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09JERUSALEM1711	PALTEL 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 13:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPAL KWBG IS GZ PGOV

09JERUSALEM1712	PA HEALTH MINISTER ISSUES PRESS RELEASE ON [...] (C) On September 20, PA Health Minister Fathi Abu Mughni issued a press release endorsing the recently-issued UN fact-finding report authored by Judge Richard Goldstone. Abu Mughni, according to the press release, called the report an "explicit condemnation" of Israeli combat operations in t [...]	2009-09-22 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG KAWC IS
09JERUSALEM1713	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/23): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 06:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1715	TULKAREM -- 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 14:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER ETRD ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC IS
09JERUSALEM1716	PALESTINIAN 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 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1717	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/24): Palestinian press focus [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 08:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1719	MUTED 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 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS PTER
09JERUSALEM172	JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (01/23): MITCHELL AS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 13:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1721	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/25): Continued Skepticism [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 06:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1739	RENEWED 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 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM174	FAYYAD TO DONORS: AFTER GAZA, PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called for national reconciliation in conjunction with a comprehensive plan to rebuild Gaza. He said that the GOI needs to allow in "more than food and medicine" and lamented restrictions on cash transfers that continue to [...]	2009-01-23 15:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KWBG IS PGOV
09JERUSALEM1742	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/29): Palestinians hope for [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 05:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1748	JERUSALEM 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 08:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM175	PA AGAIN REQUESTS CASH SHIPMENTS TO GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has again asked the Bank of Israel (BOI) to approve the transport of banknotes to Gaza bank branches. UNRWA successfully transported USD 16 million and NIS 20 million into Gaza on January 20 and 22. No cash has been transferred from the [...]	2009-01-23 15:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID KWBG PGOV PINR PTER IS
09JERUSALEM1751	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/01): Israeli plan for a new [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 08:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1754	PROFILE 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 16:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG CASC IS
09JERUSALEM1755	PA SECURITY FORCES ON ALERT FOR FRIDAY UNREST [...] (C) On October 1, PA Minister of Interior Said Abu Ali assessed the security situation in the West Bank as "extremely tense" following September 27 clashes at the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif (reftel). "It recalls the beginning of the second Intifada," he said, "when emotions ran very high. [...]	2009-10-01 20:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1756	LARGE 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 20:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1758	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/02): Palestinians believe the [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 07:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM176	GAZE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- JANUARY 23 [...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom and Karni conveyor belt are open on January 23. The arrival date of a UN assessment team remains to be determined. End Summary. Crossings --------- 2. (SBU) January 23: Kerem Shalom and Karni conveyor belt are open. Nahal Oz fuel transfer station and Rafa [...]	2009-01-23 15:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER
09JERUSALEM1763	PA LEADERSHIP DISCUSSES SECURITY SECTOR REFORM [...] (S) Summary. Prime Minister Fayyad's highest priority in the area of security sector reform at present is to address allegations of, and prevent future, prisoner abuse. He convened NGOs on September 30 to encourage active monitoring of the situation, and threatened to dismiss any personnel [...]	2009-10-02 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR KWBG
09JERUSALEM1764	PA 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 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KWBG WTRO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1765	IDF 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 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EMIN ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1766	RENEWED UNREST ON HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT [...] (C) Summary: On October 4, Israeli police clashed briefly with Arab Israeli protesters attempting to enter the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount platform in order to "protect" the al-Aqsa mosque from hard-line Jewish groups whom protesters believed to be organizing a visit. Arab Islamic Movement [...]	2009-10-05 12:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS KIRF
09JERUSALEM1767	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/05): Further Israeli actions [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-05 12:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1769	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/06): Palestinians question why [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 08:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM178	WEST BANK SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. New settlement activity in December and January included 184 new housing units in Etz Efraim, augmented infrastructure in some outposts, and progress on previously halted construction in Karmel. End summary. Etz Efraim Breaking Ground for 184 New Units ---------------------- [...]	2009-01-23 16:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PREL
09JERUSALEM1780	UPDATE 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 17:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1781	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/07): Israeli actions at [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 06:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1786	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/08): Hamas threatens to [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 07:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM179	HAMAS 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 16:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1790	JERUSALEM 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 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1791	SEIZED 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 16:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EG IS
09JERUSALEM1792	PA 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 04:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV KINF KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1793	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/09): Palestinians react to [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 11:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1799	HAMAS 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 14:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KISL KWMN SCUL
09JERUSALEM18	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 2, 1800 LOCAL: AIRSTRIKES, [...] (SBU) Summary. From 1300 through 1800 on January 2, at least ten rockets struck Israel. Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least five more Palestinians (including three children),while three others died of wounds previously sustained. The house of Imad Aql, a senior Izz al [...]	2009-01-02 16:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC MOPS KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1800	OPIC'S AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE, RISK INSURANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: An Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) delegation visited Jerusalem and Ramallah October 5-7 to further a number of projects, including the affordable mortgage and political risk insurance programs, as well as to expand the loan guarantee fund (LGF). OPIC estimates th [...]	2009-10-09 14:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1803	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/13): Palestinians exert every [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 07:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1804	FRAUD SUMMARY -- JERUSALEM [...] Semiannual fraud report for Consulate General Jerusalem follows, formatted per instructions in ref C. (A) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Jerusalem's consular district includes Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. JERUSALEM: Jerusalem's diverse population includes Palestinian residents of E [...]	2009-10-13 09:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ECON KWBG IS XF
09JERUSALEM1813	JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (10/13): Palestinian [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1815	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/14): Egypt continues to work [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 09:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1830	ABSENCE OF ISRAELI VISAS HINDERS WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli immigration practices are limiting West Bank enterprises' ability to conduct business, according to contacts working on the planned Rawabi housing/commercial estate. Because only companies and NGOs registered in Israel can apply for Israeli work permits, West Bank compa [...]	2009-10-14 14:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV CASC CVIS PREL PREF KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1832	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/15): UN Security Council [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 07:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1834	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/15): UN Security Council [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 07:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1838	EAST 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 12:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1842	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/16): Hamas continues to stall [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 06:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM186	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/26): WEST BANK: "CLEAN, [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 10:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1888	WATANIYA 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 15:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ECPS EINV KPAL KWBG IS PREL
09JERUSALEM1889	FAYYAD ACCEPTS MINISTER OF ECONOMY'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. PM Fayyad accepted the resignation of Minister of National Economy Bassim Khoury on October 15, nearly two weeks after Khoury submitted it in protest of the initial PA decision to support deferral of the Goldstone report in the HRC. Sources close to the Prime Minister confirm th [...]	2009-10-16 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM189	ALLEGATIONS 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 16:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM1890	SCENESETTER 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 16:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1897	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/19): Palestinians question [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 10:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM190	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/27): THE COSTS OF DIVISION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 10:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1906	ABU 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 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
09JERUSALEM1907	OVERCROWDED 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 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG EAID
09JERUSALEM1908	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/20): Palestinians skeptical [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 07:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1915	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/21): President Mahmoud Abbas [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 06:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1925	OLIVE 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 15:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS EAGR KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1926	PA 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 16:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL KAWC KPAL KWBG PHUM IS
09JERUSALEM1928	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/22): Palestinians continue to [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 06:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1932	ABU 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 17:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1933	CAUTIOUS 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 18:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID KPAL KWBG IS PBTS
09JERUSALEM1934	PASF 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 03:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAL KCRM MOPS IS
09JERUSALEM1936	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/23): Palestinian press leads [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 05:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1943	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/26): More clashes between [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 06:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1948	ABU 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 14:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL
09JERUSALEM195	IDF 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 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1950	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/27): President Obama's [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 07:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1952	PALESTINIAN BANKS DROWNING IN SHEKELS [...] (C) Summary: The inability of Palestinian banks to deposit Israeli shekels (NIS) into accounts in Israel is forcing a crisis, according to the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA). West Bank bank branches now hold NIS 1.4 billion in cash, exceeding the capacity of their vaults. The PMA has as [...]	2009-10-27 15:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1953	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/28): More Palestinian homes [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 06:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1957	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/29): President Abbas speaks at [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 05:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM196	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND HAMAS COMPETE FOR [...] (S) Summary: Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (PA) are competing for control over relief efforts in Gaza. On January 24, Hamas officials announced formation of a committee to oversee Gaza relief operations. Local NGOs in Gaza say Hamas has warned them to coordinate their activities with [...]	2009-01-27 16:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	EAID ECON PTER PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1961	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/30): Secretary Clinton in the [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 06:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1964	USUN 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 14:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1965	DISAPPOINTMENT 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 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1966	ISRAELI PROCEDURES AT USG-REFURBISHED JALAMEH [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Tel Aviv. An action request for the Department is in para 16. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) While new GOI personnel at the Jalameh crossing, north of Jenin in the West Bank, claim to be applying long-established standard procedures, their action [...]	2009-10-30 15:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ODIP KREC KTIA ASEC EAID KWBG PREL IS US
09JERUSALEM1967	WEST 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 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM KPAL KPAO KWBG PGOV PTER
09JERUSALEM1969	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/2): Palestinians disappointed [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 07:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM197	WEST BANK SECURITY: SIGNIFICANT IDF INCURSIONS; PASF PRESSES HAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) chiefs report persistent IDF operations in the West Bank since the end of the conflict in Gaza, including in Area A and using more agressive tactics. PASF officials expressed disappointment and frustration with the IDF operations, given PASF [...]	2009-01-27 17:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER ASEC PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM1970	FATAH 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 08:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1971	EGYPTIAN 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 08:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1974	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/3): Palestinians skeptical of [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 07:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1975	REVISED JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/3): Palestinians [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 12:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1977	UPDATE 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 13:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM198	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/28): MITCHELL AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 11:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1980	USUN 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 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL EAID KDEM ECON IS
09JERUSALEM1983	PA 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 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MOPS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1985	MINISTER 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 18:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV KWBG KPAL PINS IS
09JERUSALEM1986	PM 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 04:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1987	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/4): Palestinians not convinced [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 06:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1990	WEST BANK BUSINESSES CAPITALIZING ON IMPROVED [...] (SBU) Summary: West Bank businesses are expanding, based on improved security conditions, greater internal freedom of movement, and an uptick in consumer spending. Business owners claim continued growth is dependent on easier movement of goods and people within the West Bank, as well as betwe [...]	2009-11-04 13:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1993	PA 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 16:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KWBG WTRO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1994	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY LEANS ON BANKS TO PAY [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority paid October salaries to its employees in the West Bank and Gaza on November 4, drawing from the monthly revenue transfer from Israel and increased lending from local banks, and in the absence of additional external budget support. PA officials are ange [...]	2009-11-04 17:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG PGOV IS KU AE
09JERUSALEM1996	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/5): Palestinian press and [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 07:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM200	Gaza'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 14:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM2004	ABU 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 20:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2006	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/6): Palestinians disappointed [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 07:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2007	PRIME 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 08:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PINS PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS

09JERUSALEM201	WEST 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 15:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2017	GLOOMY 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 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2018	JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (11/6): President Mahmoud [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2019	U.S. TREASURY PROVIDES FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the week of November 1, U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) provided training to 34 Palestinian Authority (PA) employees with various responsibilities under the PA's 2007 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) decree. This was the third training course on AML offe [...]	2009-11-06 14:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KWBG EAID KCRM
09JERUSALEM2020	OVERVIEW 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 16:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2021	GAZA VS. WEST BANK RESIDENCY: A DISTINCTION WITH A [...] (SBU) Summary. GOI policy continues to differentiate between West Bank and Gaza residents, with the latter prohibited from living or studying in the West Bank. Even Gaza "residents" who have been in the West Bank for years can find themselves subject to immediate deportation back to Gaza and [...]	2009-11-06 18:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KWBG PREL OEXC KMPI IS
09JERUSALEM2023	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/9): Palestinians want [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 08:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2024	CENTRAL 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 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2025	"EXPOTECH" WEEK PROMOTES PALESTINIAN INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The annual "ExpoTech Technology Week" in Ramallah brought together representatives from international and local information and communication technology firms. The week-long exhibition, funded in part by a $139,000 grant from USAID, promoted international investment in the Pale [...]	2009-11-09 14:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAID KPAO KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2027	PALESTINIAN 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 15:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG KPAL PGOV KTFN EG AL
09JERUSALEM2028	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/10): Questions about where the [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 08:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2032	MINISTER 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 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL KPAL KDEM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2033	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/12): The Palestinian Authority [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 06:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM204	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/28): HOPES FOR MITCHELL'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 09:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2041	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/13): Palestinian Central [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 06:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2044	VISAS VIPER: OCTOBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Visas Viper 2. The following information is provided for watch-listing purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate. 3. The source for all Visas Viper submissions includes Jerusalem RSO sources, to include both Israeli and Palestinian securi [...]	2009-11-13 18:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PTER ASEC PINR PREL KVPR KWBG
09JERUSALEM2047	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/16): The Palestinian Authority [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 07:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2048	MIXED MESSAGES ABOUT PLO UNSC STATEHOOD INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 07:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS EG
09JERUSALEM205	CORRECTED DATE: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/29): HOPES [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 09:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2050	MIXED 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 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2052	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/17): Palestinian Authority [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 06:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2063	PLAN 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 15:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2065	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/18): Palestinian press [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 06:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2068	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/18): Palestinian press [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 10:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2072	TRADE 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 11:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2077	NEW 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 17:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2078	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/19): Continued settlement [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 05:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM208	MUNICIPALITY 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 15:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2083	EAST 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 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2086	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/20): Popular Campaign Against [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 09:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM209	CORRECTED DATE: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/30): [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 15:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2095	PA BUDGET: UAE SUPPORT ARRIVES; EUROS PLAN FOR 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has confirmed receipt of a significant contribution of budget support from the UAE totaling nearly USD 150 million, that will allow the PA to make its payroll early this month, prior to the Eid al-Adha holiday. Based on numbers the PA has provide [...]	2009-11-20 14:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN EUN KWBG AE
09JERUSALEM2096	RAWABI LAND TITLE RESOLVED, ON TO THE NEXT [...] (C) Summary: One of the primary hurdles facing the prominent Rawabi residential and commercial development project in the West Bank has been overcome, as the developer has reached agreement with major landowners on a land purchase price. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has taken legal steps [...]	2009-11-20 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EFIN KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2098	SIX PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL [...] (C) The head of General Intelligence (GI, or Mukhabarat) of the Palestinian Authority, Majid Faraj, confirmed to Post that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel detained the GI chief in the West Bank town of Salfit, Muhamad Abdel Hamid, taking him from his home the morning of November 20. Th [...]	2009-11-23 12:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2099	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/23): Progress on Prisoner [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM21	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 4 [...] (SBU) Summary. No crossings were open in Gaza on January 4. On January 3, five truckloads of medical supplies entered through Rafah crossing, and seven medical cases exited there. OCHA contacts estimate that less than 10 percent of Gazans have electricity or running water, and the WFP report [...]	2009-01-04 15:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM2113	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/24): Prisoner Exchange and [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 11:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2128	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/25): Contradicting Reports on [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 09:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2129	UNRWA'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 09:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE
09JERUSALEM2130	PALESTINIAN 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 20:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2131	JERUSALEM 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 11:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2132	WEST 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 11:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2144	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/30): [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 13:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2146	JERUSALEM 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 10:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM215	HAMAS 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 15:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM216	GAZA HUMANITARIAN REPORT JANUARY 30 [...] (SBU) Summary: OCHA reported on January 29 that an average of 80 truckloads per day entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom since the ceasefire. The Gaza water utility cannot make needed repairs on the water and wastewater networks until the GOI allows the entry of essential spare parts. End summary. [...]	2009-01-30 15:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER
09JERUSALEM2161	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/02): EU Recognition of East [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 08:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2168	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/03): Settlement Moratorium [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 09:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2174	WEST 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 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG CASC IS
09JERUSALEM218	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/02): PALESTINIAN ALARM OVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 10:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2180	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/04): Will the EU Break Under [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 10:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM219	SETTLER ATTACKS IN HEBRON AND NORTHERN WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary. According to NGO B'tselem, Hebron settlers attacked three Palestinian women January 28. The IDF subsequently arrested two of the Palestinian women for filming the attack with a B'tselem-provided camera. In the northern West Bank, Havat Gilad settlers attacked Palestinian farme [...]	2009-02-02 14:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
09JERUSALEM2197	WATANIYA 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 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ECPS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2201	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/07): Will a Prisoner-Exchange [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 10:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2203	PALESTINIAN 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 13:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAL PREL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2208	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/08): Hopes Run High for EU [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 09:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM221	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2 [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing, the Karni conveyor belt, and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station are open on February 2. Water and sewage services in Gaza remain limited. The power station reduced its power output on January 31 due to a lack of sufficient fuel. The internal distribution [...]	2009-02-02 15:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER
09JERUSALEM2210	NABLUS 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 13:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM222	FAYYAD DISCUSSES FINANCES, PLANS FOR PA ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the Consul General, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad described his plans to involve the PA in Gaza reconstruction, and expressed concern about the PA's dire financial situation. He also expressed appreciation for the Obama Admin [...]	2009-02-02 16:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS PREF PTER
09JERUSALEM2224	SETTLEMENT 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 15:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2231	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/09): Ambiguous EU Statement: [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 10:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2232	BERLANTY 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 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWBG PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2238	H1N1 ARRIVES IN GAZA DESPITE CLOSURE POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 6, the de facto Hamas authorities in Gaza announced the first confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus. As of the evening of December 8, health workers confirmed 21 cases of H1N1 in Gaza, including five fatalities. End summary. 2. (SBU) On December 6, the Hamas "Minis [...]	2009-12-10 14:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ECON KWBG SENV
