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09ATHENS1595	GREECE: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on the Goldstone Report and debate at the UN General Assembly to Loukas Tsokos of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Stelios Gavriil of the A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs. Counselor Gavriil thank [...]	2009-11-04 13:40:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS KPAL GR

09ATHENS1639	GREECE: DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 14:10:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPAL IS GR
09ATHENS207	PASOK LEADER PAPANDREOU READY TO ASSIST ON GLOBAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 12 meeting with Ambassador, main Greek opposition PASOK President George Papandreou offered his assistance to the new U.S. Administration on Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Pakistan/Afghanistan, and other critical global issues. Citing his special status as he [...]	2009-02-18 05:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR PTER MOPS SOCI IS IR NATO AFIN
09ATHENS62	GREEKS ALERTED TO SIGNING OF U.S.-ISRAEL [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on the signing of the U.S.-Israel Anti-Smuggling MOU to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Maria Zisi. Zisi was grateful for the information but had no substantive comment. 2. (C) It was the opinion of the Embassy Country Team th [...]	2009-01-16 15:55:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG IS GR
09ATHENS9	GREEK FM CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greek FM Dora Bakoyannis -- who became Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE on January 1 -- has also taken an activist role in the EU response to the Gaza crisis. On January 4, she issued a statement criticizing Israeli ground operations in Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire, an [...]	2009-01-05 13:16:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SOCI GR IS
09BAGHDAD111	QATAR ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: IRAQ GETS TO "NO" [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to us January 15 Iraq's decision to decline Qatar's invitation to a proposed January 16 Emergency Arab League Summit on Gaza but the decision was crafted in such a way as to leave a legalistic out. Zebari (and other officials) described intern [...]	2009-01-15 16:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IS KPAL
09BAGHDAD112	QATAR ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: IRAQ GOES FROM YES TO NO [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to us January 15 Iraq's decision to decline Qatar's invitation to a proposed January 16 Emergency Arab League Summit on Gaza but the decision was crafted in such a way as to leave a legalistic out. Zebari (and other officials) described intern [...]	2009-01-15 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IS KPAL
09BAGHDAD123	URGENT DEMARCHE ALERTING ARAB CAPITALS TO [...] (C) PMIN spoke to Acting Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi January 16 at 1530 to review reftel demarche points, emphasizing it was aimed at creating a durable cessation of hostilities in Gaza. Abbawi didn't argue, and commented that Khaled Mishaal's statement at the Arab leader meeting in Doha [...]	2009-01-16 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IS KPAL
09BAGHDAD171	FM ZEBARI ON KUWAIT SUMMIT - SHARP DIVISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad for 24 hours before heading to Ankara for 3-day visit, Foreign Minister Zebari provided Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray a detailed readout January 22 of the January 19-20 Arab League Summit in Kuwait, along with observations of the Qatari sub-dram [...]	2009-01-23 13:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPP IZ IS KPAL KU
09BAGHDAD351	WAITING ON BAGHDAD; KRG SHARES ECONOMIC VISION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Accompanying a U.S. Chamber of Commerce delegation during a February 3-4 visit to Erbil, EMIN met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials to discuss private sector development in Iraq and underscore the importance of transparency and the rule of law. KRG PM Nechervan [...]	2009-02-11 08:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IS IZ PGOV PREL
09BAKU199	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC AJ IS
09BAKU20	AZERBAIJAN'S DISCREET SYMBIOSIS WITH ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PRL PTER AJ IS IR
09BAKU437	IRAN/AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ INCENSED BY IRANIAN PRESSURE [...] (C) The GOAJ, as well as a large number of political figures and organizations from across the political spectrum, has expressed deep resentment over recent heavy-handed Iranian government efforts to force the GOAJ to rescind its recently extended official invitation to Israeli President Pere [...]	2009-06-01 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR AJ
09BAKU439	IRAN/AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ INCENSED BY IRANIAN PRESSURE [...] (S) The GOAJ, as well as a large number of political figures and organizations from across the political spectrum, has expressed deep resentment over recent heavy-handed Iranian government efforts to force the GOAJ to rescind its recently extended official invitation to Israeli President Pere [...]	2009-06-01 09:17:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR AJ
09BAKU456	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON NK [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 12:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM AM IR TU RU IS AJ
