCUSSES RECENT VISIT TO
[...] (C/NF) During an April 27 meeting with Belfast Consul General, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams discussed his mid-April trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. During his meetings with Hamas leaders, Adams made clear he did not support violence. He also met with residents of the Israeli [...]
2009-04-28 16:13:00Consulate BelfastCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UK EI IS KPAL PTER
09BELGRADE1296SERBIA PLANS TO SUPPORT EGYPTIAN RESOLUTION ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (SBU) In response to our November 3 demarche, MFA Human Rights Directorate First Secretary Vladan Lazovic informed Poloff on November 4 that Serbia likely will support an emerging Egypt-led draft resolution on the Goldstone Report in the UN General Assembly (reftel) . 2. (SBU) Express [...]
2009-11-04 15:02:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER KPAL IS SR
09BELMOPAN443Demarche Delivered: Opposing UNGA Resolutions with
[...] (U) Per reftel, on November 24 PolOff delivered demarche to Government of Belize (GoB)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer Ayesha Borland. Regarding opposition to UNGA resolutions with anti-Israeli bias, Ms. Borland informed PolOff that the GoB had discussed the issue and woul [...]
2009-11-25 14:57:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KPAL IS BH
09BELMOPAN444Demarche Delivered: Opposing UNGA Resolutions with
[...] (U) Per reftel, on November 24 PolOff delivered demarche to Government of Belize (GoB)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer Ayesha Borland. Regarding opposition to UNGA resolutions with anti-Israeli bias, Ms. Borland informed PolOff that the GoB had discussed the issue and woul [...]
2009-11-25 14:57:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KPAL IS BH
09BERLIN1066NETANYAHU FEELS SOME HEAT IN BERLIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu August 27, Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier both stressed the importance of a freeze on settlement construction to achieve a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. This, despite attempts b [...]
2009-09-02 13:40:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS GM IR
09BERLIN1150GERMANY'S UNGA PRIORITIES AND A PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Head of the UNGA Division Julia Gross and Poloff discussed U.S. and German priorities for the 64th UNGA September 15. Gross noted that many of reftel priorities tracked those of Germany, including on climate change, peacekeeping, UN reform, and sustainable developmen [...]
2009-09-17 14:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNGA GM KPAL IS
09BERLIN1392SCENESETTER: GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE'S
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will visit Washington on the heels of Chancellor Merkel and one week after assuming his cabinet position. He is painfully conscious of being inexperienced; out of his element, he has clung to his scripts. However, his staff assured us that Wes [...]
2009-11-03 17:14:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG MNUC AF GM IR RS
09BERLIN1394GERMANY VIEWS CURRENT DRAFT GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA NEA Division Director Boris Ruge and MFA Desk Officer, Human Rights Division, Georg Klussmann November 3 to deliver reftel points. Ruge had argued to Poloff separately before the joint meeting with Klussmann that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas needs [...]
2009-11-04 15:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IS KPAL GM
09BERLIN1403SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Berlin warmly welcomes you to Germany for the historic 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Berlin is hosting all four-powers and EU leaders at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to mark this occasion. Your visit includes meetings with Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister [...]
2009-11-05 16:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF MNUC AF RS IR KPAL KWBG GM
09BERLIN1474GERMANY STILL MALLEABLE ON SEVERAL UNGA
[...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Deputy Head of UN General Assembly Division Julia Gross told Poloff November 19 that Germany agrees in general with the U.S. goal of reducing the number of one-sided UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel biases. Gross said that this year's negotiating climate has be [...]
2009-11-19 11:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GM
09BERLIN1544GERMANY TRACKS U.S. MESSAGE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) MFA Near East division deputy Sibylle Sorg told Poloff December 3 that the MFA agrees fully with reftel points on Israel's settlement moratorium. She said that reftel points are helpful for the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting which will have conclusions on the Middle East. [...]
2009-12-04 14:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL KWBG IS GM
09BERLIN288GERMAN PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH DONORS'
[...] (SBU) On March 6, 2009 Econoff contacted Jacqueline Groth of the Middle East Regional Development Policy Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Bonn, to confirm German support for the Palestinians following the March 2 Donors' Conference in Sharm Al-Sheikh, [...]
2009-03-12 13:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN GM IS
09BERLIN366GERMANY CALLS FOR TRANSATLANTIC COORDINATION, CARE
[...] (C) MFA Near East Division chief Boris Ruge told Poloff March 27 that Germany agrees with reftel points but he stressed the need for the EU and the United States to exercise care and to coordinate when responding or reacting to any Palestinian reconciliation agreement. Ruge cautioned against [...]
2009-03-27 14:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG GM EUN
09BERLIN671AHLC: GERMANY SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES, CITES NEED
[...] (SBU) MFA Near East Division Chief Boris Ruge informed Poloff June 5 that the MFA "fully agrees" with the U.S. policy objectives noted in reftel. Ruge will lead the German delegation to the AHLC's June 8 Oslo meeting. Ruge said that keeping the Palestinian Authority (PA) financially solvent [...]
2009-06-05 15:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS GM
09BERLIN74GERMANY: INTERESTED IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Boris Ruge January 20 and sought confirmation of Germany,s interest in participating in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort. Ruge was already well familiar with the Amb. Mull,s January 15 presentation to selected re [...]
2009-01-20 14:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN851FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES U.S. MESSAGES IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Steinmeier reinforced U.S. messages on the need for Israel to halt settlement construction and for Syria to play a constructive role in the region during his July 6-7 Middle East visit to Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut. According to the MFA, Steinmeier also high [...]
2009-07-14 15:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS GM LE SY
09BERLIN88GERMANY: FOCUSED ON ASSISTING EGYPT WITH POLICING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's internal deliberations continue on the extent of its possible participation in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort, but it seems unlikely that the Germans will participate in any maritime operations. The Germans are currently focused on offering Egypt technic [...]
2009-01-23 17:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERN470UNGA DISCUSSION OF GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government has some understanding for USG concerns regarding the Goldstone Report and the resolution that will be discussed at the UN General Assembly on November 4. The Swiss, however, do not share all of these concerns, and generally have a sympathetic view of the Go [...]
2009-11-03 18:06:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS SZ LS
09BOGOTA3189BOGOTA DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 22:29:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS
09BRASILIA1194BRAZIL, HRC, AND GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (U) On September 23, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Eduardo da Cunha Oliveira, interim chief, Human Rights Division, Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Cunha Oliveira disputed some of the points in the demarche and agreed with others. 2. (U) ONE-SIDED AND BIASED REPORT: [...]
2009-09-24 18:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS BR
09BRASILIA1287BRAZILIAN RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] On November 3, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Eduardo da Cunha Oliveira of the Human Rights Division of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Poloff stressed that, because of our serious concerns about the Goldstone Report, the USG sought to prevent passage of a harmful Genera [...]
2009-11-04 13:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL PREL PHUM PTER BR
09BRASILIA1391PERES AND ABBAS VISITS IN PERSPECTIVE
[...] (C) Summary. The November visits by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, both shortly in advance of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit (ref A),led to few substantive results but helped Brazil craft its narrative as a hopeful emerging player in the Middl [...]
2009-12-02 17:40:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KHUM KPAL IS IR
09BRASILIA322FOLLOW UP ON BRAZIL'S SHARM AL SHEIKH PLEDGE
[...] (U) On 10 March, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Counselor Claudio Cesar Nascimento, chief of the Middle East Division I of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Nascimento confirmed the USD 10 million pledge made by Foreign Minister Amorim at Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt, and noted t [...]
2009-03-16 17:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN BR
09BRASILIA391BRAZIL: GAZA PLEDGE, ARAB SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT:
[...] (C) Summary: President Lula's trip to Doha to attend the March 31 Arab-South American Summit will continue a year of intense Middle East diplomacy that kicked off when Amorim matched Brazil's largest foreign aid contribution by pledging USD 10 million for Gaza reconstruction. Following the Mar [...]
2009-03-28 00:20:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL BR
09BRASILIA43BRAZIL: AMORIM FLIES TO MIDDLE EAST AS ISRAEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reactions in Brazil to the crisis in Gaza continue (reftel) to focus almost exclusively on the suffering of the Palestinian population caused by Israel's response to HAMAS' attacks while at the same time minimizing Israel's concerns over its security. Criticism of Israel from [...]
2009-01-09 21:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL IR BR
09BRASILIA658BRAZIL AND THE MIDDLE EAST: FOREIGN MINISTRY ON
[...] (C) Summary: In an April meeting with CDA between two trips by President Lula to the Middle East, Brazil's senior diplomat for Middle East issues, Under Secretary Roberto Jaguaribe discussed Brazil's positive reactions to President Obama's moves on the Middle East and subtly rejected Presiden [...]
2009-05-22 20:51:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL BR
09BRATISLAVA444DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 16:08:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LO
09BRATISLAVA465SLOVAKS WILL VOTE AGAINST GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 13:58:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LO
09BRIDGETOWN699GOLDSTONE POINTS SENT TO EASTERN CARIBBEAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 18:19:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL XL
09BRUSSELS123DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS
[...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 27 to Wolfgang Barwinkel, Director of the Middle East Division at the Middle East Maghreb Unit of the EU Council. (Note: Head of Unit Christian Jouret was traveling with Javier Solana in the Middle East.) Barwinkel noted that the [...]
2009-01-28 16:40:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MARR MOPS PARM NATO EU IS PHSA
09BRUSSELS1251EUROPEAN COMMISSION ATTENDANCE AT SEPTEMBER 22
[...] (SBU) Mission delivered reftel demarche regarding the September 22 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) Meeting to the Palestine Desk Officer at the European Commission (EC). She indicated that the EU understood that the level of attendance for the meeting had already been set at the senior level [...]
2009-09-17 13:41:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS
09BRUSSELS142SOLANA SPEAKS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, GUANTANAMO,
[...] (C//NF) Summary. EU Council Secretary General and CFSP High Representative Javier Solana addressed the final session of a "Study Day" on transatlantic relations organized by the EPP-ED political group at the European Parliament. During the January 29 event he discussed EU relations with the [...]
2009-01-30 17:01:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG KPAL EUN
09BRUSSELS1487BELGIUM GENERALLY WILLING TO SUPPORT UN RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: Belgium believes the UNGA resolution sponsored by the Arab Group is acceptable with few changes. However, the text it is working from contains few of the ideas presented reftel that the USG finds objectionable. The GOB supports the resolution's call for domestic investigations a [...]
2009-11-03 15:58:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BE
09BRUSSELS1500BELGIUM SET TO ABSTAIN ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (C) The Chief of Staff to Belgium's Foreign Minister, Franciskus Van Daele, told the Ambassador and POL/ECON Counselor November 4 that there was no European consensus on the UNGA resolution on the Goldstone report. Van Daele said that there was still on-going coordination between the 27 EU [...]
2009-11-05 15:22:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BE
09BRUSSELS1587BELGIUM: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 06:07:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS BE
09BRUSSELS217EU SEEKS FOR ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE AS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 16:41:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS
09BRUSSELS223(CORRECTED CABLE FOR ERROR IN SUBJECT LINE) EU
[...] (C) Summary: As Israel undertakes the formation of a new government and plans go forward for the March 2 Cairo donors conference, several EU officials and diplomats from EU member states and non-EU interested missions (such as Egypt, Israel and Norway) have told us the importance they attach t [...]
2009-02-17 15:39:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS
09BRUSSELS248DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2
[...] (C) Summary: Drawing on Reftel points USEU discussed the March 2 donors' conference with EU officials and representatives of the Czech and Norwegian missions in Brussels, as well as with the EU's humanitarian aid organization, ECHO. According to our interlocutors, Javier Solana, Commissioner [...]
2009-02-20 16:22:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEFIN EU KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09BRUSSELS262Javier Solana to the Middle East; Will Meet S/E Mitchell
[...] SUMMARY: Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),announced at the February 23 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting of EU-27 Foreign Ministers, that he would travel to the Middle East February 24 to 28. Solana's trip wil [...]
2009-02-24 15:20:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL EAID EUN SY LE EG IS XF
09BRUSSELS364EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLEDGE AT SHARM AL-SHEIKH
[...] Mission confirms as reported reftel that the European Commission pledged EURO 440 million (approximately $572 million at an exchange rate of $1.3 to the Euro) for Palestinian assistance at the Sharm al-Sheikh donor conference. In announcing the pledge Commissioner Betina Ferrero-Waldner said [...]
2009-03-13 15:17:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER PREL EAID EUN
09BRUSSELS420BELGIAN ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AFTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 15:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN BE
09BRUSSELS476MIDDLE EAST: NOTES FROM MARCH 27-28 INFORMAL
[...] (C/NF) An EU member country contact gave to the Charge the following text (paras 2-5),based on a Czech Presidency readout of the informal discussion on the Middle East among EU foreign ministers at the March 27-28 Gymnich, held in Hluboka in the Czech Republic. As is usual with the semi-annu [...]
2009-04-01 15:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPAL EUN
09BRUSSELS488TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON UNION OF GOOD U.S.
[...] (C) In a recent follow-up conversation regarding Ref A demarche on Union of Good, to which we have not yet received a formal EU response, a contact close to the EU's autonomous terrorist designations process anticipated that the EU will be reluctant to join the U.S. in an autonomous designatio [...]
2009-04-02 12:55:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR KWBG KPAL IS
09BRUSSELS550EU CONTINUES TO WEIGH ISRAEL AND SYRIA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: As reported reftel the 27 EU Foreign Ministers, meeting March 27 in the Czech Republic in the semi-annual informal "Gymnich" format (at which formal conclusions are not reached) discussed a number of Middle East issues, including whether and how to proceed with an upgrade of EU- [...]
2009-04-09 15:16:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EU
09BRUSSELS672ISRAEL DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER AYALON DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, Daniel Ayalon, met for two and a half hours in an informal May 7 session with ambassadors who make up the EU's 28-member Political and Security Committee (PSC),which helps set EU common foreign and security policy. Several EU diplomats an [...]
2009-05-12 10:40:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EU
09BRUSSELS784DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE
[...] (SBU) Mission delivered reftel demarche to officials who cover the Middle East at the EU Council, European Commission, and Czech Mission (the current EU presidency). According to the director for Middle East affairs at the Council, the upcoming Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting was di [...]
2009-06-05 13:19:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KPAL PGOV PREL EU
09BUCHAREST114ROMANIA WILL ATTEND SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE BUT
[...] (SBU) Post's EconCoun on February 19 delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming Sharm Al-Sheikh conference to Mihaela Rutjens, Director for Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Rutjens confirmed that the Government of Romania (GOR) had received an official invitati [...]
2009-02-20 14:59:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PHUM PGOV KPAL RO
09BUCHAREST740 ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE
[...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered REF demarche on 3 November 2009 to Razvan Rotundu, MFA Head of OSCE, Council of Europe and Human Rights Directorate, and Cosmin Boiangiu, MFA Head of United Nations Affairs Directorate. Rotundu stated that the Government of Romania (GOR) shared the U.S. point of view. R [...]
2009-11-04 13:39:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL PHUM PTER RO
09BUDAPEST152HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO MARCH 2 CONFERENCE, SHARM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 10:00:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM HU
09BUDAPEST153(CORRECTED COPY) HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO MARCH 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 11:25:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER PGOV EFIN KPAL HU
09BUDAPEST188HUNGARY'S PLEDGE - MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 11:54:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PTER EUN HU
09BUDAPEST701DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY BACKS U.S. POSITION ON
[...] (C) POL Counselor discussed reftel points September 23 with Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Head of the Global Organizations Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Human Rights Department. Dr. Kollar said Hungary shared U.S. concerns about the Goldstone Report's unbal [...]
2009-09-23 16:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL IS HU
09BUDAPEST796HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A demarche November 3 to Anna Miklos, MFA's Human Rights and International Organizations' UN desk officer responsible for the Goldstone Report. Miklos stated that the MFA has received a draft copy of the proposed resolution outlined in ref A from the EU, commenting t [...]
2009-11-03 15:55:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL PHUM PTER HU
09BUDAPEST835HUNGARY RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 14:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL UNGA HU
09BUENOSAIRES1194ARGENTINA DEMARCHED ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (U) Poloff discussed on November 3 the reftel points regarding the Goldstone Report and the November 4 consideration by the UN General Assembly of a resolution on the topic with Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials from the General Directorate on Human Rights. Argentine officials Ed [...]
2009-11-04 18:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS AR
09BUENOSAIRES200ARGENTINE PARTICIPATION AT SHARM AL-SHEIKH
[...] (U) Poloff discussed February 25 the upcoming Sharm al-Sheikh conference per instructions (reftel) with Argentine Foreign Ministry Counselor Guillermo Nicolas, in the Office of North Africa and the Middle East. Nicolas reported that Argentina's delegation would be led by Ambassador Gabriel Fu [...]
2009-02-26 16:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EFIN KPAL KWBG PHUM PTER EAID AR
09CAIRO1EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: DECEMBER 31
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-01 02:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO104GAZA EVACUEES DESCRIBE "ORDEAL," ASSERT WAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three Palestinian-American familes evacuated from Gaza into Egypt on January 19 described for us their "horrifying ordeal" trying to survive Israeli attacks. They recounted the emotional trauma both they and their children experienced in the face of "primitive" living condition [...]
2009-01-21 15:24:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PGOV PTER KPAL CASC IS EG XF
09CAIRO107NORTH SINAI REACTION TO GAZA CONFLICT
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to the North Sinai Governorate on January 19-20, we met with local leaders and discussed the recent fighting in Gaza, and its effect on the neighboring communities in Egypt. All the leaders, with whom we met, noted that the local population--which is a mixture of [...]
2009-01-22 14:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL PREF EAID PHUM KISL ECON IS EG
09CAIRO108JANUARY 18 SHARM AL SHAYKH: THE ANTI-DOHA
[...] (C) Summary: Egypt convened on less than 24 hours notice, six European leaders, King Abdullah of Jordan, President Gul of Turkey, Palestinian President Abbas, and the SYGs of the UN and Arab League for a meeting in Sharm Al Shaykh January 18. The purpose of the meeting was the meeting itse [...]
2009-01-22 14:37:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1089UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JUNE 7 MEETING WITH ARAB LG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 12:30:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL SY LE IZ IR SU IS EG
09CAIRO1129FM ABOUL GHEIT ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 16:35:00Embassy CairoSECRETKPAL PREL PGOV EAID IS EG
09CAIRO1139MFA OFFICIALS STRIKE A POSITIVE TONE MFA OFFICIALS STRIKE A POSITIVE TONE WITH A/S BRIMMER REF: A. CAIRO 680 B. CAIRO 572 C. CAIRO 484 D. CAIRO 397 E. CAIRO 217 F. 08 CAIRO 2584 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-21 13:08:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWMN KPAL KPKO SCUL IS SU EG
09CAIRO1143ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA ON JUNE 24 MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 07:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO118ASSESSMENT OF EGYPT'S REGIONAL ROLE IN THE WAKE OF
[...] (S/NF) The serious intra-Arab rifts exposed by the Gaza crisis also highlighted both the extent and limitations of Egypt's role in leading the moderate Arab position. The Gaza crisis was only the most recent, and significant, event to expose the polarization of Egypt and Saudi Arabia at one en [...]
2009-01-23 15:33:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1185SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO EGYPT
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Since your last visit in December 2008, President Obama's well-received Cairo speech has reinvigorated the tenor of our bilateral relationship. -- (S/NF) However, a sense of renewal in our bilateral relationship has not yet resulted in tangible improvements in our m [...]
2009-06-24 08:19:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS MOPS IR IS KPAL PHUM KDEM
09CAIRO119SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY 26 VISIT TO CAIRO REF: CAIRO 118 (ASSESSMENT POST-GAZA) Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey Reasons: 1.4 (B) and (D)
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: Senator Mitchell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit will be, we hope, the first in a regular process of dialogue and consultation with senior Egyptians on what they consider to be the primary regional political issue -- the Arab-Israeli conflict, particularly the Palesti [...]
2009-01-23 19:54:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1349GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Chief Omar Soliman shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and ongoing efforts on Palestinian reconciliation. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, Soliman assessed that Arab leaders [...]
2009-07-14 11:44:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1350GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Minister of Defense Tantawi discussed bilateral military cooperation, counter smuggling, and Iraq. -- (S/NF) Tantawi thanked General Petraeus for opposing Congressional conditioning of U.S. assistance to Egypt a [...]
2009-07-14 11:46:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1351GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, President Mubarak shared his views on Iraq, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, and counter smuggling. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, General Petraeus thanked Mubarak for naming a new Egyptian [...]
2009-07-14 11:48:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS AF PK EG
09CAIRO1377COUNTER SMUGGLING UPDATE: EGYPT INCREASES EFFORTS
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Egypt has increased efforts to combat arms smuggling to Gaza, with a focus on stopping arms from entering Egypt from Sudan and the Red Sea. The Egyptians also report success at interdicting illicit funds destined for Gaza. -- (S/NF) The Egyptian military has increased its pres [...]
2009-07-16 14:45:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS IS KPAL EG
09CAIRO1576MFA ON FATAH CONGRESS ELECTIONS, PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) On August 11, Poloff met with new MFA Director of Palestinian Affairs, Hesham Seif al-Din and MFA Cabinet Advisor for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, Ahmed Hamshari. Seif Al-Din said he was adopting a "wait and see" attitude towards the Fatah elections, but doubted that the elections would result [...]
2009-08-13 11:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO163DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN NORTH SINAI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-01 05:04:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAL ECON PTER SNAR EAID EAGR EG IS
09CAIRO17EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 5
[...] (S) On January 5, Egyptian military officials briefed defense attaches on the situation in Gaza. The Egyptian military reports that the Egyptian-Gaza border remains stable, with no breaches since December 28. Egyptian border guards successfully prevented subsequent attempts to breach the bor [...]
2009-01-05 14:41:00Embassy CairoSECRETKPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS
09CAIRO1788ARAB LEAGUE SPOKESMAN BRIEFS ON SEPTEMBER MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 10:48:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS IZ WEU GZ SY SU EG
09CAIRO1804FM ABOUL GHEIT ON UNESCO, NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN ,
[...] Key Points: -- (C) FM Aboul Gheit said the USG "campaign" against UNESCO candidate Farouk Hosni stemmed from a misunderstanding of his record. Egypt continues to work with the USG on the range of bilateral and multilateral issues. However, citing mounting press criticism, the FM said the basis for [...]
2009-09-16 15:19:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL IAEA KNNP PARM IR IS KPAL EG
09CAIRO1834DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE REPORT REF: STATE 98567 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reason 1.4 (b).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 14:33:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER UN KISL KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1852REFUGEES CAUGHT IN EGYPT-ISRAEL BORDER CROSSFIRE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 15:13:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PREF PTER PBTS KWBG KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO196ARAB LEAGUE COS ON "BLEAK" REGIONAL DYNAMICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 10:14:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1997ACTIVISTS' ANGER OVER U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 15:09:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL UN IS EG
09CAIRO2EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: DECEMBER 31
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Arab League ministerial went into closed session at 1:00pm local time and as of 6:00 pm local time we have not gotten any comment on the status of the talks, either from the Egyptians or other delegations. Egypt closed and evacuated the Rafah terminal several times overn [...]
2009-01-01 02:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO204EGYPTIAN BORDER SECURITY REQUEST: NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) Post appreciates the Department's efforts to quickly respond to Egypt's request for four Z portal multiview cargo and vehicle screening systems to improve their capacity to combat arms smuggling into Gaza (reftel). We are continui [...]
2009-02-04 15:07:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO205LESSONS LEARNED FROM EMBASSY CAIRO'S EVACUATION OF AMERICAN
[...] Summary: Embassy Cairo evacuated four families with American citizens and family members entitled to immigrant visas, and assisted in the evacuation of over 100 foreign nationals on January 19, 2009. The evacuation went smoothly and lessons learned follow. End Summary. 2. On January 19, 2 [...]