09JERUSALEM2239	ISRAELI 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 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWBG PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2240	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/10): Abbas in Egypt and [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 15:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2244	NABLUS 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 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2256	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/11): Additional Funds For [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 13:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2257	MUNICIPAL 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 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2259	WEST BANK MOSQUE TORCHED, SETTLERS SUSPECTED [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 16:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG KIRF KISL IS
09JERUSALEM2260	WEST 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 16:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KIRF KISL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2266	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/15): "Israel Has Replaced the [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 13:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2267	CORRECTED: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/14): "Israel Has [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 14:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2268	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/15): US financial support to [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 08:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2271	PALESTINIAN 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 15:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2272	PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISOR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) Summary: Hatem Yousef, former Palestinian Authority (PA) Director General of Customs and VAT and newly-appointed advisor on customs to Prime Minister Fayyad, stressed the importance of World Customs Organization (WCO) observership to Fayyad's institution-building efforts. He urged USG su [...]	2009-12-15 15:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2275	FEW 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 17:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2276	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/16): President Abbas [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 08:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM228	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/03): PLO: "NOT JUST AN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 12:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2284	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/17): President Abbas: Peace [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 05:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2291	GAZANS 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 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KWBG PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2292	PALESTINIAN 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 16:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PINS IS
09JERUSALEM2294	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/18): President Abbas: "There [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 08:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2296	ASSESSING 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 12:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	ECON KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PINR PREL
09JERUSALEM2298	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/21): Prisoner exchange deal [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 08:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2303	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/22): Prisoner exchange deal [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 06:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2307	PALESTINIAN 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 14:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL KJUS IS
09JERUSALEM2311	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/23): President Abbas says he [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-24 05:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2315	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/24): Stories on "Christmas [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-24 07:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2317	IDF 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 10:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2319	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/28): The PA continues to [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-28 13:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2323	IMMINENT 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 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2324	NEW 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 15:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KWBG KPAL KJUS
09JERUSALEM2325	UPDATE 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 15:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2332	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29): [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 08:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2333	GAZA'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY: FED UP WITH POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary. Gazans are broadly disgusted with political parties (both Hamas and Fatah) and are focused on day-to-day issues of survival, according to Post contacts in Gaza's business community, who remain confident in the resourcefulness and resilience of the business culture in Gaza. The [...]	2009-12-29 09:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PTER KWBG PREF IS
09JERUSALEM2334	PALESTINIAN 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 10:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2336	BETHLEHEM 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 12:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM2339	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/30): Hamas says it did not [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 07:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM234	EAST 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 15:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM2342	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/31): PA Spokesman states that [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 08:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS

09JERUSALEM236	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/04): FEAR THAT SEPARATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 10:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM239	PRESS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS E-1 AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. Israeli and Palestinian press reports on February 2-3 described GOI plans to develop the E-1 area between East Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim and highlighted approximately USD 50 million spent on infrastructure there over the past two years. The infrastructure described in the pre [...]	2009-02-04 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS
09JERUSALEM240	GOI TO RELOCATE MIGRON SETTLERS [...] (C) Summary. According to a February 4 report in Ha'aretz, the GOI will relocate settlers from the Migron outpost to a new location one kilometer east of the Adam settlement, northeast of Jerusalem. ConGen previously reported (reftels) that the Yesha Council and the GOI agreed to relocate [...]	2009-02-04 17:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PREL
09JERUSALEM242	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/05): "NO NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 09:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM243	PALESTINIANS 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 09:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM245	FRANCISCANS 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 14:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM246	PA WORKS TO LIMIT HAMAS CONTROL OF SHIPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Transportation contacts reported that the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Egyptian authorities are working to prevent Hamas from confiscating Arab-donated shipments of humanitarian supplies in Gaza. Contacts said that more than 1,000 truckloads of donations to the PA are waiting [...]	2009-02-05 15:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PREF PTER
09JERUSALEM247	UNRWA 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 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM249	DEMOLITIONS 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 15:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM251	PREPARATORY 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 08:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM254	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/06): NERVOUS ANTICIPATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 11:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM255	Al 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 11:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS SCUL KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM259	THE PA 2009 BUDGET, GAZA RECONSTRUCTION, AND CASH [...] (U) Summary: In a speech on February 4, Prime Minister Fayyad presented the 2009 budget and outlined the PA's plan for recovery and reconstruction in Gaza. The PM also announced a two-week delay of salary payments, in order to get assistance projects in Gaza underway immediately. The transp [...]	2009-02-06 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM260	SARI 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 17:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS QA
09JERUSALEM264	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/09): TURKEY'S "GROWING ROLE" [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-09 11:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM266	REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF SIX USAID ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that the Department authorize six USAID assistance projects in Gaza, including water and sanitation projects and the provision of plastic sheeting to elementary schools. The projects will meet urgent humanitarian needs for the population of Gaza. Authorization [...]	2009-02-09 13:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PTER PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM269	WEST BANK AND GAZA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority's (PA) counterterrorism (CT) efforts improved in the 2008 reporting period. PM Salam Fayyad's government engaged in efforts to control terrorist groups, particularly Hamas. Nevertheless, additional efforts will be required to dismantle terrorist groups in the Wes [...]	2009-02-09 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG IS PTER ASEC EFIN
09JERUSALEM270	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/10): "ISRAELI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-10 11:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM271	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/11): "POLITICAL PROGRESS... [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 09:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM275	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/12): "A FIRST READING OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 09:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM277	UNRWA 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 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREF PTER UNRWA KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM278	ISRAELI 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 16:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM281	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/13): PEACE PROCESS - "BIGGEST [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 10:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM284	PA PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CAIRO CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the Cairo Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy on March 2, the Palestinian Authority has prepared a plan for the early recovery and reconstruction of Gaza. The PA's goal at the conference is to demonstrate that the PA is ready and able to take charge [...]	2009-02-13 13:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV PTER IS
09JERUSALEM288	PA OFFICIALS BRIEFED ON NEW WEST BANK MEASURES [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials have received briefings from the IDF about new measures to improve conditions in the West Bank. The steps include incremental access and movement improvements, more permits for Palestinian VIPs and workers, construction of additional [...]	2009-02-13 16:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM292	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/17): NEWS OF SETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 11:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM295	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/18): "OBAMA - A TURNING POINT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 11:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM30	GAZA CONTACTS DISCUSS DETERIORATING SITUATION AS [...] (C) Summary. A wide range of political, civil society, and NGO contacts in the Gaza Strip expressed a growing sense of fear and desperation on January 4, with essential services almost completely cut off and the sounds of intense ground combat growing nearer to densely inhabited areas. ConGen [...]	2009-01-04 19:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PHUM ECON EAID
09JERUSALEM303	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/19): "NEW ISRAELI OBSTACLES [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 11:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM308	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/20): "EFFORTS TO JUDAIZE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM312	Ministry 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 15:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS SCUL KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM314	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/23): PALESTINIANS SEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 15:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM315	SETTLERS PROTEST AT FORMER IDF BASE NEAR BEIT [...] (C) Summary. Settlers continue weekly protests near the former IDF base of Shdema where the Beit Sahour municipality is developing a park and plans to build a hospital. The park is heavily-used by Beit Sahour residents, and USAID is funding improvements to it. Gush Etzion Regional Council [...]	2009-02-23 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PREL EAID
09JERUSALEM316	ISRAEL 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 09:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM318	UNRESOLVED 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 13:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM319	PALESTINIANS 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 13:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM320	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/24): "FACING A MORE HOSTILE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM321	PM FAYYAD: PA HAS IMPROVED WEST BANK SECURITY; [...] (C) Summary. PM Salam Fayyad met with six Congressional delegations February 15-22: Codels Kerry, Lieberman, Cardin, and Waxman, and Staffdels Eltrich and Diamond. PM Fayyad emphasized three common themes in his briefings: 1) the PA has improved West Bank security, and the GOI should cea [...]	2009-02-24 15:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER OREP
09JERUSALEM322	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/25): THE IMPORTANCE OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 06:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM326	PA 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 16:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL CVIS IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM327	SEPARATION 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 16:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM328	FAYYAD LAUNCHES SHARM APPEAL, ASKS DONORS FOR HELP [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority (PA) released the summary of its "Gaza Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan" to donors on February 25. The PA requests USD 2.8 billion in 2009, including USD 1.3 billion in early recovery and reconstruction assistance for Gaza, USD 1.15 billion in direct budg [...]	2009-02-25 17:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM33	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/05): "WHY ARE [PALESTINIANS] [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 11:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM331	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/26): WHAT WASHINGTON CAN DO [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 10:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM337	CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH JERUSALEM MAYOR NIR [...] (C) Summary. Recently-elected Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat described his "businesslike" approach to municipal governance to the Consul General during a February 23 meeting, saying that he hopes to develop Jerusalem into a tourist haven using the "Disney World" model. Barkat said he wants to in [...]	2009-02-26 13:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG ABLD PREL
09JERUSALEM339	EREKAT TO CODELS: PA SEEKING A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Summary: PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told CODELs Lieberman, Cardin, and Baird that the conflict in Gaza deepened the divisions between the West Bank and Gaza. Erekat said that Fatah and Hamas need to overcome their differences and forge a national unity government that respects pri [...]	2009-02-26 14:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KWBG OREP IS QA KDEM
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 15:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM343	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/27): UNITY AS THE ANECTDOTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 11:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM359	PALESTINIAN 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 15:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM360	SOME ADDITIONAL TYPES OF GOODS ENTER GAZA, OVERALL [...] (SBU) Summary: International assistance agency contacts reported that the GOI has recently approved a slightly broader variety of goods for entry into Gaza. Overall access for goods into Gaza remains strictly limited, however. ConGen contacts said the GOI continues to reject many everyday it [...]	2009-02-27 16:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM37	WEST 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 16:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM371	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/02): "IS ISRAEL ABOVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 11:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM372	MAYORS 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 12:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM373	B'TSELEM REPORTS PLANS FOR EXPANDED SEWAGE SYSTEMS [...] (C) Summary. NGO B'tselem has published on March 3 a report revealing Civil Administration plans for vastly expanded sewage systems in eight West Bank settlements. B'tselem claims the plans signal GOI intentions to expand the settlements themselves. Much of the proposed sewage system expan [...]	2009-03-02 14:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG
09JERUSALEM376	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/03): "GREAT RECONSTRUCTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-03 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM377	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/04): "JUDAIZING JERUSALEM IS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-04 06:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM38	GAZA CONTACTS DESCRIBE DANGERS AND HARDSHIP CAUGHT [...] (C) Summary: On the third day of IDF ground operations in Gaza, ConGen contacts gave various accounts of life in Gaza, including a home eviction by Hamas, a midnight IDF phone call, and the inability to move between the north and south. End Summary. AMIDEAST EMPLOYEE IN RAFAH FORCED TO EVAC [...]	2009-01-05 16:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PHUM ECON EAID
09JERUSALEM381	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/05): PALESTINIANS: [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-05 07:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM385	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY ORDERS DEMOLITION OF 55 [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality issued demolition orders on March 3 for 55 apartments located in five buildings in the Ras Khamis area of East Jerusalem, stating that the buildings were constructed without a permit. The Consul General called Jerusalem Mayor Barkat on March 4 to exp [...]	2009-03-05 16:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG
09JERUSALEM386	WATANIYA MOBILE PHONE LAUNCH DELAYED INDEFINITELY [...] (C) Summary: Wataniya Palestine CEO Allan Richardson told Econoffs that the failure of the GOI to allocate sufficient frequency for Wataniya, as required by a July 2008 agreement, has now indefinitely postponed the launch of the service. In addition, as of March 4, the majority of equipment i [...]	2009-03-06 08:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM389	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/06): PALESTINIANS QUESTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-06 11:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM39	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: JANUARY 5 - LIMITED FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Limited humanitarian shipments and fuel passed into Gaza on January 5. Distribution within Gaza was restricted due to the security situation. Gaza City is increasingly isolated, with movement (including of ambulances) and communication to the south restricted. Gaza City resi [...]	2009-01-05 17:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ETRD IS KWBG PHUM PREF
09JERUSALEM399	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/09): PALESTINIANS ANALYZE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 09:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM402	PRIME 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 11:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM405	PA SENDING FEWER REFERRALS TO ISRAEL; ACCESS [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) is reducing medical referrals to Israeli hospitals, according to the PA Deputy Minister of Health. Referrals continue to East Jerusalem hospitals, which have suffered in recent years due to the closure regime. Following months of negotiations with [...]	2009-03-09 11:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM41	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/06): GAZA -- ANOTHER EPISODE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 11:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM42	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 6, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli ground forces continued military operations on January 6 in Gaza. The IDF largely encircled Gaza City and fought militants, but did not enter heavily populated areas. Contacts report IDF forces approaching the southern city of Khan Yunis. Airstrikes and naval bombard [...]	2009-01-06 12:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS 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 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CVIS KWBG PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM440	AID SHIPMENTS TO GAZA CONTINUE, AD HOC RULES [...] (SBU) Summary: International assistance agencies and NGO contacts report that unclear rules and ad hoc decision-making continue to hamper delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. For example, a high-level GOI decision was required to allow USG-provided jam and halva to enter Gaza, but the exempt [...]	2009-03-09 12:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM443	SECRETARY 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 07:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM444	JERUSALEM 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 08:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM446	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/10): PALESTINIANS HOPE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 10:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM448	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/11): A CALL TO KEEP FAYYAD IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 10:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM454	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/12): HOPES FOR GREATER ARAB [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 09:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM46	PA 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 17:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM461	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/13): PALESTINIANS CALL ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 07:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM464	JERUSALEM 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 13:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM465	PALESTINIAN 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 15:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM466	PA'S HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION PLAN HINGES ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has moved quickly to put in place a program to assist Gaza residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during IDF operations in January. The USD 350 million PA plan, designed by PM Fayyad, would put money directly into the hands of individuals [...]	2009-03-13 15:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM47	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: JANUARY 6 [...] (SBU) Summary: WFP contacts report that 59 truckloads of humanitarian and commercial shipments entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing on January 6. A limited shipment of industrial fuel was delivered to the Gaza power plant, which remains shut down due to insufficient fuel supplies. Movement [...]	2009-01-06 17:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD IS KWBG PHUM PREF
09JERUSALEM475	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/16): "WAITING FOR AGREEMENT" [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 13:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM476	PALESTINIAN 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 16:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM479	IDF REPLACES BEIT IBA CHECKPOINT, PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 15, the IDF dismantled the Beit Iba checkpoint west of Nablus and replaced it with a new checkpoint about two kilometers away (reftel). ConGen contacts reported that permits are not currently required at the new checkpoint, resulting in some easing of north-south trave [...]	2009-03-17 10:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER
09JERUSALEM48	WEST 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 18:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM480	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/17): A CALL FOR A [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 11:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM481	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/18): THEORIES ON WHO IS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 11:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM487	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/19): "DIMINISHING CHANCES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 11:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM489	GAZA: TUNNEL ACTIVITY PICKS UP AS RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: ConGen contacts in Gaza report that smuggling into Gaza via the tunnels is increasing. Contacts say that large shipments of fuel, food, and electronics from Egypt were transferred into Gaza March 14-19. At the same time, the GOI and Hamas are each making it difficult for aid [...]	2009-03-19 14:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PREL EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER EG
09JERUSALEM49	AS IDF MOVES IN, GAZA CONTACTS EXPRESS ANGER AND [...] (SBU) Summary. A wide range of ConGen Gaza contacts showed signs of increased trauma as they recounted a night of heavy IDF bombardment, an attempt by militants to fire rockets from civilian areas, and shortages of essential materials, including food, water, and fuel. Contacts expressed mount [...]	2009-01-06 18:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IS KWBG MOPS PHUM
09JERUSALEM490	IDF ARRESTS HAMAS POLITICAL FIGURES IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The IDF arrested 20 senior Hamas officials in the West Bank overnight on March 18-19. The IDF also re-arrested a separate set of lower-profile Hamas during the week of March 9. Both Hamas and the PA President's office put out statements criticizing the arrests. END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-03-19 15:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM491	GOI 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 16:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM498	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/20): "WHAT COMES AFTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 10:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM50	HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR GAZA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 6. Situation --------- 2. (SBU) The Israeli Defense Forces initiated military action against Hamas in the Gaza strip on December 27. IDF ground forces entered Gaza on January 3. Since the initiation of military action, large numbers of ci [...]	2009-01-06 18:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM501	UPDATE 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 15:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM503	POSSIBLE 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 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM506	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/23): PALESTINIANS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 11:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM51	PA MINISTER FEARS FOR HER GAZA FAMILY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PA Cabinet Minister Tahani Abu Daqqa (please protect) told PD chief she greatly fears for the safety of her family in Gaza, who are sheltered in a single home in Abasan village. On the night of January 5, Israeli missiles struck the center of the village, shattering all the win [...]	2009-01-07 05:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAO KINR IS PREL
09JERUSALEM516	BLOCKED IMPORTS CRIMP WEST BANK INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary: Israeli restrictions on imports to the West Bank are limiting Palestinian production and manufacturing activities, even at established facilities. Some of the problems are long-standing, but Palestinian businesses report the GOI has tightened access to particular materials, incl [...]	2009-03-23 13:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD BEXP IS KWBG EINV EAGR PREL
09JERUSALEM522	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/24): PALESTINIANS SEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 11:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM528	PALESTINIAN 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 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG

09JERUSALEM546	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/25): PONDERING THE IMPACT OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 08:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM549	PA RUNNING SHORT OF CASH (AGAIN) [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials from the PA Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister's Office report that the PA will not be able to make salary payments in early April without an immediate and sizeable influx of donor money. External budget support through the first three months of 2009 is runni [...]	2009-03-25 11:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM561	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/26): PALESTINIANS ASSERT ARAB [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 11:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM562	ISRAELI 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 15:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM563	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/27): PALESTINIANS SEE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 05:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM572	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/30): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 10:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM574	ISRAELI 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 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09JERUSALEM575	PALESTINIAN 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 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM578	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/31): PALESTINIANS REMIND ARAB [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 10:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM580	FATAH 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 10:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV 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 14:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR KWBG KPAL KPAO
09JERUSALEM587	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/31): PALESTINIANS: CULTURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 06:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM59	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- JANUARY 1 [...] (SBU) Summary: OCHA estimated that 80 truckloads of supplies would enter Gaza via Kerem Shalom on January 1, including three truckloads of medical supplies. Karni and Nahal Oz were closed by the GOI for the sixth consecutive day, and will remain closed for security issues, according to UNRWA. [...]	2009-01-07 09:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM597	Rival 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 14:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM599	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/02): "NETANYAHU CHANGES THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 09:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM6	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/02): "The Peace Process is [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-02 11:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM600	PALESTINIAN 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 14:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM601	NEXT 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 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM602	PALESTINIAN 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 14:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM61	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 7, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli ground operations and air strikes continued on the morning of January 7 after what Gaza-based contacts described as a relatively quiet night. Ground forces continued to fight militants around Gaza City, and moved closer to Khan Yunis without entering the city. Airstri [...]	2009-01-07 11:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS IS