09BAKU527	ISRAEL'S PERES MAKES AN IMPRESSION IN BAKU [...] (C) The "iceberg" (as President Aliyev calls its because "nine tenths of it is below the surface") (Reftel A) that is the Azerbaijan-Israel relationship just got a higher profile as Israeli President Shimon Peres made a two-day official visit to Baku June 29-30. By hosting this visit, Presiden [...]	2009-07-01 03:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ IR IS
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN262	BRUNEI'S STILL REVIEWING POSITION ON GLADSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Ms. Chong noted Brunei is still developing its position on the Gladstone Report. Ms. Chong provided Brunei's UN delegation with U.S. positions, as noted i [...]	2009-11-04 07:58:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BX
09BANGKOK2808	THAILAND LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR SUPPORT U.N. [...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed reftel Goldstone report points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations official Chonvipat Changtrakul November 4, urging Thailand to oppose a U.N. General Assembly resolution or other efforts to pressure the Security Council on the matter [...]	2009-11-05 00:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL TH
09BEIJING103	JANUARY 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MIDDLE EAST, EU, INTERNET [...] Key points at the January 13 MFA press briefing: -- China is "gravely concerned" that UN Security Council resolution 1860 is "not being implemented" in Gaza. -- China "attaches great importance" to its relationship with the EU -- China calls on France to create conditions for the improv [...]	2009-01-13 09:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH TW IS XG RW UG BR KN MI SF CB
09BEIJING1067	APRIL 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UN CONFERENCE ON RACISM, [...] Key points at the April 21 MFA press briefing: -- China "regrets to see some countries did not attend" the UN Conference on Racism. -- China is ready to play a constructive role in the Middle East and hopes relevant parties follow UN resolutions and use diplomacy to achieve "the peaceful c [...]	2009-04-21 22:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG KPAL IAEA SENV CH EG IS JA RS
09BEIJING1113	IRANIAN OFFICIAL ADDRESSES BEIJING AUDIENCE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A visiting Iranian Atomic Energy Agency official told an invited audience of some 30 PRC government officials, Chinese academics, and foreign diplomats (including PolOff) April 23 that Iran considered the attainment of nuclear energy a main policy goal, and argued that sanction [...]	2009-04-24 11:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH IS
09BEIJING1198	PRC/MEPP: FM YANG EXPOUNDS ON CHINA'S PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a five-day swing through the Middle East, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi laid out China's five-point plan for progress on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),according to an MFA official. He conveyed to the new Israeli government hopes expressed by Arab leaders that the M [...]	2009-05-05 11:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MEPP CH IS SY EG IR
09BEIJING165	PRC SPECIAL ENVOY LAYS OUT POSITION ON GAZA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process Ambassador Sun Bigan described for PolMinCouns January 20 the five principles that China believes are necessary for progress in the Middle East Peace Process in light of the current situation in Gaza. In addition to calling [...]	2009-01-20 10:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MEPP CH IS
09BEIJING204	PRC/MEPP: CHINA VEXES ARABS WITH RESTRAINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a briefing by Chinese Middle East Envoy Sun Bigan, Arab ambassadors in China were frustrated and disappointed by Beijing's measured response to the recent Gaza violence, Arab embassy contacts said January 22. They expected Chinese condemnation of Israel, based on China's h [...]	2009-01-22 12:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MEPP CH IS XF
09BEIJING2085	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR SEEKS MORE SPACE FOR SECURITY [...] (S) Israeli Ambassador to China Amos Nadai told the Charge that Israel was capable of expanding its defense and security relationship with China but this would require the United States rethinking the limitations it has placed on Israeli security cooperation with China. Israel was especially [...]	2009-07-21 10:59:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL ECON MCAP MARR IS IR CH
09BEIJING2570	XINJIANG STABILITY, ISRAEL SETTLEMENTS, PAKISTAN, INDIA [...] Key points at the September 8 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese Government was capable of dealing with the situation in Xinjiang and would handle the issue according to law. -- China hoped that Israel would "be prudent and take measures to facilitate the early resumption of talks" with Pal [...]	2009-09-08 09:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MNUC SENV CH KN KS JP IN IR AE IS PK TW
09BEIJING26	January 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MIDDLE EAST, SOMALI PIRACY, [...] Key points at the January 6 MFA press briefing: -- China has told "relevant parties" to "stop military action" in the Middle East. -- Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao fishing vessels can apply for protection from the Chinese naval flotilla in the sea off Somalia through appropriate channels. [...]	2009-01-06 11:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EWWT CH TW IS