2009-02-04 15:12:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PREL PTER ASEC KPAL EG
09CAIRO2064POLICE BRUTALITY UPDATE: LAWYERS ALLEGE SEVERE
[...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Credible human rights lawyers representing members of the Hizballah cell detained since late 2008 believe the GOE tortured the suspects with electric shocks and sleep deprivation to reduce them to a "zombie state." -- (S) The lawyers believe the GOE used the same torture on a se [...]
2009-10-29 17:09:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PHUM PTER KPAL LE EG
09CAIRO2168UPDATE: EGYPTIAN COUNTER SMUGGLING EFFORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 08:43:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PARM MASS MOPS IR KPAL EG
09CAIRO2249SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 08:16:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER EAID SOCI SNAR SCUL KPAL KCRM IS EG
09CAIRO229STATE SECURITY DETAINS EGYPTIAN-GERMAN BLOGGER AND GAZA ACTIVIST REF: A. 09 CAIRO 79 B. 08 CAIRO 2431 C. 08 CAIRO 862 D. 08 CAIRO 797 Classified By: ECPO Mincouns William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 15:29:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM KPAL GE EG
09CAIRO231SCENESETTER FOR REQUESTED EGYPTIAN FM ABOUL GHEIT
[...] (S/NF) Madame Secretary, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit has been looking forward to meeting you since your nomination was first announced. The Egyptian leadership, including President Mubarak, are encouraged by the Administration's immediate attention to the Middle East and your and the Preside [...]
2009-02-09 16:10:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL KPAL EG IS QA IR SY
09CAIRO2325EGYPT: COUNTER SMUGGLING UPDATE
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Egypt increased its efforts to combat smuggling over the last several months, including beginning installation of a subterranean steel wall and resuming installation of an FMF-funded tunnel activity detection system. -- (S/NF) Installation of the tunnel detection system has re [...]
2009-12-20 05:09:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PTER MASS KPAL EG
09CAIRO254EGYPTIAN MFA ON DONORS CONF, CEASEFIRE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 14:14:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO26EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 6
[...] (S/NF) The Egyptian military reports Egyptian security forces are controlling the Egypt/Gaza border. Egypt delivered humanitarian aid through the Rafah and al-Aouja crossing points. 18 Palestinian casualties entered Egypt yesterday for medical treatment. IDF ground forces are reportedly ope [...]
2009-01-06 14:08:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNKPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS
09CAIRO265SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN'S VISIT TO CAIRO
[...] (SBU) Senator Lieberman, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes at a pivotal time for Egypt and the region. A ceasefire is almost in place between Israel and Hamas, which the Egyptians are seeking to cement. The U.S., European countries, and regional governments are searching for ways to put in p [...]
2009-02-12 14:37:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV OREP KPAL EG IS
09CAIRO290SMUGGLING TUNNEL DETECTED AND DESTROYED, SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: On January 28, Egypt re-started the implementation of a $23 million FMF-funded tunnel detection program along the Egypt-Gaza border, put on hold during Israel's incursion into Gaza. A new 24-man Tunnel Detection Unit (TDU) completed training on January 26 and is working alongside the U [...]
2009-02-18 09:50:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS MOPS PTER ASEC KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO3EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 2
[...] (SBU) As of 1500 hrs. local on January 2, we have received no reports of demonstrations, attacks, or other problems at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza; however, local USG staff report clashes on January 2 between police and demonstrators in Al-Arish in North Sinai, about 20 miles from the G [...]
2009-01-02 14:20:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS
09CAIRO326SENATOR LIEBERMAN’S FEBRUARY 17 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK
[...] (C) During an hour-long meeting on February 17, Gamal Mubarak discussed with Senator Joseph Lieberman the problems with Gaza and Palestinian reconciliation, as well as the broader political split within the Arab world. Senator Lieberman sought Gamal's advice on ways for the U.S. to engage Iran; Gam [...]
2009-02-23 13:07:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL KPAL ECON IR SY IZ EG IS QA
09CAIRO327LT GENERAL NORTH DISCUSSES GAZA, PIRACY, AND
[...] (C) On January 26, AFCENT Commander Lieutenant General North met with MOD Chief of Staff General Sami Enan to discuss Gaza, piracy, and increased bilateral military cooperation. Enan looked forward to an increased U.S. focus on the Middle East under the Obama administration and enhanced bilateral m [...]
2009-02-23 13:55:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR EG XF
09CAIRO328DINNER WITH PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On February 22, the DCM hosted a dinner for several members of the Foreign Relations Committee of the People's Assembly. The attendees included two National Democratic Party (NDP) MP's, one independent, and two Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentarians, including the head of the M [...]
2009-02-23 13:57:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KISL PTER EAID KPAL PA IS EG
09CAIRO330ACTIVISTS DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON REFORM WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On February 18, civil society activists and an opposition party leader discussed democratic reform in Egypt with Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT),the Ambassador and the DCM. President of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Hisham Kassem said that over the next 15 years Egy [...]
2009-02-23 16:24:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO347SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK
[...] (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Egypt and the March 2nd Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. President Mubarak is very pleased you are coming and will meet you at 8:30 a.m. on March 2, prior to the start of the conference. He may also host you and the other conference participant [...]
2009-02-25 17:54:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL KPAL EAID MASS QA IR SY EG IS XF
09CAIRO358WHAT DOES EGYPT WANT OUT OF THE GAZA
[...] (C) Summary: The Egyptians see the March 2 Gaza Reconstruction Conference as validation of their role as the regional leader in forging peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Their goals for the conference are straightforward: they want to be seen as helping the Palestinian people [...]
2009-02-26 19:07:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAL EG IS XF
09CAIRO448EGYPTIAN COUNTER SMUGGLING EFFORTS
[...] Key Points -- (S) Egypt continues to improve efforts to combat arms smuggling into Gaza, but a decision by Field Marshal Tantawi to delay a counter tunneling project threatens progress. -- (S) During a March 10 meeting, Tantawi informed the Ambassador that the GOE is unwilling to allow the [...]
2009-03-16 10:46:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL MASS PARM KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO45RISING ANGER OVER GAZA
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Egyptians are seething over Israeli military operations in Gaza. The January 9 "Day of Anger and Solidarity with Gaza," supported by a range of Egyptian opposition forces, most prominently the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),featured the largest protests since the crisis bega [...]
2009-01-12 09:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL KPAL IS PA EG
09CAIRO451INTERIOR MINISTER ON KHAN BOMBING, GAZA SMUGGLING
[...] (S) KEY POINTS -- (S) On March 12, Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly told the Ambassador that evidence indicates "one or two" individuals were responsible for the February 22 Khan Al-Khalili market bombing. He said the MOI believes the individuals were not linked to any organized group, but r [...]
2009-03-16 11:02:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PHUM PTER KDEM KPAL ASEC SU EG
09CAIRO520AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHE TO FM ABOUL GHEIT ON SUDAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Ghayt at opening of business Wednesday, March 25, conveying reftel points regarding the visit of Sudanese President Bashir to Egypt. She stressed that the U.S. could not accept any justification for denying humanitarian assistance to [...]
2009-03-25 14:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKPAL KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL SU EG
09CAIRO529SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL'S VISIT TO CAIRO
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Senator McConnell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U.S., [...]
2009-03-26 14:32:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP MCCONNELL PGOV ECON KPAL EG IS
09CAIRO549SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL SCHWARTZ
[...] Key Points -- (SBU) U.S.- Egypt military relationship is strong, but should change to reflect new regional and transnational threats. -- (SBU) More focus is needed on combating emerging threats, including border security, counter terrorism, civil defense, and peacekeeping. -- (S/NF) Egypt continues [...]
2009-03-31 14:44:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL MASS PARM MOPS KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO568SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TAUSCHER'S VISIT TO CAIRO
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Representative Tauscher, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The [...]
2009-04-02 15:38:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP TAUSCHER PGOV ECON KPAL EG IS
09CAIRO569SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND'S VISIT TO CAIRO
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Senator Bond, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U.S., Euro [...]
2009-04-02 15:42:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP BOND PGOV KWBG ECON KPAL EG IS
09CAIRO602SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LOWEY
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Representative Lowey, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U. [...]
2009-04-08 13:13:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAL EG
09CAIRO604CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 5 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Key Points -- President Mubarak told CODEL McConnell he feared that the new Israeli government would be "very difficult to work with," in particular Foreign Minister Lieberman, whose public statements have already had a very negative impact on Arab public opinion. -- On Palestinian re [...]
2009-04-08 15:17:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PHUM KDEM PTER PARM PGOV SOCI SY
09CAIRO614CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK
[...] (C) Key Points -- Gamal Mubarak told CODEL McConnell that Egypt remained committed to economic reform despite the global financial crisis. -- Egypt wants increased trade with the U.S.; however, it is looking elsewhere for trade opportunities as well, including the EU, Russia, and China. [...]
2009-04-12 10:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PGOV ETRD IZ EG IS IR
09CAIRO615CODEL TAUSCHER'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Key Points -- Iran: President Mubarak told CODEL Tauscher that using diplomacy and economic sanctions with Iran is far better than using force. Using force to solve the problems with Iran will led to instability in the region and an increase in terrorism. Mubarak has no plans to resto [...]
2009-04-12 10:10:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IR EG SY
09CAIRO618CODEL TAUSCHER"S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Key Points: -- Israel: Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said that Egypt has a long-standing relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and can work with him, in contrast to new Israeli Foreign Minister Leiberman, whom Aboul Gheit labeled a "problem." --Aboul Gheit does not see [...]
2009-04-12 15:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KPAL KNNP IS IR EG QA
09CAIRO63EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 13
[...] (S) According to Ministry of Defense sources, on January 12, an unexploded Israeli bomb landed in an open field on the Egyptian side of the border. No injuries were reported. The Egyptians informed the Israelis, who offered to send a team to safely dismantle the bomb and noted that it was "U [...]
2009-01-13 13:55:00Embassy CairoSECRETKPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS
09CAIRO657EGYPT-GAZA BORDER OPERATIONS IMPACTING NORTH SINAI
[...] (C) Key Points -- The Government of Egypt (GOE) is using aggressive security measures to control the North Sinai population as a result of counter-smuggling operations at Egypt-Gaza border. -- The local North Sinai population understands the national security concerns, but is getting frust [...]
2009-04-15 14:27:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PREL SOCI PTER ECON KCRM KPAL KWBG IS EG
09CAIRO666CODEL MCCONNELL'S MEETING WITH MINDEF TANTAWI
[...] Key Points - (S/NF) During an April 6 meeting, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi told CODEL McConnell that Egypt was "doing its best" to combat arms smuggling into Gaza. - (S/NF) Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense MG al-Assar categorized the smuggling problem as "a threat [...]
2009-04-16 14:52:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS IR EG
09CAIRO667CODEL TAUSCHER'S MEETING WITH MINDEF TANTAWI
[...] Key Points - (S/NF) During a April 9 meeting, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi told CODEL Tauscher that the US-Egypt bilateral security relationship was strong. - (S/NF) Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense MG al-Assar described Egyptian logistical support for the US milit [...]
2009-04-16 14:54:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS IR EG
09CAIRO68EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 14
[...] (S) According to MoD sources, the Rafah border area has been relatively quiet today, with no collateral damage on the Egyptian side, and no reports of Palestinian firing on Egyptian Border Guard Forces. -------------- Demonstrations -------------- 2. (SBU) Contacts reported that on Janu [...]
2009-01-14 13:20:00Embassy CairoSECRETKPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS
09CAIRO693FOLLOWING UP WITH EGYPT ON SUSPECTED IRANIAN ARMS
[...] (S/NF) On April 23, Ambassador raised ref A points on suspected Iranian arms overflights with Egyptian military Chief of Staff LTG Sami Anan during the visit of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen. Anan said replied that MOD, along with the relevant GOE authorities, would "i [...]
2009-04-23 15:24:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL ETTC PARM EG SU IR KPAL
09CAIRO7EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 4
[...] (S) As of 1500 hrs. local on January 4, Egyptian military contacts said Egypt closed the Rafah border crossing on January 4 after the Israelis gave advanced warning of their ground invasion and additional air strikes on the smuggling tunnels along the Gaza-Rafah border. According to the Egypt [...]
2009-01-04 13:28:00Embassy CairoSECRETKPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS
09CAIRO706GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S MEETING WITH COS ANAN
[...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During a April 6 meeting, Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Anan discussed regional security and bilateral military issues with US Air Force Chief of Staff General Schwartz. - (S/NF) Anan said Egypt is "sparing no efforts" to find a durable cease fire in Gaza an [...]
2009-04-26 14:18:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO722SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROSS' VISIT TO EGYPT
[...] KEY POINTS: -- (S) President Mubarak sees Iran's attempts to exert influence throughout the region as Egypt's primary strategic threat. However, Mubarak's focus on the Iranian threat differs somewhat from ours. While he will readily admit that the Iranian nuclear program is a strategic and ex [...]
2009-04-28 15:34:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM KPAL IS LE SU IR EG
09CAIRO726EGYPT: AID AND RECONCILIATION IN GAZA
[...] (C) Key Points -- We met with the Director of the World Food Program's warehouse in El Arish on April 8, and with an American doctor, returning after 3 months in Gaza and the West Bank, on April 22. Both stressed that Gazans are still in dire need of food and medical supplies. No reconstruc [...]
2009-04-29 10:21:00Embassy CairoSECRETKPAL KWBG IS PA EG
09CAIRO746ADMIRAL MULLEN’S MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN
[...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Omar Soliman explained that his overarching regional goal was combating radicalism, especially in Gaza, Iran, and Sudan. - (S/NF) On Gaza, S [...]
2009-04-30 15:00:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG SU
09CAIRO747ADMIRAL MULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH FIELD MARSHAL
[...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi noted the strong Egypt-U.S. military relationship and looked forward to increased cooperation with the new U.S. Africa Command. - ( [...]
2009-04-30 15:01:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG PTER
09CAIRO773EGYPTIAN MFA UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION
[...] (C) Key Points: -- The fourth round of the Cairo Dialogue on Palestinian reconciliation yielded no results. Egypt has temporarily shelved its proposal to create a Palestinian committee to oversee reconstruction, security reform, and the January 2010 elections. -- The Government of Egypt ( [...]
2009-05-06 12:33:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS PA EG
09CAIRO81EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 15
[...] (SBU) Gilad visits; leaves disappointed. Demonstrations in support of Gaza continue throughout Egypt. Public opinion is strongly pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli; Israeli pilgrims are barred from a holy site. Embassy consular officers prepare for a potential evacuation of American citizens an [...]
2009-01-15 15:54:00Embassy CairoSECRETKPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS
09CAIRO829EGYPT TO HOST FIFTH ROUND OF INTRA-PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Key points: -- The Egyptians will host the fifth round of negotiations between the Palestinian factions beginning May 16 in Cairo. MFA Director for Palestinian Affairs Yasser Osman told us May 13 that he was not optimistic an agreement will be reached on a consensus PA government or majo [...]
2009-05-14 10:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO868UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor indicated that he would discuss with the Governor and others the possibility of a formal policy directive prohi [...]
2009-05-19 09:46:00Embassy CairoSECRETEFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CAIRO873ARAB LEAGUE ON ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND
[...] (C) Key points: -- In a May 11 meeting, Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told us that AL SYG Moussa was very encouraged by the Administration's early position on Middle East peace. He said that the AL had agreed to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations only if Israel satisfact [...]
2009-05-19 12:22:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO88EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 18
[...] (SBU) Humanitarian Assistance: On January 18, 140 tons of medical aid from the Red Crescent, Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco were delivered through Rafah, along with 42 casualties. The Red Crescent delivered 90 tons of flour and rice through Kerem Shalom and 400 tons of food aid entered through A [...]
2009-01-19 15:03:00Embassy CairoSECRETKPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS
09CAIRO975UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN
[...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor suggested that it would not be difficult to issue a formal policy directive prohibiting Egyptian banks from opening or [...]
2009-05-28 12:49:00Embassy CairoSECRETEFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CAIRO986CAIRO REFUGEE UPDATE: QUESTIONS OF PROTECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-31 12:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KWBG KPAL SU ER EG
09CANBERRA1021AUSTRALIA WILL VOTE AGAINST MOST ANTI-ISRAELI UNGA
[...] (C/NF) Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Middle East Division Head, Deborah Stokes, told Pol/Econ Counselor November 19 that Australia has traditionally voted with the United States against most of the 21 resolutions heavily biased against Israel including all three of the [...]
2009-11-20 05:12:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE AS
09CANBERRA272SHARM AL-SHEIKH FOLLOW-UP - AUSTRALIA STILL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 23:49:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER AS
09CANBERRA926AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia will support the U.S. position on the Goldstone Report (State 106423) and will instruct its UN Missions in New York and Geneva to coordinate with their U.S. counterparts. DFAT Security Council Task Force Head Bassim Blazey, who is acting First Assistant Secretary for [...]
2009-10-14 06:52:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09CANBERRA981DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (SBU) Australia generally shares the U.S. position on the Goldstone report. Pol/Econ Couns delivered reftel demarche regarding the UNGA debate on the Goldstone report to Acting First Assistant Secretary Bassim Blazey of the International Legal Department. Blazey said that Australia is still [...]
2009-11-04 07:02:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALAS IS KPAL PHUM PREL PTER
09CASABLANCA217MOROCCAN JEWISH LEADER REPORTS ON LIVNI VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of Morocco's Jewish Community characterized the recent visit of Tzipi Livni to Morocco as a "positive development" and claimed that given the right circumstances, Morocco is ready to take additional steps to publicly engage with Israel in support of the peace process [...]
2009-11-30 18:14:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL MO IS
09COPENHAGEN131DETAILS ON DANISH PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 SHARM
[...] According to Jakob Rogild Jakobsen, Chief of Section of the Danish MFA Middle East Policy and Assistance office, about half of Denmark's USD 17.4 million pledge will be directed toward humanitarian assistance, with about 90 percent of the funds earmarked for UNRWA activities and a smaller por [...]
2009-03-10 13:34:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PHUM PTER DA
09COPENHAGEN456GOLDSTONE REPORT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche the morning of October 14 to Lars Peter Levy and Henrik Kiil of the MFA's Mideast Department; both cover the Mideast Peace Process with rank of Head of Section. Levy replied that Denmark had planned not/not to speak at the UNSC session October 14 bu [...]
2009-10-15 07:34:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09COPENHAGEN470GAERC DEMARCHE: DENMARK'S RESPONSE
[...] (C) Lars Bo Larsen, MFA's European Correspondent, welcomed the USG's demarche ahead of the October GAERC and offered the following response October 20: - Afghanistan/Pakistan: the EU wanted to agree on a comprehensive strategy this month, but the Afghan elections are not yet over and the [...]
2009-10-22 08:47:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR EAID KPAL AF PK IR IS ZL DA GV
09COPENHAGEN488(C) EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR COMES CALLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Having recently hosted the Israeli Ambassador in response to the latter's request for a meeting, Ambassador Fulton invited Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Habashi to lunch October 29. They discussed one-on-one the Middle East and the Danish cartoon controversy. The Egyptian MFA has [...]
2009-11-02 14:22:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EG IS
09COPENHAGEN516(C) DENMARK ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS:
[...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Head of Section for Mideast Peace Process Lars Peter Levy and Head of Section for Levant Henrik Kiil told PolEconCouns November 18 that coordination within the EU was already far advanced, and Denmark's highest priority was to have a united EU position. They ag [...]
2009-11-18 12:19:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS DA
09COPENHAGEN526 ISRAELI FM LIBERMAN VISITS DENMARK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli Foreign Minister Liberman visited Copenhagen November 9-10, but failed to get Denmark's support for upgrading Israel's relations with the EU. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and members of the Folketing expressed publicly opposition to Lieberman's objective of asking [...]
2009-11-23 07:02:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL IS DA
09DAMASCUS10GAZA: SARKOZY LOOKING FOR SARG SUPPORT OF
[...] (C) Summary: French DCM Nicolas Suran (strictly protect) confirmed January 4 that President Sarkozy would visit Damascus January 6 for three hours (approximately 10 am to 1 pm). Sarkozy would arrive after spending the previous day in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Ramallah. Sarkozy would then dep [...]
2009-01-05 13:27:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL FR SY
09DAMASCUS106RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND HAMAS
[...] (C) Summary: Consensus is lacking on the extent of Syrian influence over Hamas; some believe the landlord-tenant relationship gives Syria decisive leverage. Others see a Syrian-Iranian rivalry and give Iran with its financial resources an advantage. SARG officials argue that they deal with [...]
2009-02-03 16:37:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IR SY
09DAMASCUS11PROTESTERS HARASSING EGYPTIAN EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS,
[...] (C) Summary: Charge called on Egyptian Ambassador Shawky Ismail December 31 to compare notes and express solidarity. Ismail reviewed his Embassy's security problems, accused Syria of coordinating with Tehran and Hizballah to exploit the Gaza crisis, and explained Egypt's proposal for moving t [...]
2009-01-05 13:30:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS ASEC KPAL EG SY
09DAMASCUS130HAMAS REPRESENTATIVE REAFFIRMS CONDITIONS FOR
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Almost a week after the February 5 deadline for responding to Egypt's Gaza cease-fire proposal, Hamas appears ready to stand pat on its demands for Israel to agree to re-open border crossings and lift the siege as part of any deal. In contrast to Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled M [...]
2009-02-12 12:25:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL KWBG KPAL PTER SY
09DAMASCUS14UNWRA SAYS SARG RESTRAINING HAMAS EFFORTS TO
[...] (C) UNWRA Country Director Panos Moumtzis (strictly protect) told us January 5 that tensions among Fatah and Gaza factions had increased dramatically in Syrian Palestinian refugee camps. Syrian security services had restrained Hamas leaders from organizing demonstrations and had beefed up se [...]
2009-01-05 14:24:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPINS PREF PHUM KPAL SY
09DAMASCUS147ASAD TELLS CODEL BERMAN SYRIA READY FOR PEACE,
[...] (C) Summary: President Asad's February 21 meeting with CODEL Berman focused on the need for frank dialogue between the two countries, U.S. concerns about Syria's relations with Hamas, Iran, and Hizballah, and Syria's desire for an American umbrella in a comprehensive regional peace process. [...]
2009-02-24 13:51:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PGOV PTER PHUM IR IS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS176CODEL KERRY PRESSES SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT ON
[...] (C) In a February 21 meeting with CODEL Kerry, Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a declined to provide specific actions that the SARG wanted from the U.S. to improve the bilateral relationship. Senator Kerry enumerated three measurable ways that Syria could signal its intentions to the Obama Admin [...]
2009-03-06 17:27:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PGOV PTER IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS179PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]
2009-03-10 10:40:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS198FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro emphasized the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution and providing humanitarian relief for Gazans, as demonstrated by the appointment of Special Envoy Mitchell and the U.S. pledg [...]
2009-03-15 05:37:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL KWBG KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS199CORRECTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 179 PARA 14
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]
2009-03-15 05:49:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS226ASAD AT AL SUMMIT: ASSERTING RIGHT OF ARAB
[...] (S) Summary: Syria's Bashar Asad heads this week to the Arab League Summit in Doha seeking to support Qatar's efforts for a productive meeting and to assure moderate Arab states of Iran's desire for better relations. Syria's position on Sudan remains aligned with that of Qatar in support of [...]
2009-03-26 13:06:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL KPAL KWBG AL IS SU IR SY
09DAMASCUS251SYRIAN SCORE CARD: NO GRAND BARGAINS, BUT POSITIVE FIRST
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Four weeks after Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro met with Syrian FM Muallim (refs A-F),Syria has taken some positive steps to facilitate more normal Embassy operations, named an ambassador to Lebanon, and sent Muallim to Baghdad to discuss enhanced secu [...]