09JERUSALEM610	UXO 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 09:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PHUM PTER KWBG KPAL KHDP IS GZ
09JERUSALEM611	JERUSALEM 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 09:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM613	PALESTINIAN 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 10:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM614	MOVEMENT AND ACCESS EASIER IN WESTERN NABLUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Nablus on April 1, ConGenOffs observed an improvement in movement and access on the west side of Nablus. The former checkpoint at Beit Iba has been completely dismantled, and permits still are not required at its replacement checkpoint two kilometers to the w [...]	2009-04-03 14:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD KWBG IS PINR
09JERUSALEM615	ATTACK KILLS ONE CHILD, INJURES ANOTHER IN WEST [...] (C) Summary. A Palestinian armed with an ax killed one child and injured a second at Bat Ayin settlement, southwest of Bethlehem, on April 2. The Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu the same day to encourage Netanyahu to strengthen the [...]	2009-04-03 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG PTER
09JERUSALEM616	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/06): PALESTINIANS: PEACE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 10:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM618	FAYYAD INTERVENES IN TELCOM ISSUES [...] (C) Summary and Comment. PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has intervened in a series of telecommunications issues, including the PalTel Group's request for an extension of its mobile telephone license, a potential merger between PalTel and regional mobile provider Zain, and the frequency and in [...]	2009-04-06 12:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ECPS PGOV PREL EINV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM62	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/07): GAZA - "A FASCIST WAR" [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 11:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM620	ATERET COHANIM TAKES OVER PALESTINIAN HOME IN [...] (C) Summary. Ateret Cohanim members took over an Old City residence early April 2, claiming they had bought the property, according to Jerusalem lawyer Danny Siedemann. The Palestinian resident Naser Jaber disputed this claim, saying he won a court case challenging his ownership several yea [...]	2009-04-06 13:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG
09JERUSALEM623	PA PAYS WEST BANK SALARIES, GAZA SALARIES ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid civil servant and security salaries in the West Bank on April 6. Salaries for PA employees in Gaza are on hold due to inadequate resources available to the PA and the continuing shortage of banknotes. According to contacts at the Palestine Mon [...]	2009-04-07 10:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IS KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM624	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/07): PALESTINIANS WELCOME [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 10:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM627	ROAD 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 13:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM628	EAST JERUSALEM EVICTION ORDER UPHELD IN ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. Israel's High Court of Justice (HCJ) on April 5 rejected a petition lodged by two East Jerusalem families against eviction orders regarding their homes in Shaykh Jarrah. The decision exhausts possible judicial remedy and effectively reinstates eviction orders, which could now b [...]	2009-04-07 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL
09JERUSALEM629	PUNITIVE 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 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM630	ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY MOVES STONE FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 5, the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) removed a stone from just outside the southeastern wall of the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and placed it on the Israeli Knesset grounds. IAA staff assert the stone came from "debris" in the Jerusalem Archaeological Park and co [...]	2009-04-08 07:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM632	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/08): PALESTINIANS LAMENT LACK [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-08 10:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM644	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/10): PALESTINIANS SEE "SLOW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 08:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM648	OVER A DOZEN PALESTINIANS WOUNDED IN CLASH WITH [...] (C) Summary. Bat Ayin settlers and IDF soldiers on April 8 wounded over a dozen Palestinians, one of them critically, less than a week after the April 2 murder of a young Bat Ayin settler. Palestinian media put the number of injured Palestinians as high as 40, while Israeli press reported [...]	2009-04-10 13:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC PBTS KWBG KPAO PTER IS
09JERUSALEM649	ISRAELI STONE COMPANIES EXPLOIT WEST BANK; [...] (SBU) Summary: While Palestinian stone companies are denied access to the majority of the West Bank, Israeli quarrying operations are flourishing there. Israeli NGO Yesh Din has petitioned to halt Israeli mining operations in the West Bank, and an Israeli Supreme Court hearing is scheduled fo [...]	2009-04-10 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD KWBG IS PINR
09JERUSALEM659	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/13): PALESTINIANS WONDER HOW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 09:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM66	IDF 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 13:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM661	CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES IN WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Site visits by Poloff in mid-April confirmed large-scale, ongoing construction in Maale Adumim and smaller-scale work in nearby Qedar, extending about 70 meters outside Qedar's current built-up area. There has been no new activity in E-1. The YESHA Council Chairman expressed [...]	2009-04-13 14:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC PBTS KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM663	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/14): PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 08:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM664	PA OFFICIALS MAINTAIN CONTROL OF COMMERCIAL [...] (C) Summary: The majority of the 100-115 truckloads/day that enter Gaza are not donations or humanitarian relief supplies, but are private sector shipments imported on a commercial basis. ConGen contacts estimate the value of commercial goods that enter Gaza daily at approximately USD two m [...]	2009-04-14 13:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IS KWBG PGOV PHUM
09JERUSALEM665	MUNIB 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 13:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM666	SUPERVISION AND COMPLIANCE IN GAZA BANK BRANCHES [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in early April, Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) and banking sector contacts outlined their supervision and compliance operations in Gaza bank branches. The PMA made a similar presentation to GOI officials at a Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting on [...]	2009-04-14 13:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IS KTFN KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM67	SETTLERS STRONGLY SUPPORT IDF OPERATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary. The Yesha Council Chairman told Poloff that four of the six IDF soldiers killed in Gaza since the beginning of military operations on December 27 were settlers from the West Bank/East Jerusalem. Settler contacts told PolOff that they strongly support IDF operations in Gaza, but [...]	2009-01-07 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KWBG IS GZ
09JERUSALEM672	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/16): PALESTINIANS SEE DOUBLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 08:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM674	FATAH 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 13:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM675	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/17): PALESTINIANS: U.S. BEARS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 06:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM678	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/20): PALESTINIANS: NEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 09:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM679	PALESTINIAN 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 14:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM681	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/21): PALESTINIANS: POWERFUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 09:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM685	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/22): PALESTINIANS EXPRESS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 10:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM686	HOME 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 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM687	MIGRON 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 14:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM689	YESHA 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 13:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM690	HAMAS-AFFILIATED "BANK" OPENS IN GAZA; PMA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Islamic National Bank (INB) opened in Gaza City on April 22. Speaking at the opening ceremony, INB CEO Ala'a al-Din Al-Rafati said that INB will offer full banking services, including taking deposits and making loans. However, the Palestinian Monetary Authority PMA) annou [...]	2009-04-23 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IS KTFN KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM692	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/23): PALESTINIANS: TANGIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 16:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM694	NO 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 09:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM696	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/24): PALESTINIANS SEEK [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 10:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM697	PALESTINIANS 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 10:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS ASEC KWBG
09JERUSALEM698	UPTICK 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 12:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL CVIS
09JERUSALEM7	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 2, 1300 LOCAL: NO LET-UP IN [...] (C) Summary. From 1300 January 1 through 1300 on January 2, at least 54 rockets (including 12 Grad-types) struck Israel, injuring three Israelis. Israeli airstrikes focused on northern Gaza and Gaza City killed at least 21 Palestinians (including several children),most notably senior Hamas [...]	2009-01-02 12:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC
09JERUSALEM70	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 7 [...] (SBU) Summary. An estimated 30-40 truckloads entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing and an additional five to ten entered via Rafah crossing on January 7. A total of 360,000 liters of fuel for the power plant entered via Nahal Oz on January 7, but had not been picked up on the Gaza side a [...]	2009-01-07 18:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM702	JERUSALEM 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 09:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM705	GOI 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 14:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM71	PA REQUESTS CASH FOR GAZA HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has asked the Bank of Israel (BOI) to facilitate transport of cash from West Bank banks to their Gaza branches. The cash is required for humanitarian and PA salary payments. The PMA request included cash required to meet UNRWA,s social [...]	2009-01-07 18:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KWBG PGOV PINR PTER
09JERUSALEM711	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/28): DECISION TO CLOSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 10:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM716	PUNITIVE 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 13:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM717	OFRA 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 13:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ASEC KPAL PINR IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM719	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/30): UNITY TALKS "POSTPONED" [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 10:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM72	GAZA CONTACTS DESCRIBE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Contacts report that aerial bombardment lessened overnight on January 6 in Gaza city, but intensified in south and central Gaza. Gaza contacts also reported a worsening humanitarian situation, with displaced persons crammed into UNRWA shelters and lengthening bread lines. They e [...]	2009-01-07 18:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IS KWBG MOPS PHUM
09JERUSALEM727	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/01): NEW U.S. POLICY OF OPEN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-01 09:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM729	PALESTINIANS DESCRIBE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel described the GOI's closure of a gap in the separation barrier north of Jerusalem. The now-sealed barrier runs between the West Bank town of al-Ram and East Jerusalem. The barrier generally follows the route of the Jerusalem municipal boundary, except where it cuts throu [...]	2009-05-01 11:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD KWBG IS PINR
09JERUSALEM73	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/08): "SIGNS OF A TRUCE AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 10:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM732	PATIENT REFERRALS FROM GAZA RESUME [...] (C) Summary: On April 27, the Palestinian Authority (PA) resumed referring patients from Gaza for medical treatment in East Jerusalem, Israel, and Jordan, following a month-long suspension resulting from a dispute between the PA and the Hamas-controlled government in Gaza. The PA's coordinator [...]	2009-05-01 14:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG PTER IS
09JERUSALEM734	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/04): CONCERNS MOUNT OVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 11:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM736	JERUSALEM 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 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM742	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/05): LOW EXPECTATIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 10:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM749	HUMANITARIAN AID ACCESS TO GAZA REMAINS LIMITED [...] (SBU) UN and NGO contacts report that movement of humanitarian aid into Gaza continues to face significant obstacles. USAID and NGOs cite increased difficulty in securing access since late February. Despite GOI assurances to the USG in March and an Israeli Cabinet decision that all food woul [...]	2009-05-06 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID PGOV KWBG PTER IS
09JERUSALEM75	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 8, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The IDF maintained its positions on January 8 and continued operations around Gaza City and Rafah. Up to 10,000 Palestinians from Rafah evacuated their homes in response to leaflets warning of impending operations in the area. A humanitarian pause began at 1300. Three rocket [...]	2009-01-08 12:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS IS
09JERUSALEM751	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/07): PALESTINIANS: LET'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 09:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM752	ISRAELI 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 10:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM754	PA BORROWS HEAVILY TO PAY SALARIES [...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) borrowed heavily from local banks to pay its employees' salaries on May 7. Salaries were disbursed in the West Bank, but little was disbursed in Gaza due to the shortage of banknotes. As of 1700 local, no cash had entered Gaza for the banking syst [...]	2009-05-07 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IS KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM756	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/08): WORRY THAT WEST [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 11:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM76	HAMAS 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 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM773	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/11): PALESTINIAN ANGER OVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 11:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM78	AS RESOURCES DWINDLE, GAZAN CONTACTS SHARE [...] (C) Summary. Gaza contacts reported a growing scarcity of vital resources and described to ConGenoffs the strategies they employ to survive. The internally displaced, who have moved in with family or to UNRWA shelters, face an especially dire situation, according to contacts. Even in their [...]	2009-01-08 16:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IS KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF
09JERUSALEM781	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/12): PALESTINIAN FRUSTRATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 08:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM783	JERUSALEM 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 13:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM784	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/13): "A WEAK AND BIASED [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 06:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM785	CODEL 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 10:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL PGOV OREP EAID PTER IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM79	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 8 [...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom crossing and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station were open to shipments on January 8. Attempts to use Erez for shipments were unsuccessful due to the deaths of Palestinian workers from IDF fire. UNRWA and the ICRC have announced that they are suspending operations due [...]	2009-01-08 16:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM797	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/14): PALESTINIANS WONDER: [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 09:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM800	1,500 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 10:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM803	PALESTINIANS 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 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM806	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/15): BLEAK PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-15 09:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM807	UPTICK 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 11:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL PTER
09JERUSALEM811	SHEPHERD 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 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER UK

09JERUSALEM812	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/18): PALESTINIANS: U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 08:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM815	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/19): PALESTINIANS QUESTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 10:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM817	LATEST 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 13:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL KDEM IS GS
09JERUSALEM823	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/20): UNITY TALKS: "USELESS, [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 09:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM824	SETTLERS ATTACK PALESTINIAN FARMERS AND ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary. Settlers attacked Palestinian farmers and Israeli and international activists who had gathered on May 19 to plow fields in the northern West Bank, according to Arik Ascherman of "Rabbis for Human Rights." The resulting skirmish resulted in minor injuries and the arrest of one P [...]	2009-05-20 13:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM825	NEW FAYYAD GOVERNMENT FORMED [...] (C) Summary. A new Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet under the leadership of PM Salam Fayyad was sworn in on May 19 by PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen). Coming after a difficult, prolonged negotiation over Ministerial positions, the new government includes representatives from four pol [...]	2009-05-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KWBG
09JERUSALEM843	COORDINATION 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 04:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS MOPS
09JERUSALEM846	REGIONAL 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 13:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL EAGR
09JERUSALEM847	150 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 13:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL CASC
09JERUSALEM848	PALESTINIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY PLEASED BY NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts in the Palestinian business community are generally pleased with the new Palestinian Authority government, but concerned that the timing and method of government formation has deepened political differences. Contacts emphasized the need for the new government to suppor [...]	2009-05-22 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS PREL
09JERUSALEM849	NEW PA CABINET SECRETARY ON GAZA RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Newly-appointed Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet Secretary Hassan Abu-Libdeh said on May 21 that any new programs for Gaza recovery should come as PA initiatives, stressed that the PA's top priority for Gaza is to secure donor funding to support its plan for Gaza, and cautioned [...]	2009-05-22 15:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM PREL PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM852	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/26): PALESTINIANS: NO [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 11:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM853	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/27): PALESTINIANS: "MEEK U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 09:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM856	JENIN SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS LURE BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Herbawi Home Center ) a first-of-its-kind home appliance superstore in the West Bank ) held a grand opening in Jenin on May 21. Company owners and local government officials say the investment was made possible by security gains in the city over the past two years. Owners [...]	2009-05-27 13:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD KWBG IS PINR
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 14:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM859	EAST JERUSALEM SETTLEMENT "NOF ZION" ON THE [...] (C) Summary. Residential units in the Nof Zion settlement in the Jabal Mukabbir neighborhood of East Jerusalem are not selling and the builder is in serious financial difficulty. According to the developer, prospective buyers of the high-end apartments were "uncomfortable" with Nof Zion's [...]	2009-05-28 13:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM861	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/28): "WHAT OBAMA'S PROMISES [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 13:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM868	FATAH 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 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM869	PA SET TO BORROW ITS WAY PAST ANOTHER PAYDAY [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Finance officials claim that a new round of borrowing from commercial banks will allow the PA to pay civil servant salaries in the first week of June. Other than the monthly transfer from Brussels, PA officials report only small amounts of [...]	2009-05-28 15:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	ECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM870	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/01): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM OVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM871	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/01): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM OVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 14:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM872	WEST BANK TENSIONS RISE FOLLOWING PA AND IDF [...] (C) Summary. Two security incidents have increased tension in the West Bank. The IDF killed Hamas militant 'Abd al-Majid Dudin near Hebron on May 28. Also, in the early morning of May 31, three Palestinian Authority security forces (PASF) officers, two Hamas militants, and an unarmed Hama [...]	2009-06-01 14:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM874	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/02): PALESTINIANS: GIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 09:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM876	SETTLERS 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 15:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM878	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/03): PALESTINIAN ANTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 08:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM886	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/04): "THE STRATEGIC AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 11:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM888	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/05): DEEP PALESTINIAN CONCERN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 10:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM889	HAMAS FORCED TO COMPENSATE VICTIMS OF [...] (SBU) Summary. A collapsed Ponzi scheme linked to the tunnel trade has cost Gazans an estimated USD 200m, caused political problems for Hamas, and forced Hamas to agree to partially compensate victims for their losses. Hamas officials have been forced to defend their reaction to the crisis [...]	2009-06-05 10:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PTER ETRD PREL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM89	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/09): "SAVING GAZA TO SAVE THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 11:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM890	JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (06/05): OVERWHELMINGLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 11:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM891	FATAH PLC MEMBERS JOIN FAYYAD'S GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) More than two weeks after swearing in the new Fayyad government (reftel),Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) swore in two additional ministers from the Fatah PLC bloc on Thursday, June 4. Their addition to the cabinet, after the last-minute "boycott" of the [...]	2009-06-05 11:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM892	SETTLERS 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 12:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM893	PA 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 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER MOPS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM894	GOI COMMITTEE APPROVES PLAN FOR 200-ROOM HOTEL IN [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli Ministry of Interior (MOI) on June 2 approved a plan for a 200-room hotel in the Wadi Joz neighborhood of East Jerusalem, which will involve the demolition of a Palestinian wholesale market and kindergarten. The approval was welcomed by the Jerusalem Municipality, [...]	2009-06-05 14:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM895	IDF 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 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM896	IDF EASES ACCESS THROUGH THREE WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 3, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eased access through three West Bank checkpoints, two around Ramallah and one north of Nablus. ConGen officers verified on June 5 that some infrastructure has been removed at the two Ramallah-area checkpoints, one of which controls the [...]	2009-06-05 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM897	PALESTINIANS 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 15:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS PTER KISL
09JERUSALEM898	HEBRONITES LAY OUT PRIORITIES TO EASE MOVEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Hebron's Mayor and business leaders told ConGenOffs that GOI restrictions on movement and access continue to stifle the city, particularly in Hebron's Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque/Cave of Machpela area. Though two key road obstacle removals last year facilitated commercial [...]	2009-06-08 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM899	ONE 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 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS CASC
09JERUSALEM900	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/08): PALESTINIANS: WAITING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 07:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM91	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 9, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the passage of a UNSCR calling for a cease-fire, the IDF maintained its positions on January 9 and continued operations in northern Gaza and around Khan Yunis, generally on the outskirts of urban areas. IAF and Israeli naval strikes targeted northern Gaza and some ar [...]	2009-01-09 12:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS IS
09JERUSALEM945	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/09): PALESTINIANS: NEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 08:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM965	NEW 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 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM966	SALFIT 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 14:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL SENV IS KISL KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM97	ICRC 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 17:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM MOPS ICRC KWBG KPAL IS GZ PREF
09JERUSALEM970	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/10): "ISRAELI INTERESTS ARE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 09:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM971	JERUSALEM 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 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM975	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/11): PALESTINIANS: ISRAELI [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 09:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM98	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 9 [...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 9 and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station was closed. Movement of fuel and aid shipments in Gaza is severely limited, given UNRWA and ICRC's suspension of movement following lethal incidents involving the IDF (septel). Most of Gaza homes re [...]	2009-01-09 18:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD CASC IS
09JERUSALEM99	PA KEEPS A LID ON WEST BANK DEMONSTRATIONS, NO [...] (S) SUMMARY. Demonstrations took place across the West Bank on January 9, with 43 reported injuries. Hamas condemned PA public order efforts and called for more protests. PM Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on January 9 that PASF has standing orders to prevent violence and confrontations [...]	2009-01-09 18:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PTER ASEC PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM994	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/12): PALESTINIANS: END [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 10:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09KUWAIT258	DEMARCHE 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 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV EAID PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KU
09KUWAIT401	NON-PAPER DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF [...] On April 22, Econoff delivered reftel nonpaper on financial accountability and transparency measures by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Ahmed Baqer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arab World Department and stressed the PA's need for budget assistance. Baqer said that improvement on these [...]	2009-04-26 08:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS KW
09KUWAIT927	KUWAITI 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 11:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER KU
09LISBON109	PORTUGUESE 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 13:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM PO
09LISBON184	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 13:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN PO
09LJUBLJANA18	DEMARCHE: ALERTING ARAB CAPITALS TO U.S.-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 15:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG IS SI
09LJUBLJANA42	SLOVENIA 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 15:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EFIN PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG SI
09LJUBLJANA75	SLOVENIA 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 13:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EFIN PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG SI
09LONDON1806	UK 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 15:34:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER UK
09LONDON2697	UK FOREIGN OFFICE ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] (C//NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on December 1 to discuss Israel's recently announced settlement moratorium and USG support for the return to negotiations as outlined ref A. The UK shares the USG's desire to return to negoti [...]	2009-12-03 15:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS KPAL PREL KWBG
09MADRID1158	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay, stressing U.S. commitment to resumption of negotiations leading to a two-state solution. Ucelay said that Spain hoped that during Special Envoy Mitchell's next regional swing that the parties wou [...]	2009-12-03 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG EAID IS SP