09BEIJING2754	PRC RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) On September 24, PolOff delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations and Conferences Department, Human Rights Affairs Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun reftel points on U.S. concerns regarding the conclusions and recommendations of the Goldstone Report. 2. (C [...]	2009-09-24 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS
09BEIJING2869	PRC RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (C) On October 14, PolOff delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations and Conferences Department, Human Rights Affairs Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun reftel points on the U.S. position on the Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaze Conflict (the Goldst [...]	2009-10-14 10:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER IS CH KPAL
09BEIJING2934	OCTOBER 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PIRATES, CHINA-INDIA, REBIYA [...] Key points at the October 22 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese Government remained concerned about the security of the 25 member crew of the De Xin Hai and an "all-out rescue effort" was ongoing. -- China and India were both emerging countries and had common interests that would benefit f [...]	2009-10-22 00:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH IR IS AF IN JA
09BEIJING2980	OCTOBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION, [...] Key points at the October 27 MFA press briefing: -- China would deepen ties with Egypt and promote China-Africa and China-Arab ties at the early November Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt -- China hoped relevant parties would q [...]	2009-10-26 22:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM EAID CH IR IS AF IN JA
09BEIJING3001	CHINESE SPECIAL ENVOY TALKS IRAN, MIDDLE EAST WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 26 meeting with PRC Special Envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike, Senior Director for the Central Region Dennis Ross underscored the high priority that the United States placed on the pursuit of peace in the Middle East and on resolution of the Iran nuclear issue. Both [...]	2009-10-30 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC OVIP ENRG PGOV CH IR IS
09BEIJING3036	PRC ON POSSIBLE UNGA DISCUSSION OF GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) On November 3, PolOff delivered to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Human Rights Affairs Division Deputy Director Shen Bo reftel points on the November 4 discussion of the Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza conflict (the Goldstone Report) at the UN [...]	2009-11-03 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS CH
09BEIJING3117	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR ON PRC-ISRAEL MILITARY TIES [...] (S) During a November 12 meeting with Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL),Israeli Ambassador to China Amos Nadai briefed on Israeli-Chinese bilateral military relations and appealed for relaxing USG oversight of Israeli military exports to the PRC. Military relations had been important in Israel [...]	2009-11-13 11:00:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MASS MARR PARM CH IS
09BEIJING3138	NOVEMBER 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: OPPOSITION TO JEWISH [...] Key points at the November 19 MFA press briefing: -- China opposes Israel's plans to build new Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, viewing the move as likely to undermine trust and security in the region. -- The decision not to accept journalist questions following the meeting between P [...]	2009-11-19 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PHSA CH IS KN AF IN VM JA
09BEIJING3489	DECEMBER 29, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMCIT IN NORTH KOREA, [...] Key points at the December 29 MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes the U.S. will uphold the larger issue of stability on the Korean Peninsula when addressing US citizen Robert Park's detention in North Korea. -- The execution of UK citizen Akmal Shaikh for drug smuggling, despite claims [...]	2009-12-29 10:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PHSA PTER CH BM KN IS
09BEIJING432	PRC: CHINA SHARES U.S. POSITION ON MARCH 2 SHARM [...] (C) China "has the same position" as the United States on the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh, MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel Division Deputy Director Xu Chen told PolOff February 19 in response to reftel points on the U.S. positi [...]	2009-02-19 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG CH IS
09BEIJING604	PRC: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CHINA'S PLEDGE AT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 10:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG CH IS
09BEIRUT1022	UNIFIL COMMMANDER ON SEPTEMBER 11 ROCKET ATTACK [...] (C) Forces from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),cooperating with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),responded quickly by increasing patrols following the launch of rockets from Lebanon into Israel on September 11, according to UNIFIL Commander Gen. Claudio Graziano. Graziano confirmed [...]	2009-09-16 14:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KPKO MCAP UNAUS IS LE