2009-04-06 13:01:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL KPAL PTER IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS252CODEL LYNCH MEETS ASAD, MUALLIM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 13:02:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS3ASAD DISCUSSES IRAN AND GAZA WITH CODEL SPECTER
[...] (C) In a December 30 meeting with CODEL Specter, a relaxed President Bashar al-Asad dismissed Israeli concerns that Iran might use a nuclear weapon against the Jewish state and explained why he could not abandon his political alliance with Tehran. Asad argued that the international discussion [...]
2009-01-04 12:24:00Embassy DamascusSECRETIAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS32SIGNS THAT HAMAS IS LOOKING CONFIDENTLY AT GAZA
[...] (C) Summary: An American-Palestinian academic with regular access to Syrian MFA officials and Hamas leaders in Damascus reports Khalid Mesha'al believes Israel will be unable to sustain its ground operations long enough to inflict a decisive military defeat. He says MFA and Hamas contacts c [...]
2009-01-08 15:41:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS335MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: FM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro heard a litany of complaints from the Syrian side led by FM Muallim over Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, renewal of U.S. sanctions, and the lack of serious eng [...]
2009-05-12 14:54:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS349JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS
[...] (C) The brief and short-notice May 11 visit of Jordan's King Abdullah II to Damascus concluded successfully according to Syrian press and the Jordanian Consul, Anas Oran. Though King Abdullah was only on the ground for three hours, the visit was constructive, with the King meeting privately wi [...]
2009-05-17 14:14:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DAMASCUS357JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 07:26:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DAMASCUS359MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS:
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed President Obama's strong commitment to achieving comprehensive peace in the region, including a two [...]
2009-05-21 13:46:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL KPAL PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS360MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HAMAS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]
2009-05-21 14:17:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS371CORRECTED COPY - MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]
2009-05-26 12:49:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS375OIC'S 36TH MINISTERIAL CONVENES IN DAMASCUS:
[...] (U) Summary: Syria played host to the 36th meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ministerial meeting May 23-25. As in past sessions, the ministers focused on issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, combating "Islamophobia" and terrorism, the potential for OIC peace [...]
2009-05-27 09:23:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS42HAMAS WARY OF, BUT PARTICIPATING IN, CAIRO TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mesha'al delivered a regionally televised harangue late January 10 criticizing the international community's response to Gaza, calling on Israel to cease hostilities, withdraw its forces, and lift the siege, and dismissing the possibility of a "perma [...]
2009-01-12 13:26:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS434THE STRUGGLE OF DAILY LIFE FOR IRAQI-PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Summary: For the first time in over two years an Embassy officer visited the Iraqi-Palestinian refugees camp in Al-Tanf, established in the "no-man's-land" between the Syrian and Iraqi borders. Conditions remain hostile despite the UN's best efforts to provide basic food, non-food, medic [...]
2009-06-23 09:30:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV KPAL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS447MESHAAL WARMS TO OBAMA, SYRIA CONTAINS MESSAGE
[...] (C) Summary: Hamas political bureau chief Khalid Meshaal spoke on June 25 from Damascus, welcoming President Obama's "change in rhetoric" toward the Arab world and Palestine. He encouraged the Obama administration to follow through, saying he was not "bewitched by speeches." He also criticized [...]
2009-06-29 12:47:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL SY
09DAMASCUS464AT RALLY, SYRIA CALLS ON U.S. TO SUPPORT RETURN OF
[...] (C) Summary: A SARG-founded Palestinian rights organization held a solidarity festival near the Golan Heights on June 27 to call for the return of Palestinian refugees and of the Golan Heights to Syria. There were significant differences between Israeli and Syrian media coverage. Israeli press [...]
2009-07-02 13:56:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS75HAMAS DECLARES VICTORY FROM DAMASCUS, NOW FOCUSED
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking from Damascus late January 21, Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mesha'al declared victory over Israel and quoted Winston Churchill in praise of Gazan sacrifices in their fight for "liberty." Mesha'al promised to compensate families who suffered losses, argued donors shoul [...]
2009-01-22 16:21:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER PGOV IS SY
09DAMASCUS783IS THE SARG INFLUENCING HAMAS'S INCREASINGLY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Hamas distributed a memorandum last week to some Arab ambassadors in Damascus blasting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PA President Mahmoud Abbas for "obstructing reconciliation efforts." It also condemned Egypt's role in Palestinian reconciliation and expressed reservations H [...]
2009-11-08 13:27:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER PREL PGOV KPAL SY
09DAMASCUS820IRAQI EMBASSY REPORTS WORSENING SYRIAN-IRAQI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the early phases of preparing to organize voting for an estimated million Iraqi refugees in Syria, the Iraqi Embassy in Damascus has received instructions to "stop talking to Syrians" as new allegations emerge regarding the involvement of Syria-based terrorists in the October 2 [...]
2009-11-24 13:05:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNKPAL PTER PREL PGOV
09DAMASCUS868SPECIAL COORDINATOR HOF'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim spent most of the one-hour conversation with Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Hof lamenting the lack of progress in U.S.-Syrian bilateral relations. Muallim welcomed the possibility of a January visit by Special Envoy (S/E) Mitchell to Damascus, but st [...]
2009-12-18 10:24:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL KPAL IR LE IZ SY
09DAMASCUS88SYRIAN FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEES
[...] (C) Summary: Suleyman Hadad, Chairman of the Syrian People's Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee, told us January 26 that Syrians were eager to restore good relations with the U.S. Suleyman rolled out familiar Ba'ath Party talking points on Israel's "rejection of peace" and the need for armed [...]
2009-01-28 15:19:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAL PTER SY IS LE
09DAMASCUS94CODEL SMITH: ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Bashar al-Asad expressed hope for better relations with the new U.S. administration, called for immediate and sustained U.S. engagement in the region, and defended Syria's relations with Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. On Iran, Asa [...]
2009-02-01 14:43:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KPAL PGOV PTER IR IS IZ SY
09DARESSALAAM748GOLDSTONE REPORT: TANZANIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 14:59:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL TZ
09DARESSALAAM794TANZANIA: "WE TYPICALLY ABSTAIN"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 14:01:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL TZ
09DJIBOUTI1173DJIBOUTI ON GOLDSTONE REPORT AND HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Legal and Consular Affairs Marie Natalis on October 1. Natalis serves as the MFA's representative on Djibouti's newly-formed National Human Rights Commission, and acts as the MFA's de facto Djibouti-based f [...]
2009-10-01 13:13:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWMN KISL SOCI KPAL IS DJ
09DJIBOUTI1375DJIBOUTI: NOT ENFORCING ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT
[...] The GODJ does not/not currently enforce any aspects (reftels) of the Arab League Boycott. No/no U.S. companies have reported any boycott-related issues or complaints to Post. 2. Israel retains an import code in the local import codification manual used by GODJ customs offici [...]
2009-12-03 14:29:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KBCT ECON KPAL DJ
09DJIBOUTI40DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita informed Ambassador on January 14 that President Guelleh would attend the January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit, after leading a GODJ delegation to visit Turkey. The PM provided no substantive response on likely GODJ positions. 2. (C) Post expects [...]
2009-01-15 15:16:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF DJ
09DJIBOUTI657MEDIA REACTION TO JUNE 4 POTUS SPEECH
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned press in Djibouti devoted considerable media attention to the June 4 POTUS speech in Cairo before, during, and after the event. Prior to the speech, French-language newspapers carried a lengthy opinion piece reflecting the Government of Djibouti's expectations that t [...]
2009-06-09 16:22:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KISL KPAL DJ
09DOHA117HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR: QATAR WILL "POSTPONE" GAZA
[...] (SBU) In a February 10 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Ali Said Al-Marri stated that Qatar would "postpone" the Gaza war crimes conference scheduled to take place February 22-24 in Doha. 2. (SBU) The postponement came after a February 4 conver [...]
2009-02-11 13:44:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS
09DOHA145QATAR PROPOSES HAMAS-FATAH RECONCILIATION IN ABBAS
[...] (C) In a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Munir Abdullah Ghannam said that during a recent trip to Doha by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the GOQ urged the formation of a national unity government in Palestine which would include Hamas members. According to Gh [...]
2009-02-26 13:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA147PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES QATAR'S SPECIAL
[...] (C) Palestinian Ambassador Ghannam told Ambassador February 25th that in December 2006, while visiting Doha for the Asian Games, then-Palestinian PM Ismail Haniyah personally asked Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani for financial help in resolving a dispute with striking teachers. 2. (C [...]
2009-02-26 14:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ELAB KPAL EAID KWBG QA
09DOHA176QATAR TO ABIDE BY GCC AGREEMENT ON PALESTINIAN AID
[...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud told Ambassador March 10 that Qatar and all GCC member states had agreed in Riyadh March 1 on "the mechanism of a committee to run the fund for Gaza reconstruction in coordination with banks." 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud provided Ambassador [...]
2009-03-11 11:54:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA181QATAR'S LATEST THOUGHTS ON GCC RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) In a March 12 meeting with MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Dr. Khalid Al Attiyah, Ambassador conveyed reftel points, using them to explore with Al Attiyah the GCC's reconstruction funding mechanism, and strongly recommending that the GCC increase its coo [...]
2009-03-12 13:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER PHUM QA
09DOHA188LONG-WINDED CHAVEZ EXPECTED AT MARCH 31 ARAB-SOUTH
[...] (SBU) On March 31, Qatar will host in Doha the Second Arab-South American Summit. The timing of the Summit aims to take advantage of the presence in Doha of Arab League heads of state, who will be meeting here March 29-30. MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi told [...]
2009-03-17 12:37:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL WGG AL XR UY QA
09DOHA192ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: THE AL-BASHIR FACTOR
[...] (C) In a March 18 conversation with Ambassador, MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud indicated that Qatar would be happy if Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir decided not to attend the Arab-South American Summit to be held in Doha March 31. 2. (C) Bu [...]
2009-03-18 13:40:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL AL XR QA
09DOHA222BASHIR DEFIES ICC, ATTENDS ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN
[...] (U) Defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment against him, Sudan's President Bashir arrived in Doha the evening of March 29 to attend the Arab League Summit. Since the ICC issued the arrest warrant against him on March 4, Arab countries have voiced general support for Bashir, a [...]
2009-03-30 12:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA SU
09DOHA225ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: GOOD TURNOUT AS QATAR TILTS
[...] (U) Following are highlights of the "Doha Declaration" issued at the close of the March 30-31 Arab League Summit: SUDAN: Arab leaders expressed their support of Sudan in face of "all threats targeting its security, stability, and territorial integrity" and rejected all actions that threaten [...]
2009-03-31 09:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA23QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]
2009-01-12 13:21:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA233FEUDS AND RECONCILIATION BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE
[...] (C) Based on Al Jazeera reports and those of other regional media as monitored by the Open Source Center in Doha and its sister offices, reconciliation was a general theme of the Arab League Summit in Doha. Five days before the March 30-31 Summit convened, Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad call [...]
2009-04-01 13:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA235IN THE SHADOW OF AL-BASHIR AND CHAVEZ, ARAB AND
[...] (SBU) The Second Arab-South America Summit was held in Doha on March 31. Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani welcomed the delegates on behalf of the Arab League, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet delivered opening remarks on behalf of the South American states. 2. (SBU) With characterist [...]
2009-04-01 15:05:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL WBG XR AL QA SU
09DOHA24QATAR'S UNBALANCED POSITION ON GAZA SETS BACK ITS
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat's very useful cable (reftel) reports the Egyptian allegation that Qatar mounted a determined effort at the recent GCC summit in Muscat to get the GCC to formally endorse an emergency Arab League Summit to address the Gaza crisis. That allegation is almost certainly correct. [...]
2009-01-12 13:36:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA245Saeb Erekat Uses Brookings Event to Address Netanyahu
[...] (U) Speaking at an event organized by the Brookings Doha Center on March 31, Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat, addressing himself to the Al Jazeera camera taping the event, conveyed several messages to new Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Obama, the Quartet, Hamas, and Arab l [...]
2009-04-06 10:29:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KPAO IS QA
09DOHA25QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]
2009-01-12 13:49:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA253SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S APRIL
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to hosting you at my residence, while the delegation accompanying you stays at the Sharq Hotel. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and the Prime Minister. You met with the PM in Washington earlier this [...]
2009-04-15 05:56:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA285CROWN PRINCE PLEDGES QATAR'S FULL COOPERATION TO
[...] (C) Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met April 21 with Special Envoy George Mitchell. He told Senator Mitchell that Qatar "needs someone we believe in" for the difficult and important task of achieving Arab-Israeli peace, especially in these difficult times. Observing [...]
2009-04-30 06:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA3QATARI LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO SHOW ACTIVISM ON GAZA
[...] (U) Many of the estimated 15,000 people who attended the January 1 rally at the Qatar Sports Club stadium to show their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza carried placards saying, "Stop Killing Our Children." Children and adults waved Palestinian and Qatari flags. The Doha Youth Center [...]
2009-01-04 10:31:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA526QATAR TO DONATE $10 MILLION TO GAZA THROUGH HAMAS
[...] (U) Local media reported August 23 that Amir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani called Hamas official Ismail Haniyah the evening of August 21 to inform him that Qatar would donate 10 million USD at the start of Muslim holy month of Ramadan to aid Gazan fishermen and workers. According to the lo [...]
2009-08-24 13:46:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA547QATAR'S 10 MILLION USD DONATION TO GAZAN WORKERS
[...] (U) In a September 1 press statement, the Vice Chairman of Qatar Charity, Abdullah Hussain Al-Nameh, revealed that his organization and Qatar's Red Crescent Society were selected by Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to administer the 10 million USD donation to Gazan fishermen and workers announc [...]
2009-09-01 11:49:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA549PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR: QATAR PLEDGES SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) In a September 2 meeting with Charge, Palestinian Ambassador to Qatar Munir Ghannam characterized Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' August 31 meeting with Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (accompanied by Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Hamad [...]
2009-09-02 14:27:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA654PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QATAR'S SUPPORT
[...] (C) Ambassador met October 20 with Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim. The meeting was held at the request of Ambassador Ghanim. The two Ambassadors discussed a wide range of issues that included the prospects for the formation of a unity government between Hamas and Fatah and the [...]
2009-11-04 11:06:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL WBG IS EG SA QA
09DOHA66QATAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PUSH BOYCOTT OVER GAZA
[...] (U) According to January 27 press reports, students of Qatar University are pursuing an economic boycott of American and Western firms that support Israel in solidarity with a boycott movement in nearly a dozen other (unidentified) countries. 2. (U) Engineering student Ibrahim Saad, an orga [...]
2009-01-27 13:05:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KBCT KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA690MINSTATE AL-MAHMOUD COMMENTS ON HOW TO ADVANCE
[...] (C) In a November 24 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud presented Qatar's thinking on advancing peace between Israel and the Palestinians. He noted that Hamas won the Palestinian elections. As such, "in this region we do not see them as a terrori [...]
2009-11-25 11:31:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA71HAMAS LEADER MEETS AMIR, DELIVERS FIERY SPEECH AT
[...] (U) Hamas political leader Khalid Mish'al called January 28 on the Amir in his Amiri Diwan office. According to press reports, the two discussed "the latest developments in the Palestinian territories". Also present at the meeting were officials from the Amir's staff and the MFA. 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-01-29 13:15:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA733VISIT OF QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER TO WASHINGTON
[...] (S) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (who serves concurrently as Foreign Minister) of Qatar will visit Washington beginning January 4 to continue the strategic consultations that Qatar and the USG have pursued since June, when Near Eastern Affairs Assistant Secretary Feltman first prop [...]
2009-12-21 12:36:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAGR QA
09DOHA81QATAR-HOSTED GAZA CONFERENCE AVOIDS HEATED
[...] (SBU) The one-day workshop on aid to Gaza was hosted by Qatar Charity but organized by the Humanitarian Forum, a UK-based organization. The workshop was intended to harmonize aid efforts among Arab, Muslim, and Western humanitarian relief organizations. The Forum's steering group comprises a [...]
2009-02-02 13:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EAID WEBG QA GZ
09DOHA85QATAR MFA MINSTATE UNDERSCORES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
[...] (C) Ambassador expressed to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud February 2 Washington's concern that Qatar's hosting of the January 16 meeting on Palestine, at which the Iranian President, as well as Hamas and PIJ leaders, were present, signaled a tilt toward the radical cam [...]
2009-02-03 13:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA86MINISTER OF STATE: QATAR LOOKS TO PARTNER WITH UN,
[...] (C) At a February 3 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah said that Qatar is pleased with the success of its partnerships with American NGOs in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. He singled out the partnership between Qatar [...]
2009-02-03 14:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA EG
09DOHA89HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR TO CONSIDER POSTPONEMENT OF
[...] (SBU) At a February 4 meeting with National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Ali Said Al-Marri, Ambassador expressed deep concern over the planned February 22-24 "International Conference for the Promotion of Palestinian Rights: Towards a Sustainable Active Alliance." The Conference, w [...]
2009-02-04 13:56:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS
09DOHA96PROPOSED GAZA RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) Turkish political counselor in Qatar Cevat Ok confirmed to Poloff Zebley on February 8 that PM Erdogan received a personal invitation from PM Al Thani to attend a conference on Gaza aid "in the near future", but stated that no date had been set. He also noted that while the Turkish PM wel [...]
2009-02-08 13:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL EAID KWBG QA EG
09GENEVA1170SWISS GENEVA CONVENTIONS CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Expressing Switzerland's view that it has been "charged" by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in its resolution on the Goldstone Report to start consultations on the convening of a conference of the High Contracting Parties (HCP) to the Geneva Conventions, Swiss Ambassador to the UN [...]
2009-12-18 08:14:00Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM IS UNHRC UNAUS KPAL
09GENEVA97GAZA APPEAL AVOIDS POLEMICS, STRESSES NEED FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The February 2 launch of the UN's Flash Appeal for Gaza remained focused on humanitarian issues and largely avoided sensitive political issues. Most of the language from an early draft of the appeal that had raised concerns about inserting political issues into humanitarian coord [...]
2009-02-03 15:40:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID KPAL IS
09GEORGETOWN568Demarche Delivered: Opposing UNGA Resolutions with
[...] (U) Per reftel, on November 18 Political Officer delivered demarche to Government of Guyana (GoG)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Section Head Candida Daniels on November 18. Regarding opposition to UNGA resolutions with anti-Israeli bias, Daniels had no substantive response. WILL [...]
2009-11-19 19:44:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KPAL IS GY
09GUATEMALA1210Guatemala's Response to Demarche on Goldstone Report
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 16:24:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL GT
09GUATEMALA987Opposing UNGA Resolutions with Anti-Israel Bias: Guatemalan
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 22:42:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GT
09HANOI1092GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 09:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNSC UNHRC KPAL IS VM
09HELSINKI106FINLAND PLEDGES $12-14 MILLION FOR PALESTINIAN
[...] In a meeting with Econoff on March 9, Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Middle East and North Africa Unit Anna Savolainen confirmed that Finland has pledged between $12 million and $14 million this year for assistance to the Palestinian Authority. This includes $4.5 million the [...]
2009-03-17 08:10:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN FI
09HELSINKI446FINLAND: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econoff delivered reftel remarks to Anna Salovaara, First Secretary in the Unit for UN and General Global Affairs at the MFA, and Kiikka Eela, Regional Manager for the Midle East Unit in the Bureau of Middle East and North African Affairs at the MFA. Both GOF officials stated that [...]
2009-11-30 13:49:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09JAKARTA1437UN RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY -- ISRAEL'S REQUEST TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed with the GOI reftel points concerning Israeli involvement in the upcoming anniversary celebration of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Pol/C underscored the USG's support for Israel's request to speak at the eve [...]
2009-08-31 08:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL ID IS
09JAKARTA1614THE GOLDSTONE REPORT RE GAZA -- SEEKING INDONESIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has discussed reftel message regarding the report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict with GOI officials, underscoring U.S. concern about the report's unbalanced focus on Israeli actions. We stressed the need to seek a constructive resolution on the matt [...]
2009-09-28 07:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PHUM IS ID
09JAKARTA1644GOLDSTONE REPORT ON GAZA -- FURTHER ENGAGING
[...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A points regarding the UN Fact Finding Mission Report on the Gaza conflict to Diana Sutikno, Director for Civil and Political Rights in the Directorate of Multilateral Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on October 1. Poloff noted that the resolution [...]
2009-10-01 09:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PHUM ID IR
09JAKARTA1737GOLDSTONE REPORT ON GAZA -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche regarding the report of the UN Fact-Fining Mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report) to Dicky Komar, Deputy Director for Civil and Political Rights at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),on October 15. Poloff underscored USG concern rega [...]
2009-10-15 11:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PHUM ID IS
09JAKARTA1831GOLDSTONE REPORT -- INDONESIA LIKELY TO JOIN OIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission delivered points on possible UN General Assembly (UNGA) discussion of the Goldstone Report regarding Israeli military action in Gaza to GOI officials. We urged Indonesia to oppose any resolution endorsing the report. GOI contacts did not commit to a specific vote on any [...]
2009-11-04 10:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ID IS
09JEDDAH168OIC SECRETARY GENERAL LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post received a letter from OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu to Secretary Clinton voicing strong concerns over increased Israeli settlement activities as well as the demolition of Palestinian houses. Letter asks the United States to place pressure on Israel to cease the [...]
2009-05-09 15:22:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA
09JEDDAH226OIC SECRETARY GENERAL REQUESTS MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the President's POTUS speech, the Organization of the Islamic Conference remains fixated on gaining a meeting with a high-ranking U.S. official and specifically are requesting a meeting with the Secretary between June 15-23. While the OIC continues to press for lower le [...]
2009-06-14 13:14:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA
09JEDDAH407OIC SYG CALLS MEETING WITH SECRETARY "HISTORIC"--
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Returning from a recent trip to the U.S. with Organization for the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC senior official Ufuk Gokcen discussed the highlights of the visit, including the long anticipated meeting between SYG and Secretary Clinton. Acco [...]
2009-10-22 12:49:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA
09JERUSALEM100UNRWA AND ICRC SUSPEND MOVEMENT IN GAZA FOLLOWING LETHAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 8, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) decided to suspend movements inside Gaza following several security incidents involving IDF strikes on UN and ICRC staff, vehicles, and facilities. U [...]
2009-01-09 18:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG KPAL ASEC IS
09JERUSALEM1003 SPECIAL JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINIAN REACTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 10:35:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1005PALESTINIANS DISMAYED BY NETANYAHU'S SPEECH
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's June 14 speech has been overwhelmingly negative. Palestinians believe Netanyahu introduced a series of unacceptable preconditions, as well as limitations on the future Palestinian state that render the call for such a st [...]
2009-06-15 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS KPAL KPAO
09JERUSALEM1006JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/16): PALESTINIAN UNEASE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 10:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1020JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/17): "AHMADINIJAD'S VICTORY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 09:52:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1026JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/18): REACTIONS TO NETANYAHU'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 10:10:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1036FATAH AND HAMAS REACTIVATE COMMITTEES ON PRISONER
[...] (S) Summary. Under Egyptian pressure, Fatah and Hamas reactivated two joint committees to discuss releasing detainees and reopening institutions closed for "political" reasons. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Fayyad told the Consul General the PA will not release anyone who would threate [...]
2009-06-19 08:09:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETEG KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM1041JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/19): "HAMAS MUST ACCEPT THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 10:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1042JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/22): "NATIONAL INTERESTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 11:46:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1062JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/23): POSITIVE REACTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 10:28:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1063CORRECTED COPY - JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/23): POSITIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 10:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1067JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/24): PRISONER RELEASES LEAD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 06:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1077FAYYAD LAYS OUT PA PLATFORM, APPEALS FOR PEACEFUL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad delivered a widely publicized speech on June 22, in which he appealed to the Israeli people for mutually beneficial coexistence with a Palestinian state and laid out the PA's domestic priorities. Fayyad also called for the [...]