09MADRID178	SPAIN'S EFFORTS SUPPORTING MARCH 2 GAZA DONOR'S [...] Per reftel demarche, sources at the Spanish MFA have said that FM Moratinos spoke recently with Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni, telling them that Spain will cooperate with new Israeli administration as soon as a coalition government is formed. Spain will continue its focus on multilateral [...]	2009-02-19 17:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SP
09MADRID39	SPAIN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED URGING IMMEDIATE SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 13:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SP
09MANAMA100	BAHRAIN'S FM TO ATTEND MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM [...] (SBU) CDA discussed reftel with MFA U/S Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa February 18. Shaikh Abdulaziz said Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa would attend the March 2 Sharm Al-Shaikh conference on Gaza relief. The FM would announce new Bahraini assistance still to be determined, [...]	2009-02-19 12:31:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG EFIN PHUM BA
09MANAMA14	BAHRAIN: KING CALLS FOR SUMMIT ON GAZA [...] (U) Bahrain's King Hamad called for an Arab-Islamic summit to address the Gaza situation if it was not possible to convene an Arab summit. His statement reiterated support for Egyptian-French efforts. Bahrain's government news agency released the statement the evening of January 8, before [...]	2009-01-09 07:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KISL BA
09MANAMA150	BAHRAIN: GCC ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 16:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM BA
09MANAMA183	BAHRAIN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS AHEAD OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told A/DCM on March 26 that Bahrain shared USG concerns about maintaining commitment to the Quartet principles and not undermining the Arab Peace Initiative. Currently, King Hamad plans to attend the Doha Summit, but developments [...]	2009-03-26 13:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG KPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM AL SU XF
09MANAMA19	BAHRAIN: MORE ON PROPOSED ISLAMIC SUMMIT ON GAZA; [...] (C) Summary: MFA says Bahrain did not coordinate with others in advance of the King's call for an Arab -- or Islamic -- summit , and claimed that an impending visit by an Iranian envoy is not connected. End summary. 2. (C) Two senior MFA officials -- Ministerial advisor Saeed Al Faih [...]	2009-01-11 14:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KISL BA
09MANAMA23	BAHRAINI PARLIAMENT'S SYMBOLIC VOTE AGAINST U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Reflecting Bahrainis' strong feelings over Gaza, the elected chamber of Bahrain's parliament called on other Arab parliaments to work together to close all U.S. military bases in the region. End summary. 2. (SBU) Members of Bahrain's elected lower house of parliament, usual [...]	2009-01-14 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KWBG BA
09MANAMA236	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL [...] (SBU) Bahrain is eager to see the Obama administration,s peacemaking efforts succeed, and your visit April 20 will be big news here. King Hamad will receive you at his palace in Safariyah, joined by Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad, and others. Ambassador Ereli, who is nearing [...]	2009-04-17 16:10:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL KWBG KPAL TU IS BA
09MANAMA24	DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) CDA conveyed reftel demarche to MFA Under Secretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa in a meeting the morning of January 14. CDA emphasized that diplomatic activity that undermined Egypt's efforts would only delay an end to Gaza hostilities. 2. (C) Shaikh Abdulaziz bemoaned Qatar's c [...]	2009-01-14 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG AL BA
09MANAMA26	BAHRAIN: IRANIAN ENVOY ON GAZA [...] (U) Iranian Minister of Culture Mahmoud Hussein Safar-Harandi visited Bahrain briefly January 14, and delivered to King Hamad a message on Gaza. (According to media reports, several Iranian envoys are touring the region and Europe with similar messages.) Safar-Harandi also met with local me [...]	2009-01-15 09:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IR BA
09MANAMA33	BAHRAIN: U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] (C) Per reftel, CDA informed Bahrain's MFA Friday morning, January 16, that the U.S. intended to sign an MOU with Israel to address the problem of weapons transfers to terrorists in Gaza. Shaikh Abdulaziz undertook to brief the foreign minister immediately, and asked that we share any detai [...]	2009-01-16 08:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM ASEC IS BA
09MANAMA701	BAHRAINI FM TO HALE ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, DECEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 11:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS PA BA
09MANAMA714	BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND A/S [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 14:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MARR IS PA IZ IR BA
09MANAMA715	BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 14:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MARR UNGA IS PA IZ IR TU BA
09MEXICO451	MEXICO ON THE UPCOMING MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 18:43:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG MX
09MEXICO577	MEXICO TO MAKE MODEST CONTRIBUTION TO SHAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 18:28:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG MX
09MONTEVIDEO6	EAC MONTEVIDEO CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY POSTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Per Reftel, On January 5, 2008, in response to a demonstration against the Israeli Embassy in Uruguay, AmEmbassy Montevideo, Uruguay convened an EAC. In attendance at the EAC were the DCM, ARSO, PAO, POL, ODC, DAO, RAO, MSG, FMO, and MGMT. 2. (S/NF) The EAC has no reason t [...]	2009-01-08 16:22:00	Embassy Montevideo	SECRET	ASEC CASC IS KWBG PREL PTER UY
09MOSCOW2238	GOR PLANS $10 MILLION DONATION TO PALESTINIAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel letter to Aleksandr Nikolayevich Rudakov, Palestine Desk Senior Counselor from the MFA's Middle East and North Africa Department. Rudakov stated that, in March, Russia pledged a $10 million biannual donation to the Palestinian Authority (PA),but he also admitted that [...]	2009-08-28 13:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV OPDC PREL IS RS
09MOSCOW464	MFA ASKS HOW CAN WE AID GAZA WITHOUT INVOLVING [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on February 25 to MFA Counselor for Israel and Palestine Aleksandr Rudokov, who said that Russia recognized the importance of the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh to address the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people, but previous commitments could [...]	2009-02-25 14:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG RS
09MUSCAT1069	OMAN: ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador presented the demarche on Israel's Settlement Moratorium to the Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs on December 6. The FM replied that Israel will not stop settlement building, as it views the land as Israeli, not Palestinian. He also was convinced that [...]	2009-12-07 12:57:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS MU
09MUSCAT13	OMAN BLASTS UN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR FAILING TO [...] (C) Summary: Convoking resident ambassadors of UN Security Council member nations, Oman's foreign minister excoriated the Council for failing to enact a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza without preconditions and equated its inaction with the condoning of the killing of innocent [...]	2009-01-05 15:58:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UN MU
09MUSCAT154	OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER GIVES HIS LATEST TAKE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Recounting his meeting in Damascus with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that he believes Hamas is ready to agree to a renewable ceasefire and to join the political process to help achieve a final Is [...]	2009-03-02 13:22:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IZ AF MU
09MUSCAT19	OMAN DENOUNCES ISRAEL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary General of Oman's foreign ministry harshly criticized "Israeli aggression" in Gaza and the alleged inaction of the UN Security Council and international community to stop the killing of Palestinians in a January 7 assembly of the local diplomatic corps. He stated [...]	2009-01-07 13:32:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG ECON EFIN KCRM MOPS MU
09MUSCAT27	OMANI PROTESTS AGAINST EVENTS IN GAZA TAKE [...] (C) Summary: More demonstrations against Israeli actions in Gaza took place in three separate Omani cities the afternoon of January 9. While remaining peaceful, protesters - some of whom displayed signs of support for Hamas and/or Hizballah - burned Israeli flags and increasingly turned thei [...]	2009-01-11 12:54:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPAL KPAO KWBG MU
09MUSCAT333	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 12:46:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS KPAL KWBG IR IZ AF PK MU
09MUSCAT345	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO MUSCAT [...] (C) Senator Mitchell: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman, one of our oldest friends in the region. Sultan Qaboos is looking forward to your visit and to meeting with you. You will find the Sultan an engaging interlocutor. He is an intellectual whose interests range from sustai [...]	2009-04-18 17:28:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG IR IS MU
09MUSCAT35	OMANI AND CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTERS CALL FOR IMMEDIATE END [...] (U) The Chinese Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, arrived in Muscat January 12 for a brief overnight visit to the Sultanate. According to local media, Jiechi met with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Bu [...]	2009-01-14 12:32:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG CH MU
09MUSCAT37	OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER PREVIEWS PROPOSED ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche January 14 to Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. The Minister explained that the proposed emergency Arab League (AL) meeting in Kuwait was not meant to undermine Egyptian efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza, but rat [...]	2009-01-14 13:42:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG ECON MU
09MUSCAT40	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 12:54:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MARR KWBG IS MU
09MUSCAT55	ASSESSMENT OF OMANI GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO LOCAL IRE OVER [...] (C) Summary: The Omani government's response to events in Gaza indicates an increasing awareness of and concern about public opinion. By permitting numerous demonstrations and media content outside the bounds of official positions on Egypt and Hamas, the government has given freer rein to po [...]	2009-01-21 14:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO KWBG MU
09MUSCAT6	OMANIS CONTINUE PROTESTS AGAINST ISRAELI ACTIONS [...] (C) Following smaller peaceful protests on December 28 against Israeli air strikes in Gaza (reftel),a large demonstration denouncing Israel took place January 2 outside the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat following afternoon prayers. The Royal Oman Police (ROP) estimated the number of [...]	2009-01-05 10:52:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV KPAL KWBG MU
09MUSCAT93	EGYPTIAN COM CONFIRMS OMANI GOVERNMENT CONCERN OVER PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: According to the Egyptian ambassador to Muscat, the Omani government facilitated recent public protests over the situation in Gaza to let both Omanis and expatriate residents vent their anger. The Egyptian COM also confirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) had set-up [...]	2009-02-03 14:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG MU
09MUSCAT995	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OMANI MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] (S) The Ambassador was called into the MFA today to meet with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi (YbA) to hear Omani criticism of the U.S. position concerning Israeli settlements in occupied territory as announced by Secretary Clinton, following her recently-conclu [...]	2009-11-02 13:45:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PREL KWBG KPAL IS MU
09NEWDELHI332	INDIA TO PARTICIPATE IN SHARM AL-SHEIK CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff on February 18 conveyed reftel points to MEA Deputy Secretary of West Asia and North Africa Division, Suhil Khan, informing the GOI of U.S. intention to make a pledge of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian Authority at the Sharm al-Sheikh March 2 conference and encouraging [...]	2009-02-23 09:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IN
09NICOSIA142	CYPRIOT PLANS FOR SHARM AL-SHEIKH DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 15:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM GZ CY
09OSLO114	PART II: RISING NORWEGIAN ANTI-SEMITISM AFFECTING [...] (C) Summary: Anti-Semitism in Norway, and the expression of anti-Semitic comments, has increased since the Gaza war. The small Norwegian Jewish community is wary of being targeted, and "Jew" has become more popular as an epithet. While the issue of anti-Semitism is frequently debated in the me [...]	2009-02-13 14:48:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KWBG SOCI PREL PGOV PINR IS NO
09OSLO126	NORWAY'S PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Egypt invited Norway to co-chair the March 2 conference and FM Jonas Gahr Stoere has accepted. Norway's thoughts are very much in line with the U.S. perspectives outlined in reftel. FM Stoere will participate in the conference in his capacity as head of the AHLC donor coordination mechan [...]	2009-02-24 06:35:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG NO

09OSLO179	NORWEGIANS HAPPY WITH SHARM EL-SHEIK INROADS, [...] (C) Summary: The GON found the conference in Sharm el-Sheik both constructive and surprisingly positive in tone, and hopes it will help bring Arab and Gulf donors deeper into the AHLC framework. Norway continues to emphasize the structural importance of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Gaza, [...]	2009-03-19 10:48:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER NO
09OSLO8	NORWAY PROMISES BUDGET SUPPORT FOR PA WITHIN THE [...] (C) Ingrid Schoyen, Assistant Director General of the Mid-East Section of the MFA told poloff, in response to reftel demarche, that Norway would, within this week, release the 228 million kroner (approx $33 million) Norway pledged to the Palestinian Authority at the Paris donors' conference. S [...]	2009-01-06 14:46:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM NO
09OTTAWA132	CANADIAN FM LIKELY AT SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director General for the Middle East and Magreb Kerry Buck, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon is likely to participate in the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheik but has not made a final decision. She indicated t [...]	2009-02-23 19:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL KWBG CA EG
09PARIS1642	GUIDANCE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 17:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL KWBG PREL IS FR
09PARIS265	FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary. On February 20, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed four agenda items for the February General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting: Afghanistan, the Middle East peace process, the Western Balkans, [...]	2009-02-20 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KPAL KWBG IS BK MW SR AF KV FR
09PARIS375	FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: BALKANS, BELARUS, SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: The EU's March 16-17 General Affairs Council will focus on economic stimulus measures and preparation for the March 19-20 European Council rather than external relations, according to Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Office. In a Marc [...]	2009-03-13 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG EUN FR BK MW BO SU IS
09PARIS463	THE FRENCH ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: [...] (C) Key points: -- President Sarkozy and FM Kouchner see no alternative to Palestinian reconciliation. France will likely find a way to engage with a Palestinian unity government even if that means breaking consensus within the EU; -- In the French view, demanding that Hamas formally acc [...]	2009-03-27 16:51:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EUN FR IS
09PARIS586	FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: CROATIA, BURMA, MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed the April General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting's discussions on Croatia, Burma, the Middle East, Sri Lanka, follow-up from the U.S.-EU Summit [...]	2009-04-24 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KPAL KWBG HR BM IS GZ WE CE UP MD
09PARISFR1454	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: CULTURE COMMISSION [...] The 35th session of UNESCO's General Conference was held in Paris October 5-23. This is the first in a series of messages which will report on the deliberations of the seven General Conference Commissions. 2. Summary. The Culture Commission of UNESCO's 35th General Conference met October [...]	2009-10-29 14:56:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL UNESCO AJ AM IS JO KWBG
09PARISFR200	GAZA RELIEF EFFORTS AT UNESCO BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Promising to coordinate closely with UN system sister agencies, UNESCO held an information meeting on February 6 to lay out its plans to lend assistance in Gaza, concentrating on education but also including protection of journalists. Fundraising for Gaza relief efforts will be [...]	2009-02-10 09:36:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL PHUM MARR KWBG KAWC IS
09PARISFR201	IO ACTING A/S WARLICK'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH UNESCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Director-General (DG) Matsuura and IO Acting A/S Warlick discussed on February 6 ways in which UNESCO could reach out and engage the new U.S. Administration, with the DG considering invitations to First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden. Acting A/S Warlick warned that figures [...]	2009-02-10 09:51:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL AORC KWBG ZL
09PARISFR211	MUGHRABI GATE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Tension over Middle East issues is high at UNESCO, due in part to the emotions aroused by the Gaza conflict. Deputy Director General Barbosa feels this will make it all the harder to manage the Mughrabi Gate issue (reftel). There has been no change in the situation since the is [...]	2009-02-11 14:55:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
09PARISFR319	JERUSALEM TAKES DECISION ON MUGHRABI GATE [...] (C) Summary: The Jerusalem Planning Commission has taken a decision approving design plans for the reconstruction of the Mughrabi Gate, according to Israel's Ambassador to UNESCO. While appeals to the High Court in Israel are possible, the decision, once made public, will guarantee the start [...]	2009-03-04 17:09:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
09PARISFR76	GAZA/JERUSALEM DOMINATE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD INFORMATION [...] Summary: Middle East issues dominated the information session for Executive Board members held by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura on January 16. Arab states repeatedly urged Matsuura to be more active in protecting educational and cultural facilities in Gaza. The latter undertook to [...]	2009-01-20 15:32:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO PREL KWBG IS EG JO
09PARISFR766	MUGHRABI GATE: FROM UNESCO'S EXECUTIVE BOARD TO THE SEVILLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ARAB STATES ARE LIKELY TO RAISE ONCE AGAIN AT THE JUNE 22-30 WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEETING IN SEVILLE ISRAEL'S PLAN TO RECONSTRUCT THE ASCENT TO THE MUGHRABI GATE ON JERUSLAEM'S TEMPLE MOUNT. THE DECISION ADOPTED AT UNESCO'S APRIL 2009 EXECUTIVE BOARD REQUESTS THAT THE DESIGN [...]	2009-06-09 13:06:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
09PRAGUE338	PART 1: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU),in partnership with the upcoming Swedish Presidency, hosted the eighth in a [...]	2009-06-17 11:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE339	PART 2: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU),[...]	2009-06-17 14:05:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE348	CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 338 -- PART 1: U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 338 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidenc [...]	2009-06-23 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE350	PART 2: CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 339 - U.S.-EU [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 339 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague [...]	2009-06-23 14:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE38	CZECH REPUBLIC COMMENTS ON GAZA [...] (SBU) Emboff spoke with Ambassador Josef Koutsky of the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department on January 15 and again on January 16. Koutsky noted that Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg has been highly engaged in reaching out to his counterparts to advance efforts to attain a sustainable ce [...]	2009-01-20 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PARM KWBG PHUM IS EZ PREL
09RABAT181	MOROCCAN KING PROTESTS ISRAELI EVICTIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: King Mohammed VI, as chair of the Jerusalem Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),has written to President Obama and other leaders asking them to press Israel to halt plans to demolish 88 Arab homes and evict 1,500 Palestinians in the area near the Al [...]	2009-03-03 13:13:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC KISL KWBG KPAL IS MO
09RABAT21	MOROCCO: PROTESTS CONTINUE OVER GAZA [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of the massive demonstration against Israeli actions in Gaza that took place in Rabat on January 4th, estimated to have numbered between 50 and 100 thousand Moroccans, there have been sporadic but smaller demonstrations throughout the country over the last week. The [...]	2009-01-09 18:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS ASEC KPAL KWBG MO
09RABAT290	MOROCCO,S ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Senator Mitchell, we warmly welcome your proposed trip to Morocco. King Mohammed VI and his government are anxious to exchange ideas with you. Morocco can play an important, if secondary, role in the Middle East Peace Process. The Government of Morocco (GOM) is supportive of [...]	2009-04-06 18:36:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG IS MO
09RABAT355	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY FUNDING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Polcouns conveyed reftel USG views on supporting the Palestinian Authority (PA) on April 22, to Lahcen Saile of the Regional Arab Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said he would convey the points to Inspector General Azeroual, MFA Middle East head. Econoff also d [...]	2009-04-27 13:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV KWBG MO IS
09RABAT38	AS GAZA VIOLENCE CONTINUES, KING MOHAMMED VI [...] (C) Summary: During farewell calls on Prime Minister El Fassi and Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri on January 14 and 15, respectively, we discussed Gaza. The Ambassador went over the five key points in reftel, and the Foreign Minister said that the GOM agreed on all five. The Foreign Minister a [...]	2009-01-15 16:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL AL MO
09RABAT5	100,000 IN RABAT PROTEST GAZA ATTACKS; GOM LEADS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Perhaps 100,000 or more protesters gathered peacefully in Rabat on January 4, to condemn what they called &the Israeli aggression against Gaza.8 Protesters included top leaders from government, parliament, major political parties and civil society, with heavy participation by s [...]	2009-01-05 13:35:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINS ASEC KPAL KWBG MO
09RABAT6	MOROCCAN FM STAYING IN NEW YORK TO GET GAZA [...] (C) MFA COS Bourita (protect) told Polcouns this afternoon that FM Fassi Fihri was in New York with the Arab FM delegation, led by Saudi FM el Faisal. They were about to go into a meeting with the SYG. Bourita said the Arab Group was seeking an UNSC resolution which would produce an immedia [...]	2009-01-05 18:05:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG UNSC MO
09RABAT67	MOROCCO CLOSES EMBASSY IN CARACAS, BUT CHAVEZ GAZA [...] (C) Venezuela's decision to appoint an Ambassador to the POLISARIO's self-declared government-in-exile in Tindouf prompted Rabat to close its Embassy in Caracas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Director Fouad Yazorh confirmed to PolCouns on January 15. An MFA press release that da [...]	2009-01-23 08:38:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG VE WI MO
09RABAT946	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 16:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGPV PNAT KPAL KWBG MO IS XF
09RIGA100	LATVIA PLANS TO ATTEND SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 14:12:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER EFIN LG
09RIGA136	LATVIA TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION TO 19 GAZAN CHILDREN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 12:47:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN LG
09RIGA38	LATVIA WILL SUPPORT EU CONCENSUS ON US-ISRAEL MOU [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 14:02:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS LG
09RIYADH112	SAUDIS PREPARE TO CROSS PRODUCTION RUBICON BUT [...] (C) Key points ---------- -- Saudi Oil Minister announced a significant oil production cut that might bring production below 8 million barrels per day for the first time in years. -- The Foreign Minister reiterated earlier the Kingdom's policy that oil exports will not be used as a wea [...]	2009-01-14 15:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV KWBG KBCT SA
09RIYADH1300	SAUDI FUND DISCUSSES GAZA RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) The GCC recently settled on a mechanism for providing Gaza with the roughly $1.6 billion in aid that GCC countries pledged for reconstruction efforts in January. They will start with a first tranche of projects worth $160 million which will be selected in late October. The money for these [...]	2009-09-30 15:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KWBG PREL SA IS
09RIYADH1455	OVERVIEW OF SAUDI AND GCC FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. Summary ------- 2. (C) The Saudi Fund for Development is heavily involved in assistance to Africa, working in a broad range of countries on projects in agriculture, education, and health. They are interested in moving forward on t [...]	2009-11-02 14:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KWBG SA
09RIYADH1677	IDB ADVISOR DISCUSSES AID TO GAZA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. Summary ------- 2. (C) The Islamic Development Bank (IDB),recently made responsible for overseeing the GCC's $1.6 billion in foreign assistance for the reconstruction of Gaza, is studying what projects are feasible, but has yet to start a [...]	2009-12-28 14:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL KWBG GCC SA GZ
09RIYADH192	CALLS FOR ANTI-AMERICAN BOYCOTT CONTINUE, MIXED [...] (C) Summary: Despite the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Saudi public anger over perceived U.S. support for Israel's military actions in Gaza continues to simmer, and a grassroots campaign to boycott U.S. products remains ongoing for the moment, particularly among the youth population. [...]	2009-01-31 07:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KWBG KBCT KPAL SA IS
09RIYADH220	DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMMEDIATE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Saudi MFA Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs Dr. Prince Turki bin Muhammad bin Saud Al Kabeer. The Prince noted that FM Saud Al-Faisal was in Cairo for consultations with the Egyptian government [...]	2009-02-02 17:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM
09RIYADH232	WHITHER THE SAUDIS AFTER SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 14:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL SA IS IR
09RIYADH355	SAUDIS SEPARATE GAZA RECONSTRUCTION FROM PA SUPPORT [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) A February 22 meeting of GCC foreign and finance ministers in Riyadh Gaza decided to establish a "common program for the reconstruction of Gaza open to all Arab countries" in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah. -- (U) Program funds will be given d [...]	2009-02-25 05:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG GCC SA EG SY
09RIYADH362	PALESTINE EMBASSY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT SEPARATING [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Palestine Embassy in Riyadh Counselor Karaki (protect) told Post February 25 that his embassy does not see the GCC decision to separate Gaza reconstruction from Palestinian Authority (PA) financing as evidence of diminished Saudi or GCC support for the PA. -- (C) Kara [...]	2009-02-25 16:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG SA GCC
09RIYADH373	SAUDIS FOCUS ON PALESTINIAN UNITY [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Saudi FM Prince Saud al-Faisal assured Amb. Fraker March 1 that Saudi Arabia did not intend to arrive at the Sharm el-Sheikh conference with a predetermined position on Gaza reconstruction funding mechanisms. -- (C) However, the Prince also spoke at length and with so [...]	2009-03-01 15:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG SA NO
09RIYADH407	MEETING WITH SAUDI FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 24, 2009, U.S. Embassy and Treasury officials met with H. E. Yousef Al-Bassem, Vice Governor and Managing Director of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD),and discussed a variety of issues with regard to the provision of humanitarian and developmental aid. U.S. and Sa [...]	2009-03-10 13:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KTFN KWBG SA
09RIYADH447	COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISER BRENNANâ€™S MEETING WITH [...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Saudi King Abdullah welcomed White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, S/WCI Ambassador Williamson, and Ambassador Fraker to his private palace March 15 for a 90-minute discussion focused on U.S. Saudi-relations, counterterrorism cooperation, the Yemeni Guantanamo Bay det [...]	2009-03-22 10:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PTER KWBG SA AF IN PK IR IZ
09RIYADH488	MARCH 12 ARAB 'QUAD' MEETING IN RIYADH [...] (C) Egyptian DCM Kassam (protect) provided Post with a readout March 24 of the March 12 Saudi/Egypt/Syria/Kuwait 'mini-summit' in Riyadh, and made the following KEY POINTS: -- (C) The purpose of the meeting was to cement Arab unity in advance of the Doha Arab League summit. -- (C) Sy [...]	2009-03-30 13:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SA EG SY KWBG
09RIYADH490	DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (SBU) DCM presented reftel demarche on the Doha Arab League summit in a March 24 meeting with Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations Ambassador Dr. Khalid Jindan, and again in a March 25 meeting with MFA Director for UN Affairs Adnan al-Baghdadi. 2. (C) DCM made [...]	2009-03-30 13:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF
09RIYADH504	BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (U) Reftel requested Post to inform host governments about the need for continued budget support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). 2. (C) DCM conveyed reftel message to Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations Khalid al-Jindan on April 1. Al-Jindan, who was traveling to th [...]	2009-04-01 14:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER SA
09RIYADH71	GRASSROOTS BOYCOTT OF AMERICAN GOODS GAINING [...] (SBU) -- A grassroots campaign to boycott U.S. goods and franchises, with the notable exception of automobiles and hotels, is gaining ground in the Kingdom. -- This campaign is bolstered by endorsements from local and foreign Islamic scholars. -- Comment: This campaign is broader than sim [...]	2009-01-12 14:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN KWBG KBCT KPAL SA IS
09RIYADH859	SAG PROVIDES ACCOUNT OF PA BUDGET ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, the SAG provided a non-paper describing their budget assistance to the Palestinian Authority over the past seven years. The text of the non-paper follows: Saudi Arabia's Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian People (2002 - 2009) PA Budget [...]	2009-06-30 12:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KWBG SA IZ
09RIYADH985	TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER MEETS WITH SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: On July 14, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. They discussed issues of mutual interest, including recovery of the global economy, the riyal-dollar peg, illicit finance, cooperation at the G-20 and IMF, an [...]	2009-07-30 12:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV PREL KTFN KWBG SA
09RIYADH986	TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER MEETS WITH KING [...] (S) Summary: On July 14, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited Saudi Arabia and met with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Yanbu, discussing a broad range of topics including commitment to the dollar, the global economic crisis, illicit finance, Israel-Palestine issues, and the G-2 [...]	2009-07-30 12:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV PREL KTFN KWBG SA
09RIYADH987	JEDDAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY HOSTS [...] (U) Summary: In his July 14 visit to Saudi Arabia, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner led a roundtable discussion and delivered a speech at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). He discussed the economic downturn and measures taken to stem the crisis, sharing his outlook for t [...]	2009-07-30 12:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PREL KTFN KWBG SA
09ROME314	ITALY CONFIRMS PLEDGE OF $100M FOR GAZA, BUT ONLY [...] (C) Summary: Responding to reftel demarche, Antonello De Riu of the Italian MFA confirmed Italy's pledge of $100m (79m Euros) in aid for Gaza, to be spent over three or four years, though he cited two problems that could result in the pledge not being met: Italian "over engagement" and the l [...]	2009-03-17 15:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN
09ROME417	ITALIAN FM'S TRIP TO LEBANON AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini conducted a two-day visit to Lebanon and Syria, where he found both governments openly positive about the new U.S. administration's policies and suggested this emergence of optimism provides an opportunity to make progress on the Middle East Peac [...]	2009-04-09 16:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IT