09BEIRUT1045	LAF COMMANDER KAHWAJI CONFIDENT OF MURR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Caretaker Defense Minister Elias Murr will be re-appointed to the same position in the next cabinet, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Jean Kahwaji told visiting LTG William Webster and the Ambassador on September 18. Kahwaji continued to be concerned that the current delay [...]	2009-09-24 05:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR MOPS MARR KPKO MCAP IS LE
09BEIRUT1053	ISRAELI COOPERATION IMPROVING, SAYS LEBANESE [...] (S) In recent trilateral meetings between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),UNIFIL, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF),the Israeli side was more cooperative and a new element of trust between the parties was present, BGen Abdulruhman Shehaitly, GOL Coordinator to UNIFIL told visiting Special [...]	2009-09-25 05:47:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PBTS KPKO MARR PREL PGOV LE IS
09BEIRUT107	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN FIRMLY SUPPORTS ARAB [...] (C) President Michel Sleiman reiterated his support for the Arab Peace Initiative (API) in a January 27 meeting with the Ambassador. He speculated that, although the Arab League was divided in its position on the API, the Kuwaitis and the Saudis could easily persuade some Arab League members t [...]	2009-01-27 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS LE SY
09BEIRUT1104	NAHR AL-BARID REMAINS CALM AWAITING DECISION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Relief and Works Agency Director (UNRWA) Salvatore Lombardo and Ambassador Khalil Makkawi, Director of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC),remain cautiously optimistic that the State Shura Council will decide on October 13 to permit resumption of reconstruction [...]	2009-10-07 13:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV KPAL PHUM JO IS LE UN
09BEIRUT1164	UNSCOL CHIEF OF STAFF UNDERSCORES UNIFIL'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNIFIL was not hindered in its investigation of the October 12 Tayr Felsayh incident, UN Special Coordinator on Lebanon (UNSCOL) Chief of Staff Jack Christofides asserted on October 21. He also said that the upcoming UNSCR 1701 report to the UN Security Council would reflect "cl [...]	2009-10-22 12:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MOPS UN KPKO IS LE
09BEIRUT1169	HARIRI DESCRIBES CHALLENGES FACING LEBANESE ARMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) had made "impressive" progress, it still requires training and equipment in order to undermine non-state actors, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told visiting DASD Colin Kahl and delegation on October 22. Kahl pushed for development [...]	2009-10-23 15:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER MOPS KPKO MCAP UNSC IS LE SY
09BEIRUT1176	LAF OFFICERS DESCRIBE CHALLENGES IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: A formal strategy paper would be a critical tool to maintain Congressional support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),DASD Colin Kahl explained to LAF commander General Jean Kahwagi on October 22. Kahwagi portrayed the October 12 Tayr Felsayh incident as perplexing, but reporte [...]	2009-10-27 08:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER MOPS KPKO MCAP UNSC IS LE
09BEIRUT118	LEBANON: UNIFIL URGES COMMITMENT TO ENHANCED [...] (C) UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Commander General Claudio Graziano hosted an ambassadorial-level briefing for all UNIFIL contributing countries January 27 to update UNIFIL's bilateral partners on UNIFIL capabilities, a timeline of recent events, and lessons learned in the aftermath o [...]	2009-01-28 18:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS
09BEIRUT1180	ROCKET FROM LEBANON HITS NORTHERN ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of October 27, one Katyusha rocket was launched from Lebanon into an uninhabited region near the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) promptly retaliated with an artillery barrage into an uninhabited area. There were no reports of inj [...]	2009-10-28 13:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MOPS MCAP KPKO UN IS LE
09BEIRUT1182	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ENFORCING THE WEAPONS-FREE ZONE [...] (C) Summary: In response to Ref A demarche detailing U.S. concerns on GOL enforcement of a weapons-free zone in south Lebanon, Caretaker Minister of Defense Elias Murr, Advisor to President Sleiman Naji Abi Assi, and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Jean Kahwagi acknowledged the negative [...]	2009-10-28 15:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC LE IS
09BEIRUT1200	LEBANON TO SUPPORT GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 10:20:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS LE
09BEIRUT1239	UNIFIL WANTS TO APPLY GHAJAR MODEL TO SHEBAA FARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: July's explosion of a Hizballah arms depot in Khirbet Selim raised questions about the Lebanese Armed Forces' (LAF) attitude, but the LAF has applied the lessons learned from the incident, according to UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Director of Political and Civil Affairs Mi [...]	2009-11-19 07:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER MOPS KPKO MCAP UNSC PBTS LE IS