2009-06-25 13:52:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG ECON PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1080FATAH EXPECTS LITTLE PROGRESS IN RECONCILIATION TALKS, DEFENDS PA SECURITY DOCTRINE REF: JERUSALEM 1036 Classified By: Deputy Principal Officer Greg Marchese for reasons 1.4 ( b) and (d)
[...] (C) Summary. Fatah and Hamas delegations will hold reconciliation meetings in Cairo in late June in advance of a planned "signing ceremony" on July 7, according to senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad. Al-Ahmad said Egyptian officials want a "poltical" announcement that puts off the most difficu [...]
2009-06-25 14:33:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOVE KWBG KPAL PTER PHUM PREL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1081JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/26): "PALESTINIAN UNITY WOULD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 09:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1087ABU MAZEN BUILDS SUPPORT FOR A FATAH SIXTH PARTY
[...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) successfully used a June 23-24 Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) meeting to garner support for holding Fatah's Sixth General Congress on August 4, 2009, in Bethlehem. FRC members backed Abu Mazen's plan on the condition that Fatah delegates fr [...]
2009-06-26 13:56:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1088AMAWI BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT
[...] With the approval and signature of the leases for the Amawi building and primary setback property, post would like to pursue the immediate renovation and upgrade of this annex to allow for occupancy of the facility as soon as possible in FY 2010. Post reiterates its request that it be authori [...]
2009-06-26 14:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ABLD KPAL
09JERUSALEM1089UNRWA'S June 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting
[...] (SBU) At the June 9-10 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Amman, Jordan, Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd noted that the total deficit of $107 million, including $39 million of essential operatin [...]
2009-06-26 14:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE
09JERUSALEM109JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/12): ISRAEL SEEN AS IGNORING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 10:58:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1091TALMON PLANS PAVE THE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
[...] (C) Summary. Israeli NGO Bimkom provided PolOff a copy of the plan deposited last April to expand Talmon settlement (reftel). The plan includes capacity for 300 total residential units. NGOs report that approximately 60 residential units illegally constructed in the area would be retroact [...]
2009-06-26 14:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAL KWBG PREL
09JERUSALEM1092JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/29): PALESTINIANS WONDER IF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 11:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1096GOI SEEKS TO REGISTER NEARLY 35,000 ACRES OF WEST
[...] (C) The Government of Israel is seeking to register roughly 139,000 dunums (or 35,000 acres) of non-contiguous land in areas of the West Bank south of Route 1 and northeast of Hebron. Much of the land is currently used as military zones or nature reserves. Public advertisements on June 26 gi [...]
2009-06-29 14:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1097ANNOUNCEMENT OF MUNICIPALITY PLAN TO SCALE BACK
[...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Municipality contacts confirmed a June 29 Ha'Aretz article, which claimed that the municipality is developing a plan to legalize Palestinian homes that do not interfere with municipal development, such as the construction of roads and schools. Jerusalem Legal Advisor Y [...]
2009-06-29 15:29:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1098UPDATE ON SETTLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
[...] (C) Summary. Israeli NGO contacts briefed PolOff on several West Bank settlement infrastructure projects. Projects include a wastewater pipeline to serve Ariel settlement, a wastewater purification plant in Ofra settlement, a road between Geva'ot and Beitar Illit settlements, and access roads [...]
2009-06-29 15:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAL KWBG PBTS PREL
09JERUSALEM1101JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/30): PALESTINIANS WANT HAMAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 09:16:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1120JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/01): PALESTINIANS: HAMAS HAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 10:42:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1128JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/02): Palestinians: We
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 07:45:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1137JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/06): Abbas Calls for Cessation
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 10:50:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM114CONTACTS SAY WEST BANK SYMPATHY FOR GAZA, HAMAS
[...] (C) Summary. In separate January 9 conversations, three prominent Palestinian contacts voiced concerns that the conflict in Gaza is increasing the popularity of Hamas and reducing support for President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Fatah, and the PA. Fatah Revolutionary Council member Jibril R [...]
2009-01-12 15:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1149AHMAD TIBI DISCUSSES FATAH REFORM, PALESTINIAN
[...] (S) Summary. Israeli-Arab Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi told the Consul General June 30 that the two primary issues in the Palestinian political arena are the Fatah Congress and ongoing reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas. Tibi said PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) managed to bolster [...]
2009-07-06 12:41:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV PREL PTER EAID KPAL PHUM IS
09JERUSALEM1151MUNICIPALITY APPROVAL PUTS SHEPHERD HOTEL ONE STEP
[...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality Licensing Committee approved plans to build two apartment buildings on the Shepherd Hotel property, pending certification from other agencies -- such as the Antiquities Authority and safety inspectors -- according to Municipality officials. The remain [...]
2009-07-06 13:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1154JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/07): Hamas Must Not Be An
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 10:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1155GAZA CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN and NGO contacts report that socio-economic conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate as legitimate imports remain limited and the private sector dormant. ConGen Gaza contacts and recent visitors to Gaza report adequate supplies of basic commodities, including a glut of som [...]
2009-07-07 12:02:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID PGOV PTER ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1161JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/08): Israel Will Not Commit to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 10:45:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1168JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/09): Palestinian Papers Report
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 12:25:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1171JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/10): Egyptian Efforts at
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 10:41:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM118JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/13): "IS A CEASEFIRE CLOSER?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 10:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1184SETTLER VIOLENCE IN THE WEST BANK CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary. NGO contacts, UNRWA, and local Palestinian sources report continuing incidents of settler violence in the West Bank. Reports of violence include settlers setting fire to Palestinian agricultural land, throwing stones at vehicles carrying Palestinians, and attacking Palestinian [...]
2009-07-10 14:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM IS KWBG KPAL PTER
09JERUSALEM1190JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/13): "National Unity Should
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 10:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1199JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/14): Conflicting Press Reports
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 08:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1202AL-QUDS VICE PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON FATAH CONGRESS,
[...] (C) Summary. Zakaria al-Qaq, a senior official at Jerusalem's al-Quds University, said that PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is using the Fatah General Congress to shore up his authority, following the Hamas take-over of Gaza and the failure of negotiations with Israel. Al-Qaq added th [...]
2009-07-14 13:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1203ABU ALA'A ON RECONCILIATION AND THE FATAH CONGRESS
[...] (C) Summary. In a July 13 meeting with the Consul General, Fatah Central Committee member Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala'a) expressed optimism the Fatah General Congress will occur on schedule, but said he "can't exclude surprises." His main concern is whether Hamas will allow Gaza-based delegates to a [...]
2009-07-14 13:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1206FATAH INSIDERS ON THE SIXTH CONGRESS
[...] (C) Summary. Two Fatah insiders believe the Fatah General Congress will proceed on schedule, but differed in their prognoses of the event itself. Former Fatah mobilization committee head Hussein al Sheikh said disagreements within the movement could be contained by augmenting the number of d [...]
2009-07-14 15:12:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1216JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/15): Palestinian Factions Must
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 09:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1217JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY CARRIES OUT TWO HOME
[...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality, together with the Israeli Border Police, carried out two home demolitions in East Jerusalem on July 13. The Jerusalem Mayor's office denied responsibility for the demolition orders, saying the Municipality only executed orders issued by the GoI Interi [...]
2009-07-15 13:33:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1220PALESTINIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS COMPLAIN OF ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary. The Israeli National Police (INP) are exercising increasing control over the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and interfering with the Jordanian-run Waqf's ability to operate, according to Palestinian religious leaders. The INP, they allege, has prevented the Waqf from carrying out [...]
2009-07-16 07:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL JO KISL IS
09JERUSALEM1221JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/16): "Qaddoumi: Why did you
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 09:08:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1223 PA ACCUSES AL JAZEERA OF INCITEMENT, SUSPENDING ITS
[...] Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) suspended Al Jazeera's license and closed its West Bank offices on July 15. PA officials accused the Qatar-based satellite news channel of systematic incitement and unbalanced coverage after it broadcast inflammatory allegations by Fatah Central Commit [...]
2009-07-16 14:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PROP PHUM KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM1226JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/17): "The dialogue must
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 09:50:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1229PM FAYYAD ON SECURITY AND WEST BANK ECONOMIC ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In a July 14 meeting, PM Salam Fayyad said he is proud of gains in West Bank security but stressed again the need to end IDF incursions. He also noted an improving economy and cited the opening of a new theater in Nablus as a key development. Finally, Fayyad stressed the import [...]
2009-07-20 04:12:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1231JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/20): No change in the US
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 10:21:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1244RESUMPTION OF FATAH-HAMAS TALKS DELAYED BY
[...] (C) The resumption of Fatah-Hamas reconciliation talks in Cairo has been postponed one month to August 25. This followed a stalemate in lower-level dialogue meant to pave the way for progress. Talks at the subcommittee level foundered on the issue of prisoners, with neither Hamas nor Fatah [...]
2009-07-20 14:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EG SY
09JERUSALEM1246 PA LIFTS SUSPENSION OF AL JAZEERA'S WEST BANK OPERATIONS
[...] (U) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) allowed Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera to resume operations in the West Bank on July 18. This followed the PA's suspension of Al Jazeera's license and closure of its Ramallah bureau on July 15 (reftel) on grounds of incitement and un [...]
2009-07-20 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PROP PHUM KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM1249JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/21): Cessation of settlements
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 09:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1256UPDATE ON PENDING DEMOLITIONS AND EVICTIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary. This cable provides an update on the status of nine politically sensitive property issues in East Jerusalem. Developments in three of these cases (the Shepherd Hotel, Shaykh Jarrah evictions, and demolitions in Abasiya -- a subdivision of Abu Tor -- could occur within the next [...]
2009-07-21 13:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1259JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/22): Growing International
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 10:16:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1265RECENT TRENDS IN WEST BANK VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary. While levels of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are down this year, the first half of 2009 saw a 44 percent increase in incidents of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians or Palestinian property, and a doubling of the number of Palestini [...]
2009-07-22 15:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM IS KWBG KPAL PTER
09JERUSALEM1266FOUR PRE-CONGRESS VIEWS ON FATAH
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, contacts from various segments of Fatah and a prominent analyst discussed expectations for the upcoming Congress on August 4. One said Fatah had little to show for its platform of peaceful resistance, and worried that any U.S.-Israeli "deal" on settlements [...]
2009-07-22 15:32:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1267 FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Consulate General Jerusalem conducted specific consultations with targeted stakeholders regarding the topics in reftel. Our primary line of questioning was: from stakeholders' perspectives, what programs in the USG portfolio should be expanded, what programs are mi [...]
2009-07-22 15:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON OEXC SENV PREL SCUL KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1268JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/23): PALESTINIAN COMMENTATOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 10:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1270YESHA COUNCIL DIRECTOR-GENERAL REJECTS U.S. CALL
[...] (C) Summary. It will be "impossible" for the USG and Israel to agree on settlements without accommodating natural growth, according to YESHA Council Director-General Pinchas Wallerstein. A freeze on settlement construction would have the greatest impact on the settlement blocs, which accoun [...]
2009-07-23 12:59:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1276JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/24): PALESTINIANS CALL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 10:14:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1280JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/27): Palestinians seek deeper
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 11:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1283JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/28): Palestinians looking for
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 09:17:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1284MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON MOSQUES, HAMAS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al Habbash outlined progress in the Palestinian Authority (PA) government's campaign against mosque incitement in a July 16 meeting. Compliance with mandatory PA sermons in the West Bank's 1,800 mosques is now over ninety percent, he claimed [...]
2009-07-28 14:16:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PROP PTER KWBG KPAL KISL IS
09JERUSALEM1285ABU MAHER TO RETURN, CLAIM FATAH NUMBER TWO SPOT
[...] (C) Summary. Fatah official Mohammed Rateb Ghneim (Abu Maher) is expected to arrive in the West Bank July 29, following decades in the Palestinian diaspora. Upon his return, which Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abu Mazen personally negotiated, Abu Maher will effectively become the nu [...]
2009-07-28 15:02:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM129JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/14): U.S. RIGHTWING SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 11:08:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1294JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/29): A Freeze in Settlement
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 09:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1296JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/30): Palestinians look for
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 10:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1306ALL QUIET AT THE HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT,
[...] (C) Summary. There were no violent confrontations on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount July 30, in spite of attempts by religious Jews to worship at the site and Palestinian activists' efforts to prevent them. Hundreds of Jews visited the compound under police protection July 29 and 30, durin [...]
2009-07-30 14:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1308JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/31): Palestinians on growing
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 09:07:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1311E-1 DEVELOPMENT CONFLICTS WITH PALESTINIAN PLANS
[...] (C) Summary. PA officials say that development of E-1 and the Ma'ale Adumim "bubble" threatens the contiguity of a future Palestinian state and Palestinians' access to Jerusalem. Palestinians from five Palestinian towns and one East Jerusalem neighborhood bordering E-1 said the GoI has thwa [...]
2009-07-31 10:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1330JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/03): Palestinians Decry East
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 10:44:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1333JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/03): Palestinians Decry East
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 12:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1336JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/04): Fatah Party Congress Seen
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 08:46:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1343SETTLER LEADER SHARES VIEWS ON US POLICY, FUTURE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Radical settler leader Arieh King called U.S. policy in Jerusalem "anti-Semitic" and attacked USG officials, including President Obama, during a meeting with PolOff July 29. He demanded that the ConGen "stop meddling in domestic Israeli legal issues." He accused th [...]
2009-08-04 13:46:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1344PALESTINIANS, INTERNATIONALS PROTEST EVICTIONS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GoI evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem's Shaykh Jarrah neighborhood on August 2, after Israeli courts awarded ownership of the properties to two Israeli organizations, Nakhalat Shimon International (NSI) and the Sephardic Community Committe [...]
2009-08-04 14:22:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1345FATAH SIXTH PARTY CONGRESS BEGINS; PROSPECTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Sixth Fatah Congress began the morning of August 4 in Bethlehem. Abu Mazen delivered a two-hour address to delegates and foreign dignitaries, summarizing Fatah's history but breaking little new ground. Meanwhile, the real drama played out the evening before in an [...]
2009-08-04 15:11:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1352JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/05): Palestinians Hope Fatah
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 09:51:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1353BIL'IN: SEVEN PALESTINIANS ARRESTED IN LATEST IDF
[...] (C) Summary. The IDF raided several homes in the Palestinian village of Bil'in in the early hours of August 3, arresting two adolescents and five adults. Six have been charged with stone-throwing and damage to public property, and one with incitement. NGO contacts maintain that the August [...]
2009-08-05 14:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1354FATAH CONGRESS: ON DAY TWO, QUESTIONS REMAIN ON
[...] (C) Summary. A debate over Fatah's past dominated discussions on the second day of the Sixth Congress, leaving little time to focus on preparations for leadership elections. It is possible that elections may slip a day (until 8/7) as a result. Discussions have not yet begun on the politica [...]
2009-08-05 14:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1357JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/06): Coverage Highlights
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 09:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1359FATAH CONGRESS: DAHLAN'S BACK, PROGRAM IN DRAFT,
[...] (C) Key developments on the third day of the Fatah Congress included an apparent deal on elections and the formation of committees to address, inter alia, the political program and Fatah bylaws. 2. (C) After publicly threatening to boycott Fatah Central Committee (FCC) elections over the [...]
2009-08-06 13:55:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1360GOI RENEWING CLOSURE ORDERS ON EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (C) ConGen contacts report that at least one of eight Jerusalem-based Palestinian institutions closed by the GOI in 2001 has received another six-month renewal of the closure order, and others expect to receive similar notices in the coming days. Taher Hussayni, the caretaker of the Arab Stud [...]
2009-08-06 14:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SCUL IS
09JERUSALEM137JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/15): COMPLAINTS OF "NEVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 09:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1373JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/07): Palestinian Commentators
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 08:17:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1376EXTENDED HOURS FOR PASSENGERS, INCOMING CARGO AT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI implemented extended hours for passengers crossing the Allenby (King Hussein) Bridge for a two-month trial period, starting August 4. According to ConGen's Palestinian contacts, the passenger crossing remains crowded, but operations are running smoothly on both sides. [...]
2009-08-07 14:43:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KWBG KPAL PGOV ETRD EAID IS
09JERUSALEM1377FATAH CONGRESS: ELECTIONS PLANNED FOR AUGUST 8
[...] (C) Summary. On the fourth day of the Fatah Congress, a deal to account for absent Gazan delegates in leadership elections collapsed, returning preparations for the Congress' centerpiece event to square one. By the end of the day, a new deal emerged which, if it holds, could allow leadershi [...]
2009-08-07 14:52:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1380JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/10): As Fatah Congress Draws
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 09:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1394FATAH CONGRESS: PRELIMINARY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Summary: Fatah officials have released a "semi-official" list of the new Fatah Central Committee (FCC). Only four incumbent FCC members retained their seats in elections held August 10; the other 14 members largely reflect familiar Fatah power centers. The biggest surprise was Abu Ala' [...]
2009-08-11 15:48:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR KWBG KDEM KPAL
09JERUSALEM1396JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/12): New Fatah Central
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 08:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1397LETTER FOR THE SECRETARY FROM EVICTED EAST
[...] (U) Members of the Hanun and Ghawi families, who were evicted from their homes in East Jerusalem's Shaykh Jarrah neighborhood August 2 (ref),arrived at the Consulate General's Post 2 facility August 10 carrying a letter addressed to the Secretary. The letter describes the families' eviction [...]
2009-08-12 14:21:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1398YESHA COUNCIL WEAKEND, NEEDS TO DELIVER TO SETTLER
[...] (C) Summary. Although it emerged weaker from the 2005 Gaza disengagement and 2006 evacuation of Amona outpost, and is now challenged by a younger generation of radical settlers, the YESHA Council remains the strongest settler organization, according to ConGen contacts. One expert claimed t [...]
2009-08-12 14:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1401JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/13): Commentators Discuss
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2009-08-13 09:25:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1402MORE CONSTRUCTION AT KOCHAV YA'AKOV SETTLEMENT IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. At least 12 new caravans have been "illegally" constructed in Kochav Ya'akov settlement since June 2009, according to ConGen's NGO contacts. PolOff observed 12 new caravans, which appear to be uninhabited. The Local Council of Kfar Aqab village, with the assistance of Israel [...]
2009-08-13 14:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAL KWBG PREL
09JERUSALEM1403JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/14): Time Has Come For
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2009-08-14 07:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM144ICRC SURGEON DESCRIBES CONTROLLED CHAOS AT MAIN
[...] (C) Summary. ICRC surgeon Harald de Veen told donors and international medical NGO representatives January 14 that Gaza City's main government hospital, al-Shifa, has been functioning as well as can be expected and coping with massive numbers of injured. He said clinical staff are capable a [...]
2009-01-15 16:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI EAID ICRC KWBG KPAL PREF PTER GZ IS
09JERUSALEM1443JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/17): Internal Fatah elections
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 07:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1451HAMAS CONFRONTS ISLAMIC EXTREMIST GROUP IN GAZA
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Fighting between Hamas-led security forces and Jund Ansar Allah during August 14-15 in Rafah resulted in 28 dead and over 120 wounded. Casualties included Jund Ansar Allah leader Sheikh Abdel Latif Mousa and senior Hamas member Abu Jibril Shamali. Gaza-based contacts said th [...]
2009-08-17 14:51:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV KPAL KWBG KISL
09JERUSALEM146JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/16): EGYPTIAN PROPOSAL -
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2009-01-16 11:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1461JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/18): President Abbas Chairs
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2009-08-18 06:58:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1463TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY EXPLORES POTENTIAL FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director Carl Kress visited the West Bank in August to follow-up on WiMax and Internet data center studies, and to discuss new projects that would promote economic development and generate U.S. exports. Private sector representatives and [...]
2009-08-18 15:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1465JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/19): Palestinians continue to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 07:14:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1480JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/20): Egypt continues to work
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 08:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1485UNGA ATTENDANCE FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
[...] (U) In response to reftel action request, information regarding tentative Palestinian Authority (PA) attendance at the 64th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting follows. A. (U) Attendance of the Head of State: PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) will attend the UNGA meetings. Po [...]
2009-08-20 14:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA KPAL
09JERUSALEM1486JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/21): Palestinians await new US
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 09:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1488EGYPTIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO PA ON RECONCILIATION
[...] (C) Summary. Egyptian Representative to the PA Yasir Othman told D/SEMEP David Hale that GOE mediators made no progress during a visit to Amman and Ramallah the week of August 17. Gaps remain on a proposed factional committee, and may have widened on the issue of Hamas prisoners in the West [...]
2009-08-21 10:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1494JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/24): Settlement activity
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 10:51:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1497WATANIYA BOARD SETS SEPT 15 DEADLINE FOR SPECTRUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Wataniya Mobile announced on August 23 it will suspend operations, seek repayment of USD 140 million in licensing fees, and pursue damages from the PA if the PA cannot secure GOI release by September 15 of the 4.8 MHz needed for the mobile phone network launch. Wataniya Palest [...]
2009-08-24 14:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1499JERUSALEM CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Plans for demolitions and new Israeli construction in several East Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhoods are progressing, according to local legal and NGO contacts. Demolitions in Al Bustan and Abasiya could move ahead at any time, they claimed. Islamic Waqf contacts expressed [...]
2009-08-24 15:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1501PA RELEASES TWO-YEAR PLAN FOR STATEHOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 25, the PA released a two-year plan for statehood that accepts the PLO's international obligations and commitments, endorses the two-state solution, and vows to establish the apparatus of an independent State of Palestine. It stresses that achieving a state in two ye [...]
2009-08-25 08:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL PGOV PREL IS
09JERUSALEM1502JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/25): Prime Minister lays out a
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 09:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1515HAMAS IMPOSES CONSERVATIVE DRESS FOR SCHOOL GIRLS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The school year in Gaza began on August 23 with Hamas imposing a requirement for girls to wear conservative Islamic dress. Teachers and administrative staff were also directed to work segregated by gender. This follows a July order requiring female lawyers to appear in court [...]
2009-08-25 14:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER KPAL KWBG KISL KWMN SCUL
09JERUSALEM1516FAYYAD ON DETAINEES, NABLUS, AND INTERNAL POLITICS
[...] (C) In an August 19 meeting with LtGen Selva and the Consul General, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad spoke out against detainee abuse by PA security forces. "We cannot accept the abuse or torture of people," he said. "It is a question of morality, not politics." Fayyad noted four deaths of det [...]
2009-08-25 14:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL IS PROP KJUS
09JERUSALEM1524JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/26): Prime Minister outlines
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2009-08-26 09:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1527JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/27): Press speculates on
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2009-08-27 10:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM153FATAH GRASSROOTS LEADERS WANT TO "STAND UP" TO THE
[...] (C) Summary. Fatah grassroots activists say Hamas will benefit politically from the Israeli operation in Gaza, diminishing Fatah's standing and forcing national reconciliation on Hamas' terms. They say the Palestinian public sees Fatah's choice of negotiations over armed struggle as having [...]
2009-01-16 15:04:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM1533PALESTINIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS FOR FIRST TIME
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. On August 26, the Palestinian National Council (PNC) convened for the first time since 1998 to fill six seats vacated by deaths on the PLO Executive Committee (PLO/EC). Three of the new members return to the seats traditionally held by their small factions. Two othe [...]