09ROME42	ITALY: FRATTINI PLANS MID-EAST MISSION, GOI [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 18:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL EU IS EG SY IT
09ROME521	ISRAELI FM LIEBERMAN REWARDS ITALY'S FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary. On a May 4-5 visit to Rome, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met separately with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, as well as Rome's mayor and the leadership of its tiny Jewish community. With Berlusconi and Frattini, Lieberman stre [...]	2009-05-08 06:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL EU IS IT
09ROME592	FM FRATTINI ABRUPTLY CANCELS TEHRAN VISIT [...] (C) Summary. FM Franco Frattini abruptly canceled his May 20-21 visit to Tehran when Iran insisted on a meeting with President Ahmadi-Nejad in Semnan, the location of the May 20 missile launch. Frattini had intended to meet with Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki to discuss Iranian participation [...]	2009-05-21 16:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IT IR
09ROME60	ITALIANS HAVE NO SUBSTANTIVE COMMENT ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 16:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS IT
09ROME925	SECRETARY'S LETTER ON SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] The Embassy delivered the Secretary's letter regarding support for the Palestinian Authority to Foreign Minister Frattini on August 4. Following delivery of the Secretary's letter, EconOff contacted Counselor Guglielmo Giordano and Antonello De Riu, in the Office of Italian Foreign Assistance [...]	2009-08-12 07:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PREL IT
09SANAA784	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-25 13:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS YM
09SOFIA7	BULGARIA SUPPORTS EU POSITION ON GAZA CRISIS [...] (SBU) Bulgaria supports the European Union's (EU) position on the Gaza Crisis and calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire, humanitarian aid, and the stepping up of the peace process. According to MFA contacts, Bulgaria's deep concern over the crisis was highlighted by the MFA's Dece [...]	2009-01-09 07:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG BU
09STATE114116	ACCEPTABLE NOMENCLATURE FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 13:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09STATE117652	ENGAGING THE GOI ON PROCEDURES AT WEST BANK [...] (U) This message includes an action request for Embassy Tel Aviv in para 3. 2. Per reftel, the crossing procedures currently employed by the GOI,s Crossing Points Authority at the Jalameh crossing between Israel and the West Bank are inconsistent with prior practice at Jalameh and curren [...]	2009-11-13 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ODIP KREC KTIA ASEC EAID KWBG PREL IS
09STATE122214	GUIDANCE AND ACTION REQUEST: ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (U) On November 25, the Government of Israel (GOI) announced a 10-month moratorium on new settlement construction and new approvals in the West Bank. Following the announcement by the GOI, Secretary Clinton released a written state [...]	2009-11-27 21:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL PREL KWBG
09STATE14575	DEMARCHE: U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CONFERENCE, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The United States sees the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh as an opportunity for the international community to demonstrate unequivocal support for the Palestinian Authority (PA) and address the urgent humanitarian needs of [...]	2009-02-18 00:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG
09STATE27330	PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Summary: Posts should draw on the points in paragraph 4 when engaging host governments on Middle East peace and on host country policies toward any new Palestinian Authority (PA) government. The U.S. remains committed to the Quartet principles. End summary. 2. (C) Following Palestinia [...]	2009-03-20 23:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN
09STATE29399	BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: [...] Department appreciates the reporting that posts have provided in response to Refs A and B. Strengthening the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a credible negotiating partner with Israel is central to this Administration's foreign policy objective of advancing a two-state solution to the Israeli-P [...]	2009-03-26 20:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09STATE3120	DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) At the request of Qatar, the Arab League has called an Emergency Ministerial meeting on January 16 in Kuwait to discuss the situation in Gaza. This meeting of foreign ministers precedes the Kuwait- [...]	2009-01-13 00:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF
09STATE38607	REQUEST DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: RESPONDING TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Some Arab states have raised allegations of corruption and non-transparent governance as reasons not to provide direct budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) government of President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad [...]	2009-04-17 22:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS
09STATE39834	ISRAEL ASKS RUSSIAN DFM TO POSTPONE UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 21, PolOff met with Russian Embassy Political Counselor Alexey Skosyrev to discuss the recent visit to Israel by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov. Saltanov's main meetings were with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Lieberman, and National Secu [...]	2009-04-22 12:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG RU UN IS
09STATE41838	GUIDANCE: RUSSIAN DRAFT PRST ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to recommend changes to the Russian draft PRST provided reftel, so that the text matches that provided at para 2 below (note: a copy of this text showing tracked changes will be provided via e-mail). Mission should ensure that Russian counte [...]	2009-04-27 13:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL IS RS KWBG KPAL
09STATE43054	U.S. MESSAGES ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (SBU) The U.S. remains committed to comprehensive peace in the Middle East, including the two-state solution, and to an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict as soon as possible. To this end, Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell recently completed a 9-day trip to the Middle East and [...]	2009-04-28 23:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG AL EU RU IS
09STATE47394	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]	2009-05-09 00:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE48881	GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below as a basis for its participation in the discussion of the Gaza Board of Inquiry during Security Council consultations on May 13, 2009. USUN is also authorized at its discretion, either in the consulta [...]	2009-05-13 16:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL KWBG LY PREL UNSC
09STATE61779	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR NSF 1ST [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 15, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Â [...]	2009-06-15 20:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL KWBG PHUM JO IS
09STATE62387	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL LEAHY VETTING [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 16, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security service members listed below. Name: SALEH ABED ALRAHMAN ERSAN MAHAMMED DOB: 10/14/1989 POB: Jenin ID: 8525 [...]	2009-06-16 21:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAL KWBG JO IS
09STATE69191	REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FACTIONAL [...] (C) Department requests Embassy Cairo approach the Government of Egypt to obtain details about the most recent efforts to broker Palestinian reconciliation and why they were postponed. The U.S. shares the GOE's goal of enabling the Palestinian Authority (PA) to return to Gaza in a way that i [...]	2009-07-02 20:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG IS EG
09STATE72087	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING: SLC 4 [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 10, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name: SALEH ABED ALRAHMAN ERSAN MAHAMMED DOB: 10/14/1989 POB: Jenin ID: 852555606 [...]	2009-07-10 21:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAL KWBG PTER IS
09STATE75450	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 20, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name: RADWAN MOHAMMAD OTHMAN ABUHELOU DOB: 01/15/1952 POB: RAMALLAH ID: 410027742 N [...]	2009-07-20 18:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWBG PTER IS
09STATE82384	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR WEST [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 30, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. NAME: BILAL AHMMED IRSSAN JARRAR POB: Maithaloun DOB: 10/8/1970 ID #: 925436735 NAME: [...]	2009-08-07 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER KWBG IS
09STATE82397	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR INTEL [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 30, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name: AbedAzeez Ibrahim AbedRahman Labat DOB: 0/27/1975 POB: Qalqilia ID: 9000 [...]	2009-08-07 16:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER KWBG IS
09STATE82458	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR PSD [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 30, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name: MOHAMMAD IBRAHEM MOUSSA AMMER DOB: 10/4/1971 POB: Jenien ID: 972735583 Name: SA [...]	2009-08-07 18:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER KWBG IS
09STATE8722	DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMMEDIATE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy George Mitchell's trip to the region demonstrates the start of the Obama Administration's active U.S. engagement in the Middle East peace process. Empowering the Palestinian Authority (PA) is a focus of Mitchell's [...]	2009-01-30 20:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG
09STATE88787	REQUEST TO DELIVER LETTERS FROM THE SECRETARY TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Summary: On August 11, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced its intent to transfer $200 million in budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The transfer was completed on August 19. This level of support matches the U.S. gov [...]	2009-08-25 23:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV OPDC PREL IS
09STATE93770	MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO AUSTRALIAN FM [...] This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the letter in para 2 from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Smith in response to his August 26 correspondence. 2. Begin text of letter: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of August 26 and for taking new action to f [...]	2009-09-09 18:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PREL OPDC IS
09STATE98265	MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO NORWEGIAN [...] This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the letter in paragraph 2 from Secretary Clinton to FM Stoere in response to his September 15 incoming letter. There will be no signed original to follow. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of September 1 [...]	2009-09-22 16:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PREL IS OPDC
09STATE99831	PA INTEREST IN WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Requested, for Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and USTR/Geneva: Drawing on the points and background below, please respond to requests from host government and others for the U.S. position on efforts by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to secure full observer status in the Genera [...]	2009-09-25 00:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD USTR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09STOCKHOLM124	SWEDISH AID MINISTER CARLSSON TO ATTEND SHARM [...] Swedish MFA Desk Officer for the Middle East, Maria Velasco Ullenhag, told us February 23, that Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation, will represent Sweden at the Sharm conference on March 2. Sweden is still reviewing the amount it will pledge at the conference [...]	2009-02-23 12:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM476	SWEDISH COMMENTS ON JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 10:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG SENV PREL IS JO SW
09STOCKHOLM486	SWEDES HOPEFUL WORLD BANK AND JORDAN-ONLY WATER [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 12:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG SENV PREL JO SW
09TELAVIV100	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 13, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) As of 1700 local on January 13, 102 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, including 2 tankers of industrial diesel, were transferred into the Gaza Strip via Kerem Shalom. The Nahal Oz fuel terminal was closed today because of nearby military operations. The Karni crossing, open yesterday [...]	2009-01-13 16:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV104	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 14, 1200 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Operation Cast Lead continues with IDF troops moving forward, very slowly, towards the center of Gaza City as talks over a ceasefire, and its terms, continue. Approximately 20 rockets landed in southern Israel overnight, although there were no reports of any damage. Two rocke [...]	2009-01-14 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS CASC KWBG
09TELAVIV1041	GOI REJECTS COOPERATION WITH GOLDSTONE MISSION [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for UN and International Organizations Affairs Evyatar Manor told Pol Couns May 11 that the GOI has definitively decided not to cooperate with the Goldstone Mission to investigate allegations of war crimes during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. Manor stressed tha [...]	2009-05-11 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV106	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 13, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) Kerem Shalom was the only crossing open between Gaza and Israel on January 14, except for limited humanitarian evacuations through Erez. Kerem Shalom transferred 102 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, including three tankers of diesel destined for Gaza hospital generators. The GOI's [...]	2009-01-14 15:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1069	REP. WEXLER DISCUSSES NATO WITH ISRAELI NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Opinions vary widely within the GOI regarding an enhanced relationship with NATO. According to National Security Adviser Uzi Arad, there are those within PM Netanyahu's administration who view an enhanced relationship as a real opportunity, including FM Avigdor Lieberman. Others [...]	2009-05-13 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG KWBG IR UK IS
09TELAVIV1070	CODEL WEXLER'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM AYALON [...] (C) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler met with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on May 10. Looking toward PM Netanyahu's May 18 meeting with President Obama, Wexler advised that Netanyahu should support President Obama's engagement with Iran. Wexler said he was confident that the tw [...]	2009-05-13 13:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IR SA SY EG TU IS
09TELAVIV1125	MG SHAMNI REPRIMANDS KFIR BRIGADE COMMANDER FOR [...] (SBU) MG Gadi Shamni, commander of the IDF Central Command, publicly reprimanded the commander of the West Bank's Kfir Brigade, Col. Itai Virov, on May 19 for statements Col. Virov made to a military court in which he defended the use of violence when detaining Palestinian suspects. (Note: Th [...]	2009-05-20 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1138	GOI DEMARCHE ON PA LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) MFA Director General Yossi Gal convoked the Charge May 21 to deliver a demarche on the Palestinian Authority's letter of January 21 to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, in which the PA requested that the Prosecutor "extend his jurisdiction to cover claims against Israel" [...]	2009-05-21 13:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1141	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON STABILIZING GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV115	GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 15, 1230 - GAZA ON FIRE [...] Summary: (S//REL USA, ACGU) Israeli-fired artillery rounds struck a warehouse on the UNRWA compound in Gaza City between 0900 and 1000 local on January 15, sparking a fire that threatens fuel storage sites and wounding three. The Embassy has been in contact with IDF Southern Command to urge [...]	2009-01-15 11:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS PINS PINR KWBG EG IS KPAL CASC PHUM

09TELAVIV1163	GOI SAYS IT IS READY TO EVACUATE OUTPOSTS [...] (C) Since Prime Minister Netanyahu's May 18 meeting with POTUS, the GOI has publicly announced and demonstrated its intent to dismantle illegal West Bank outposts. On May 20, Ha'aretz reported that Minister of Defense Barak told the YESHA settlers council that the GOI was ready to evacuate ill [...]	2009-05-28 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1167	STABILIZING GAZA [...] (C) Ambassador met with Israeli MFA Director General Yossi Gal on May 27 to follow up on reftel, the main points of which we passed to MFA and the Prime Minister's Office on May 23 as a non-paper, given that GOI offices were closed for the weekend. Gal said he took as point of departure that t [...]	2009-05-28 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL EAID
09TELAVIV1176	NETANYAHU OFFICIALLY REJECTS U.S. POSITION ON [...] (U) On June 1, Israeli press reported that PM Netanyahu officially rejected the USG position against Israeli expansion of West Bank settlements, including construction to facilitate "natural growth." Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Netanyahu reportedly declared t [...]	2009-06-01 15:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1177	CODELS CASEY AND ACKERMAN MEET WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Post hosted two CODELS during the week of May 25: one from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by Senator Casey, the other from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs led by Congressman Ackerman. Both delegations met with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who conveyed similar [...]	2009-06-02 06:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS IR KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1184	CODELS ACKERMAN AND CASEY MEETINGS WITH PRIME [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Ackerman and Casey met separately May 26 and 27 with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The Prime Minister discussed his visit to Washington, focusing on his discussions of Iran, a regional approach in support of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and his approach to the P [...]	2009-06-02 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KNNP IR KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1191	WATER: GOI FEARS LACK OF PWA MAINTENANCE WILL [...] (SBU) Keying on the April 2009 World Bank Assessment of Restrictions on Palestinian Water Sector Development and in anticipation that water issues may be raised at the June 8-9 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting, Lt. Col. Uri Singer, COGAT Deputy Foreign Relations Head called in EconCouns [...]	2009-06-03 08:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV121	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 15, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) The Joint Coordination Room (JCR) convened a 9:30 meeting to introduce the newly appointed Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Yitzhak Herzog, to the diplomatic and international organizations communities in order to demonstrate the GOI's priority on maintaining humanitarian aid for Gazan [...]	2009-01-15 17:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1218	IDF WEST BANK COMMANDER SHAMNI BRIEFS THE [...] (C) Summary. Major General Gaddi Shamni, the commander of the IDF's Western Command, briefed the Ambassador June 4 on what he termed the development of relations of cooperation and mutual trust between his coammnd and the PA Security Forces at all levels over the past year. Shamni described [...]	2009-06-05 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1221	TRILATERAL WATER WORKING GROUP MEETING, APRIL 21, [...] (C) Summary. With the U.S. as chair, the Trilateral Water Working Group (TWWG) met in Tel Aviv April 21, to facilitate technical discussions on current Israeli and Palestinian water issues. This was the first meeting held since June 2008. The discussion revolved around the general lack [...]	2009-06-05 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV124	GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 16, 1200 [...] (S) As of 1100 local on January 16, the USDAO had reported that Israeli heavy armor and mechanized forces were moving into southern Gaza from the Sufa and Kerem Shalom crossings, moves which suggest a ground operation is in the making in the vicinity of the Philadelphi corridor. The Israeli [...]	2009-01-16 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PINS PINR KWBG EG LE IS KPAL CASC
09TELAVIV1246	GOI INTERIOR MINISTER WANTS SETTLEMENT EXPANSION [...] (SBU) In a June 8 radio interview, Interior Minister and Shas Party head Eli Yishai publicly committed to using his Ministry's funds to promote expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Prompted by reports that no settlement construction tenders have been issued since PM Netanyahu took [...]	2009-06-09 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1250	EGYPTIAN EMBASSY ALLEGES YA'ALON COMMENT INDICATES [...] (C) Egyptian DCM Sameh El Souefi briefed members of the diplomatic community including Pol Couns May 28 on the May 24-25 visit of MFA spokesman and director of Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's office Hossam Zaki. El Souefi provided a readout along predictable lines of Zaki's discussions with De [...]	2009-06-09 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1295	NETANYAHU'S "BAR ILAN ADDRESS" REFLECTS EMERGING [...] (C) Summary. PM Netanyahu's June 14 speech was a balancing act to deal with widely-perceived U.S. pressure without causing the collapse of his coalition. By announcing his acceptance of a demilitarized Palestinian state beside Israel, Netanyahu moved to the center and embraced positions sup [...]	2009-06-15 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1299	SPECIAL TREATMENT IS NOT ENOUGH: THE GOI [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOI disputes World Bank assertions--widely picked up by U.S. analysts--that the North Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (NGWWTP) project is at a standstill because the GOI had not approved entry of necessary equipment and materials into Gaza, noting that all approvals were iss [...]	2009-06-16 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1338	VICE PRIME MINISTER SHALOM ON HIS NEW REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with VPM and Minister for Regional Development Sylvan Shalom on June 18 to discuss the latter's coordinating role in the GOI interministerial committee on West Bank economic development. Shalom outlined his role, which is limited at this point to trying to coordin [...]	2009-06-19 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KWBG KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1346	UPDATE ON UNSCO PROPOSAL FOR GAZA [...] (SBU) Following up on our earlier conversations, and promising contacts at the June 8 AHLC meeting in Oslo, UN Senior Coordinator Robert Serry's staff met with Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau official Oded Herman and Office of the Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COG [...]	2009-06-22 13:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF KWBG IS
09TELAVIV135	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 16, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) Only the Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 16; it handled 76 truckloads of supplies and three fuel tankers. In the wake of yesterday's firefight around the UNWRA compound in Gaza and destruction of its main warehouse, UNWRA did not operate its usual cargo convoys from Kerem Sha [...]	2009-01-16 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PETER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1355	ISRAELI HEAD OF CIVIL ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting in Bet El, Head of the Civil Administration in Hebron, Brigadier General Yoav "Poli" Mordechai (please protect),told U. S. Security Coordinator (USSC) Chief of Operations and Plans, Colonel Stephen Moniz, that improved security coordination with the Palestinia [...]	2009-06-24 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG MCAP PGOV PREL ECON IS
09TELAVIV1374	GOI STRUGGLES TO FIND WAY FORWARD IN GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 13:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1379	MOD READOUT ON BARAK'S MEETINGS IN CAIRO [...] (S) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited Cairo June 21 and met one on one with President Mubarak, Intelligence Minister Soliman, and Defense Minister Tantawi. MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham, who was part of Barak's delegation, provided PolCouns with a readout June 23 based on [...]	2009-06-26 13:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1382	MOD READOUT ON BARAK'S MEETINGS IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 04:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1462	INCENTIVES TO WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS MAY PERSIST [...] (U) On 5 July, the Knesset Finance Committee broadened the criteria by which the government will grant National Priority Area (NPA) status, which could allow the continuation and a potential increase of incentive benefits for West Bank settlers. The NPA bill gives the GOI the legal authority to [...]	2009-07-06 14:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV15	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 5, 16:00 [...] (S) Summary: IDF ground operations continued January 5 with heavy artillery fire and troop advances on Gaza City. After bisecting the Gaza Strip, IDF ground forces are methodically closing in on Gaza City. IDF leadership describes a "root canal" ground operation aimed at preventing rocket fi [...]	2009-01-05 17:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID ASEC IS
09TELAVIV1507	STAFFDELS MAKOVSKY AND BENAIM'S MEETING WITH MOD [...] (S) Summary. Congressional Staffdels Makovsky and Benaim, accompanied by PolCouns, met with MOD Chief of Staff BG Mike Herzog July 2. Their discussion covered improved Egyptian counter-smuggling performance, Egypt's efforts to promote Palestinian national reconciliation, the Arab role in th [...]	2009-07-08 14:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1656	AMBASSADOR PRESSES GAZA/WEST BANK ISSUES WITH AMOS [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau Director Amos Gilad on July 23 to get an update on Gilad's meetings with senior Egyptian officials (septel),to underscore USG support for phase one of the UN Gaza reconstruction plan, to urge continued expansion of the flow of commod [...]	2009-07-24 13:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1657	MOD SAYS NO MASS OUTPOST EVACUATION PLANNED, [...] (SBU) On 23 July, Amos Gilad, director of the MOD's Political Military Bureau, told Ambassador that recent Israeli press reports inaccurately stated that the MOD is planning a one-day mass evacuation of outposts (reftel). From 21-22 June, Ha'aretz reported that the MOD had formulated a plan, a [...]	2009-07-24 14:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1726	GOI, NGO ASSESSMENT OF JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary. The consensus among GOI officials and Israeli NGOs is that the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) will not proceed independently of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project (RDS) due to funding and/or legal concerns. GOI interlocutors asserted that Israel has sufficient d [...]	2009-08-05 03:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL IS JO KWBG
09TELAVIV1831	ISRAELI REACTION TO FATAH CONGRESS MIXED [...] (C) Summary. We have noted a mixed Israeli reaction to the Sixth Fatah Congress and the elections to the Fatah Central Committee. Repeated references to the legitimacy of "resistance" and "popular struggle" in Congress speeches have raised concern among many Israelis, yet at the same time, t [...]	2009-08-18 07:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1842	MINISTERS PUBLICLY SPLIT ON SETTLEMENTS [...] SUMMARY: Government ministers are sending mixed signals in the press on Israel's position regarding settlements ahead of the expected meeting next week between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Special Envoy Mitchell. Political tensions are growing as several influential ministers visited illegal o [...]	2009-08-19 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1950	GOI CONSIDERS SEPTEMBER 2 JEC MEETING CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The September 2 Israeli-Palestinian Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting marks the first ministerial-level meeting between the Netanyahu government and the PA and the first time in recent memory that the JEC has been chaired at the ministerial level. Vice PM and Minister for Re [...]	2009-09-04 08:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KPAL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1957	ISRAELI UPDATE ON JORDANIAN ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. A senior Israeli NSC official told us September 4 that National Security Adviser Arad's August 31 visit to Amman was a good opportunity to exchange views but did not produce any results. Contrary to Jordanian expectations reported reftel, Israel does not intend to allow a visit [...]	2009-09-04 14:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG JO IS
09TELAVIV198	LIFTING OF SANCTION ON NON-MISSION-CRITICAL TRAVEL [...] This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem message. 2. With a cease fire now in effect in the Gaza Strip, Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem are lifting the request to defer all non-Mission-critical travel to either post (reftel). 3. Official USG tr [...]	2009-01-23 07:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT ASEC OVIP KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2004	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon September 9 and raised the Goldstone report, the UNGA event marking the 60th anniversary of UNRWA, possible problems with the AHLC, the Wataniya project and the Lebanese border village of Ghajar. The Ambassador noted [...]	2009-09-10 13:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2045	OPPOSITION LEADER LIVNI TALKS PEACE PROCESS, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Sen. Gillibrand met on September 3 with Kadima Chairman and Knesset opposition leader Tzipi Livni. Livni told Gillibrand that Israel must reach a two-state solution with the Palestinians that represents an end to the conflict and does not include a right of return for Palestinia [...]	2009-09-16 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PTER IR SY IS
09TELAVIV2050	IDF SOUTHERN COMMAND AND SHIN BET BRIEFINGS ON [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Gillibrand received separate briefings on the Gaza security situation by the IDF Southern Command and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) September 2 and 3. Major General Yoav Gallant told the CODEL that the Southern Command's role is to manage the threat from Gaza, but [...]	2009-09-16 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER OREP KWBG IS
09TELAVIV208	ISRAELI CONCERNS ABOUT UPCOMING GAERC MEETING ON [...] (C) MFA Policy Advisor Tal Becker called the Ambassador to express concern about the upcoming GAERC meeting in Brussels on the Middle East scheduled for Monday, January 26. According to Becker, the French are pushing hard to change the GAERC document in ways that will make things more flexi [...]	2009-01-25 15:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL AORC KWBG PHUM IS EU FR
09TELAVIV2098	CODEL ROHRABACHER DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) visited Israel August 19-21 for a series of meetings with Israeli officials, primarily focused on the peace process, regional security issues, and arms sales. Rohrabacher met with Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon, Deputy Foreign M [...]	2009-09-22 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV2099	WHY THE GOLDSTONE REPORT MATTERS SO MUCH TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli leadership is deeply alarmed by the Goldstone Report on many levels. Their initial reaction was to deplore the report for accusing much of Israel's military and political leadership of intentionally targeting the civilian population of Gaza during Operation Cast Lea [...]	2009-09-22 14:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2102	THE GOLDSTONE REPORT AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Deputy PolCouns met September 22 with MFA Legal Advisor Ehud Keinan and Principal Deputy Legal Advisor Daniel Taub to follow up on Israel's reactions to the Goldstone Report and seek more specificity concerning the IDF investigatory process. Keinan and Taub stresse [...]	2009-09-23 14:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2147	ISRAEL TO RELEASE WOMEN PRISONERS IN RETURN FOR [...] (SBU) The Prime Minister's Office released a statement September 30 confirming media reports that the security cabinet has decided to release twenty Palestinian women prisoners in return for "updated and unequivocal proof regarding the well-being and status of Gilad Shalit." Prime Minister N [...]	2009-09-30 14:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PHUM EG KWBG GM IS
09TELAVIV2166	GOI HARDENS LINE ON PA WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) MFA's Middle East Economic Bureau Director Yael Ravia called EconCouns late Wednesday evening to inform Embassy of the hardened GOI position on a potential Palestinian Authority request for permanent WTO observer status. Ravia said the current GOI position, which she confirmed had been [...]	2009-10-01 14:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG ETRD ECON PREL IS