09BEIRUT1242	LEBANON UNPREPARED TO ADDRESS SHEBAA WATER ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanese government officials argue that Israel's insistence on retaining the disputed Shebaa Farms stems not from border security concerns but from interest in water rights. Lebanese contacts opine that, given water shortages in the region and increasing worries that global war [...]	2009-11-19 15:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL ECON PBTS PGOV LE IS
09BEIRUT1243	MARKING THE BLUE LINE: SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon's (UNIFIL) 121-kilometer Blue Line (BL) marking program is moving along, albeit slowly, with 25 of the proposed 198 markers now in place. UNIFIL officials maintain that despite the slow pace, the demarcation prevents inadvertent violations of UN [...]	2009-11-20 06:01:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PTER PINR MOPS KPKO UNSC IS LE
09BEIRUT125	LEBANON: GEAGEA SEES "MONKEYNESS" HURTING ELECTION [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea reported to the Ambassador in a January 29 meeting that the Syrians were "anxious" about Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections, and may be making assassination plans (including against himself) or violence by proxy in order to sway the elections to the [...]	2009-01-29 15:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS SY LE
09BEIRUT126	LEBANON: BORDER SECURITY WORK STALLED, SAYS [...] (C) On January 29, Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud told the Ambassador that internal Government of Lebanon (GOL) discussions on border security had effectively stalled. The Prime Minister had taken this on personally and is the only who can move the complex issue forward. Turning to election [...]	2009-01-30 09:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PTER PINR KTIP PBTS MOPS LE IS SY
09BEIRUT1267	HIZBALLAH UNVEILS ITS NEW MANIFESTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivered a seminal speech on November 30 that detailed Hizballah's vision for Lebanon and the future of "the resistance." The last time Hizballah produced such a statement was nearly a quarter century ago, in February 1985. The new m [...]	2009-12-03 07:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KISL IS LE
09BEIRUT1277	LEBANESE REACTION TO ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential advisor Naji Abi Assi welcomed details about Israel's recently announced settlement moratorium and the U.S. reaction to it. Abi Assi also told Charge on December 1 that Palestinian Authority President Abu Mazen was scheduled to visit Beirut on December 7. He opined [...]	2009-12-04 15:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG UNSC ENRG LE IS
09BEIRUT1280	MINISTERIAL STATEMENT GOES PUBLIC [...] (SBU) The Lebanese Arabic-language daily newspaper An-Nahar printed today the full Arabic text of the ministerial statement text that will be debated by parliament beginning December 8. Following is the Embassy's informal translation of Articles 5-8, which deal with UN Security Council Resolu [...]	2009-12-04 16:36:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER UNSC LE IS
09BEIRUT130	LEBANON: SLEIMAN TELLS CODEL SMITH USG SHOULD DEAL [...] (C) In a January 30 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Michel Sleiman urged the U.S. to find a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Solving the conflict, he said, would benefit Lebanon greatly because of the significant Palestinian refugee population in Lebanon. Lebanon's relations [...]	2009-02-02 08:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR LE SY IS
09BEIRUT1334	SYRIAN ALLIES SEEK "CANCELLATION" OF UNSCR 1559 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria's allies in Lebanon have launched a campaign for the "cancellation" of UN Security Council resolution 1559. Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri claimed to the Ambassador that following the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon and the election of Michel Sleiman as president, there i [...]	2009-12-21 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL LE IS SY
09BEIRUT1336	DEFMIN MURR PLANS SHAKE-UP IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: President Obama's message to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on the importance of UNSCR 1701 was loud and clear, Defense Minister Murr told the Ambassador and visiting Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Frederic Hof on December 18. Murr reported he would underscore this m [...]	2009-12-22 15:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL LE IS
09BEIRUT1347	LAF AND UNSCOL DESCRIBE PREPARATIONS FOR GHAJAR [...] (C) Summary: Preparations for the handover of Ghajar village were very sensitive to the GOL, General Abdulruhman Shehaitly, LAF representative to the tripartite, reported, and the LAF planned to deploy a unit of four in the village, along with UNIFIL forces, after its return from Israeli contr [...]	2009-12-23 16:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PBTS MARR KPKO LE IS
09BEIRUT1358	PM HARIRI URGES INCREASED MILITARY AID [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. must fully support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to enable it to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Ambassador and visiting Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Frederic Hof on December 18. Lebanon wo [...]	2009-12-29 13:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL MARR MASS IS LE