2009-08-27 15:02:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR KDEM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1555JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/28): Conflicting reports about
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 09:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM156JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/20): OBAMA's "ERA OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 11:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1560IDF RAIDS BETHLEHEM RADIO STATION, CONFISCATES
[...] (U) This message includes an action request in para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. On August 25, the IDF raided the popular Palestinian radio station "Bethlehem 2000," confiscating two transmitters. The PA Ministry of Telecommunications protested the lack of warning and coordination, and requested [...]
2009-08-28 14:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KPAO PREL KWBG KPAL IS PHUM
09JERUSALEM1561UPDATE ON SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
[...] (U) Summary. Ongoing construction was observed at settlement sites ranging from established blocs inside the separation barrier to Jordan Valley farms during observation trips conducted by PolOff August 21-25. Near Givat Zeev, just north of Jerusalem, construction continues on 300 additional [...]
2009-08-28 14:50:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1565JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/31): Indications of progress
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 10:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1573JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/01): Palestinians Continue
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 09:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1584HAMAS PURSUES THREE-FOLD STRATEGY IN GAZA
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In separate meetings August 27, UNRWA Director for Gaza John Ging and Gaza-based Associated Press reporter Ibrahim Barzak characterized Hamas' agenda in Gaza as three-fold: (1) imposing gradual social and cultural change in accordance with Islamic values; (2) seeking internat [...]
2009-09-02 14:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREF KISL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1585YESHA COUNCIL SAYS NO EVACUATION UNLESS FREEZE IS
[...] (C) Summary. YESHA Council Director-General Pinchas Wallerstein said that the Council would not discuss outpost evacuation unless a freeze on tenders for new settlement construction is lifted. If the freeze were lifted, he said, outpost evacuation could be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. [...]
2009-09-02 15:48:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1586JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/02): Palestinian press report
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 10:12:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1587JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/02): Palestinian press report
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 10:12:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1596JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/03): Palestinians continue to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 14:51:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM160JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/21): OBAMA INAUGURATION USHERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 11:14:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1602JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/04): Negotiations Require a
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 09:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1606WEST BANK SETTLEMENT LEADERS FULMINATE ABOUT U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. Local West Bank settlement leaders expressed anger over a possible construction freeze in separate meetings with PolOff on September 2. Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman Shaul Goldstein said he gave up on the YESHA Council after Gaza disengagement and is now organizing me [...]
2009-09-04 13:39:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG IS KPAO
09JERUSALEM1608PA VIEWS JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE AS CRITICAL, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: The PA-GOI Joint Economic Committee (JEC) met at the Ministerial-level on September 2 to discuss economic issues, including customs, visa restrictions, investor access, inputs for businesses, Wataniya, import of meat products, and marketing of West Bank dairy products in Jerusale [...]
2009-09-04 14:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL PTER PREL IS
09JERUSALEM1614JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/08): Relations will not
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 10:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1618JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/09): The Obama peace
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 10:02:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1627JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/10): New settlement units in
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 10:50:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1630PALESTINIANS RECEIVE LATEST EGYPTIAN FACTIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Abu Mazen received the latest Egyptian factional reconciliation proposal on September 9. The document calls for a "joint committee" with a broad but unclear mandate to oversee reconciliation before elections; allows for a delay in Palestinian elections until mid-2010; and propos [...]
2009-09-10 15:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAL KWBG IS EG
09JERUSALEM1647JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/11): Upcoming Special Envoy
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 08:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1651BARAK APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF 455 WEST BANK
[...] (C) Summary. On September 7, Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak publicly approved the construction of 455 new housing units in nine existing West Bank settlements. Issuance of construction permits represented the last step in the GOI approval process. Settler organization sources said th [...]
2009-09-11 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1652NASER AL-QIDWA ON FATAH, PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Summary. Newly-elected FCC member Nasir al Qidwa said Fatah's abilities to overcome internal rivalries will determine whether it ultimately emerges stronger after its recent Congress in Bethlehem. He is skeptical that Fatah is prepared for new elections, despite favorable polls, and beli [...]
2009-09-11 15:11:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PGOV KWBG KPAL KUNR IS EG
09JERUSALEM1653YASIR ABD RABBO AND HANAN ASHRAWI ON PLO REFORM
[...] (U) This message includes an action request for the Department -- please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: PLO Executive Committee (PLO/EC) General Secretary Yasir Abd Rabbo outlined plans to reform the PLO in a meeting with the Consul General on September 10. He said the PLO's role was never [...]
2009-09-12 12:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM1654JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/14): Palestinian factions
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 06:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM166JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/22): HOPES FOR OBAMA;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 11:50:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1688JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/15): Palestinians react to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 08:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1695JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/16): Palestinian press report
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 12:17:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1697DEMARCHE: REINFORCING SPEAKING ROLE FOR ISRAEL AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 13:59:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KPAL KWBG KUNA IS
09JERUSALEM1699MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON QATAR TRIP, ZAKAT
[...] (S) Summary: PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al-Habash called Qatar's recent decision to re-open the Qatari Charitable Society (QCS) in the West Bank under PA supervision a positive step. He said the memorandum of understanding (MOU) he signed with QCS gives the PA information on the [...]
2009-09-16 15:13:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPREL ECON PTER KWBG KPAL KISL QA IS
09JERUSALEM1700JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/17): Negative reporting about
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 07:30:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1701SETTLER VIOLENCE SETS NEIGHBOR AGAINST NEIGHBOR IN
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Sources on both sides of recent settler-Palestinian clashes near the Palestinian village of al-Mughayyer provided conflicting explanations of what precipitated the event. This incident illustrates the difficulty in establishing ground truth on incidents of violence [...]
2009-09-17 09:58:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG CASC IS
09JERUSALEM1703JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/18): Normalization will not
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 08:35:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1707CONTINUED TUNNELING IN EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (C) Summary. The settler organization ELAD continues to excavate a tunnel under the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, according to NGO sources, despite a stop-work order from Israeli courts. The organization is beginning to publicize its efforts, leading Muslim leaders to criticize the [...]
2009-09-18 16:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1708CONTINUED TUNNELING IN EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (C) Summary. The settler organization ELAD continues to excavate a tunnel under the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, according to NGO sources, despite a stop-work order from Israeli courts. The organization is beginning to publicize its efforts, leading Muslim leaders to criticize the [...]
2009-09-18 16:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM171JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/23): "INTERNAL DIVISION, A
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 13:44:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1711PALTEL EXECUTIVES ON GAZA OPERATIONS, WATANIYA,
[...] (C) Summary. Acting PalTel CEO Kamal Abu Khadijeh and Vice President Kamal Husseini claimed in a September 17 meeting that PalTel, the monopoly fixed-line and mobile provider in the West Bank and Gaza, faces several challenges, including a stalled merger between its mobile operator and Zain J [...]
2009-09-22 13:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON KPAL KWBG IS GZ PGOV
09JERUSALEM1713JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/23): Palestinian press report
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 06:21:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1715TULKAREM -- IMPROVED SECURITY, BUT NO SIGN OF
[...] (C) Summary. In a September 16 visit to Tulkarem, ConGenOffs heard from Palestinian refugees and business leaders that, while security has improved in the city, the local economy is struggling and has not benefited from any easing of internal movement, unlike other West Bank communities. Wit [...]
2009-09-23 14:29:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PTER ETRD ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC IS
09JERUSALEM1716PALESTINIAN PRESS AND PUBLIC REACTION TO SEPTEMBER
[...] (SBU) Local press reaction to the September 22 U.S.-Israeli-Palestinian trilateral meeting in New York was largely divided along partisan lines, with pro-Hamas commentators criticizing PA negotiators for participating in the absence of a full settlement freeze, and analysts aligned with Fata [...]
2009-09-23 14:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1717JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/24): Palestinian press focus
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 08:42:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1719MUTED PALESTINIAN REACTION TO POTUS SEPTEMBER 23
[...] (C) Summary: Despite positive public comments by PA leadership in local media following President Obama's September 23 UNGA speech, mid-level Fatah contacts told Post that, while they welcomed the President's references to Palestinian statehood and the illegitimacy of continued settlement a [...]
2009-09-24 14:34:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS PTER
09JERUSALEM172JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (01/23): MITCHELL AS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 13:45:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1721JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/25): Continued Skepticism
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 06:17:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1739RENEWED HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT CLASHES
[...] (C) At approximately 7:30 a.m. on September 27, clashes erupted amongst Jewish worshippers, Palestinian protestors, and Israeli National Police (INP) on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. According to former PA Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abdel Qader, the incident was sparked by the [...]
2009-09-27 15:02:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1742JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/29): Palestinians hope for
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 05:56:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1748JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/30): American Role in Peace
[...] Hamada Fara'neh commented in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Reaching a settlement without a third party" (9/30): "It is not the first time that the US failed to forge an agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis, especially in regards to the final status issues ... It was unsuc [...]
2009-09-30 08:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1751JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/01): Israeli plan for a new
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 08:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1754PROFILE OF AVIGAIL OUTPOST FOUNDER ELISHA MEIDAN
[...] (C) Summary. On September 22, PolOff visited the settlement outpost of Avigail in the Hebron Hills and met with its founder, 30-year-old Elisha Meidan. Meidan, a new husband and father living in a converted bus, explained to PolOff that while he considers himself and his fellow outpost sett [...]
2009-10-01 16:24:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG CASC IS
09JERUSALEM1756LARGE SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL IN EAST JERUSALEM FACES
[...] (C) Summary. Israeli developers are resubmitting for GOI review a proposed settlement project in al-Walajah (southwest Jerusalem). If approved and completed, the Givat Ya'el neighborhood would become the largest settlement undertaking in East Jerusalem in the past decade. Jerusalem Municipa [...]
2009-10-01 20:05:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1758JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/02): Palestinians believe the
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 07:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1764PA PRESSES ON WTO OBSERVER STATUS, BUT OPENS THE
[...] (C) Summary: PA officials claim to have broad support for their bid for WTO observer status from other WTO delegations, while acknowledging USG concerns. PM Fayyad told the Consul General October 1 that he will not put the U.S. in a position where it must vote no on a PA request. He and his [...]
2009-10-02 14:54:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL KWBG WTRO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1765IDF SHUTS DOWN WORK AT WEST BANK QUARRIES IN AREA C
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF raided seven Palestinian mining operations in Area C near Bethlehem during the early morning hours of October 1, seizing equipment and stopping work. ConGen contacts note that this is the first time the IDF has acted against these operations in over a year, and expressed [...]
2009-10-02 14:54:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EMIN ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1767JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/05): Further Israeli actions
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-05 12:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1769JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/06): Palestinians question why
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 08:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1780UPDATE ON RECONCILIATION DISCUSSIONS WITH GOE
[...] (C) In the wake of an October 5 meeting between Abu Mazen and Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman in Amman, head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department Saeb Erekat told Post that Egyptian negotiators had not shared a draft of the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement under considerat [...]
2009-10-06 17:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1781JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/07): Israeli actions at
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 06:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1786JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/08): Hamas threatens to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 07:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM179HAMAS RE-ESTABLISHES CONTROL IN GAZA
[...] (C) Summary. Gaza contacts told PolOffs January 21-22 that Hamas remains in control of the Gaza Strip, opening public offices, restarting limited services, and deploying security forces in the streets. Contacts said Gazans are able to move freely and stores are open, but many are still home [...]
2009-01-23 16:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1790JERUSALEM MAYOR BRIEFS ON AL-BUSTAN DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat informed the Consul General and Ambassador Cunningham on October 7 that the Municipality intends to roll out a development plan for the al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem sometime in early November. The plan calls for the demolition o [...]
2009-10-08 15:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1791SEIZED HAMAS DOCUMENTS OFFER POTENTIAL INSIGHT
[...] (S) Summary and comment. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) seized four documents during the raid of a Hamas-affiliated think tank in Nablus in late September 2009. The documents were drafted by Nablus-based Hamas leaders and Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members in early [...]
2009-10-08 16:43:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EG IS
09JERUSALEM1792PA AND UNRWA EFFORTS AGAINST ANTI-ISRAEL INCITEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In October 1-2 meetings, PA Minister for Religious Affairs Mahmoud al-Habash and UNRWA Gaza Director John Ging discussed PA and UNRWA efforts to eliminate incitement in PA mosques and Gaza schoolrooms. Al-Habash noted that the PA, which currently controls 80-90 percent of the We [...]
2009-10-09 04:38:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV KINF KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1793JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/09): Palestinians react to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 11:52:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1799HAMAS SEIZES CONTROL OF AL AQSA UNIVERSITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Hamas authorities seized control of Al Aqsa University in Gaza on October 7 by ousting the university's president after he departed Gaza for the West Bank. This move follows continuing pressure by the Hamas "government" to extend its control over Al Aqsa and other civil socie [...]
2009-10-09 14:30:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KISL KWMN SCUL
09JERUSALEM1803JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/13): Palestinians exert every
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 07:29:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1813JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (10/13): Palestinian
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 14:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1815JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/14): Egypt continues to work
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 09:26:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1832JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/15): UN Security Council
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 07:09:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1834JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/15): UN Security Council
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 07:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1838EAST JERUSALEM HOME DEMOLITIONS RESUME
[...] (C) Summary. On October 12, Israeli officials demolished a Palestinian-owned house and dismantled several other structures in the Beit Hanina area of East Jerusalem. The demolitions were the first to take place inside the Jerusalem municipality in nearly three months. PLO official Saeb Ere [...]
2009-10-15 12:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1842JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/16): Hamas continues to stall
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 06:49:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM186JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/26): WEST BANK: "CLEAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 10:49:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1888WATANIYA QUIETLY BEGINS OPERATIONS, AIMS TO CREATE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. According to Wataniya Palestine CEO Allan Richardson (please protect),the second Palestinian mobile telephony operator quietly began operations October 16 on the 3.8MHz already offered by Israeli Authorities. Richardson stressed that 3.8MHz is insufficient for Wataniya's long [...]
2009-10-16 15:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ECPS EINV KPAL KWBG IS PREL
09JERUSALEM189ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENT HAMAS CAMPAIGN AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary. PLO and Fatah officials have alleged that Hamas is undertaking a campaign against Fatah members in Gaza, killing some, maiming or arresting others. Hamas has claimed it is arresting "collaborators" who passed tactical information to the IDF during the Gaza conflict. End summary [...]
2009-01-26 16:33:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM1890SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE
[...] (C) Summary. Since the Hamas takeover of Gaza in June 2007 and the subsequent establishment of an "emergency government" in the West Bank under PM Salam Fayyad, the trajectories of Gaza and the West Bank have increasingly diverged. In Gaza, Hamas has consolidated control, thanks to externa [...]
2009-10-16 16:41:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1896REQUEST FOR WAIVER AND EXCEPTIONS, AMAWI BUILDING,
[...] (SBU) Post requests that a waiver of setback and collocation be granted, as mandated by P.L 106-113, and exceptions to certain Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) physical security standards be made to permit the establishment of office space for the Post,s Public Diplomacy (PD),United Stat [...]
2009-10-19 08:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ABLD KPAL EAID
09JERUSALEM1897JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/19): Palestinians question
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 10:02:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM190JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/27): THE COSTS OF DIVISION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 10:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1906ABU MAZEN EXPLAINS GOLDSTONE DECISION DURING NEW
[...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) took personal responsibility for the PA's handling of the Goldstone report during an October 16 speech to the Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC),and emphasized that he had acted at all times with the Palestinians' best interests in mind. He als [...]
2009-10-19 14:49:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETIS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
09JERUSALEM1907OVERCROWDED PA PRISONS SEEK DONOR RELIEF
[...] (C) Summary. PM Fayyad has consistently singled out reform of the PA prison system as his highest priority in security sector reform, to counter politically damaging allegations of abuse. (Reftels outlined Fayyad's recent efforts -- including replacement of senior personnel -- to address pr [...]
2009-10-19 15:02:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG EAID
09JERUSALEM1908JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/20): Palestinians skeptical
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 07:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1915JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/21): President Mahmoud Abbas
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 06:43:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1925OLIVE HARVEST KICKS OFF, LESS VIOLENTLY THAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post contacts say violence during the current olive harvest season has been lower than expected so far, but they offered different reasons for the decline. Rabbis for Human Rights, (RHR) Arik Ascherman said the IDF,s increased presence in Palestinian orchards adjacent to settle [...]
2009-10-21 15:22:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS EAGR KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1926PA PRESENTS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR WAR
[...] (U) On October 16, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a press release noting that Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo had received PA Minister of Justice Ali Khashan and an accompanying delegation in Geneva. The ICC's statement noted that the court would "carefully examine" the issues [...]
2009-10-21 16:13:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV PREL KAWC KPAL KWBG PHUM IS
09JERUSALEM1928JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/22): Palestinians continue to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 06:46:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1932ABU ALA'A SAYS NEGOTIATIONS REQUIRE DEFINED
[...] (C) Summary. Negotiations cannot resume while settlement activity continues, Palestinian negotiator Ahmad Quraya' (Abu Ala'a) told the Consul General in an October 20 meeting. Abu Ala'a urged the USG to play a strong third-party role in order to prevent negotiations from back-sliding to pre [...]
2009-10-22 17:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1933CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IN JENIN AS JALAMEH CROSSING
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 4, following the completion of USAID-funded structural improvements, Jalameh Crossing (on the West Bank-Israel border north of Jenin) opened on October 4 for Arab Israelis in personal vehicles to cross into the West Bank and back for the first time since October 2001. [...]
2009-10-22 18:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID KPAL KWBG IS PBTS
09JERUSALEM1934PASF CRIME SWEEP EXAMPLE OF ONGOING LOW-LEVEL
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. A recent two-day "crime sweep" by PA security forces (PASF) northwest of Ramallah exemplifies ongoing low-level security coordination with the IDF in the West Bank. PASF sources said they conducted the operation in areas under partial (Area B) and full (Area C) Isra [...]
2009-10-23 03:58:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG KPAL KCRM MOPS IS
09JERUSALEM1936JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/23): Palestinian press leads
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 05:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1943JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/26): More clashes between
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 06:43:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1948ABU MAZEN ISSUES PRESIDENTIAL DECREE CALLING FOR
[...] (C) Summary. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a decree October 24 calling for PA presidential and legislative elections on January 24, 2010, and calling on the Central Elections Commission (CEC) to begin preparations for elections. During a joint meeting of the Fatah Central Committee (FC [...]
2009-10-26 14:55:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL
09JERUSALEM1949UPDATE ON OCTOBER 25 EVENTS AT THE TEMPLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Skirmishes took place between Muslim worshippers and the Israeli National Police (INP) around the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound on October 25, apparently triggered by rumors of an impending incursion into the compound by radical pro-settler elements. Unrest spread int [...]
2009-10-26 19:05:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KISL IS JO
09JERUSALEM195IDF CONDUCTS PUNITIVE HOME SEALING IN EAST
[...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) has refused to hear a case brought against the IDF for sealing the home of an East Jerusalem Palestinian who attacked the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva in West Jerusalem in March 2008. The HCJ called the sealing a legitimate deterrent measure and a [...]
2009-01-27 15:38:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1950JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/27): President Obama's
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 07:21:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1953JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/28): More Palestinian homes
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 06:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1956OCTOBER 27 HOME DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality executed demolition orders on October 27 for five buildings (a total of nine housing units) in East Jerusalem, displacing or partially destroying the homes of 45 Palestinian residents. The Municipality also dismantled a tent in the Sheikh Jarrah neig [...]
2009-10-28 18:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1957JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/29): President Abbas speaks at
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 05:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1960ASSESSING RECENT VIOLENCE IN JERUSALEM
[...] (C) Summary. While recent skirmishes on the Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount over the past month are troubling, stabilizing factors have kept these incidents from sparking broader unrest. Neither the GOI nor the PA appear to be inciting violence, though individual leaders have been less rest [...]
2009-10-29 13:43:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1961JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/30): Secretary Clinton in the
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 06:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1964USUN AMBASSADOR RICE VISITS WEST BANK REFUGEE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 22, USUN Ambassador Susan Rice visited UNRWA facilities in Jalazone refugee camp and visited a Palestinian information technology company and a USAID emergency job program site. UNRWA staff and Palestinians interlocutors alike commented that while some improvements [...]
2009-10-30 14:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1965DISAPPOINTMENT WITH RESULTS OF "JENIN PLAN" ON THE
[...] (C) Summary. Eighteen months after the launch of the "Jenin Plan," local officials express a sense of pride in their own efforts, a mixed sense of economic improvements, and strong criticism of what they consider the GOI's failure to facilitate the plan. Governor Qadora Mousa and key securi [...]
2009-10-30 14:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1967WEST BANK POLLSTERS COMMENT ON RECENT PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary. Three early-October polls showed a decrease in support for both Hamas and Fatah following the decision of PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to support a deferral of the Goldstone report. Palestinians still expressed greater trust in Abu Mazen and Fatah than in former Hamas P [...]
2009-10-30 15:36:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KDEM KPAL KPAO KWBG PGOV PTER
09JERUSALEM1969JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/2): Palestinians disappointed
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 07:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1970FATAH NEGOTIATOR ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION
[...] (S) Summary. Fatah knew in advance that Hamas would not agree to an Egyptian draft proposal for Palestinian reconciliation by an Egyptian-imposed October 15 deadline, according to lead Fatah negotiator Azzam al Ahmad, and Fatah retracted its own agreement after the deadline passed. Now, Abu [...]
2009-11-02 08:26:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1971EGYPTIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PA UPDATES ON GOE
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 28 meeting with the Consul General in Jerusalem, Egyptian Representative to the PA Yasir Othman provided an update on Fatah-Hamas reconciliation efforts. He said the GOE continues to press Hamas to sign a draft Egyptian reconciliation text, but does not anticipate [...]
2009-11-02 08:27:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1974JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/3): Palestinians skeptical of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 07:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1975REVISED JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/3): Palestinians
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 12:30:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1977UPDATE ON EAST JERUSALEM HOME DEMOLITIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality on November 2 executed three home demolitions in East Jerusalem, displacing 37 Palestinians, including 18 children, according to residents and NGO sources. Local residents told PolOff that the owners of the first two homes were not aware of any demo [...]
2009-11-03 13:01:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM198JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/28): MITCHELL AND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 11:24:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1980USUN AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN CIVIL
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, Palestinian civil society in the West Bank agreed that donors' investments have not yet shown tangible results on the ground. As one participant put it, "money is not buying PM Fayyad love." Several participants noted on [...]
2009-11-03 15:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL EAID KDEM ECON IS
09JERUSALEM1983PA SECURITY COMMANDERS CONCERNED OVER IDF
[...] (C) Summary. In back-to-back meetings on November 2, PA National Security Forces (NSF) West Bank Commander Major General Thiab Ali (Abu al Fatah) and Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) Chief Major General Hazim Atallah expressed anger and frustration with what they described as un-coordinated Is [...]
2009-11-03 15:46:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MOPS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1984UNSCO AND UNRWA DESCRIBE CONTRADICTIONS IN GAZA
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) Robert Serry and UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Director for Gaza John Ging emphasized the need to restart essential infrastructure projects in Gaza, inc [...]
2009-11-03 18:39:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PGOV EAID KPAL GZ IS
09JERUSALEM1985MINISTER OF INTERIOR ASSERTS ROLE IN SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a sign of the PA Interior Ministry's growing authority and role as the primary point of contact for donors, Minister Said Abu Ali chaired the first meeting in over a year of the Security Sector Working Group (SSWG). The absence of two key security chiefs -- National Security [...]
2009-11-03 18:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV KWBG KPAL PINS IS
09JERUSALEM1986PM FAYYAD AND AMBASSADOR RICE DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, PM Fayyad said the Palestinian economy is growing at an impressive pace, but can go only so far under occupation. Increasing private sector investment is only possible, Fayyad noted, if Israeli restrictions on Palestinian [...]