09TELAVIV2167	GOI REJECTS FORMING GAZA INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEE, [...] (C) Summary: Reports in the Israeli media September 30 announced that Defense Minister Barak had proposed the formation of an independent commission to conduct a separate investigation of incidents of civilian deaths in Operation Cast Lead, but MFA later denied the media report, noting that [...]	2009-10-01 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2168	ARAD COMMENTS ON SILWAN DINNER, ASSURES USG OF GOI [...] (C) On September 30, Embassy heard from NGO and Consulate General Jerusalem colleagues that Elad, a right wing religious Zionist group dedicated to asserting Jewish claims to Jerusalem was hosting a tunnel opening ceremony and dinner that evening at a new tunnel site. According to these rep [...]	2009-10-01 14:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2187	WHY THE GOI IS SO CONCERNED WITH KEEPING THE [...] (C) Summary. The past week's discussions with GOI officials about the Goldstone Report have revealed a neuralgic Israeli concern about preventing the report from moving from Geneva to New York. Israeli officials all the way up to PM Netanyahu have insisted that Israel is dead set against re [...]	2009-10-05 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2227	ISRAELI, JORDANIAN, AND EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: An Israeli official provided the official view of the October 4 rise in tensions connected to the Temple Mount, citing deliberate Palestinian escalation despite advance understandings between the Waqf and Israeli National Police. The Egyptian and Jordanian DCMs provided contrastin [...]	2009-10-09 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KISR JO EG IS
09TELAVIV2234	MFA CLAIMS POLICE VIDEO PROVES LACK OF SETTLER [...] (C) In light of the Palestinian Authority's decision to request a special session of the UN Human Rights Council linking the Goldstone Report to "events at Al-Aqsa," Foreign Minister Lieberman convinced the Israel National Police to authorize MFA to use a police video of disturbances on the T [...]	2009-10-13 14:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIRF KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2245	ISRAELIS MULL RESPONSE TO TURKISH "HUMILIATIONS" [...] (S) Summary. Turkey's decision to cancel Israel's participation in the joint Turkey-U.S.-Italy-NATO-Israel Anatolian Eagle air exercise received heavy media coverage here October 11-13. Although the IDF adhered to agreed language on the international portion of the exercise being postponed [...]	2009-10-13 15:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS MASS TU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2255	GENEVA INITIATIVE ANNEXES SEEK TO RESTORE VISION [...] (SBU) Summary. Since releasing its annexes last month, the Geneva Initiative (GI) is continuing to look for ways to promote its model peace agreement, the Geneva Accord, and to generally support peace efforts. Representatives of the Geneva Initiative told PolOff on October 6 that while they [...]	2009-10-14 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2283	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USUN AMBASSADOR SUSAN [...] (S) Summary. Israelis are even more anxious than usual these days as the Goldstone Report is being discussed in Geneva and New York. Israeli leaders have developed a virtually obsessive reaction to the report, which they see as both an assault on the State of Israel and it's democratic inst [...]	2009-10-16 12:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR TU IS
09TELAVIV2364	COGAT REVIEWS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY. In response to an October 21 comment made during the JPMG that Israel should expand access to Gaza, Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Amos Gilad asked that visiting NEA/IPA Director Thomas Goldberger meet with COGAT Head of Foreign Relations Lt. Col [...]	2009-10-27 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2365	AMBASSADOR RICE,S OCTOBER 21ST MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice met with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on October 21. Ambassador Rice emphasized that it is in both U.S. and Israeli national interests that serious negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians must begi [...]	2009-10-27 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR IS CY AF PK
09TELAVIV2388	GOI LEGAL TEAM REVIEWING GOLDSTONE INVESTIGATION [...] (U) The GOI issued a communique October 27 on PM Netanyahu's decision to appoint a top-level legal team, headed by Attorney General Meni Mazuz, to "formulate recommendations on possible alternatives" regarding Israel's response to the Goldstone Report. Other members of the team include IDF A [...]	2009-10-30 15:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2409	MOD SETTLEMENTS STRATEGY DEPENDENT ON US-ISRAEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MOD is taking a wait-and-see approach on both settlements and outposts, pending the outcome of USG-GOI negotiations on a moratorium, according to Oded Herman, Senior Advisor to MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad. On settlements, Herman noted that any MOD attempts to restrict th [...]	2009-11-02 16:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
09TELAVIV2410	ISRAELI SECURITY SERVICES ARREST "JEWISH TERRORIST" [...] (C) Summary: Israeli security services announced October 31 that they had arrested an American-born settler in connection to a number of crimes and terrorist attacks over the past 12 years. Yaacov "Jack" Teitel was arrested on October 7 for posting anti-homosexual flyers, and later confessed [...]	2009-11-02 16:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KCRM KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2425	SENIOR MFA AND MOD OFFICIALS DESCRIBE COMPLEX [...] (S) Summary. In separate meetings October 28 and 29, MOD Pol-Mil Director Gilad and MFA Deputy Director General Hadas described different aspects of Israel's complex relations with Jordan. Gilad effusively praised security cooperation with Jordan, calling it the "main pillar" of Israel's se [...]	2009-11-04 12:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO IS
09TELAVIV2465	SHAUL MOFAZ BRIEFS THE AMBASSADOR ON HIS PEACE PLAN [...] (C) Summary/Comment. Member of Knesset (Kadima) and former Deputy PM, Defense Minister and IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. General (retired) Shaul Mofaz briefed the Ambassador November 9 on the peace plan that he announced at a press conference the previous day. Mofaz' plan provides for the [...]	2009-11-10 15:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2473	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (S) Summary. Israel is deceptively calm and prosperous. The security situation inside Israel is the best since the outbreak of the Second Intifada, the economy has weathered the storms of the international economic crisis, and Netanyahu's governing coalition is stable, for the time being at le [...]	2009-11-12 15:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KWBG IS IR
09TELAVIV2482	ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW MEETS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 and 2, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, met with a number of senior Israeli defense officials in Israel including: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General (DG) Pinchas Buchris; Head of MOD Poli [...]	2009-11-16 08:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG SY IR SA LE TU
09TELAVIV2498	GOI/IDF ADDRESS SOLDIER INSUBORDINATION [...] (C) Summary: The Israel Defense Force (IDF) and GOI responded quickly to yet another soldiers' demonstration on November 16 protesting against outpost evacuations in the West Bank. Israeli media outlets report that the IDF may examine further the "hesder" program combining yeshiva religious [...]	2009-11-17 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2501	40TH JPMG: COUNTERSMUGGLING TECHNICAL DISCUSSION [...] (S) Summary: Concurrent to the Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) Executive Session, IDF J5 and Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) officers briefed U.S. JPMG delegation members on current arms transfers and weapons smuggling into Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. IDF J5 and IDI officers first focused o [...]	2009-11-18 14:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR LE IS
09TELAVIV2502	40TH JPMG: NEA REGIONAL DISCUSSION (PART 3 OF 4) [...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and GOI counterparts discussed security issues in the Near East region. GOI officials expressed support for the P5 plus 1 engagement process with Iran, but doubted the process would lead to any change in Iranian behavior - [...]	2009-11-18 14:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR SA LE IS
09TELAVIV2505	ENGAGING THE GOI ON PROCEDURES AT WEST BANK [...] (SBU) EconCouns took advantage of a previously scheduled meeting with Ministry of Defense Advisor Oded Herman to raise ref A talking points and to discuss a further incident at the Jalameh crossing on November 13 (Ref B). Herman explained that there are three organizations that handle security [...]	2009-11-18 15:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KREC KTIA KWBG ODIP ASEC EAID PREL IS
09TELAVIV2514	ISRAELI REACTIONS TO GILO CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary: Israelis across the political spectrum have lined up in support of Israeli expansion in Jewish neighborhoods of East Jerusalem following the controversy over plans for new construction next to the existing neighborhood of Gilo (reftel). Many Israelis feel a strong connection to [...]	2009-11-19 12:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2525	CODEL LIEBERMAN'S NOV 16 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. While in Israel participating in the Saban Forum, CODEL Lieberman met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 16 in Jerusalem. They discussed the PM's recent meeting with President Obama in Washington, restarting negotiations with the Palestinians, and regional issues [...]	2009-11-20 15:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR SY TU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2560	INITIAL ISRAELI REACTIONS TO NETANYAHU'S [...] (C) Summary. PM Netanyahu's November 25 announcement of the "suspension of new (building) permits and new construction" in the West Bank for a period of 10 months appears to be generally well received in Israel even while generating virulent opposition on the far right and with the settler m [...]	2009-11-27 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2577	GOI ALARMED BY EU DRAFT COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS ON [...] (C) Summary. MFA Senior Deputy Director General Barak briefed PolCouns December 1 on the Israel's "alarm" at the Council of the European Union's draft text on the Middle East Peace Process. Barak stressed that the EU draft, if adopted by the EU foreign ministers December 7, would seriously [...]	2009-12-02 09:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2604	SETTLEMENT FREEZE: YEDIOTH REPORT ON IDF CONCERNS REGARDING [...] (U) Influential journalist Alex Fishman, lead military correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article on Friday, December 4 (Note: this is the equivalent to the Sunday paper) in which he conveyed IDF concerns about the extent of GOI political support for IDF efforts to uphold the law [...]	2009-12-04 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2617	SETTLEMENT FREEZE: YEDIOTH REPORT ON IDF CONCERNS REGARDING [...] (U) Influential journalist Alex Fishman, lead military correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article on Friday, December 4 (Note: this is the equivalent to the Sunday paper) in which he conveyed IDF concerns about the extent of GOI political support for IDF efforts to uphold the law [...]	2009-12-04 12:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2678	REPORTED MESSAGE FROM KING ABDULLAH TO NETANYAHU [...] (C) Yair Hirschfeld, the director general of the Economic Cooperation Foundation, a respected Israeli NGO that is very active in track two peace efforts, briefed PolCouns December 2 on renewed Jordanian pressure on the GOI over Jerusalem. According to Hirschfeld, King Abdullah recently sent [...]	2009-12-10 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL JO KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2683	MORATORIUM: GOI ADDRESSING EXCEPTIONS, RELIEF [...] (U) Summary/Comment: Nearly two weeks into settlement construction moratorium enforcement, the GOI is addressing the difficult issues of exceptions and compensation, while facing increased opposition from the settler movement. The MOD has established an exceptions committee to consider petitio [...]	2009-12-10 14:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2684	KNESSET APPROVES RESUMED CONSIDERATION OF [...] (U) A majority of Knesset members voted December 9 in favor of continuing legislative discussions on a bill that passed its first reading last year. The bill would require a referendum on any GOI decision to withdraw from territories occupied in 1967 over which Israel has asserted sovereignty [...]	2009-12-10 14:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG SY IS
09TELAVIV2685	GOI'S PROPOSED NATIONAL PRIORITIES [...] (U) ZFR CANCEL ENTIRE MESSAGE. MESSAGE WAS RETRANSMITTED UNDER NEW MRN: TEL AVIV 2686. CUNNINGHAM [...]	2009-12-10 14:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2686	GOI'S PROPOSED NATIONAL PRIORITIES AREA TO INCLUDE [...] (U) On the evening of 9 December, PM Netanyahu's office announced that it will seek cabinet approval on 13 December for a redrawn National Priority Area list that would include 90 settlements, most of which are outside of the settlement blocs and east of the separation barrier. NPA status would [...]	2009-12-10 14:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2687	VARIETY OF IMPORTS INTO GAZA INCREASED [...] (U) The Office of the Quartet Representative's (OQR's) Private Sector Development Specialist reported December 8 that the variety of goods entering Gaza has increased significantly during the last two months, though the overall quantity has remained steady, at about 100-130 double truckloads p [...]	2009-12-11 07:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2702	DEPUTY SECRETARY RAISES TRANSIT OF GAZA STUDENTS [...] (C) Following up on DepSec Steinberg's discussion with Shin Bet on transit of Gazan students through Israel (reftel),EconCouns discussed possible options with Shin Bet's head of international relations, Alan Moss. Moss said he had met with his COGAT counterpart, Uri Singer, and they had revi [...]	2009-12-11 15:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2707	DEFENSE MINISTER BARAK BRIEFS THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak briefed members of the diplomatic corps December 11 on the role of the Labor Party in Netanyahu's coalition government. Barak noted Labor's role in moderating the coalition's right-wing tendencies, and stressed the GOI's commitment to move forward [...]	2009-12-14 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG SY IS
09TELAVIV2712	CABINET APPROVES NEW MAP OF PRIORITY ZONES THAT [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 15:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV273	ISRAEL'S REACTION TO MORTAR AND ROCKET FIRE [...] (SBU) Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza have exchanged numerous salvos over the past week, but the unilateral cease-fires that brought an end to major hostilities in the Gaza Strip on January 18 have not fully unraveled. Tensions flared on January 27 when a roadside bomb struck an Isr [...]	2009-02-02 15:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS LE KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2734	STAFFDEL KUIKEN-CAMMACK'S MEETING WITH PM ADVISOR [...] (S) Summary: During a December 14 meeting with Senate staff members (Michael Kuiken, Senate Armed Services Committee, and Perry Cammack, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations),the Prime Minister's Director for Policy Planning Ron Dermer confirmed a solid U.S.-Israeli relationship that weather [...]	2009-12-18 08:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2777	CODEL SKELTON'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Skelton met with Prime Minister Netanyahu November 16 at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. Their discussion covered Netanyahu's meeting with President Obama the previous week, Netanyahu's interest in resuming negotiations with the Palestinians, the Iranian nuclear [...]	2009-12-23 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP MASS SY TU FR KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV2778	CODEL SKELTON'S MEETING WITH IDF CHIEF OF GENERAL [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Skelton met with Lt General Gabi Ashkenazi at the MFA November 15. Their discussion covered U.S.-Israeli cooperation on missile defense and cyber warfare, the Iranian threat, Syria and Lebanon, Israeli-Palestinian relations, the Goldstone Report, and IDF training and readiness. L [...]	2009-12-23 10:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS MASS KWBG SY IR IS
09TELAVIV28	REQUEST TO DEFER NON-MISSION CRITICAL TRAVEL [...] This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem message. 2. Due to ongoing military activities in the Gaza Strip, and ongoing rocket fire at southern Israeli cities (including a strike on the south Tel Aviv suburb of Rehovot on January 6),and regular demonstrations in th [...]	2009-01-06 15:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT ASEC OVIP KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2808	TREASURY ACTING A/S BAUKOL'S MEETING WITH BOI [...] (U) Summary: Visiting Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Treasury Department, Andy Baukol, met with Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fisher December 15, following the Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) Mid-Term Review. Fischer addressed the BoI's efforts to assis [...]	2009-12-24 08:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IS KWBG EFIN
09TELAVIV2809	DEPUTY PM SILVAN SHALOM MEETS TREASURY ACTING A/S [...] (U) Summary: Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Andy Baukol met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom in his Knesset office on December 14 to discuss GoI efforts to assist the development and growth of the Palestinian econom [...]	2009-12-24 09:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KWBG
09TELAVIV2830	ISRAEL DEFENDS DECEMBER 26 NABLUS RAID [...] (S) Summary: Following the murder of Rabbi Meir Avshalom Hai on December 24, senior MOD and IDF officials strongly expressed the GOI's obligation to protect its citizens in response to acts of terrorism -- as demonstrated by the December 26 Nablus raid which resulted in the deaths of three Pa [...]	2009-12-29 15:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS
09TELAVIV2849	RESULTS OF RECENT ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN TOURISM [...] (SBU) Rafi Ben-Hur, Senior Deputy Director-General at the Ministry of Tourism, briefed Econoff on the recent Israeli-Palestinian Joint Tourism Committee (JTC) meeting and on plans for coordinated Israeli-Palestinian tourism initiatives. Ben-Hur stressed the importance of joint efforts to mark [...]	2009-12-31 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV29	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 6, 1800 [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Israel continues to press forward intensely with Operation Cast Lead while Israeli officials rebuff diplomatic entreaties to enter into a short-term cease-fire with Hamas that would restore the status quo ante. Prime Minister Olmert reiterated Israel's demands that Hamas ceas [...]	2009-01-06 16:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PREF PINR KWBG PINS MOPS IS LE EG
09TELAVIV294	ONE WEEK UNTIL GENERAL ELECTIONS - BIBI OUT IN [...] (C) Summary: One week ahead of general elections, the polls, pundits and politicians are nearly unanimous in their assessment that Binyamin Netanyahu will be the next Prime Minister. Polls have consistently given his Likud Party about thirty seats, and the overall balance of the 120-member [...]	2009-02-03 16:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KWBG IS
09TELAVIV352	ELECTION DAY SCENESETTER AND THE LIEBERMAN DARK [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of elections to the 18th Knesset, the electorate, the analysts and the candidates are grappling with the confusion of a race that the final polls predict has narrowed significantly between the Likud and Kadima parties to the point where it is anyone's guess which party [...]	2009-02-09 18:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KWBG PINS IS
09TELAVIV36	SENATOR SPECTER DISCUSSES GAZA, SYRIA, AND IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) and the Ambassador on December 29, 2008 met with Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Likud Party Knesset Members Silvan Shalom and Yuval Steinitz. Netanyahu conveyed his support for Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, adding that the long-r [...]	2009-01-07 13:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER KWBG SY IR IS
09TELAVIV363	LIKUD CHAIRMAN NETANYAHU TALKS IRAN, PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu met with members and staff of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on January 30 to discuss Iran, peace talks with the Palestinians, and the possibility of conducting negotiations with Syria. Ne [...]	2009-02-11 15:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IR KWBG SY IS
09TELAVIV384	MFA COMMENTS ON UNFREEZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East (NEA A/S-equivalent) Yacov Hadas briefed PolCouns February 12 on Israel's efforts to normalize relations with Qatar and Mauritania which were frozen during the Gaza operation. Regarding Qatar, Hadas said the Qataris had offered Israel to reo [...]	2009-02-13 13:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER QA MR KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV402	GOI INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP PREPARING TO RESPOND [...] (C) Alon Ushpiz, Chief of Staff to MFA Director General Aharon Abramovich, contacted Pol Couns February 18 to review the GOI's preparations for Secretary General Ban's Board of Inquiry (BOI) on IDF actions in Gaza. Ushpiz noted that the BOI is a "potential source of concern" for Israel due to [...]	2009-02-18 14:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV42	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 7, 1900 [...] (C) Summary: IDF operations were suspended from 1300 to 1600 local to allow Gaza residents to collect food, water, and other humanitarian supplies; pauses are likely to continue at least every other day. A spokesman for PM Olmert "welcomed" Egyptian President Mubarak's truce proposal and anno [...]	2009-01-07 18:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS EG FR
09TELAVIV420	SENIOR U.S. AND ISRAELI OFFICIALS DISCUSS EFFORTS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Stephen Mull from the Office of the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs and his delegation met with senior Israeli MFA officials on February 6 to discuss meetings held earlier in the week in Copenhagen that focused on ways to counter the smuggling of weapons prima [...]	2009-02-19 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PHUM PTER PINR MASS MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV422	IDF DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES GAZA OPERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Israel Defense Force (IDF) Deputy Chief of Staff MG Dan Harel in a meeting with Ambassador Cunningham and senior U.S. officials said Egyptian and U.S. assistance is critical to slowing the flow of weapons and munitions into Gaza. Cooperation against smuggling is better with Egyptian [...]	2009-02-19 14:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PINR MASS MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV44	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 8, 1500 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel early on January 8 and lightly injured three civilians; Israeli forces responded with artillery fire. Military officials suspect Palestinian groups operating in Lebanon conducted the attack and sought to avoid e [...]	2009-01-08 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS EG FR
09TELAVIV452	CODEL CARDIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Cardin called on Prime Minister Olmert at his Jerusalem office February 16. Olmert and the CODEL discussed the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, Turkey's role in the indirect negotiations with Syria, the Iranian nuclear threat, and Olmert's peace offer to Palestinian President [...]	2009-02-25 15:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IR SY TU IS
09TELAVIV48	FRENCH-EGYPTIAN PROPOSAL "POSITIVE" BUT NOT [...] (C) Despite press reports press reports quoting an Elysee announcement to that effect, Israel has not accepted the ceasefire proposal made by President Mubarak of Egypt and President Sarkozy of France on January 7. MOD and PMO sources confirmed that Israel still has serious concerns regardin [...]	2009-01-08 17:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KWBG UNAUS FR EG IS
09TELAVIV5	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 2, 15:00 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local and international media highlighted FM Livni,s January 1 comments in Paris that a ceasefire was unnecessary and would give Hamas time to regroup. Israeli troops deployed around Gaza have relaxed their posture, but remain prepared for ground incursions. Rocket and mortar st [...]	2009-01-02 15:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID IS

09TELAVIV53	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 08, 1230 [...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...]	2009-01-09 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV58	CORRECTED: GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 09, 1230 [...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...]	2009-01-09 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV60	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 9, 1700 [...] (SBU) As of 1700 local, 41 truckloads of food and medical supplies had transited the Kerem Shalom crossing, all of it commercial. Pickup and distribution on the Gaza side is still limited, in part by UNWRA's decision not to ask its contractor to operate until the IDF has a better coordination [...]	2009-01-09 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV601	THE AMBASSDOR BRIEFS EU AMBASSADORS ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 09:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV605	ACTING A/S FELTMAN,S DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met with MFA officials on March 4 to discuss his upcoming visit to Syria, the GOI talks on Ghajjar with the UN, the status of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and Israel's relations with Mauritania and the Gulf states. Deputy Dire [...]	2009-03-12 13:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG EAID EG QA MR MU JO LE IS
09TELAVIV617	PROBABLE NEW ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER'S HARDLINE [...] (S) Summary. Former IDF Chief of General Staff Boogie Ya'alon is widely expected to be Bibi Netanyahu's Defense Minister in the government that Netanyahu will likely announce next week. Ya'alon is something of a political enigma in Israel since he has roots in the left but has become known [...]	2009-03-13 16:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG EG IR SY IS
09TELAVIV64	GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 12, 1200 [...] (SBU) Summary: Political debate continues within Israel about the future of Operation Cast Lead, with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, most of the security cabinet, and some senior leaders in the Israeli military successfully pushing forward with the campaign, while Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and [...]	2009-01-12 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINS KWBG CASC EG IS SY KPAL EAID
09TELAVIV654	ISRAEL'S RELATIONS WITH THE GULF STATES FOCUS ON [...] (S) Summary. MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Yacov Hadas provided PolCouns March 16 with an overview of Israel's relations with several of the Gulf states. Hadas described Israel's relations with the Gulf as a function of the Gulf Arabs' fear of Iran, but also as due to the A [...]	2009-03-19 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV662	AGENDA FOR NETANYAHU'S FIRST 100 DAYS AND FIRST [...] (C) Summary. In a March 11 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, PM-designate Bibi Netanyahu's transition team laid out their agenda for the first one hundred days of the new government, which Netanyahu is expected to announce March 18. The top item on their agenda is passing a budget, [...]	2009-03-20 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV723	MOD MASKING SANSANA SETTLEMENT AS ESHKOLOT [...] (SBU) Summary: On 23 March, Ha'aretz reported and the MOD confirmed that MOD Barak recently approved a plan to declare the non-GOI recognized settlement of Sansansa as a neighborhood of the Eshkolot settlement. Based on this approval, the Civil Administration deposited a detailed outline for c [...]	2009-03-27 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV730	ISRAELI VIEW OF HAMAS IN GAZA: UNDER PRESSURE, [...] (C) A senior Israeli journalist with close ties to Defense Minister Barak and the IDF offered PolCouns March 27 what he described as the security establishment's assessment of Hamas' situation in Gaza. Far from the big political boost they anticipated following Operation Cast Lead, Hamas fee [...]	2009-03-27 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV766	MFA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TURKISH INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Acting Director General Yossi Gal briefed the Ambassador March 31 on Gal's visit to Turkey. Gal, who had returned from Turkey March 30, explained that a strong thread of U.S.-related material ran through his discussions. The visit was to follow up on FM Livni's meeting with [...]	2009-04-01 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TU IR SY IZ KWBG IS
09TELAVIV799	NORWEGIAN MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Norwegian Special Representative for the Middle East Jon Hanssen-Bauer and Ambassador to Israel Jakken Biorn Lian said Norway, as chair of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC),continues to press donors to live up to pledges made at confe [...]	2009-04-02 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL EG SA NO IS
09TELAVIV80	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 12, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) As of 17:00 local on January 12, 97 truckloads of humanitarian goods had transited Kerem Shalom crossing (63 truckloads of food, 1 of medical equipment, and 33 of other goods). An additional 27 truckloads of grain passed through the Karni crossing, which was open this afternoon; Karni is [...]	2009-01-12 18:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV887	LOWEY DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) Summary. On April 16, CODEL Lowey met with Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Danny Ayalon to discuss the peace process and Iran. Foreign Minister (FM) Lieberman also joined for part of the meeting. Ayalon and Lieberman both emphasized that Iran is the biggest threat to Israel, the region, [...]	2009-04-21 08:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP PGOV KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV895	CODEL LOWEY DISCUSSES ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE WITH [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Lowey discussed peace with the Palestinians April 16 with senior GOI officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak, Foreign Minister Lieberman, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. General Ashkenazi, Minister for Strategic Affairs Yaalon, and Deputy Foreign [...]	2009-04-22 08:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS EG JO IR
09TELAVIV897	ISRAEL ASKS RUSSIAN DFM TO POSTPONE UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 21, PolOff met with Russian Embassy Political Counselor Alexey Skosyrev to discuss the recent visit to Israel by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov. Saltanov's main meetings were with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Lieberman, and National Secu [...]	2009-04-22 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG RU UN IS
09TELAVIV90	GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 13, 1200 [...] (S) Summary: Israeli media reports PM Olmert indicated to foreign leaders January 12 that he was prepared to give Egyptian-sponsored cease-fire talks a chance prior to a decision on a third phase of Operation Cast Lead. At the same time, Olmert stated in a speech to Israeli southern city may [...]	2009-01-13 10:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS PINS KWBG CASC EG IS JO KPAL EAID
09TELAVIV919	MOD ADVISOR COMMENTS ON EGYPTIAN INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) Summary. Egyptian Intelligence Minister Soliman visited Israel April 22 and met separately with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak, and Foreign Minister Lieberman. According to MOD Arab affairs advisor Hacham, who participated in Soliman's meeting with Barak, they discussed [...]	2009-04-23 15:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER KWBG EG JO IS
09TELAVIV920	RENEWAL OF EU/ISRAEL ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT COULD [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an EU contact, the EU has not made a formal decision to suspend talks on a potential relationship upgrade because of the foreign policy of the new Israeli government, despite a front page article in the April 23 Ha'aretz to the contrary. However, some EU member state [...]	2009-04-23 15:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG EU IS
09TELAVIV936	CODEL KYL'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Kyl, accompanied by the Ambassador, called on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu April 6 in the first official U.S. meeting with Netanyahu since he formed a government. The main topics of discussion were stopping Iran's nuclear program and Netanyahu's approach to peace-makin [...]	2009-04-28 08:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KNNP KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV94	NATO SYG DE HOOP SCHEFFER DISCUSSES GAZA CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: During his January 11-12 visit to Israel, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer discussed the Gaza conflict with Defense Minister Barak, Foreign Minister Livni, Prime Minister Olmert, and Likud Party leader Netanyahu. De Hoop Scheffer said Barak suggested the duration of [...]	2009-01-13 12:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PINS KWBG KPAL EG JO IS
09TELAVIV948	GOI BRIEFS CODEL LOWEY ON EGYPTIAN EFFORTS TO HALT WEAPONS [...] (S) Summary. During CODEL Lowey's April 16 meetings with the Israeli leadership (other subjects reported reftels),Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak and IDF Chief of General Staff Ashkenazi commented on Egypt's role in stopping the smuggling to weapons and explosives into Gaza. [...]	2009-04-28 14:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV952	GOI BRIEFS CODEL LOWEY ON EGYPTIAN EFFORTS TO HALT [...] (S) Summary. During CODEL Lowey's April 16 meetings with the Israeli leadership (other subjects reported reftels),Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak and IDF Chief of General Staff Ashkenazi commented on Egypt's role in stopping the smuggling to weapons and explosives into Gaza [...]	2009-04-28 16:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV976	MINISTER OF STRATEGIC AFFAIRS MOSHE YA'ALON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu named Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe (Boogie) Ya'alon to serve as Minister of Strategic Affairs. Ya'alon, whom pundits predicted would serve as Defense Minister before Labor joined the governing coalition, brings to Netanyahu's cabinet extensive military [...]	2009-05-04 04:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV99	LEFT-WING GENERALS ON GAZA SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Retired IDF General Daniel Rothschild, President of the Council for Peace and Security, briefed the diplomatic corps on January 12 at Peace Now on the background and future of the Gaza operation. Rothschild believes that Operation Cast Lead has achieved deterrence, and Israel is [...]	2009-01-13 16:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IS KPAL KWBG PINR