09BEIRUT139	LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR ON SYRIA, HIZBALLAH, SAAD [...] (C) Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khoja told the Ambassador that Saudi King Abdullah's outreach to Syrian President Bashar Asad was necessary to limit Iran's influence in the Arab world. Bashar, for his part, is playing all sides off each other, but that strategy would only be viable [...]	2009-02-03 16:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT141	LEBANON: CHATAH FRUSTRATED WITH BUDGET IMPASSE IN [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said he would formally ask the IMF to certify the GOL's fulfillment of the USG gas excise subsidy benchmark, and hoped the USG would use its USD 50 milion disbursement to pay off Central Bank of Lebano Eurobond [...]	2009-02-04 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER MCAP LE SY IS
09BEIRUT161	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE [...] (C) The recent Gaza conflict again brought to the fore the question of under what regional and domestic circumstances Hizballah would use force against Israel. In addition, the first anniversary of the February 12, 2008 assassination of former Hizballah military official Imad Mugniyeh raises t [...]	2009-02-11 08:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT170	LEBANON: GAZA CONFLICT EXPOSES CHALLENGES FOR [...] (C) Hizballah successfully used the Gaza conflict to reinforce its own standing by talking tough against Israel but not drawing Lebanon into a second, and probably unpopular, war (reftel). However, the conflict exposed several challenges Hizballah faces, as it seeks to consolidate its strengt [...]	2009-02-12 15:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT177	LEBANON: UNSCOL OPTIMISTIC ISRAEL WILL WITHDRAW [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams returned from consultations in Israel pleased with the thorough discussions he had, he told the Ambassador February 10. Williams was hopeful Israel would withdraw from Ghajar prior to the Lebanese parliamentary elections on June [...]	2009-02-13 17:56:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY IS
09BEIRUT185	LEBANON: ARMENIAN TASHNAQ PARTY WANTS ITS OWN [...] (C) In a February 15 meeting with visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member Perry Cammack and the Ambassador, Armenian Tashnaq party leaders stressed that their primary goal was the establishment of an independent Armenian bloc in parliament, an objective which would be facilita [...]	2009-02-17 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY IS SA
09BEIRUT197	LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS SENATOR KERRY ON-TIME [...] (C) Saad Hariri told visiting U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry that it was most important for Lebanon's parliamentary elections to occur as scheduled June 7. Meeting with the Senator on February 18, Hariri was confident his March 14 coalition could [...]	2009-02-19 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT199	LEBANON: MARCH 2 SHARM EL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE, GOL [...] (SBU) DCM delivered Ref A demarche to PM Fouad Siniora's assistant, Rola Noureddine, on February 18. Noureddine had no substantive response. 2. (SBU) Per Ref B, Lebanon continues to provide assistance to Gaza. Ambassador Khalil Mekkawi, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Commi [...]	2009-02-20 10:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT203	LEBANON: SENATOR KERRY AND PM SINIORA DISCUSS [...] (C) In a February 18 luncheon with Senator John Kerry, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed Lebanon's desire for engagement with Syria, and support for U.S. engagement, on the condition that Syria recognize Lebanon's sovereignty and deliver on previous promises. He assessed that the Iranian [...]	2009-02-20 15:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IR SY IS WE
09BEIRUT266	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN OFFERS NEA ACTING A/S [...] (C) In a March 6 meeting at Baabda Palace with President Michel Sleiman, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro stressed the Obama Administration's urgency for action on regional issues. They asked Sleiman his views on dealing with Syri [...]	2009-03-08 09:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS IR SY LE
09BEIRUT268	LEBANON: HARIRI TO NEA A A/S FELTMAN AND NSC [...] (C) On March 5, Saad Hariri told visiting NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro that if the June 2009 parliamentary elections were held on time, he was certain that his March 14 coalition would win. Asked why, Hariri pointed to March 14 can [...]	2009-03-08 09:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT269	LEBANON: PM SINIORA WARNS NEA ACTING A/S FELTMAN [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora cautioned visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador against U.S. engagement with Syria without conditions. He believed Syria wo [...]	2009-03-08 09:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT270	LEBANON: GEMAYEL PROPOSES TO NEA ACTING A/S [...] (C) On March 6, former President Amine Gemayel described to visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro the influence Iran and Syria, through its proxy Hizballah, wield in Lebanon. A A/S Feltman assured Gemaye [...]	2009-03-08 09:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE SY