2009-11-04 04:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1987JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/4): Palestinians not convinced
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 06:57:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1993PA FORMALLY REQUESTS OBSERVER STATUS AT WTO
[...] (SBU) Senior Palestinian Authority officials tell us that the PA formally requested observer status at the November 30 Ministerial Conference in a November 4 letter from PA Ambassador Khraishi to WTO CG Chairman Ambassador Matus in Geneva. The letter was delivered before the November 5 deadli [...]
2009-11-04 16:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL KWBG WTRO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1996JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/5): Palestinian press and
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 07:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM200Gaza's Aftermath: A Civil Society Activist's View
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 26 meeting with PD Offs, a leading Palestinian civil society activist, Hania Al-Bitar, expressed concern that the war in Gaza has radicalized Palestinian youth, causing them to turn away from peaceful activism in favor of violent opposition. She said Hamas has "won [...]
2009-01-28 14:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SCUL KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM2004ABU MAZEN ANNOUNCES HIS DESIRE NOT TO SEEK
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a televised speech the evening of November 5, Abu Mazen announced his desire not to be a candidate in the next Palestinian presidential election. His speech was preceeded by two days of leadership meetings in which he privately briefed participants of his plans, [...]
2009-11-05 20:59:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2006JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/6): Palestinians disappointed
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 07:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2007PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD ON GOI ROADMAP REQUIREMENT
[...] (S) Summary. In a November 3 meeting, Prime Minister Fayyad outlined specific GOI actions that would, in his view, fulfill the GOI's Roadmap obligation to restore the situation on the ground that existed before the Second Intifada began. Fayyad acknowledged that the IDF had redeployed outside [...]
2009-11-06 08:23:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPINS PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM201WEST BANKERS RELEASE PETITION CALLING FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Prominent Palestinians from a range of political factions in the West Bank issued a petition January 26 calling for national reconciliation and a national unity government. Their stated goal is to generate pressure on President Abbas and Hamas leaders to return to discussions a [...]
2009-01-28 15:41:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2017GLOOMY POLITICAL AND PUBLIC REACTION TO ABU MAZEN
[...] (C) Summary: Following Abu Mazen's public statement that he does not want to run for another term as Palestinian Authority (PA) president, senior Fatah and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) members continue to urge him to reconsider, and so far seem unwilling to consider alternative ca [...]
2009-11-06 14:08:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2018JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (11/6): President Mahmoud
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 14:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2020OVERVIEW OF EAST JERUSALEM HOME DEMOLITIONS
[...] (C) Summary. With many more homes built illegally each year than are demolished, an estimated 20,000 buildings in East Jerusalem -- one-third of the total -- are illegal. Permits for new construction are limited by municipal planning (since the 1970s explicitly aimed to preserve a Jewish maj [...]
2009-11-06 16:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2023JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/9): Palestinians want
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-09 08:29:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2024CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION'S PREPARATIONS IN
[...] (C) Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chief Hanna Naser described preparations for presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for January 24, as "at an impasse" pending the results of ongoing Cairo-based reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas. Naser dismissed the idea that vot [...]
2009-11-09 14:08:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2026JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY ISSUES MORE EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (C) The Jerusalem Municipality served 17 more demolition orders on November 8, in this case on homes in the already-tense Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Of the 17 orders served, eight pertain to homes in the al-Bustan area of Silwan, which is the subject of a development plan propose [...]
2009-11-09 15:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2027PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY ASKS FOR FUNDS SEIZED FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request for State, please see para 3. 2. (C) In a November 6 meeting, PLO Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat asked the Consul General for USG assistance in securing transfer to the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Finance of USD 32.5 million in funds seized by Egypt in [...]
2009-11-09 15:22:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KWBG KPAL PGOV KTFN EG AL
09JERUSALEM2028JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/10): Questions about where the
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 08:12:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2032MINISTER OF EDUCATION DENIES PA TEXTBOOKS CONTAIN
[...] (C) In a November 3 meeting, PA Minister of Education Lamis Alami argued that most of the incitement-related criticism levied against official PA textbooks cited out-of-date Egyptian and Jordanian textbooks, which the PA has since shelved or heavily edited. "The PA should be held accountabl [...]
2009-11-10 14:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV SCUL KPAL KDEM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2033JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/12): The Palestinian Authority
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 06:29:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM204JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/28): HOPES FOR MITCHELL'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 09:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2041JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/13): Palestinian Central
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 06:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2047JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/16): The Palestinian Authority
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 07:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2048MIXED MESSAGES ABOUT PLO UNSC STATEHOOD INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 07:38:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS EG
09JERUSALEM205CORRECTED DATE: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/29): HOPES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 09:03:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2050MIXED MESSAGES ON PLO UNSC STATEHOOD INITIATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Palestinian officials have been sending mixed messages about the seriousness and speed of the PLO's call for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution declaring a Palestinian state on the basis of the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital. PLO Chief Nego [...]
2009-11-16 14:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2052JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/17): Palestinian Authority
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 06:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2063PLAN FOR NEW ISRAELI NEIGHBORHOOD IN EAST
[...] (SBU) NGO and Jerusalem municipality contacts separately confirmed to Post on November 17 that the Jerusalem District Planning Board approved the "Mordot Gilo" plan for construction of 844 residential units inside the Jerusalem municipal borders, and adjacent to the existing East Jerusalem s [...]
2009-11-17 15:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2065JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/18): Palestinian press
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2009-11-18 06:02:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2068JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/18): Palestinian press
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2009-11-18 10:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2072TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOCUSES ON INFORMATION
[...] (U) Summary. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director Carl Kress visited Jerusalem and the West Bank November 10-12 to follow up on pending grants for the MENA Geothermal and Rawabi (reftel) projects, generate interest in the TDA-sponsored May 2010 MENA Energy Conference in Cairo, and [...]
2009-11-18 11:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2077NEW EAST JERUSALEM DEMOLITIONS NOVEMBER 17-18
[...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality executed demolition orders at five sites in East Jerusalem over the course of November 17 and 18, according to municipal, NGO, and local press sources. The demolitions are the most significant in scope since the demolition of nine housing units on Oct [...]
2009-11-18 17:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2078JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/19): Continued settlement
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2009-11-19 05:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM208MUNICIPALITY DEMOLISHES THREE HOMES IN EAST
[...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality conducted three demolitions in East Jerusalem on January 28, including a large building inhabited by 45 people. The building's owner said the GoI Interior Ministry had postponed demolition until March 31, but that the Municipality acted on its own. Ac [...]
2009-01-29 15:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2083EAST JERUSALEM PROPERTY CONTROVERSIES ESCALATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of the Mordot Gilo controversy (Refs A and B),Palestinian officials, local NGOs, and East Jerusalem residents continue to accuse the GOI and Municipality of Jerusalem of attempting to change the demographic balance in Jerusalem. In the past 48 hours, Post has co [...]
2009-11-19 14:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2086JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/20): Popular Campaign Against
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2009-11-20 09:49:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM209CORRECTED DATE: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/30):
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2009-01-30 15:24:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2099JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/23): Progress on Prisoner
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 15:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2106MUNICIPALITY DIVIDED OVER EAST JERUSALEM'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: An impasse within Jerusalem's municipal government has again delayed the court-ordered evacuation and sealing of Beit Yehonatan (aka Yonatan),a seven-story apartment block built illegally by the pro-settlement Ateret Cohanim organization in 2003 in the East Jerusalem neighbo [...]
2009-11-23 15:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2113JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/24): Prisoner Exchange and
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 11:45:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2128JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/25): Contradicting Reports on
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 09:58:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2129UNRWA'S November 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting
[...] (SBU) At the November 17-19 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA),Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd highlighted chronic funding shortfalls and looked to host and donor governments to consider innovative ways to finance UNRWA operations. UNR [...]
2009-11-25 09:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE
09JERUSALEM2130PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS, ISRAELI SETTLERS CRITICIZE
[...] (C) Summary: In the build-up to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's early-evening November 25 address announcing a ten-month moratorium on new West Bank settlement construction, senior Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) officials issued a flurry of publi [...]
2009-11-25 20:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2131JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (11/26): PA Rejects
[...] Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement of a 10-month moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank and the Palestinian rejection of it as a deceitful and manipulative move dominate the local media. (No immediate response to the proposal in Hamas media.) The failure of Hamas [...]
2009-11-26 11:30:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2132WEST BANK SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM, TOME
[...] (SBU) The GOI's November 25 announcement of a ten-month moratorium on new residential construction in West Bank settlements was the subject of continued criticism on November 26-27. Palestinian officials issued a stream of press statements arguing that the moratorium was meaningless without [...]
2009-11-27 11:59:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2144JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/30):
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 13:06:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2146JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/01): PA Calls on
[...] Hani Al-Masri writing in Al-Ayyam under the headline "The Impact JERUSALEM 00002146 002 OF 002 of the Prisoner Exchange Deal on the Palestinian Map," urges Hamas to become more flexible after the exchange is concluded to focus on national reconciliation and achieving unity. Al-Masri opi [...]
2009-12-01 10:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM215HAMAS CALL FOR "NEW PLO" ANGERS PLO, FATAH
[...] (C) Summary. Fatah and PLO contacts responded angrily to Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Mesha'al's January 28 call for the formation of a new Palestinian organization to replace the PLO. Mesha'al said in a televised speech that the PLO does not represent "resistance" factions and has lo [...]
2009-01-30 15:30:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2161JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/02): EU Recognition of East
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 08:02:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2168JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/03): Settlement Moratorium
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 09:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2174WEST BANK SETTLERS FEEL "BETRAYED" BY NETANYAHU
[...] (C) Summary. In the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's November 25 announcement of a 10-month suspension of new construction in West Bank settlements, Post contacts in the settler community voiced distrust of the GOI, anger at the USG, and a determination to resist GOI efforts to moni [...]
2009-12-03 15:38:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG CASC IS
09JERUSALEM2175RECORD NUMBER OF JERUSALEM RESIDENCY STATUS
[...] (C) An Israeli Ministry of Interior probe into the legal status of thousands of Arab residents of East Jerusalem led to the revocation of 4,577 Jerusalem residency permits in 2008 -- a figure equivalent to 53 percent of all revocations since 1967. NGO and Palestinian sources described the tr [...]
2009-12-03 15:46:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM218JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/02): PALESTINIAN ALARM OVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 10:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2180JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/04): Will the EU Break Under
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 10:08:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2197WATANIYA PALESTINE: ONE MONTH POST-LAUNCH
[...] (SBU) Summary. One month following its November 1 launch, Wataniya Palestine has 80,000 subscribers and 300 direct-hire employees. Wataniya CEO Allan Richardson said that the GOI has given "assurances" to the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR) that it will allocate the needed remaini [...]
2009-12-04 14:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ECPS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2201JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/07): Will a Prisoner-Exchange
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 10:14:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2203PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MINISTER OF INTERIOR
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of the Interior Said Abu Ali expressed concern about what he called a "troubled and tense" political climate. He predicted, "a resurgence of settler attacks on Palestinians" in the West Bank, and noted that the PA had little control over these [...]
2009-12-07 13:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KPAL PREL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2208JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/08): Hopes Run High for EU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 09:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2210NABLUS SECURITY CHIEFS FIRED FOLLOWING FRACAS
[...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the two principal security officials in the Nablus area on the recommendation of a committee formed to investigate a November 29 altercation between National Security Force (NSF) and Palestinian Civil P [...]
2009-12-08 13:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2224SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM: WEST BANK SETTLERS ANGRY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite recent GOI outreach to the settler community, Post contacts continue to express distrust of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and blame the USG for the current moratorium on West Bank construction. Meanwhile, most Palestinian contacts remain unimpressed with what they [...]
2009-12-08 15:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2225A PALESTINIAN COMMERCIAL PROJECT IN EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (C) Summary. The Arab proprietors of a significant real estate development in East Jerusalem report that the first phase of their project, encompassing 70 apartments, is now nearing completion. The project has taken more than a decade, due to the time required to secure the appropriate permi [...]
2009-12-08 16:25:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EINV KPAL PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM2228EAST JERUSALEM'S "OUTPOSTS" POTENTIAL FLASHPOINTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 2,000 Israelis associated with religious-nationalist Zionist groups currently live in isolated outposts in otherwise Arab-populated East Jerusalem neighborhoods, such as Ras al-Amud, Abu Tor, and the Muslim and Christian quarters of Jerusalem's Old City. Anti-se [...]
2009-12-08 17:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2231JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/09): Ambiguous EU Statement:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 10:33:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2232BERLANTY AZZAM STUCK IN GAZA AS THE UNIVERSITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Lawyers for Berlanty Azzam, the Palestinian student at Bethlehem University who was arrested and removed to Gaza on October 28 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF),continue to pursue her case in the Israeli legal system. In recent weeks, there have been two hearings before the [...]
2009-12-09 14:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWBG PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2239ISRAELI HIGH COURT PROHIBITS BERLANTY AZZAM FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Israeli High Court decided not to allow Palestinian college student Berlanty Azzam to complete her studies at Bethlehem University, following her arrest in the West Bank and removal to Gaza by the Israeli military on October 28. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On December 9, Is [...]
2009-12-10 14:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWBG PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2240JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/10): Abbas in Egypt and
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 15:08:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2244NABLUS AREA BUSINESSES: CONTRAST BETWEEN CONSUMER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Private sector contacts report consumer-fueled economic improvement in Nablus resulting from movement and access easings, new business from visiting Arab Israelis, and the continued payment of PA salaries. However, stone and marble companies operating in the area continue to s [...]
2009-12-10 15:38:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2256JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/11): Additional Funds For
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 13:24:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2257MUNICIPAL PLANNING FAILURE ENDANGERS VILLAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Residents of the village of al-Walaja, which straddles the line between the Municipality of Jerusalem and the West Bank, are in legal limbo. This is a result of the Jerusalem District Planning Board's February 2009 rejection of a town planning scheme for the village, the Aug [...]
2009-12-11 15:38:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2259WEST BANK MOSQUE TORCHED, SETTLERS SUSPECTED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 16:11:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAL KWBG KIRF KISL IS
09JERUSALEM2260WEST BANK MOSQUE TORCHED, SETTLERS SUSPECTED
[...] (C) Summary. Before dawn on December 11, a mosque was set afire in the Palestinian village of Yasuf, south of Nablus, according to Palestinian Authority security officials. Local contacts and press report that Israeli settlers from Kfar Tappuach are suspected of the arson, which was the la [...]
2009-12-11 16:33:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAL KIRF KISL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2266JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/15): "Israel Has Replaced the
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 13:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2267CORRECTED: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/14): "Israel Has
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 14:17:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2268JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/15): US financial support to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 08:35:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2271PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MINISTER OF INTERIOR POINTS
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Interior Said Abu Ali expressed frustration at what he characterized as poor Israel Defense Forces (IDF) situational awareness and response time, in the wake of a December 11 arson attack on a West Bank mosque allegedly carried out by extr [...]
2009-12-15 15:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2273MAYOR BARKAT ANNOUNCES JERUSALEM RE-ZONING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Knesset Law Committee met on December 13 with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat to argue against the implementation of a High Court order for the evacuation and sealing of Beit Yehonatan, an illegally-constructed apartment building in the East Jerusalem neighborhood o [...]
2009-12-15 16:24:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2275FEW HEADLINES AS ABU MAZEN DEFENDS HIS STANCE ON
[...] (C) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said little new on negotiations or his personal future in a December 15 speech to the opening session of a two-day PLO Central Council (PLO/CC) meeting in Ramallah, which convened primarily to extend his term as president beyond its expirati [...]
2009-12-15 17:19:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2276JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/16): President Abbas
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 08:09:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM228JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/03): PLO: "NOT JUST AN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 12:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2284JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/17): President Abbas: Peace
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 05:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2291GAZANS IN THE WEST BANK; REPRESENTATIVE INDIVIDUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The case of Berlanty Azzam, a Bethelehem University student arrested by the GOI and deported to Gaza (reftels),has attracted significant media and NGO attention to the situation of roughly 25,000 Gaza residents living and studying in the West Bank. On December 13, EconOff met [...]
2009-12-17 14:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM KWBG PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2292PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY POLICE CHIEF ON WEST BANK
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Civil Police Chief Hazim Atallah told Post that PA security forces were focused on settler-Palestinian violence and a possible upcoming large-scale prisoner release by Israel. He said that preparations to prevent the former and manage the latter are [...]
2009-12-17 16:25:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PINS IS
09JERUSALEM2294JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/18): President Abbas: "There
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 08:09:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2296ASSESSING THE "NEW" FATAH
[...] (S) Summary and Comment. In the four months since Fatah (the historically dominant Palestinian national movement) held its long-delayed Sixth General Congress, it has made only limited progress on internal reform. Despite the initial boost he received from the Congress, Palestinian Authorit [...]
2009-12-18 12:35:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETECON KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PINR PREL
09JERUSALEM2298JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/21): Prisoner exchange deal
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-21 08:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2303JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/22): Prisoner exchange deal
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 06:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2307PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY SECURITY OFFICIALS ON
[...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings, senior Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials stressed the need to prevent settler violence from provoking a Palestinian response. They noted the difficulty of preventing and containing settler-related violence in flashpoints outside PA security cont [...]
2009-12-22 14:12:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG KPAL KJUS IS
09JERUSALEM2311JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/23): President Abbas says he
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-24 05:11:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2315JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/24): Stories on "Christmas
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-24 07:41:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2317IDF NABLUS RAID KILLS THREE, INFURIATES
[...] (C) Summary: Following the fatal shooting of an Israeli settler on December 24, Israeli security forces conducted a large-scale raid into Nablus city center in the early hours of December 26 which resulted in the death of three Palestinian suspects. In the wake of the raid, Palestinian Aut [...]
2009-12-28 10:54:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2319JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/28): The PA continues to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 13:33:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2323IMMINENT PUBLICATION OF TENDERS FOR 692 NEW
[...] (C) Summary: On December 27, Israel press sources reported the impending publication of 692 construction tenders for new residential units in three Israeli neighborhoods of East Jerusalem: 377 units in Neve Yaakov, 198 in Pisgat Zeev, and 117 in Har Homa. While the details of the tenders a [...]
2009-12-28 15:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2324NEW PALESTINIAN CHIEF JUSTICE DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Post met with newly-appointed Palestinian Chief Justice and Chair of the High Judicial Council Farid Abdullah Asaed Jallad on December 13. Jallad was selected by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas (Abu Mazen) to replace former Chief Justice Issa Abu Sharar, who had reached retir [...]
2009-12-28 15:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KWBG KPAL KJUS
09JERUSALEM2325UPDATE ON HEBRON'S OLD CITY
[...] (C) Summary. In recent visits to Hebron's "H2" district, the impact of Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) movement restrictions on Palestinian residents remains apparent in high Palestinian unemployment, a shrinking Palestinian population, and derelict storefronts in what was once Hebron's commerc [...]
2009-01-01 15:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2332JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29):
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-29 08:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2334PALESTINIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN MUSTAFA AL-BARGHUTI ON
[...] (C) Summary. Mustafa Barghuti, who was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in 2006 as the head of the Independent Palestine list, believes that PLC and presidential elections need to occur in the upcoming year in order to preserve the Palestinian democratic experience and st [...]
2009-12-29 10:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2336BETHLEHEM FATAH DISTRICT REACHING OUT TO MEMBERS,
[...] (C) Summary. Bethlehem's Fatah District Committee is focused on reorganizing its ranks and improving outreach to district members, at least in part to prepare for future Palestinian Authority (PA) elections. Fatah should focus on restoring confidence and disciplining its members to avoid a [...]
2009-12-29 12:22:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM2337JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY REPACKAGES LATEST ZONING
[...] (C) Summary: Jerusalem municipal officials briefed Post on December 23 on the latest version of Mayor Nir Barkat's plan for the redevelopment of the currently Arab-inhabited al-Bustan area of Silwan in East Jerusalem. Barkat's proposal calls for the demolition of 19 of al-Bustan's 97 homes, [...]
2009-12-29 14:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2339JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/30): Hamas says it did not
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 07:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM234EAST JERUSALEM RESIDENTS BLAME SETTLERS FOR
[...] (C) Summary. On February 1, eight Palestinian girls were injured when the floor of their classroom in an UNRWA school in Silwan collapsed. Residents of the area blamed the collapse on archeological excavations being carried out by the Elad organization. UNRWA is investigating the cause of [...]
2009-02-03 15:57:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM2342JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/31): PA Spokesman states that
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 08:10:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM236JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/04): FEAR THAT SEPARATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 10:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM242JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/05): "NO NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-05 09:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM243PALESTINIANS SEEK USG ASSISTANCE IN REOPENING
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian contacts have asked the USG to encourage the GoI to allow eight Jerusalem-based Palestinian institutions to reopen this month. The institutions were originally closed in 2001, and the closures have been renewed every six months since then. End Summary. PALESTINIA [...]
2009-02-05 09:33:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM245FRANCISCANS REQUEST USG ASSISTANCE PROTECTING
[...] (C) Summary. The Franciscan (Catholic) Custos of the Holy Land reported vandalism against a monastery on Mount Zion and requested USG assistance to protect Jerusalem's Christian holy sites. A representative of the Custos told PolOff vandals accessed the monastery from the neighboring Cenacl [...]
2009-02-05 14:51:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM247UNRWA REACTS STRONGLY AFTER HAMAS SEIZES GAZA
[...] (C) Summary. UNRWA announced that police in Gaza seized assistance intended for 500 refugee families from an UNRWA distribution center in the Gaza Strip. This happened after UNRWA refused to coordinate with the Hamas-run "Ministry of Social Affairs." Director of UNRWA Gaza Operations John G [...]
2009-02-05 15:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM249DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM AND THE WEST BANK
[...] (C) Summary. Israeli authorities conducted at least 20 demolitions of Palestinian property in the West Bank and East Jerusalem during February 1-4, the highest frequency of demolitions in the past thirteen months. Most of the demolitions were reportedly due to a lack of permits. A Jerusale [...]
2009-02-05 15:39:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM251PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FAILS TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING
[...] (C) Summary. Fatah sources told ConGen that the Preparatory Committee for the Fatah Sixth General Congress made no significant progress during February 3-4 meetings in Amman. Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) member Muhammad al-Madani said the meetings did not resolve any of the three key q [...]
2009-02-06 08:34:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM254JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/06): NERVOUS ANTICIPATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 11:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM255Al Quds University Freezes Official Cooperation with
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the IDF operations in Gaza, the University Council of Al Quds University voted to put a moratorium on official cooperation with Israeli academic institutions. The decision was endorsed by the university President, Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, generally a strong advocate of [...]
2009-02-06 11:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS SCUL KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM258GUNMEN STEAL UNRWA TRUCKS; UNRWA SUSPENDS ALL
[...] (SBU) Transport contacts reported to EconOff late February 5 that gunmen connected to Hamas seized eleven truckloads of Arab donations containing rice and flour intended for UNRWA. The trucks had entered Israel from the Nizzana/al-Aouja border crossing with Egypt and then passed through Kerem [...]
2009-02-06 15:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PTER PREL PGOV KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM260SARI NUSSEIBEH AND NASER AL QIDWA: TIME IS SHORT
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with the Consul General, al Quds University President Sari Nusseibeh and former PA Foreign Minister Naser al Qidwa emphasized that time is short to achieve a two-state solution, and the risks of further Palestinian disintegration are high. Both dismissed th [...]
2009-02-06 17:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS QA
09JERUSALEM264JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/09): TURKEY'S "GROWING ROLE"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 11:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM270JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/10): "ISRAELI ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 11:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM271JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/11): "POLITICAL PROGRESS...
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 09:42:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM275JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/12): "A FIRST READING OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 09:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM277UNRWA RESUMES AID SHIPMENTS TO GAZA
[...] (SBU) UNRWA contacts told Poloff that UNRWA resumed aid shipments to Gaza. Forty-eight truckloads of food and non-food items were transferred by UNRWA through Kerem Shalom on February 11. 2. (SBU) The resumption of aid shipments follows the return on February 8 and 9 of 3,500 blankets an [...]