09THEHAGUE118	NETHERLANDS: CONSIDERING PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 [...] Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is considering a pledge of humanitarian assistance at the March 2 Palestinian conference in Sharm al-Sheikh. However, Dutch Foreign Minister Verhagen is unlikely to pledge direct budgetary assistance to the Palestinian Authority. End summary [...]	2009-02-24 11:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG NL
09THEHAGUE498	NETHERLANDS: ASSESSMENT OF JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 12:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL IS JO NL KWBG
09TOKYO218	TWO IRANIAN OFFICIALS VISIT TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two Iranians officials, Senior Advisor to the President Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi and Foreign Ministry Spokesman and Special Advisor to the Minister Hassan Qashqavi, recently paid separate visits to Tokyo to push Tehran's views on the situation in Gaza and in the wider Middle East [...]	2009-01-29 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KWBG KNNP IR JA
09TOKYO28	JAPAN EXPRESSES CONTINUING CONCERNS OVER GAZA; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan remains deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza, but official public statements have been measured and even-handed. Following his December 31 telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert (ref A),Prime Minister Aso telephoned Palestinian Authority Abbas on [...]	2009-01-07 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UNRWA KWBG KPAL IS JA
09TOKYO4	JAPAN CALLS FOR HALT TO ATTACKS ON GAZA; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso telephoned Prime Minister Olmert to urge an end to Israel's airstrikes on Gaza. Japan has also called on Hamas to stop firing rockets at Israel. The Israeli Embassy in Tokyo has been in touch with MOFA concerning possible UNSC actions concerning the situation in [...]	2009-01-02 06:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL KWBG UNRWA IS JA
09TOKYO450	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH [...] (C) Embassy shared reftel points with MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji who advises that Japan's delegation to the March 2 Sharm al-Sheikh conference will be led by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito, and that Japan will pledge 19.5 billion y [...]	2009-02-27 05:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID KPAL KWBG JA
09TOKYO47	JAPAN TELLS IRAN TO "ACT RESPONSIBLY" ON GAZA [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Nakasone in a January 7 telephone conversation told Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki that Iran, as a regional power, needs to act responsibly to help bring an end to the violence in Gaza. According to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yuki [...]	2009-01-08 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IR JA
09TOKYO529	JAPANESE PLEDGE USD 200 MILLION AT MARCH 2 SHARM [...] Ref A indicates that Japan's contribution at the March 2 Sharm al-Sheikh donors conference for Gaza is "unknown." In public remarks made at the conference, Japan's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito stated as follows: "The reconstruction of Gaza must serve as a cornerstone for t [...]	2009-03-10 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KPAL KWBG JA
09TORONTO6	Ontario Union Call For Ban on Israeli Professors; Canadian [...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in Ontario announced on January 6 that it would propose a ban on Israeli academics speaking, teaching, or researching at Ontario universities. The proposal is in response to the December 29 Israeli bombing that damaged the Islamic Uni [...]	2009-01-06 20:29:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWBG XF IS PREL KPAL GZ CA
09TRIPOLI21	LIBYA ON ARAB LEAGUE EMERGENCY MINISTERIAL ON GAZA AND ARAB [...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed reftel points to MFA Secretary for Arab Affairs (A/S-equivalent) Muhammad Taher Siala on January 13, underscoring the importance of supporting the Egyptian-Israeli dialogue, avoiding any diplomatic activity that undermines Egypt's efforts and calling for a responsibl [...]	2009-01-13 14:30:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL LY TS
09TRIPOLI254	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 13:18:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF LY
09TUNIS881	DEMARCHE TO TUNISIA ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] (C) Charge delivered the points conveyed reftel to Mahmoud Khemiri, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Abdallah, during a November 30 meeting. The Charge underlined the U.S. view that Israel's settlement moratorium represented a positive development. 2. (C) Khemiri offered little in the wa [...]	2009-11-30 16:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS TS
09UNESCOPARISFR1312	MUGHRABI GATE AT UNESCO 182ND EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time in recent memory, the issue of the reconstruction of the ascent to the Mughrabi Gate of Jerusalem's Temple Mount registered only as a minor blip on the radar screen during the just completed 182nd Executive Board at UNESCO. Although the Jordanians arrived see [...]	2009-09-25 11:23:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO JO IS SCUL KWBG
09USUNNEWYORK1046	UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON UNITED NATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization Committee (the Fourth Committee) held its general debate on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on November 2 - 3. The Commissioner General of UNRWA opened the debate [...]	2009-11-17 19:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KPAL PHUM PREL PREF KWBG
09USUNNEWYORK1073	UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING - LIBYA KEEN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat's briefing to the Security Council at its monthly meeting on the Middle East on November 24 focused on the current impasse in re-launching bilateral negotiations, given continuing Israeli settlement activity. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains troubli [...]	2009-11-25 23:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK1105	ISRAELI MILITARY ADVOCATE GENERAL BRIEFS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice met on December 7 with Israeli Military Advocate General Major General Mandelblit to discuss the Israeli government's investigation of allegations of international humanitarian law and human rights violations, as set forth in the Goldstone report and other sources [...]	2009-12-08 22:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
09USUNNEWYORK1147	AMBASSADOR RICE'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH UK PERM [...] (U) Action request for Department in paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ambassador Rice met on December 16 with UK Perm Rep Mark Lyall-Grant, at his request, to discuss Middle East peace efforts. Lyall-Grant asked about current U.S. thinking on the Middle East. He said that Foreign Secretary Miliband [...]	2009-12-22 16:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
09USUNNEWYORK1150	UNSC: COUNCIL'S DECEMBER MEETING ON THE MIDDLE [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process Serry briefed the Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on December 17. He highlighted the lack of progress in seeking the two parties' return to the negotiating table. While noting that Israeli Prime Minister Netan [...]	2009-12-23 19:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK124	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT [...] (C) During an introductory call on General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann on February 11, Ambassador Rice underscored U.S. priorities for renewed engagement with the United Nations, but cautioned the PGA against divisive actions. D'Escoto expressed his strong enthusiasm fo [...]	2009-02-12 14:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG EFIN UNGA KGHG KPAL PINR
09USUNNEWYORK159	UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING: SUPPORTIVE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the monthly Security Council meeting on the Middle East, Robert Serry, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and the Secretary General's Personal Representative to the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, briefed the Council on the situation in Gaza and t [...]	2009-02-19 22:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK160	AMB. WOLFF MEETS WITH UNSCO SERRY ON GAZA [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry met with Ambassador Wolff on February 18 to discuss Gaza. Serry was pessimistic on the chances for a durable cease-fire in Gaza given Israel's linking of the cease-fire to Israeli CPL Shalit's release and news [...]	2009-02-19 22:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS EG
09USUNNEWYORK19	UNSC: COUNCIL SUPPORTS SYG TRAVEL TO REGION; URGES [...] (SBU) Summary: In closed-door consultations with the Security Council on January 13, the Secretary-General briefed the Council on the goals of his upcoming trip to the region. He stressed it was time for the violence to stop and called for a durable cease-fire and the implementation of UNSCR [...]	2009-01-13 21:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS EG TU
09USUNNEWYORK198	AMBASSADOR WOLFF MEETS WITH UNIFIL COMMANDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Wolff met with General Claudio Graziano, the Force Commander of UNIFIL, and discussed UNIFIL's operations, elections in Lebanon, and Israel's occupation of northern Ghajar. Graziano said the security situation in Lebanon will remain critical during the run-up to the L [...]	2009-02-28 00:08:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL MARR IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK328	UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 25, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in 2009. In addition to a briefing by the Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs covering recent events, which he termed a "situation of impasse and uncertainty," all 15 Council members spoke [...]	2009-03-27 22:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR
09USUNNEWYORK41	UNSC: SECRETARY-GENERAL BRIEFS COUNCIL; COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Secretary-General briefed the Security Council January 21 on his recent trip to the Middle East during the Council's monthly meeting on the Middle East. Both he and Council members welcomed the unilateral cease-fires and the Israeli withdrawal but stressed the need to imple [...]	2009-01-22 23:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY EG AU
09USUNNEWYORK421	UNSC: RUSSIANS MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS FOR [...] (C) Ambassadors Rice and Wolff met bilaterally with Russian Perm Rep Churkin and Deputy Perm Rep Dolgov on April 23. Ambassador Churkin confirmed that his government plans to send out invitations April 24 to its proposed May 11 Council ministerial meeting on the Middle East. He said only U [...]	2009-04-23 22:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS RS
09USUNNEWYORK433	UNSC MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS: FRUSTRATED BY LACK [...] (C) Summary: Lynn Pascoe, Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on April 20 briefed Council members on the situation in the Middle East in a public session before the Council moved to closed consultations. Pascoe focused most of his presentation on the situation in Gaza, and noted pa [...]	2009-04-24 22:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR
09USUNNEWYORK460	AMBASSADOR RICEâ€™S MAY 4 TELCONS WITH UN [...] (C) Ambassador Rice spoke with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon three times on May 4 to discuss concerns over the Board of Inquiry's report on incidents at UN sites in December 2008 and January 2009. Rice called the Secretary-General to register concern about the scope of the report. She cited in part [...]	2009-05-05 22:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK468	GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon transmitted to the Security Council on May 5 his letter and summary of the Board of Inquiry's conclusions and recommendations into nine incidents involving the UN in Gaza between December 2008 and January 2009. The Security Council will discuss in inf [...]	2009-05-07 15:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK489	SECURITY COUNCIL AND GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY: LIBYA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: The Libyan delegation circulated to Council members, after the May 11 Ministerial meeting on the Middle East, a draft resolution pursuing the findings of the Gaza Board of Inquiry and scheduled an experts meeting to discu [...]	2009-05-12 16:50:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK495	SECURITY COUNCIL AND GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY: [...] (C) According to the Russian Council Presidency, the Libyan delegation on May 12 continued to insist that consultations on the Gaza Board of Inquiry report be scheduled by May 13 or they would call for a formal Council meeting under Rule 2 of the Council's rules of procedure. Ambassador Rice [...]	2009-05-13 01:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK500	SECURITY COUNCIL AND GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY: [...] (C) The Security Council held short consultations on May 13 on the Secretary-General's transmittal to the Council of his letter and summary of the Gaza Board of Inquiry report and Libya's draft resolution on the matter. The Council agreed to take no further action and asked the Presidency to [...]	2009-05-13 23:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK504	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MAY 13 BILATERAL MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Rice met with Lebanese Perm Rep Nawaf Salam on May 13 for their first bilateral meeting. Ambassador Salam reviewed the electoral playing field in Lebanon ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections. He expressed appreciation for Ambassador Rice's statements in the Council on L [...]	2009-05-14 20:47:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KPAL KWBG LE IS
09USUNNEWYORK54	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH UN [...] (C) The UN's Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, just back from a brief visit to Gaza, told Ambassador Rice Jan. 26 it will take a lot of time and money to repair the war's damage, but lamented there is no political basis on which to build and said he fears donors w [...]	2009-01-27 19:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREF PREL KWBG IS
09USUNNEWYORK574	MUSLIM AMBASSADORS PRAISE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rice on June 4 hosted 28 Ambassadors from Muslim-majority countries at her residence to view President Obama's speech in Cairo a few hours earlier and discuss it. There was uniform praise for the President's sincerity and honesty, and most judged the speech a watershed [...]	2009-06-08 23:27:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS UN EG
09USUNNEWYORK59	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH UNRWA [...] (C) Summary: Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),met Ambassador Rice prior to AbuZayd's Jan. 27 appearance before the Security Council and described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as very bad. She stated th [...]	2009-01-29 14:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREF PREL KWBG IS
09USUNNEWYORK618	AMBASSADOR RICE'S JUNE 22 MEETING WITH TERJE [...] (C) Summary: Terje Roed-Larsen told Ambassador Rice on June 22 that the June 7 Lebanese Parliamentary elections had been "good news" and described three possible regional scenarios going forward in order of probability: (1) business as usual, (2) a regional war started by Hizballah involving [...]	2009-06-25 02:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LE SY IR SA VT
09USUNNEWYORK622	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH UNHCHR PILLAY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 18:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KUNR KWBG SU CE SF QA IN XF
09USUNNEWYORK624	UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Middle East on June 23. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry briefed the Council and highlighted the concerted push to create the conditions for re-launching negotiations for a two state solution. [...]	2009-06-26 00:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK64	UNSC: U/SYG HOLMES AND UNRWA CHIEF BRIEF COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary-General Holmes and UNRWA Commissioner-General Abu Zayd briefed the Security Council January 27 on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Holmes said he was shocked by the destruction and suffering he saw in Gaza on his recent trip and highlighted both Hamas' use of [...]	2009-01-30 00:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER EAID SOCI UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK657	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Observer Ambassador Mansour raised with Ambassador Rice on July 6 the possibility of cooperating on the various Israeli-Palestinian-related UNGA resolutions. Ambassador Rice pressed Mansour to set a tone during the upcoming UNGA that is constructive, responsible, and [...]	2009-07-07 23:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
09USUNNEWYORK7	CALLS IN NEW YORK FOR SECURITY COUNCIL TO ACT ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 15:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG
09USUNNEWYORK72	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH ISRAELI AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gabriela Shalev on January 28 welcomed Ambassador Rice to her new post during their initial meeting. During the hour-long meeting, Shalev stressed Israel's commitment to the peace process while isolating Hamas and ending smug [...]	2009-01-30 19:42:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IR IS KPAL KWBG LE PAL SY UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK736	UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on July 27. He focused his briefing on continuing Israeli settlement activity, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and th [...]	2009-07-31 00:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG KPAL KPO UNSC IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK770	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, Ambassador Rice met with European Union representatives to discuss issues including climate change, non-proliferation and disarmament, UN peacekeeping, the Middle East peace process, and the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly -- including budget and human rights i [...]	2009-08-14 22:29:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO KNNP KGHG PHUM UN IS KPAL KWBG EUN
09USUNNEWYORK842	AMBASSADOR RICEâ€™S SEPTEMBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon on September 16, the day after the release of the Goldstone report on violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law during the Gaza conflict. Ayalon termed the report "outrageous" and said it gave Hamas [...]	2009-09-17 00:45:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS IR RS
09USUNNEWYORK875	LIBYA REQUESTS URGENT UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) On October 6, Libyan PermRep Shalgham sent a letter to the UN Security Council President (Vietnam) requesting, under Rule 2 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, an urgent meeting of the Security Council "to discuss the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the G [...]	2009-10-06 23:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK880	UNSC DECIDES TO HANDLE LIBYAN REQUEST FOR MEETING [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Security Council met on October 7 in closed consultations to discuss the Libyan mission's request for an urgent Council meeting on the Goldstone report. Prior to consultations, USUN had surveyed the Council and knew that there was little support for a stand alon [...]	2009-10-08 01:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK882	GOLDSTONE REPORT POST-PARTUM: IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN [...] (C) Repercussions from successful efforts in Geneva to postpone the HRC's discussion of the Goldstone report have resulted in the movement of the report to New York. While the Security Council did not accede to Libya's October 6 request for a stand-alone Council meeting on the Goldstone repo [...]	2009-10-08 23:35:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS
09USUNNEWYORK928	UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE - NON-MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 14 October, the Security Council held its Open Debate on the Middle East. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed the Council on recent events, noting that there had been no significant progress on the peace process. He referred to recent tensions in East Jerusalem as well as [...]	2009-10-19 19:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK944	ARABS REQUEST U.S. SUPPORT FOR SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wolff met Friday October 23 with the representatives of Arab states and organizations that have joined together as a follow-up group to lobby for action on the Goldstone Report in New York. The Palestinian Permanent Observer suggested the establishment of a "monitoring [...]	2009-10-24 00:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK962	GOLDSTONE REPORT: MEETING BETWEEN USUN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPR Alex Wolff met October 28, 2009, with Israeli Legal Adviser Ehud Keinan, at the latter's request. Keinan provided information on the investigations the GOI has undertaken in response to complaints arising out of Operation Cast Lead. He noted the internal GOI debate on how t [...]	2009-10-29 21:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS
09USUNNEWYORK99	PALESTINIANS PRESSING SYG TO BROADEN SCOPE OF [...] (C) Palestinian Permanent Observer Ambassador Mansour told Ambassador Wolff February 6 that he was exploring ways for the UN to investigate the conduct of the Gaza conflict. He cited as precedent UNSCR 1405 (2002) which "welcomed the initiative of the Secretary-General to develop accurate inf [...]	2009-02-10 01:47:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL KWBG IS
09VALLETTA141	MALTA: PLEDGE FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: DETAILS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 15:44:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER MT
09VIENNA182	MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE - AUSTRIA [...] (C) MFA Middle East Director Amb. Ralph Scheide told Econ/Pol Counselor Feb. 19 that Austrian FM Spindelegger will attend the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh Conference and that Austria plans to make a noticeable contribution, which would be provided through UNRWA and the EU. As the cabinet had not y [...]	2009-02-19 12:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PGOV
09VIENNA346	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 07:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN AU
09VIENNA66	AUSTRIA: US-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] (SBU) On January 16, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche in separate farewell calls on Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger and MFA Secretary General Kyrle. 2. (SBU) FM Spindelegger and SG Kyrle listened carefully to reftel points and expressed appreciation for the information. Both st [...]	2009-01-16 17:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS
09WARSAW186	POLISH RESPONSE TO U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 06:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG PREL PL
10ABUDHABI47	HAMAS COMMANDER KILLED IN DUBAI HOTEL [...] (U) On January 29, approximately 9:00 am local time Friday, Reuters first reported the January 20 murder in a Dubai hotel of senior Hamas member Mahmoud Abdul Raouf Mohammad Hassan (known as Mahmoud Al Mabhouh). The brief wire story preceded the release of an official statement from the Dubai gover [...]	2010-01-31 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL KWBG KCRM IS SY AE
10BERLIN76	ISRAEL USES GERMANY FOR INTERNATIONAL ENTREE, [...] (C) MFA NEA Assistant-Secretary equivalent Andreas Michaelis told Pol M-C January 20 that the January 18 German-Israeli consultations in Berlin were primarily oriented toward the bilateral relationship rather than the peace process or regional issues, outside of Iran. He described Israeli FM [...]	2010-01-20 15:59:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG IS IR GM
10CAIRO249	Development and Peace Key to Resolving North Sinai Problems [...] (S) Key Points: -- New North Sinai Governor Mowafi told poloff his top priority was to increase economic opportunities. He plans to increase the size of the El Arish port to facilitate an export economy, expand agricultural production in the coastal areas, and build heavy industries in [...]	2010-02-25 15:03:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS EG
10DOHA39	EGYPTIAN DCM: CAIRO TO THWART ANY QATARI [...] (C/NF) Adham Naguib, Egypt's DCM at its Embassy in Qatar (strictly protect),told P/E Chief Rice January 26 that the Egyptian Government is determined to thwart any initiative that Qatar proposes during its current term as president of the Arab League, just for the sake of thwarting it. Nagui [...]	2010-01-28 11:47:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL EG SU QA
10DOHA52	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Mr. Chairman, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and Prime Minister on the margins of the U.S.-Islamic Forum. You would be the first Congressional visitor to meet in Doha with Qatari officials since Speaker Pelosi in M [...]	2010-02-08 09:50:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL OVIP OREP KWBG KPAL QA
10DOHA70	SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S AMIR [...] (C) Senator Joh Kerry (D-MA),the Chairman of the Senate Foreig Relations Committee(SFRC),joined by Ambassador,P/E Chief, and SFRC staff member Dr. Jonah Blank met February 14 with the Amir of Qatar, Hamad bn Khalifa Al Thani. The meeting took place at Waba Palace, the residence of the Amir [...]	2010-02-23 10:47:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IR QA
10DOHA71	SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),Senator John Kerry (D-MA),accompanied by Ambassador, P/E Chief and SFRC staff Frank Lowenstein and Fatema Sumar, met February 13 with Prime Minister (and Foreign Minister) of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ). HBJ [...]	2010-02-24 09:44:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IR QA
10JEDDAH10	CATCHING UP WITH "THE FIRST WORLD": MECCA GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 27 meeting with Ambassador, Governor of Mecca Region, HRH Prince Khalid Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (ref A),expressed his satisfaction with Hajj 2009 (ref B),which was not disrupted by the feared outbreak of H1N1 or significantly affected by the November 25 flash [...]	2010-01-08 10:30:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KFLU KISL KWBG SA
10JEDDAH14	JEDDAH GOVERNOR PRINCE MISHAAL BIN MAJID'S [...] (C) Summary. In December 29 introductory meeting with Ambassador, Prince Mishaal bin Majid bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Jeddah (ref A),warned that Yemen could become like Somalia in the absence of development projects funded by the GCC, U.S., and Europe. Skeptical that Israel wants peace given [...]	2010-01-10 06:37:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KISL KWBG PREL SA YM IR IS
10JERUSALEM101	PA FOCUSES ON WEST BANK ENERGY SECTOR: [...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) is taking steps to improve governance and increase accountability in the West Bank energy sector. Its goal is to improve the sector's performance and lower its impact on the PA's budget. Reform of the sector, including the establishment of an in [...]	2010-01-15 18:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV IS JO
10JERUSALEM102	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/19): President Abbas continues [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 10:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM11	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/05): Potential US peace plan [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-05 07:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM111	NGO CONTACTS WARN ISRAELI GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv - Consulate General Jerusalem cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to NGO and GOI sources, the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) intends to "reassess" the legal status of the land on which three West Bank outposts are built, despite previous GOI stateme [...]	2010-01-19 16:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM112	WEST BANK CROSSINGS REMAIN FOCUS OF FRUSTRATION; [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian private sector contacts emphasize that moving goods between the West Bank and Israel remains a complicated and time-consuming process. The continued use of a "back-to-back" process, which requires goods to be transferred from Palestinian to Israeli trucks, plus a l [...]	2010-01-19 17:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PREL KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM114	FAYYAD LAYS OUT 2010 BUDGET AND PROJECT PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told donors that the PA is likely to require USD 1.2 billion in external budget support in 2010, and urged early disbursement. He presented the PA's priority project list for 2010, which includes over USD 5 billion in proje [...]	2010-01-19 18:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV FR NO
10JERUSALEM115	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/20): Israeli authorities level [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-20 07:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS

10JERUSALEM129	PA AND FATAH OFFICIALS CONSIDER HOLDING LOCAL [...] (C) Summary. Senior Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah officials have begun discussing the possibility of holding local elections in 2010 to replace existing local councils, all of whose terms expired in 2009 or earlier. There are several factors driving the push for elections, including [...]	2010-01-20 15:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV
10JERUSALEM132	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/21): Local press report that [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-21 07:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM134	TDA GRANT SUPPORTS RENEWABLE ENERGY, PALESTINIAN [...] Summary. At a January 20 signing ceremony attended by press and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials, the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) awarded a nearly $440,000 grant to support the development of a high efficiency, alternative energy heating and cooling system for an affordable housi [...]	2010-01-21 16:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ENRG KWBG KPAL
10JERUSALEM135	IDF OPENS KEY WEST BANK ROAD TO PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opened an important West Bank road southwest of Hebron to Palestinian vehicle traffic on January 15, in compliance with an October 2009 Israeli Supreme Court ruling. The IDF's response to the ruling could have implications for the easing of other [...]	2010-01-21 16:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM137	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/22): Palestinian media ask [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-22 09:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM139	PRESIDENT ABBAS DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR FAYYAD, [...] (C) Summary. The Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC, Fatah's quasi-parliamentary body) held its second assembly January 15-19 in Ramallah, during which members of the FRC discussed the ongoing stalemate in negotiations with Israel and reconciliation with Hamas; reviewed reports and financial r [...]	2010-01-22 19:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM141	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/25): Local press report that [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 08:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM148	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE WEST [...] Obtain temporary copy of certificate of registration from the Ministry. 2. Deposit initial capital, which is 25 percent of the capital plus official bank fees (1/1000 of stated capital). 3. Obtain signature of the required documents by a local lawyer. 4. Register with the commercial Regist [...]	2010-01-25 15:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC KWBG
10JERUSALEM155	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/26): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 07:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM156	GAZA BRANCHES OF PALESTINIAN BANKS TURN AWAY [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian bank branches in Gaza have been turning away large Israeli Shekel (NIS)-denominated deposits, according to the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA),Gazan merchants, and Palestinian bankers. Contacts in the gas sector in Gaza voiced concerns that they may not have eno [...]	2010-01-26 07:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID ENRG KWBG PREL KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM16	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/06): New settlement [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-06 10:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM161	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/27): President Abbas under [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-27 15:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM166	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE [...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a January 25 decree forming a committee to examine allegations against Palestinians in the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone report). PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consu [...]	2010-01-27 18:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PHUM KAWC IS
10JERUSALEM168	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/28): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-28 09:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM180	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/29): Clashes continue between [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-29 11:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM188	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/01): Settlement-related [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 09:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM192	NABLUS BUSINESSMEN VOICE CONCERN OVER ONGOING [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 28 trip to the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the city's business leaders briefed the Consul General on the impact of Israeli restrictions on the region's business climate. Nablus's aluminum-producing factory (the only one in the West Bank),like many manu [...]	2010-02-01 17:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS BEXP
10JERUSALEM193	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/02): President Abbas said he [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-02 12:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM199	AS OLD GUARD RESIGNS, YESHA COUNCIL SETTLERS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 11, Pinchas Wallerstein resigned as director-general of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip (known as the "YESHA Council," from the Hebrew acronym for "Judea, Samaria, and Gaza"). Wallerstein told the Israeli press that he was re [...]	2010-02-02 18:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM2	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/04): The new year starts with [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-04 07:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM201	AS OLD GUARD RESIGNS, YESHA COUNCIL SETTLERS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 11, Pinchas Wallerstein resigned as director-general of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip (known as the "YESHA Council," from the Hebrew acronym for "Judea, Samaria, and Gaza"). Wallerstein told the Israeli press that he was re [...]	2010-02-02 20:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM202	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/03): Prime Minister Fayyad [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-03 08:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM214	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/04): PA and Hamas officials [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-04 07:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM215	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/05): Fatah and Hamas leaders [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 09:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM217	LOVE AND MARRIAGE: A PALESTINIAN MARRIAGE AND BENEFIT [...] (U) The single most pernicious pattern of fraud encountered by Post is marriage and benefit fraud employed by Palestinian men. Under the pattern, individuals exploit certain aspects of Sharia Law or use fraudulent divorce certificates to engage in sham divorces and then marry Americans solely [...]	2010-02-05 13:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD PTER KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM224	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VIST TO [...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary: Your meetings will give you a chance to see USG assistance efforts first hand; hear from Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on progress in implementing his state-building plan; and learn from private sector and key economic policy makers what is needed to create the conditions f [...]	2010-02-05 22:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM226	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/08): President Abbas meets [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-08 10:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM230	MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON INCITEMENT AT [...] (C) The Palestinian Authority (PA) employee who delivered an impromptu sermon inciting violence at a West Bank mosque on January 29 was "disturbed," according to Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Mahmoud Habash. The employee, who works in Habash's ministry, has been counseled for his s [...]	2010-02-08 17:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG KISL IS
10JERUSALEM232	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/09):Palestinian official says [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-09 07:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM233	ISRAELI TRAVEL BAN AGAINST PROMINENT EAST [...] (C) On February 9, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad contacted the Consul General to express strong concern about the Israeli government's imposition of a six-month overseas travel ban on Khalil Tufakji, an Arab resident of East Jerusalem and prominent cartographer, as report [...]	2010-02-09 17:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM234	FORMER PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SPEAKER [...] (S) Former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Speaker (and prominent Gazan) Rawhi Fattouh described three generational groupings inside Hamas today, and characterized each as more radical than its predecessor. The oldest generation consists mainly of religious leaders with little influen [...]	2010-02-09 18:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KISL KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM236	PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Tamara Cofman Wittes discussed efforts for Middle East peace, the growing distance between Palestinian and Israeli societies, and the role of women with Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and Palestinian civil society activists. Participants lamented de [...]	2010-02-09 18:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMPI KDEM KPAL KWBG KWMN IS
10JERUSALEM238	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/10): President Abbas asks the [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-10 07:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM25	"ECONOMIC" SETTLERS PROTEST THEIR INCLUSION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent conversations, residents of "economic" settlements -- established to provide cheaper housing and higher standards of living than available in "Green Line" Israel -- objected to their inclusion in the Israeli government's settlement moratorium. Leaders in these comm [...]	2010-01-06 15:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM258	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY SECURITY OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a series of February 7 meetings in Ramallah, Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials emphasized that nonviolence was the only viable strategy for the Palestinian pro-peace camp, and said they were committed to interdicting violent actors in the West Bank, regardless of [...]	2010-02-10 16:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM261	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/11): IDF soldier killed at [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-11 08:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM266	PALESTINIAN POLICE OFFICER KILLS IDF SOLDIER [...] (C) SUMMARY. A plain-clothes Palestinian Authority (PA) Civil Police Captain stabbed an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Sergeant near Nablus on February 10. The IDF Sergeant subsequently died of his injuries. PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad issued a statement later that day condemning the actio [...]	2010-02-11 16:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM269	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/12): Israeli air raids on the [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-12 09:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM275	LARGE VILLAGES SOUTH OF HEBRON CUT OFF FROM MAIN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-12 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM277	PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES DISCOVER ROCKET BURIED WEST OF RAMALLAH [...] (C) On February 11, Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials informed Post that they had recently discovered a homemade, Qassam-style rocket buried underground, west of Ramallah. These officials said they had handed the rocket, which appeared to have been buried over a year ago and was no long [...]	2010-02-12 16:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM279	NABLUS DEVELOPER ON AREA C CONSTRAINTS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian private sector contacts and developers in Nablus report that a closed Israeli military road north of the city is preventing progress on 15 construction projects that would ease urban congestion and further develop Nablus's economy. Despite the constraints, the cons [...]	2010-02-12 16:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV OPIC KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM281	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/16): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-16 11:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM286	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY SECURITY OFFICIALS ON COORDINATION WITH ISRAEL [...] (S) In recent meetings with Post, Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials reiterated their commitment to continued Israeli-Palestinian security coordination. They expressed frustration with what they termed a one-sided Israeli approach, and highlighted the importance of keeping coordination o [...]	2010-02-16 16:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM288	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/17): President Abbas says [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-17 11:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM29	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/07): Israel plans for more new [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-07 12:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM291	"POPULAR RESISTANCE": FIVE YEARS ON [...] (SBU) February 19 marks the fifth anniversary of weekly "popular resistance" protests against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bil'in. Since demonstrations against the barrier began, they have attracted a wide range of anti-settlement NGOs and international activists. [...]	2010-02-17 12:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM292	PALESTINIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SET FOR JULY 17 [...] (C) On February 9, the Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet announced that municipal elections would be held on July 17 throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and called on the Central Elections Committee (CEC) to proceed with making arrangements. CEC Chairman Hanna Naser said efforts are un [...]	2010-02-17 13:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG KDEM
10JERUSALEM299	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/18): The investigation into [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-18 07:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM303	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/19): Dubai police believe [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-19 09:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM307	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MINISTER DELIVERS TELEVISED [...] (U) Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Mahmoud Habash delivered a Friday sermon on February 19, entitled, "Islam is a Religion of Tolerance and Mercy." Palestinian television broadcast the sermon live. The same topic was the official weekly theme for the appro [...]	2010-02-19 19:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL KISL IS
10JERUSALEM315	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/22): Deputy Secretary Jacob [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 08:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM321	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/23): The Europeans start to [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-23 06:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM329	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting with Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stressed the importance of Israel ending Area A incursions and creating conditions for the Palestinian private sector to generate sustainable economic growth. He s [...]	2010-02-23 16:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL PINS EAID IS
10JERUSALEM33	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/08): President Abbas says he [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-08 09:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM330	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW MEETS PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (C) Summary: During his February 21 meeting with Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Planning Ali Jarbawi described the PA's development project planning process and his ministry's donor coordination role. Jarbawi stressed the importance of easing restrictio [...]	2010-02-23 16:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM331	OFFICIAL PALESTINIAN PROTESTS, SKIRMISHES IN WEST [...] (SBU) Summary. The February 21 Israeli cabinet decision to include Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs/Ibrahimi Mosque and Rachel's Tomb (near Bethlehem) as "national heritage sites" prompted a flurry of strong official criticism from senior Palestinian officials, as well as demonstrations in bot [...]	2010-02-23 17:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM332	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETINGS WITH UNRWA [...] (SBU) During his February 19 visit to the Jalazone refugee camp in the West Bank, Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew toured the camp's UNRWA health clinic and discussed UNRWA's operations with UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi, Deputy Commissioner General Margot Ellis, Deputy Director for G [...]	2010-02-23 17:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV KPAL KWBG IS LE
10JERUSALEM341	EAST JERUSALEM RESIDENTS AND ACTIVISTS ALARMED AS [...] (C) Summary. Municipality of Jerusalem inspectors, accompanied by Israeli police, served a total of 12 "notices of illegal construction" to residents in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem on February 24, according to one resident and anti-demolition activist. A municipality official [...]	2010-02-24 21:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM342	SETTLER COUNCIL CHAIRMAN: TWO STATE SOLUTION "NOT [...] (C) Summary. The Chairman of the "Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip," Dani Dayan, told the Consul General on February 22 that Dayan believed West Bank settlements are "irreversible" and that the two-state solution is not feasible. Dayan said he continues to [...]	2010-02-24 21:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM344	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/25): More demolition orders [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 08:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM351	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/26): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 09:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM354	CONGEN JERUSALEM ICT OFFICER [...] Per reftel: ConGen Jerusalem's ICT officer is Sarah Beran, Economic Section, email: berans@state.gov, office: (972) 2 622 7245. ETD 06/2012. RUBINSTEIN [...]	2010-02-26 15:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON KWBG
10JERUSALEM357	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR WTO OBSERVER [...] (SBU) Representatives of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) met with Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian private sector representatives to discuss the PA's pending request for World Trade Organization (WTO) observer status. PA Prime Minister Fayyad and Minister [...]	2010-02-26 17:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD USTR WTRO ECON KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM358	PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD VISITS HEBRON TO CALM LOCAL [...] (C) Following a week of demonstrations in Hebron protesting the Israeli government's decision to include the Ibrahimi Mosque/Cave of the Patriarchs on a list of Israeli national heritage sites, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attended Friday prayers in the Ibrahimi Mosq [...]	2010-02-26 18:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG SCUL KISL IS
10JERUSALEM40	PALESTINIAN MOBILE OPERATORS ASK FOR HELP IN AREA C [...] (C) Summary: The two Palestinian mobile telephone operators (Jawwal and Wataniya) say they continue to struggle with lack of coverage throughout the West Bank, penetration of Israeli settlement-based cellular networks into Palestinian urban areas, and small frequency allotments (compared to t [...]	2010-01-08 16:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ECPS KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM41	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY LEADS HIGH-PROFILE CAMPAIGN [...] (U) This message contains an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has launched a high-profile campaign against products from Israeli settlements found on Palestinian store shelves, and has called for further international boycotts of settlement [...]	2010-01-08 17:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM42	MUHAMMAD DAHLAN ON FATAH REFORM, ISRAEL, [...] (C) Summary. The new Fatah Central Committee (FCC) is reaching out to the Fatah grassroots in ways the former FCC never did, according to FCC and Palestinian Legislative Council member Muhammad Dahlan. Fatah anniversary celebrations in January; upcoming union, syndicate, and journalist elec [...]	2010-01-08 17:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KDEM KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM43	PM FAYYAD AND SECURITY CHIEFS ARGUE FOR INCREASED [...] (C/NF) Summary: In January 7 conversations with Post, senior Palestinian Authority (PA) officials offered sober assessments of the December 24 shooting of an Israeli settler in the West Bank and the subsequent Israel Defense Forces (IDF) raid that led to the death of three Palestinian suspe [...]	2010-01-08 18:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM45	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/11): Israelis and Palestinians [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-11 09:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM52	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/12): Special Envoy Mitchell [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-12 08:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM60	IDF DEMOLISHES HOMES IN WEST BANK VILLAGE OUTSIDE [...] (C) Summary: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers entered the village of Khirbat Tana in the northern West Bank early on January 10 and demolished some of the residents' homes and animal shelters. Post contacts confirmed that 21 houses and 12 non-residential structures were demolished, displa [...]	2010-01-12 19:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM61	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/13): Palestinian Authority [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-13 07:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM67	OPIC PRESSES WEST BANK HOUSING INITIATIVES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: An Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) delegation visited Jerusalem and Ramallah January 5-7 to prepare for the February launch of the West Bank-based Affordable Mortgage and Lending Corporation (AMAL),attend the launch of a small business loan guarantee program aime [...]	2010-01-13 14:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN EAID OPIC KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM69	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/14): Senior US administration [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 07:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10JERUSALEM84	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/15): General Jones reaffirms [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 08:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
10RIYADH123	CHINESE FM YANG VISITS RIYADH [...] (C) Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with King Abdullah and FM Prince Saud Al-Faisal on January 13, during the last stop of a five nation Africa and Middle East tour. During the visit, FM Yang discussed deepening Saudi-Chinese ties in a variety of fields, emphasizing trade, in particul [...]	2010-01-27 12:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH KWBG IR SA
10TELAVIV105	GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP: NO GOI DECISION ON [...] (C) PolCouns called on MFA Deputy Director for UN and IO Affairs Eviatar Manor January 18 to review Israeli positions in advance of U.S.-Israeli IO consultations in Washington this week. Manor, who will head the Israeli delegation, said that while there is broad acceptance, including by the I [...]	2010-01-19 12:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN KWBG IS
10TELAVIV107	CODEL HASTINGS' MEETING WITH PM NETANYAHU [...] (S) Summary. Representative Alcee Hastings met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem January 10. Their discussion covered the CODEL's meetings in the region, Iran, and the PM's views on starting negotiations with the Palestinians. Netanyahu expr [...]	2010-01-19 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR SY KWBG IS
10TELAVIV124	BARAK AND GAL VISITS TO ANKARA STABILIZE [...] (S) Summary. Israel took advantage of two previously scheduled visits to Ankara by Defense Minister Barak and MFA Director General Gal this week to demonstrate Israel's strong interest in preserving good relations with Turkey. According to Israeli accounts, last week's crisis over a theatrica [...]	2010-01-21 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS TU KWBG IS
10TELAVIV182	A/S POSNER DISCUSSES CAST LEAD INVESTIGATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-27 09:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PHUM KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV183	A/S POSNER DISCUSSES GOLDSTONE REPORT WITH SENIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation headed by Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, met with senior Israeli officials in early January to discuss Israel's response to the UN Goldstone Report. Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor said the GOI was deliberating whether [...]	2010-01-27 09:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV184	A/S POSNER DISCUSSES GOLDSTONE REPORT WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. On the margins of his meetings with Israeli military commanders and officials (reftels A and B),DRL A/S Michael Posner also met with several non-governmental interlocutors regarding the Israeli response to the Goldstone Report. Most advocated that the GOI do more to address the r [...]	2010-01-27 09:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV279	SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 15:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS ECON EFIN KWBG PREL PGOV
10TELAVIV280	BARAK AND FAYYAD PROMOTE THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION AT [...] (SBU) Summary. Speaking at a standing room only panel at the annual Herzliya Conference February 2, Defense Minister Barak and PA Prime Minister Fayyad offered a rare glimpse of Israeli-Palestinian convergence as both made the case for the two-state solution. Photographers at the event mobbe [...]	2010-02-05 15:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
10TELAVIV281	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ARAD ARTICULATES ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 article in the Israeli newspaper Yisrael Ha-yom, National Security Advisor Uzi Arad articulated the Netanyahu Government's foreign policy successes over the past year, including helping prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and promoting negotiations to res [...]	2010-02-05 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
10TELAVIV344	IDF PLANS HARSHER METHODS WITH WEST BANK [...] (C) In meetings with U.S. officials on February 4, OC Central Command MG Avi Mizrachi expressed frustration with on-going demonstrations in the West Bank, which he believes are being orchestrated to increase tensions. Mizrachi, whose area of responsibility includes all of the West Bank and Ce [...]	2010-02-16 14:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KWBG IS
10TELAVIV359	COGAT DANGOT ON PEACE PROCESS, WEST BANK AND GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-18 12:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID PTER KPAL KWBG IS
10TELAVIV417	IDF MAG MANDELBLIT ON IDF INVESTIGATIONS INTO [...] (S) Summary: IDF Military Advocate General Mandelblit updated the Ambassador on February 17 on the progress of investigations into allegations of misconduct during Operation Cast Lead, including providing a preview of additional findings to be published before the March 24 Human Rights Counci [...]	2010-02-23 07:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV439	KNESSET CONSIDERS CONTROVERSIAL NGO LEGISLATION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Knesset passed a preliminary reading of legislation on February 17 that would require individuals and NGOs to register any funding received from foreign political entities. Many NGOs were concerned with the possible effects of the draft legislation, which they decried in the p [...]	2010-02-25 09:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS
10TELAVIV444	MORATORIUM: MOD SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN DETERRENCE [...] (U) On 25 February, Israel's Army Radio reported that the MOD plans to seek criminal proceedings against settlers who continue to build in spite of the moratorium. To do so, the MOD would hire lawyers for a period of several months to assist in the preparation of criminal files against such vi [...]	2010-02-25 13:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
10TELAVIV50	MORATORIUM UPDATE: EASINGS ANNOUNCED, RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: On January 7, the MOD announced that amendments have been made to the GOI's moratorium order, which will, inter alia, return some permitting and building authority to local settler leaders. However, the announcement made it clear that new approvals will remain frozen and construct [...]	2010-01-09 07:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
10TELAVIV80	CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM: COMPENSATION UPDATE [...] (U) On January 11, the Finance Ministry announced that it had earmarked an initial NIS 30 million to compensate those who invested in residential building projects in the West Bank and are now facing financial losses due to the GOI's moratorium order. This sum is expected to rise as homebuyers [...]	2010-01-14 16:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG IS
10TELAVIV86	CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Alcee Hastings on January 12, 2010 met with Baruch Bina, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director General for North America, and Nimrod Barkan, head of MFA's Research Division, to discuss regional affairs. The Israelis laid out for Rep. Hastings some of the [...]	2010-01-15 09:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG SY IR TU IZ LE JO IS
10TELAVIV98	ISRAELI-SAUDI TRACK TWO DISCUSSION [...] (C) Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF) Director General Yair Hirschfeld briefed A/DCM and EconCouns January 14 on the latest session of a track-two working group on Middle East peace that includes participants from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Authority, as well as Hi [...]	2010-01-15 15:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SA IR KWBG IS
10TRIPOLI113	SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI'S PALESTINIAN ADVENTURISM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a nod to his father's dream to serve as grand regional mediator, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi appears to be increasingly interested in helping to broker reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, possibly in hopes of achieving a compromise prior to the Libyan-hosted Arab League Sum [...]	2010-02-10 08:52:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR KISL KWBG KPAL IS LY
10USUNNEWYORK111	READOUT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General met with Israeli Defense Minister Barak in New York on February 24. According to a UN staff readout, UN colleagues were disappointed that Barak did not come with anything new on Gaza for the Secretary-General, who had hoped to get GOI concurrence to move ma [...]	2010-02-26 00:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE IR
10USUNNEWYORK55	UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE -- HEAVY CRITICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Security Council's January 27 Open Debate on the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco noted the "worrying impasse" that persists in the region with the lack of progress on restarting negotiations and called for the Quartet to play a role. He voiced [...]	2010-01-29 23:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS SY LE
10USUNNEWYORK97	UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DISCUSSION - MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Pascoe briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on February 18. He emphasized that the two parties were seriously considering Special Envoy Mitchell's proposal to move to proximity talks and sai [...]	2010-02-22 19:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY
10VIENNA205	AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TOURS ISRAEL, WEST BANK, [...] (C) Though cast as a renewal of Austrian engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Foreign Minster Spindelegger's trip to the Israel, the West Bank, Syria and Lebanon the week of March 15 served primarily as a stock- taking, with no specific new roles or missions for Austria in the [...]	2010-02-25 10:51:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SY LE AU
94AMMAN12970	THE PUBLIC FACE OF HAMAS IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY HAMAS SPOKESMAN IN JORDAN IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH REFRAINED FROM PRAISING THE OCTOBER 19 TEL AVIV BOMBING BUT HAS PREDICTED THAT HAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OPERATIONS. DESPITE HIS WILLINGNESS TO OBLIGE THE MEDIA WITH THE KIND OF FLAMBOYANT RHETORIC THAT MAKES A GOOD STORY, G [...]	1994-10-24 11:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KPAL KISL JO XF KWBG

95JERUSALEM2191	IDF KILLS WANTED HAMAS ACTIVIST IN HEBRON [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. A WANTED HAMAS IZZ ED-DIN AL-QASSAM CELL MEMBER, TAHIR QAFISHA, WAS AMBUSHED AND SHOT DEAD BY AN UNDERCOVER UNIT OF THE ISRAELI BORDER POLICE JUNE 29 AT THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO HEBRON. TWO HOMES IN WHICH QAFISHA ALLEGEDLY HID WERE DEMOLISHED, AS [...]	1995-06-30 15:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KISL KWBG IS
95JERUSALEM318	ARAFAT ORDERS ARREST OF ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADERS [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: NABIL SHA'ATH INFORMED CONSUL GENERAL LATE JANUARY 24 THAT FOUR PRINCIPAL ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADERS IN GAZA HAD BEEN ARRESTED BY THE PPF. SHA'ATH SAID THAT ARAFAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IS DETERMINED TO TAKE CONCRETE STEPS AGAINST ISLAMIC RADICALS. ARAFAT REPORTE [...]	1995-01-25 08:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PTER PINS PLO IS US
95JERUSALEM3642	PALESTINIANS EXPRESS SHOCK, ANXIETY ABOUT THE [...] CLASSIFIED BY EDWARD G. ABINGTON, CONSUL GENERAL. 1.5B-D. THIS IS A JOINT CONGEN JERUSALEM, EMBASSY TEL AVIV CABLE. 2. SUMMARY. PALESTINIANS HAVE REACTED WITH SHOCK TO THE NOVEMBER 4 ASSASSINATION OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN, FOLLOWED BY ANXIETY ABOUT WHAT HIS DEATH MEANS T [...]	1995-11-05 18:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KISL PLO KPAL PTER IS
95TELAVIV10344	HAMAS ARRESTS: THE POLITICS OF PRESSURE [...] SUMMARY: PALESTINIAN MILITARY LEADERS DESCRIBED THE JUNE 26 ARREST OF 40 HAMAS ACTIVISTS AS A NECESSARY STEP TO FORCE HAMAS TO CEASE VIOLENT ACTIVITIES IN GAZA AND ENTER THE POLITICAL PROCESS. THE ARRESTS, AUTHORIZED BY PLO CHAIRMAN ARAFAT AT A LATE NIGHT JUNE 25 "SECURITY COUNCIL" MEETING, [...]	1995-06-28 09:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS
95TELAVIV16445	HAMAS/PA AGREEMENT: ON THE BRINK AGAIN [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. OADR BASED ON INFORMATION FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SOURCES. SUMMARY ------- 2. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) AND HAMAS APPEARS IMMINENT. REPORTEDLY, AFTER A LOCAL HAMAS DELEGATION MET WITH OUTSIDE LEADERS, CONSENSUS WAS REACHED ON THE [...]	1995-10-13 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
95TELAVIV16873	HAMAS JAILBREAK: YOU CAN HIDE, BUT YOU CAN'T RUN [...] (U) THREE HAMAS ACTIVISTS ESCAPED FROM THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE WING OF GAZA CENTRAL PRISON OCTOBER 22. TWO OF THEM, YUSEF MALAHI AND OSAMA ABU TAHA, HAD BEEN IMPLICATED IN LETHAL ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELIS AND HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO 12 YEAR SENTENCES BY THE PALESTINIAN SECURITY COURT. THE TH [...]	1995-10-23 15:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KPAL KWBG IS
95TUNIS139	BEN ALI LETTER TO CLINTON [...] IN A JANUARY 9 MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR AMERICAS AFFAIRS AHMED OUNIAES, POLCOUNS WAS GIVEN A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT BEN ALI TO PRESIDENT CLINTON. THE TUNISIAN ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS. THE ORIGINAL TEXT (ARABIC AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION) WILL BE FORWARDED VIA POUCH TO NEA/MAG. [...]	1995-01-10 13:31:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG ECON TS
96JERUSALEM3094	HAMAS BIDING ITS TIME [...] CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL EDWARD G. ABINGTON, JR. REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) BIR ZEIT UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR HISHAM AHMAD TOLD POLOFF THAT HAMAS IS LAYING LOW FOLLOWING CRACKDOWNS BY THE PA AND ISRAELI SECURITY AFTER TERRORIST ATTACKS EARLIER THIS YEAR. IN HIS VIE [...]	1996-11-08 15:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG KISL PTER
96TELAVIV267	AFTERMATH OF HAMAS' YAHIYA AYYASH'S ASSASSINATION [...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM JAMES LAROCCO FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D) GOI REACTION ------------ Â [...]	1996-01-08 16:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
98AMMAN8578	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS' RELATIONSHIP WITH HAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE JORDANIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN IN ITS PUBLIC PROTESTS OVER THE KILLING OF HAMAS MILITARY LEADERS IMAD AND ADEL AWADULLAH AND HAS SUGGESTED PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COMPLICITY IN THEIR DEATHS. THE MB OPENLY DECLARES ITS CLOSE TIES WITH HAMAS, BUT PRIVATELY [...]	1998-09-21 12:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL KWBG JO
98JERUSALEM2378	ALLEGED OSAMA BIN LADEN CONNECTION TO PALESTINIAN BANK [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER JERRY FEIERSTEIN, REASON 1.6X1. 2. (S) OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS CLOSE CONNECTIONS TO, AND POSSIBLY AN OWNERSHIP SHARE OF, AL-AQSA ISLAMIC BANK, A NEW BANK GIVEN PRELIMINARY APPROVAL BY THE PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY (PMA) TO OPERATE IN PALESTINIAN [...]	1998-08-25 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PTER EFIN KWBG KPAL JO SA
98TELAVIV15545	HAMAS CONSIDERS A NEW MODUS VIVENDI WITH PA [...] (C) IN THE AFTERMATH OF WIDE-SCALE ARRESTS OF HAMAS ACTIVISTS FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 29 GUSH KATIF SUICIDE BOMBINGS, SOME OF OUR GAZA CONTACTS ARE STATING THAT HAMAS IS PREPARING TO ENTER INTO A LIMITED "TRUCE" WITH THE PALESTINIAN.AUTHORITY (PA). THE TRUCE WOULD APPLY ONLY TO ATTACKS LAUNCHE [...]	1998-11-25 16:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KWBG KPAL PREL PHUM GZ IS PGOV
99TELAVIV12144	HAMAS DEBATES FUTURE [...] (C) OUR CONTACTS IN GAZA HAVE PRESENTED DIFFERING VIEWS OVER NEXT STEPS BEING CONTEMPLATED BY HAMAS. A SENIOR FATAH LEADER AND MEMBER OF THE FATAH CENTRAL COMMITTEE, HANI AL-HASSAN, TOLD US RECENTLY THAT HAMAS WAS PLANNING AN "ELECTION" FOR MEMBERS OF ITS POLITBURO AND CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY. [...]	1999-08-27 06:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PTER KPAL KWBG PREL PHUM GZ IS

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