2009-02-12 15:11:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREF PTER UNRWA KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM278ISRAELI ELECTIONS LEAVE PALESTINIANS PESSIMISTIC
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian political leaders, in conversations on February 11-12, expressed dismay over the results of Israeli elections. Most predicted a rightist bloc would form the next government of Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu as its prime minister. Several predicted a Netanyahu-led g [...]
2009-02-12 16:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM281JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/13): PEACE PROCESS - "BIGGEST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 10:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM292JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/17): NEWS OF SETTLEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 11:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM295JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/18): "OBAMA - A TURNING POINT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 11:30:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM303JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/19): "NEW ISRAELI OBSTACLES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 11:07:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM308JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/20): "EFFORTS TO JUDAIZE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 14:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM312Ministry of Education Agrees to Student Demands, Avoiding
[...] (SBU) Summary: Responding to an Education Ministry proposal to revamp the student loan mechanism, the Palestinian Student Councils' Union called for a general student strike at all Palestinian universities in the West Bank for February 22 and 23. The strikes were averted when PA Minister of Ed [...]
2009-02-20 15:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS SCUL KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM314JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/23): PALESTINIANS SEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 15:08:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM316ISRAEL RESTRICTS ACCESS TO "SEAM ZONE" ALONG
[...] (SBU) Summary. A series of IDF closure orders will restrict access for West Bank Palestinians to the "seam zone" between the separation barrier and the green line. The January 5 orders primarily impact lands adjacent to completed sections of the barrier in the central and southern West Bank [...]
2009-02-24 09:19:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM317IMPRESSIONS FROM GAZA-BASED LES
[...] (S) Summary. ConGen RSO LES who lives and works in Gaza City, said that Hamas remains in firm control of Gaza. He notes that local support for Hamas has decreased since the December 2008 - January 2009 conflict, but decreased support for Hamas does not mean increased support for the current [...]
2009-02-24 09:29:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETAFSN PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KISL EG IS
09JERUSALEM318UNRESOLVED ISSUES REMAIN AFTER FATAH COUNCIL
[...] (C) Summary. The Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) announced on February 19 its recommendation that the sixth party Congress be held April 15 in Jordan or Egypt. In February 18-19 conversations with PolSpecialist, grassroots activists doubted that the Congress would be held as soon as April [...]
2009-02-24 13:39:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM319PALESTINIANS SEEK USG INTERVENTION TO SAVE 88
[...] (SBU) Summary: The municipality of Jerusalem has reissued existing demolition orders for 88 Palestinian homes in the al-Bustan area of East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood. An attorney representing many of the home owners appealed for USG intervention to stop the demolitions. A representati [...]
2009-02-24 13:57:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM320JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/24): "FACING A MORE HOSTILE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 15:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM322JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/25): THE IMPORTANCE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 06:26:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM326PA RELEASES HAMAS PRISONERS; FAYYAD SAYS NO CHANGE
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) released 52 Hamas detainees on February 24. PM Fayyad said the 52 detainees were scheduled to be released because they posed no threat to the PA or Israel, but that the timing of their release was orchestrated by the Muqata'a in advan [...]
2009-02-25 16:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL CVIS IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM327SEPARATION BARRIER CLOSURE RESTRICTS MOVEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. On February 16, the IDF sealed a gap in the separation barrier between East Jerusalem and the West Bank municipality of al-Ram, and permanently closed the adjacent al-Ram checkpoint. Completion of the separation barrier and closure of the checkpoint in this area means that rough [...]
2009-02-25 16:32:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM33JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/05): "WHY ARE [PALESTINIANS]
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 11:46:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM331JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/26): WHAT WASHINGTON CAN DO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 10:30:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM340"GOVERNMENT" IN GAZA REPLACES MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN
[...] (C) Summary. The "Minister" of Local Government (MoLG) in Gaza removed the mayor of al-Zahra and the municipal council in mid-February, installing a committee of individuals associated with Hamas to run the municipality. Deposed Mayor Tarik Hijju, who is a member of Fatah, told PolOff that h [...]
2009-02-26 15:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM343JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/27): UNITY AS THE ANECTDOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 11:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM359PALESTINIAN FACTIONS BEGIN RECONCILIATION PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, released a joint statement in Cairo February 26 following the opening of reconciliation talks. The statement said that five committees will seek to complete this work between March 10 and 30. Fatah and Hamas officials indicat [...]
2009-02-27 15:58:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM37WEST BANK REACTIONS TO START OF IDF GROUND
[...] (C) Summary. Since IDF ground operations began in the Gaza Strip on January 3, the West Bank has seen continued demonstrations. Faction leaders, including jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, are calling for unity and joint protests. PA security forces (PASF) continue to prevent clashes [...]
2009-01-05 16:12:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM371JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/02): "IS ISRAEL ABOVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 11:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM372MAYORS BLAME CHECKPOINT AND EACH OTHER FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Mayors of al-Khas (Khader Hamdan) and al-Nu'man (Yusif Darawi) villages -- in the Wets Bank south of Jerusalem and separated by the separation barrier -- blamed each other, as well as the separation barrier, for a late-2008 rupture in their joint village council. Darawi said th [...]
2009-03-02 12:59:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM376JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/03): "GREAT RECONSTRUCTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 14:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM377JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/04): "JUDAIZING JERUSALEM IS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 06:11:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM378UNRWA'S FEBRAURY 2009 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ADVISORY
[...] (SBU) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) convened an Extraordinary Session of the Advisory Commission in Amman, Jordan on February 17. UNRWA underlined its dire financial situation and provided an update on its operations in Gaza. UNRWA a [...]
2009-03-04 14:15:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL
09JERUSALEM381JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/05): PALESTINIANS:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 07:51:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM389JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/06): PALESTINIANS QUESTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 11:16:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM399JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/09): PALESTINIANS ANALYZE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 09:03:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM402PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION
[...] (S) Summary. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad announced his government's resignation on March 7, to take effect upon formation of a new government, but in no event later than March 31. Fayyad said he is resigning to facilitate formation of a new government. Fatah-affiliated [...]
2009-03-09 11:25:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM41JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/06): GAZA -- ANOTHER EPISODE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 11:08:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM44 SUCCESSFUL EVACUATION OF AMCITS, FAMILIES FROM GAZA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On January 2, ConGen Jerusalem successfully evacuated 27 AMCITs and AMCIT family members from Gaza. The evacuees transited through Jordan en route to their final destinations. Post continues to receive calls from additional AMCITs in Gaza seeking assistance in leaving. END SUMMA [...]
2009-01-06 14:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC CVIS KWBG PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM443SECRETARY CLINTON INTERVIEW WITH PALESTINIAN YOUTH TV
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A record number of Palestinian viewers tuned into the March 8 airing of the Palestinian Youth television program, "Ali Soutik", to see the program's interview with Secretary Clinton. Popular reaction was overwhelmingly positive to the interview, which was taped during the Secretar [...]
2009-03-10 07:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM444JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY ISSUES 58 ADDITIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian sources informed Post about an additional 56 demolition and two evacuation orders issued by the Jerusalem municipality between March 5 and March 9. Palestinian officials told the Consul General that Israel has adopted a policy of "escalation" in East Jerusalem that co [...]
2009-03-10 08:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM446JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/10): PALESTINIANS HOPE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 10:42:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM448JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/11): A CALL TO KEEP FAYYAD IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 10:22:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM454JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/12): HOPES FOR GREATER ARAB
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 09:46:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM46PA SECURITY CHIEFS DISCUSS GAZA CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. PA security chiefs told PolFSN on January 6 that the security situation in the West Bank remains under control, and that the PA's reputation depends on how the crisis in Gaza is resolved. End summary. 2. (C) National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab al-Ali (Abu al-F [...]
2009-01-06 17:00:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM461JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/13): PALESTINIANS CALL ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 07:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM464JERUSALEM MAYOR EXPLAINS "MISCOMMUNICATION" OVER
[...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat invited the Consul General to his office March 12 to explain the "miscommunication" over home demolitions during Secretary Clinton's March 2-4 visit. Barkat said the issuance of demolition orders during the Secretary's visit was simply a matter of "po [...]
2009-03-13 13:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM465PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: SIGNIFICANT GAPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 10, Palestinian reconciliation talks began in Cairo. The talks are structured around five committees: 1) PA government formation; 2) PLO reform; 3) PA security services; 4) elections; and 5) internal reconciliation. As of March 13, significant gaps became evident on ke [...]
2009-03-13 15:31:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM475JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/16): "WAITING FOR AGREEMENT"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 13:12:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM476PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: CORE ISSUES REMAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Significant gaps remain on core issues in the reconciliation talks in Cairo, although there is some agreement on secondary issues, according to Fatah and independent sources. Continued Egyptian pressure, including discussion of a signing ceremony for an agreement March 22, is hav [...]
2009-03-16 16:22:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM48WEST BANK POLITICAL FIGURES GIVE THE PA MIXED
[...] (C) Summary. West Bank political figures told ConGen that their constituencies are frustrated and angry with Israeli military operations in Gaza. They gave a mixed review of the PA's handling of the crisis, but suggested that PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) can only lose Palestinian support [...]
2009-01-06 18:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM480JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/17): A CALL FOR A
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 11:22:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM481JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/18): THEORIES ON WHO IS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 11:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM487JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/19): "DIMINISHING CHANCES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 11:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM491GOI DEMOLISHES WEST BANK RESIDENCES, DISPLACING 25
[...] (C) Summary. Israeli authorities demolished four structures on March 18, three of them residential, displacing 25 Palestinians in the village of al-'Azariya in the West Bank, just outside Jerusalem. One house was on the Palestinian side of the barrier, in a built-up area of al-'Azariya. Th [...]
2009-03-19 16:13:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PREF PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM498JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/20): "WHAT COMES AFTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 10:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM501UPDATE ON DEMOLITIONS AND EVICTIONS IN EAST
[...] (C) Summary. In recent days, there have been new press reports about plans for additional demolitions in East Jerusalem. Jerusalem Municipality contacts have stated that these developments are all part of the normal, legal operation of the city, but they have also confirmed Mayor Barkat's i [...]
2009-03-20 15:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM502MUGHRABI GATE PLANS ONE STEP CLOSER TO APPROVAL
[...] (C) Summary. A senior Jerusalem municipal planning official said that the Israeli National Planning Committee has approved the District Committee's recommendation for plans for the Mughrabi Gate ramp, bringing the ramp one step closer to construction. She said the final steps of the process [...]
2009-03-20 15:36:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM503POSSIBLE 65-UNIT EXPANSION OF NABLUS-AREA
[...] (C) Summary. The mayor of Burin, a Palestinian village near Nablus adjacent to the Har Bracha settlement, says he believes ongoing land clearing operations begun three weeks ago are part of a plan for 65 new housing units in Bracha. The mayor said Palestinian laborers working in the village [...]
2009-03-20 15:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM506JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/23): PALESTINIANS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 11:29:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM522JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/24): PALESTINIANS SEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 11:14:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM528PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: EGYPT INVITING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 24, Fatah officials reported that Egypt is inviting senior Fatah and Hamas representatives to reconvene on April 1 in Cairo to address the key outstanding Palestinian reconciliation issues: PA government formation, PLO reform, elections, and PA security service reform. EN [...]
2009-03-24 15:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM546JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/25): PONDERING THE IMPACT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 08:25:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM561JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/26): PALESTINIANS ASSERT ARAB
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 11:50:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM562ISRAELI HIGH COURT PRESSES GOI ON WEST BANK
[...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) issued a conditional order on March 24 seeking to compel the IDF to execute demolition orders on nine houses in Ofra settlement built on private, Palestinian-owned land. DefMin Ehud Barak had previously informed the HCJ that he would not [...]
2009-03-26 15:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM563JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/27): PALESTINIANS SEE U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 05:48:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM572JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/30): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 10:09:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM574ISRAELI POLICE SHUT DOWN EAST JERUSALEM CULTURAL
[...] (C) Summary. Israeli National Police (INP) prevented several Palestinian cultural events from taking place in East Jerusalem on March 21-26. These events were part of the Arab League's "Arab Cultural Capital" (ACC) program. Local contacts said that not all of these cultural events received [...]
2009-03-30 14:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09JERUSALEM575PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: FATAH NEGOTIATORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Palestinian reconciliation talks are set to resume April 1-2 in Cairo. In public statements, HAMAS officials have hardened their position against accepting prior PLO agreements and Quartet principles, specifically regarding recognition of Israel. In addition, Hamas is demanding [...]
2009-03-30 14:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM578JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/31): PALESTINIANS REMIND ARAB
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 10:03:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM580FATAH SIXTH GENERAL CONGRESS: DELAY LIKELY AS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Preparatory Committee for the Fatah Sixth General Congress is not likely to complete planning in time to stage the event April 15, according to senior Fatah sources. The venue, participation lists, and political platform all remain unresolved despite a renewed determinati [...]
2009-03-31 10:50:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER IS KDEM KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM585 INL Assistant Secretary Johnson's Meetings in the West
[...] (U) Summary. INL Assistant Secretary Johnson's March 15 visit to the West Bank gave him an opportunity to underscore U.S. support for Palestinian security forces training programs. He visited Palestinian security sector reform projects funded by INL, attended the opening of the new Presidenti [...]
2009-03-31 14:38:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KWBG KPAL KPAO
09JERUSALEM587JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/31): PALESTINIANS: CULTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 06:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM597Rival Palestinian Political Factions Claim Victory In UNRWA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Competing statements have described UNRWA's employee union triennial elections, for which results were released March 25, as a "victory" for either Hamas or "the PLO." UNRWA and Palestinian contacts maintain that candidates for employee union offices do not run on party platfor [...]
2009-04-01 14:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM599JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/02): "NETANYAHU CHANGES THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 09:51:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM6JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/02): "The Peace Process is
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 11:02:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM600PALESTINIAN REACTION TO FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. In response to an April 1 statement by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that Israel is not obligated by the Annapolis process, PA officials labeled Lieberman "an obstacle to peace" and called on the U.S. to ensure that the new Israeli government commits to previous ag [...]
2009-04-02 14:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM601NEXT STEPS ON PA GOVERNMENT; FAYYAD REMAINS IN
[...] (C) Summary. According to sources in the President's office and close to Fatah leadership, President Abbas and PM Fayyad will consult on April 2 or 3 about next steps for forming a new PA government. Abu Mazen made public statements on April 1 indicating his intent to consult with Egyptian [...]
2009-04-02 14:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM602PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: FATAH-HAMAS TALKS
[...] (C) Summary. Fatah and Hamas delegations held more than six hours of discussions in Cairo on the opening day of a second round of reconciliation talks April 1. Their discussions focused on Hamas' proposal to create an interim PLO body. Senior Fatah officials said Hamas' positions have not [...]
2009-04-02 14:36:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM610UXO DISPOSAL IN GAZA STALLED
[...] (C) Summary. Unexploded ordnance (UXO) removal by the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Gaza has stalled after coordination failures between the UN and Hamas, and between the UN and the IDF, according to UNMAS Gaza's Program Manager. He explained that tens of thousands of pounds of unexplod [...]
2009-04-03 09:33:00Consulate JerusalemSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PHUM PTER KWBG KPAL KHDP IS GZ
09JERUSALEM611JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/03): PALESTINIANS SEE NEED
[...] According to the report, the meeting comes within the framework of Consulate support for the Palestinian economy and private sector. In other coverage of Consulate activities, an Al- Quds' inside page reports that U.S. Consulate General staff donated more than 800 books to the RISOL Community [...]
2009-04-03 09:43:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM613PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: LATEST ROUND OF TALKS
[...] (C) Summary. The latest round of Egyptian-mediated reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas ended in Cairo on April 2, less than 72 hours after they began. The talks are expected to resume in two to three weeks. Fatah sought publicly to portray Hamas as intransigent in refusing to go a [...]
2009-04-03 10:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM616JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/06): PALESTINIANS: PEACE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 10:23:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM62JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/07): GAZA - "A FASCIST WAR"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 11:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM624JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/07): PALESTINIANS WELCOME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 10:16:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM627ROAD CONSTRUCTION AROUND NABLUS-AREA OUTPOST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinians in the Nablus area have raised concerns about construction activity on three roads in the vicinity of Hayoval outpost, between the Palestinian village of Qaryut and Eli settlement. The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) issued an injunction on April 5 against fu [...]
2009-04-07 13:46:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM629PUNITIVE HOME DEMOLITION LEADS TO SHOOTING, DEATH
[...] (C) Summary. A Palestinian was shot to death by the Israeli National Police (INP) after his car hit and lightly injured three INP officers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sur Bahir April 7. The officers were involved in the demolition of the home of Husam Duwayit, a Palestinian who ki [...]
2009-04-07 14:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM632JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/08): PALESTINIANS LAMENT LACK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 10:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM644JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/10): PALESTINIANS SEE "SLOW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 08:48:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM659JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/13): PALESTINIANS WONDER HOW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 09:25:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM66IDF FIRE KILLS 40, INJURES 45 IN VICINITY OF UNRWA
[...] (SBU) Summary. IDF mortar fire in the direction of UNRWA's "al-Fukhara" Jabaliya Prep C Girls school killed 40 and injured 45 on January 6, according to UNRWA. The school was being used as one of 25 emergency shelters for displaced persons in the northern Gaza Strip. An IDF press statement [...]
2009-01-07 13:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM663JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/14): PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 08:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM665MUNIB AL MASRI DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, EARLY
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 13 meeting with the Consul General, independent Palestinian billionaire and PLO Central Council member Munib Al Masri said national reconciliation talks stalled on key questions concerning elections, government formation, and the PLO. Al Masri said he suggested "a [...]
2009-04-14 13:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM672JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/16): PALESTINIANS SEE DOUBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 08:10:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM674FATAH MEMBERS JOSTLE FOR INFLUENCE AHEAD OF SIXTH
[...] (C) Summary: As preparations for the Sixth Party Congress proceed, Fatah members have begun to jostle for influence over future membership in the Fatah Central Committee (FCC),which will be decided by the Congress. With delegate lists nearly finalized, aspiring Fatah leaders are competing [...]
2009-04-16 13:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM675JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/17): PALESTINIANS: U.S. BEARS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 06:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM678JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/20): PALESTINIANS: NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 09:12:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM679PALESTINIAN BOYS DESCRIBE BEATING BY SETTLERS AND
[...] (C) Summary. Three Palestinian shepherd boys were attacked and beaten by settlers from Ma'on in the south Hebron hills on April 5, according to the boys and a volunteer from Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). The children's accounts given to CPT immediately following the incident, and to Pol [...]
2009-04-20 14:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM681JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/21): PALESTINIANS: POWERFUL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 09:58:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM685JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/22): PALESTINIANS EXPRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 10:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM686HOME DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM AND THE WEST
[...] (C) Summary. The GoI Ministry of Interior demolished a home in East Jerusalem April 22, and the Civil Administration demolished four structures in a Palestinian village southeast of Nablus. The number of home demolitions decreased in East Jerusalem in March and April following critical comme [...]
2009-04-22 14:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM687MIGRON UPDATE; EVICTION ORDERS ISSUED NEAR ADAM
[...] (C) Summary. The GOI recently issued eviction orders for Palestinians living near Adam settlement, and the PA is helping the Palestinians appeal these orders. The evictions may be related to the GOI's plan to expand Adam to incorporate the settlers from Migron outpost. The Migron settlers [...]
2009-04-22 14:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM689YESHA COUNCIL CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES COUNCIL MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary. The YESHA Council held an expanded meeting in January at which it established a Secretariat of ten former Council leaders and a core group of 25 Council members, which will meet every two months. The expanded Council, with over 200 members, will meet only two or three times pe [...]
2009-04-23 13:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM692JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/23): PALESTINIANS: TANGIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-23 16:21:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM694NO CLEAR TREND EVIDENT IN RECENT UNIVERSITY AND
[...] (C) Summary. Employee and student elections are widely seen by Palestinians as indicators of the relative standing of political factions at a given point in time. Recent elections reveal no clear trend in favor of either Fatah or Hamas, who continue to compete for influence and attempt to s [...]
2009-04-24 09:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM696JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/24): PALESTINIANS SEEK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 10:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM697PALESTINIANS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT RISING TENSION
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian contacts explained a recent increase in violent incidents in Jerusalem and the West Bank as resulting from increased tension brought on by Palestinians' growing sense of insecurity. In conversations with PolOff, Palestinian contacts pointed to the new Israeli govern [...]
2009-04-24 10:54:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS ASEC KWBG
09JERUSALEM698UPTICK IN SETTLER VIOLENCE IN APRIL
[...] (C) Summary. Incidents of settler violence in April include multiple attacks on Palestinians in the Hebron area, clashes south of Gush Etzion settlement bloc, and damage to a Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance. Settler activist Nadia Matar called for the assasination of the [...]
2009-04-24 12:08:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL CVIS
09JERUSALEM702JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/27): PALESTINIAN DIVISION
[...] Talal Ukal of Al-Ayyam writes in "A decision Round, not [more] talks"(4/27): "Overshadowed by an atmosphere of pessimism, or, in the best case scenario, cautious optimism, the fourth round of talks- which could very well be the last in the series of inter-Palestinian dialogue - is scheduled t [...]
2009-04-27 09:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM705GOI COMMITTEE PROPOSES UNIFICATION OF MAALE ADUMIM
[...] (C) Summary. NGO Peace Now confirmed press reports that the Israeli Ministry of Interior (MOI) internal panel recommended unification of West Bank settlements Maale Adumim and Qedar (southeast of Maale Adumim). This step could potentially annex 3,000 acres of land to Maale Adumim and pave [...]
2009-04-27 14:06:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM711JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/28): DECISION TO CLOSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 10:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM716PUNITIVE HOME DEMOLITION ORDERED BY MOD
[...] (C) Palestinian press reported April 28 that GoI Minister of Defense Ehud Barak signed a demolition order for the home of Qassem al-Mughrabi, a Palestinian who was shot to death on September 22, 2008, after injuring 16 IDF soldiers and one civilian with his car in downtown Jerusalem. Press re [...]
2009-04-28 13:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM717OFRA SETTLEMENT BATTLES LEGAL CASE OVER ILLEGAL
[...] (C) Summary. NGO Yesh Din updated Poloff on April 28 on its legal action in the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) to compel the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) to evacuate and demolish nine homes in Ofra settlement. Yesh Din believes these homes were constructed illegally on private Pa [...]
2009-04-28 13:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ASEC KPAL PINR IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM719JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/30): UNITY TALKS "POSTPONED"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 10:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM727JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/01): NEW U.S. POLICY OF OPEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-01 09:21:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM73JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/08): "SIGNS OF A TRUCE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 10:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM734JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/04): CONCERNS MOUNT OVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 11:22:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM736JERUSALEM MAYOR DESCRIBES PLANS FOR SILWAN BUT
[...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Mayor Barkat told the Consul General May 1 that the Municipality is nearly ready to submit a new Jerusalem master town plan to the District Committee for approval. Barkat also said he is developing a neighborhood plan for al-Bustan, which will require the demolition o [...]
2009-05-04 14:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM742JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/05): LOW EXPECTATIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-05 10:46:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM751JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/07): PALESTINIANS: LET'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 09:11:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM752ISRAELI BORDER GUARD KILLS PALESTINIAN AT IBRAHIMI
[...] (C) Summary. An Israeli border policeman shot and killed a mentally disabled Palestinian at the entrance of Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron late May 6. According to the International Committee for the Red Cross, the Palestinian was unarmed and had passed the security checkpoint. Palestinian secu [...]
2009-05-07 10:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM756JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/08): WORRY THAT WEST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 11:43:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM76HAMAS REPEATS CALLS FOR THE END OF ABBAS' TERM ON
[...] (C) Summary. Hamas broke its recent silence on the duration of PA President Abbas' term, with its representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, reiterating that it will end January 9. He argued that Abbas' ineffectual handling of the crisis in Gaza, in addition to Hamas' previous legal arguments [...]
2009-01-08 15:51:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM773JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/11): PALESTINIAN ANGER OVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-11 11:11:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM781JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/12): PALESTINIAN FRUSTRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 08:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM783JERUSALEM MAYOR PRESENTS NEW TOWN PLAN, FAILS TO
[...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Mayor Barkat presented a new Jerusalem town plan to the District Planning Committee on May 5. The new town plan aims to develop jobs and tourist areas in Jerusalem, and specifically mentions developing East Jerusalem and constructing new housing in East Jerusalem. Mu [...]
2009-05-12 13:13:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM784JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/13): "A WEAK AND BIASED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 06:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM785CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSES PA GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] (S) Summary. Congressman Wexler discussed PA government formation and other issues with President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad on May 9. Abbas and Fayyad assured the Congressman that the new Palestinian government would abide by Quartet principles, and advised the USG to separate the is [...]
2009-05-13 10:50:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPREL PGOV OREP EAID PTER IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM797JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/14): PALESTINIANS WONDER:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 09:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM8001,500 ISRAELIS ATTEND MAY 12 DEMONSTRATION AT
[...] (U) Summary. Around 1,500 Israelis, including busloads from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as well as West Bank settlers, attended a May 12 demonstration at the evacuated settlement of Homesh. The northern West Bank settler council and several settler organizations are lobbying for Homesh to be re [...]
2009-05-14 10:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM803PALESTINIANS OUTLINE IMPLICATIONS OF ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinians outlined serious consequences for a viable and contiguous Palestinian state resulting from the decision by the Israeli Minister of Interior to join the Qedar settlements to the Ma'ale Adumim Municipality. The Palestinian Governor of Jerusalem and the Mayor of Abu Di [...]
2009-05-14 14:34:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM806JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/15): BLEAK PALESTINIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 09:38:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM807UPTICK IN SETTLER VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN MAY
[...] (C) Summary. NGO and Palestinian security contacts have reported multiple incidents of settler violence during the first two weeks of May, continuing a trend reported in March and April (reftels). Specific recent incidents include Hebron area settlers attacking Palestinian farmers, settlers [...]
2009-05-15 11:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL PTER
09JERUSALEM811SHEPHERD HOTEL PLANS SUSPENDED, BUT THE
[...] (C) Summary. The head of the Jerusalem Municipality Department of Building, Licensing, and Enforcement told PolOff May 7 that plans for the construction of two new Israeli apartment buildings on the Shepherd Hotel property in East Jerusalem are set to be approved by the Licensing Committee w [...]
2009-05-15 14:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER UK
09JERUSALEM812JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/18): PALESTINIANS: U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 08:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM815JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/19): PALESTINIANS QUESTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 10:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM817LATEST ROUND OF FATAH-HAMAS RECONCILIATION TALKS
[...] (C) Summary. A fifth round of reconciliation talks in Cairo between Fatah and Hamas concluded on May 18 without significant progress, according to Fatah negotiator Azzam al-Ahmad. The parties failed to reach agreement in any of the substantive areas discussed, including formation of a facti [...]
2009-05-19 13:34:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KWBG KPAL KDEM IS GS
09JERUSALEM823JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/20): UNITY TALKS: "USELESS,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 09:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM843COORDINATION FAILURE RESULTS IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Palestinian sources state, that in the early morning hours of May 21, two Palestinian General Intelligence (GI) officers, in the course of an Israeli-approved operation against Hamas in the West Bank city of Qalqiliya, exchanged fire with an undercover Israel Defense Forces (IDF) [...]
2009-05-22 04:31:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS MOPS
09JERUSALEM846REGIONAL SETTLER COUNCIL MOVES ON EXPANSION OF
[...] (C) Summary. The Jordan Valley Regional Council issued a tender on May 12 for 20 houses in Maskiyot settlement for settler evacuees from Gaza, and held a tour for contractors on May 17. The 20 houses will be constructed outside Maskiyot's built-up area, roughly doubling the settlement's fo [...]
2009-05-22 13:24:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL EAGR
09JERUSALEM847150 FAMILIES TO MOVE INTO NEW GIVAT ZEEV
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff visited West Bank settlement Givat Zeev and observed more than 300 units nearing completion. According to the settlement's developer, 150 families will move into the new neighborhood, Givat Zeev Illit, in August. The developer said he has sold 800 units, exceeding the nu [...]
2009-05-22 13:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL CASC
09JERUSALEM852JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/26): PALESTINIANS: NO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 11:06:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM853JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/27): PALESTINIANS: "MEEK U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 09:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM857"OUTPOST" MAOZ ESTHER DISMANTLED, TEN "DELIMITING"
[...] (C) Summary. On May 21, Israeli border police dismantled, for the third time, six caravans at a site north of Ramallah called Maoz Esther by settlers. Settlers immediately began rebuilding the caravans. Settler leadership claimed to be unconcerned by the GOI's decision to dismantle Maoz E [...]
2009-05-27 14:27:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM861JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/28): "WHAT OBAMA'S PROMISES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 13:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM868FATAH MAYOR IN GAZA QUITS UNDER PRESSURE FROM HAMAS
[...] (C) Summary. The Mayor of Gaza's al-Qarrara Municipality, a Fatah member, is resigning from his post June 1, having come under pressure from Hamas on the distribution of foreign assistance. His deputy (a Hamas member) will take over as mayor. Commenting on Gaza's political scene, the Mayor [...]
2009-05-28 14:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM870JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/01): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM OVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 14:26:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM871JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/01): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM OVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 14:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM874JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/02): PALESTINIANS: GIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 09:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM876SETTLERS RIOT IN WEST BANK AS "PRICE TAG" FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Settlers rioted south and west of Nablus on June 1, attacking a minibus of Palestinian laborers and setting fire to dozens of acres of fields and olive trees near the villages of Burin and Jit, reportedly in response to GOI evacuations of minor outposts in the area (Ref A). Is [...]
2009-06-02 15:56:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM878JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/03): PALESTINIAN ANTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 08:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM886JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/04): "THE STRATEGIC AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 11:48:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM888JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/05): DEEP PALESTINIAN CONCERN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 10:28:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM89JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/09): "SAVING GAZA TO SAVE THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 11:16:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM890JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (06/05): OVERWHELMINGLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 11:24:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM892SETTLERS LASH OUT AGAINST USG
[...] (C) Summary. ConGen contacts in West Bank settlements are uniformly angry at U.S. statements calling for a freeze in settlement expansion and the dismantling of outposts. Poloffs visited with a number of settler leaders who asserted that U.S. opposition to settlement activity "will push peop [...]
2009-06-05 12:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM893PA SECURITY FORCES COMBAT HAMAS IN QALQILYA FOR
[...] (S) Summary. PA Security Forces (PASF) killed two Hamas militants and arrested another June 4 in the second violent confrontation with Hamas in Qalqilya this week. A continuing Preventive Security Organization (PSO) investigation of the Hamas cell uncovered a sophisticated and well-armed hid [...]
2009-06-05 14:00:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV PINS PTER MOPS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM895IDF DEMOLISHES 18 SITES IN NORTHERN JORDAN VALLEY;
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) demolished structures at 18 sites in the northern Jordan Valley on June 4, displacing 190 Palestinians from their homes in Area C. Tubas Governor Sami Musallam claimed the demolitions are designed to drive Palestinians from the Jordan Valley an [...]
2009-06-05 14:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PREF PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM897PALESTINIANS WELCOME PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JUNE 4
[...] (U) Summary. Palestinians welcomed President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech. Palestinian Authority (PA) officials praised the speech, highlighting the President's commitment to an independent Palestinian state. Several Fatah leaders told Post officers privately that President Obama's speech [...]
2009-06-05 15:27:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS PTER KISL
09JERUSALEM899ONE PALESTINIAN PROTESTER KILLED, AT LEAST FOUR
[...] (C) IDF soldiers and Israeli border police, responding to a June 5 protest against the separation barrier in Ni'lin, killed one Palestinian and injured four others, at least one critically. A 36-year-old Palestinian protester died on the scene when hit in the chest by live fire, according to [...]
2009-06-08 15:04:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS CASC
09JERUSALEM900JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/08): PALESTINIANS: WAITING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 07:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM945JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/09): PALESTINIANS: NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 08:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM965NEW HOME DEMOLITIONS AND DEMOLITION ORDERS IN
[...] (C) Summary. According to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD),two home demolitions were carried out in Jerusalem's Old City on June 9. One was an apartment in the Christian Quarter, and the other a second-floor addition in the Muslim Quarter. ICAHD also reported that [...]
2009-06-09 14:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM966SALFIT LEADERSHIP RAISES PROBLEMS OF ROADBLOCKS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with the Consul General on June 8, the Mayor of Salfit Municipality and Governor of Salfit District both expressed concern about a road gate that has closed the main road into Salfit. They also described untreated wastewater seeping into Salfit from the nearby s [...]
2009-06-09 14:30:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PREL SENV IS KISL KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM97ICRC AND PCRS DETAIL HORRIFIC SCENES IN EVACUATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) statement on January 8 described the discovery of four children next to their dead mothers and at least 12 dead bodies in a house in Gaza City's Zaytun neighborhood. A Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) medical worker pr [...]
2009-01-09 17:50:00Consulate JerusalemSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM MOPS ICRC KWBG KPAL IS GZ PREF
09JERUSALEM970JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/10): "ISRAELI INTERESTS ARE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 09:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM971JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY ISSUES TWO MORE DEMOLITION
[...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem municipal officials, accompanied by police, served two demolition orders and ten warning notices in the al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan to Palestinian homeowners on June 10. Local residents and Palestinian officials expressed concern that as many as 88 homes in al-Bu [...]
2009-06-10 15:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM975JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/11): PALESTINIANS: ISRAELI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 09:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM994JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/12): PALESTINIANS: END
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 10:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09KABUL46AFGHANS PROTEST ISRAEL, U.S. OVER GAZA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Thousands of Afghans took part in protests this week over Israeli military operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Some protesters voiced anger at perceived U.S. support for the Israeli government and over Palestinian civilian casualties, two themes that also resonated in in [...]
2009-01-10 09:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR KPAL AF IS IR GZ
09KAMPALA1191UGANDA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 11:12:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL PHUM PTER UG
09KAMPALA1308UGANDA: GOLDSTONE VOTE RESULT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 05:25:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PRE PHUM UNGA PTER UG
09KAMPALA1339UGANDA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAELI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 13:02:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNGA KPAL UG
09KATHMANDU1005NEPAL: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Post conveyed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reftel points regarding USG concerns about the Goldstone report released on September 15 and scheduled for discussion in the UN General Assembly starting November 4. MFA officials responsible for UN and International Organizations d [...]
2009-11-04 12:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS NP
09KATHMANDU1048NEPAL: ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS UNGA RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 12:00:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPAL IS NP
09KIGALI721GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 12:24:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL RW
09KINGSTON926JAMAICA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered a demarche regarding the Goldstone Report to Ms. Norma Taylor Roberts of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). The demarche was delivered on the morning of November [...]
2009-11-04 16:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL JM XL
09KINGSTON996JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche and delivered nonpaper expressing U.S. concern regarding the number of UNGA resolutions reflecting an anti-Israel bias. Demarche was delivered to Ms. Shae-Alicia Lewis and Mr. Rohan Clarke of the International Organizations Department of the Government [...]
2009-11-24 20:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE JM XL
09KINSHASA1021DRC RESPONSE: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 13:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KPAL CG IS
09KINSHASA988 Demarche Delivered to the DRC on Goldstone
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 16:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL CG IS
09KINSHASA989 Demarche Delivered to the DRC on Goldstone
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 16:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL CG IS
09KUALALUMPUR16GAZA: PM ABDULLAH CONVOKES UNSC AMBASSADORS, CALLS
[...] (C) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi convoked Ambassador Keith and other chiefs of mission from UNSC member countries on January 12 and personally conveyed his written message on the Gaza crisis, which is addressed to respective heads of state. PM Abdullah, flanked by Foreign Minister [...]
2009-01-12 08:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KPAL UNSC UNGA IS MY
09KUALALUMPUR23GAZA: PARLIAMENT VOTES TO CONDEMN ISRAEL, SEEKS
[...] (SBU) In a special session of the Malaysian Parliament convened on January 12, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi delivered a blistering condemnation of Israel, while also lambasting the United States for supporting Tel Aviv. After seven hours of speeches, Parliament unanimously endorsed a resolu [...]
2009-01-13 10:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KPAL UNSC UNGA IS MY
09KUALALUMPUR892DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MALAYSIA WILL SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed reftel demarche points to Mr. Jamal Sharifuddin Johan, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's Political, Security, and Disarmament Unit of the Multilateral Political Division, on November 3. Jamal thanked Poloff for providing the U.S. perspective on the Goldstone Repo [...]
2009-11-04 06:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MY
09KUALALUMPUR942MALAYSIA: MFA SHARES VIEWS ON ITS UN POSITIONS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Poloff met with Principal Assistant Secretary Jamal Sharifuddin Johan, Assistant Secretary Mohd Adlyn Mughni Shamsudin, and Assistant Secretary Nik Ady of the MFA's Multilateral Political Division on November 18 to discuss Malaysia's general voting practices in the UN, [...]
2009-11-20 08:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAL IR IS MY
09KUWAIT105MFA U/S DEFENDS KUWAITI ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: On February 2, MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah met with Ambassador to offer the GoK,s perspective on the results of Kuwait's January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit, and the sharp differences that were evident between the "Doha" and "moderate" camps with regard to Gaza. The Amir contribut [...]
2009-02-04 13:58:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETECON PREL KPAL EAID KU
09KUWAIT1118LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON DELIVERED TO KUWAITI
[...] (SBU) Post delivered a copy of Secretary Clinton's letter to the office of Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on November 25. Dr. Mohammed is out of the country, as is MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. 2. (SBU) Econcouns h [...]
2009-11-25 12:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL EAID PGOV
09KUWAIT1138RAISING ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM WITH GOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 13:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS KU
09KUWAIT1217AMIR MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK
[...] (U) Local media briefly noted a December 23 visit to Kuwait by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the highlight of which was a meeting with Amir Shaykh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al Sabah, and First Deputy PM and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Al Sabah. Mubarak was ac [...]
2009-12-29 13:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KU EG
09KUWAIT230MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM AL-SHEIKH: READ OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior officials at the Kuwait Fund and the Foreign Ministry told EconCouns that the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh donors' conference for Gaza had been a great success financially and also politically as it strengthened the roles of the Palestinian Authority(PA) and moderate Arab stat [...]
2009-03-11 14:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL KBWG KU
09KUWAIT232REQUEST FOR INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 14:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON PGOV KPAL IZ KU
09KUWAIT233MFA ARAB AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON IRAN, SYRIA, PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: On March 10, the director of the MFA's Arab World Department, Ambassador Jassim Al-Mubaraki told EconCouns and Econoff that he was impressed with the foreign policy steps of the Obama administration, particularly its willingness to start dialogue with Syria. It was critical to co [...]
2009-03-11 15:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER ECON KU
09KUWAIT258DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GCC ASSISTANCE FOR THE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Marwan Al-Ghanim, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development on March 17. Ghanim confirmed the Kuwait Fund had been designated by Amiri decree as the lead agency for distribution of GoK aid to Gaza. He said t [...]
2009-03-18 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV EAID PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KU
09KUWAIT26OVERVIEW WITH MFA U/S ON JCSE, GAZA, ARAB ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: On January 9, Ambassador briefed MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah on the Embassy,s upcoming Joint Combined Security Exercise. She also discussed the ongoing crisis in Gaza and urged GoK support for both UNRWA and the PA. Jarallah raised his concern that if the Gaza "disaster" continued [...]
2009-01-12 12:04:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER EAID ECON PHUM KU
09KUWAIT311DEMARCHES DELIVERED: DOHA SUMMIT/PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Ambassador on March 27 raised with MFA Undersecretary Khalid Jarallah points contained refs A and B in advance of the March 30-31 Arab League Summit in Doha. Jarallah, in response, told Ambassador that he anticipated the Summit's final communique would "definitely be supportive of the Arab [...]
2009-03-31 03:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PHUM AL SU KU
09KUWAIT41JANUARY 19-20 ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: On January 13, Ambassador emphasized to Kuwaiti Foreign Minster USG concern that any summit discussion on Gaza be supportive of the Egyptian-Israeli dialogue, consistent with UNSCR 1860, and that any assistance be designed to strengthen the Palestinian Authority and not Hamas. Th [...]
2009-01-14 15:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON PREL KPAL KU
09KUWAIT54ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT: ARAB DISUNITY AND GAZA
[...] (C) Summary: The Arab Economic Summit concluded January 20 in Kuwait with a "Declaration" in lieu of a "final communiqu" after leaders failed to agree on language regarding the recent hostilities in Gaza. Despite heroic efforts to paper over differences and Saudi King Abdullah's open calls fo [...]
2009-01-21 15:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON PREL KPAL KU
09KUWAIT564KUWAITI PARTICIPATION IN AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Econcouns briefed Kuwait MFA Arab World Department Director Ambassador Jassim Al-Mubaraki on U.S. objectives for the June 8 Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting and emphasized the need for donors to provide immediate budgetary support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). Mubaraki state [...]
2009-06-04 12:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL EAID PREL ECON KU
09KUWAIT708MFA U/S REVIEW IRAQ, MEPP AND GTMO IN ADVANCE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 16:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MASS PTER KPAL KU IR IZ
09KUWAIT860GOK TO FULFILL PALESTINE AID PLEDGES BUT HESITANT
[...] (SBU) On August 27 Embassy forwarded to FM Mohammad Al-Sabah the Secretary's letter requesting PA aid (ref A). On August 31, DCM brought a copy of the letter to Arab World Department Director Ambassador Jassem Al-Mubaraki, who said the GOK will fulfill its Palestinian aid funding pledges but n [...]
2009-09-01 12:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EG IS KU
09KUWAIT927KUWAITI RESPONSE TO AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) On September 16, Econcouns talked by phone with MFA Arab Affairs Counselor Saleh Al-Mutairi to discuss the September 22, Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting and U.S. goals. Econcouns explained that we believed the AHLC meeting would be best held at the "expert level" and stressed th [...]
2009-09-17 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER KU
09KUWAIT97AMBASSADOR STRESSES NEED FOR IMMEDIATE BUDGET
[...] (SBU) On February 2, Ambassador used a meeting called by MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah to brief on the outcomes of the Arab Economic Summit and on the central role that Gaza played in the summit (septel) to urge the GoK to provide immediate budget support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). Ambas [...]
2009-02-02 13:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL EAID ECON KU
09KYIV2026OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (C) We delivered reftel message November 19 to Svitlana Pereverten in the MFA's International Organizations Department. We expressed appreciation for Ukraine's courageous vote against the Goldstone report, and underscored that language from the Goldstone report is being introduced into sever [...]
2009-11-20 08:41:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL UNGA UP
09LIBREVILLE490GABON: ABSTENTION ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT A
[...] On November 4, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of the Americas Desk Bika Bisso told poloff that Gabon may decide to abstain from voting on the Goldstone Report. Bika Bisso said that he could not give a definitive answer, but that Gabon had abstained in the past on similar measure [...]
2009-11-05 14:10:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL GB
09LILONGWE590MALAWI: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 11:26:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL MI
09LILONGWE624MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAELI
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche on November 19 to GOM Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni. 2. (C) Chiunguzeni agreed that many of the UNGA resolutions on the Middle East which were offered and debated were redundant, saying, "The General Assembly ce [...]
2009-11-19 15:42:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL MI
09LISBON109PORTUGUESE FM AMADO HOPES TO ATTEND MARCH 2
[...] (SBU) On February 19,Pol-Econ officer shared reftel points with Portuguese MFA Officer Florbela Cardy and underscored the importance of Portugal's engaged participation in the event. Cardy told us that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado wants to attend the event and believes that it will b [...]
2009-02-20 13:41:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM PO
09LISBON184PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 13:46:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN PO
09LISBON568PORTUGAL WILL SUPPORT EU POSITION ON GOLDSTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 15:01:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL PO
09LISBON595PORTUGAL ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 15:08:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE PO
09LISBON623PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS LISBON
[...] (C) Deputy P/E Chief met on December 15 with Joao Neves da Costa, Portuguese MFA Director for Middle East and Maghreb Affairs, at Neves' request. Neves reported that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado had met with Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki in Lisb [...]
2009-12-16 13:18:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNGA KPAL IS PO
09LJUBLJANA307SLOVENIA FAVORS EU ABSTENTION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (C) On October 1, Pol/Econ Chief used the occasion of a previously scheduled lunch to discuss refs (A) and (B) talking points concerning the Goldstone Report with MFA's Andrej Benedejcic, MFA's Director General for Security Policy and Multilateral Political Affairs. The MFA's Section for Hu [...]
2009-10-01 14:03:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL
09LJUBLJANA325SLOVENIA ON GOLDSTONE REPORT: WAITING FOR EU POSITION
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche on the Goldstone Report to Smiljana Knez, Minister Plenipotentiary in the MFA's International Organization and Human Security Division. Knez stated that Slovenia was looking for the EU to take a common position following today's meeting in Geneva. She n [...]
2009-10-14 13:11:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEU IS KPAL PREL PTER SI
09LJUBLJANA42SLOVENIA TO ANNOUNCE ASSISTANCE TO GAZA AT SHARM
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Slovenia's Foreign Minister, Samuel Zbogar, plans to present details on Slovenia's assistance efforts at the March 2 donors' conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, according to Polonca Smole of the MFA's Middle East section. She told us on Feb [...]
2009-02-20 15:50:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM EFIN PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG SI
09LJUBLJANA75SLOVENIA TO PROVIDE GAZA ASSISTANCE THROUGH
[...] (SBU) Urska Potocnik, advisor in the MFA's international development and humanitarian assistance division, confirmed to emboff March 12 that the Slovene government would provide 146,000 euros to Slovenian NGOs for assistance to Gaza, as pledged at the Sharm El Sheikh conference (reftel A). She [...]
2009-03-19 13:30:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EFIN PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG SI
09LONDON1338UK SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR PALESTINIAN AHLC
[...] (SBU) The UK "very much" supports the U.S. objectives for the June 8 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) of Palestinian donors, according to Alice Mann, Deputy Head of the Palestinian Program at the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Responding to reftel points, she said the thr [...]
2009-06-04 17:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS UK
09LONDON1806UK TO DECIDE ON ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the letter from Secretary Clinton on budget support for the Palestinian Authority to Alice Mann, Deputy Head (London),Palestinian Program at the Department for International Development on 5 August. She told Econoff that they were "delighted by the U.S. contribution," [...]
2009-08-06 15:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER UK
09LONDON2499MILIBAND'S RUSSIA TRIP AIMS TO MOVE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 15:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAL ETRD KNNP PARM SENV MARR MNUC
09LONDON2595UK WANTS LESS UN FOCUS ON ISRAEL; SEES ABSTENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 16:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA KPAL IS UK
09LONDON2638FOREIGN OFFICE MIDDLE EAST TEAM LEAD ON ISREAL RELATED UN RESOLUTIONS REF: A. REF A STATE 118799 B. REF B LONDON 2595
[...] (C//NF) Poloff had an introductory call with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on November 20. Poloff used the opportunity to reinforce Washington,s points on resolutions against Israel (ref A) which were previously delivered to the FCO International Organiza [...]
2009-11-24 16:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA KPAL IS UK
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