09BEIRUT271	LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS WITH FELTMAN,SHAPIRO ON [...] (C) On March 6, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams provided a briefing for visiting Acting A/S of State for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro. Referring to his upcoming meeting with the Security Cou [...]	2009-03-08 18:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT277	LEBANON: SHIA AND SUNNI MUFTIS WITH AA/S FELTMAN [...] (C) In separate meetings March 8, Lebanese Shia Mufti and head of the Higher Shia Council Sheikh Abdel-Amir Qabalan and Sunni Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani told visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and No [...]	2009-03-11 16:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT281	LEBANON: LEADER CLOSE TO SYRIA COMMENDS FELTMAN [...] (C) Former prime minister Najib Mikati, who once had (and whose family still has) a close relationship with Syrian president Bashar Asad, commended visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro on March 6 for planning t [...]	2009-03-12 08:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY IS IR LE
09BEIRUT304	LEBANON: SINIORA NOT OPPOSED TO NEW UNITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 18:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PREF IS SY QA MU LE
09BEIRUT305	LEBANON: DESPITE FRICTION, MARCH 14 UNITES TO [...] (C) The March 14 coalition publicly launched its political platform for the June 7 parliamentary elections at its second annual convention on Saturday, March 14. Entitled "Towards A Strong Viable State," the platform stressed the importance of adhering to the Taif agreement and the 2002 Arab P [...]	2009-03-16 18:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR KPAL LE SY IS
09BEIRUT421	LEBANON: FINMIN CHATAH PROMOTES 1949 ARMISTICE AS [...] (C) In an April 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said the principles of March 14 are still championed by the majority of Lebanese, but the inability of the March 14 moderate coalition to create institutions that represent those principles has been a "major failur [...]	2009-04-09 17:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN LE IS
09BEIRUT438	LEBANON: PM SINIORA TELLS CODEL CARNAHAN JUNE 7 [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told visiting Congressional members Representatives Russ Carnahan (D-MO),Mazie Hirono (D-HI),Jim McDermott (D-WA),Ben Chandler (D-KY),and Diane Watson (D-CA) that Lebanon was committed to hold "completely transparent" parliamentary elections on June 7. He [...]	2009-04-16 09:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IS IR
09BEIRUT439	LEBANON: UNIFIL COMMANDER WITH CODEL CARNAHAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 09:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS
09BEIRUT471	LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS DOWNBEAT ON GHAJAR, MARCH [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams, meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on April 23, expressed dismay at what he saw as a missed opportunity for progress on Ghajar. Williams assessed that new governments on both sides of the border would be less committed to the [...]	2009-04-24 14:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC LE IS EG
09BEIRUT485	LEBANON: PM SINIORA: MOVEMENT ON GHAJAR CAN [...] (C) PM Siniora told the Ambassador on April 27 that he believed an Israeli announcement on withdrawal from Ghajar could still have a positive impact on Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Praising the April 26 visit of Secretary Clinton to Lebanon and the clear U.S. commitment to Lebano [...]	2009-04-28 13:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS LE
09BEIRUT490	LEBANON: JUMBLATT REMAINS WITH MARCH 14 DESPITE [...] (C) Meeting with Ambassador April 29, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt gave no indication he is planning to abandon the March 14 ship, despite recent overtures to opposition Speaker Nabih Berri. March 14 had much work to do to win the June 7 parliamentary elections, he admitted, listing several pro [...]	2009-04-29 17:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS SA LE
09BEIRUT501	LEBANON: GEAGEA ON GHAJAR, GENERALS, AND [...] (C) In a May 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Israel should stress the implementation of UNSCR 1701 as justification for a withdrawal from Ghajar village. He believed that while the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's (STL) authorization for the release of fo [...]	2009-05-05 18:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE IS SY
09BEIRUT515	LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, SLEIMAN LOOKS AT [...] (C) In a May 8 meeting with President Michel Sleiman, visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale reiterated continuing U.S. support for Lebanese sovereignty and independence and for the voices of moderation within Lebanon. Sleiman predicted that the June 7 parliamentary elections woul [...]	2009-05-09 10:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT517	LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, GEAGEA FEARS HIZBALLAH [...] (C) On May 8, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea proposed to visiting NEA DAS David Hale that the U.S. lend "silent support" to March 14 in the weeks before the June 7 parliamentary elections. He specifically advised us to stop expressing support for "moderates." Admitting the March 14 coal [...]	2009-05-11 06:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS SY LE
09BEIRUT518	LEBANON: WITH NEA DAS HALE, FM SALLOUKH SAYS [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting, Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh and visiting NEA DAS David Hale discussed Middle East peace and the Administration's commitment to working toward comprehensive peace with a sense of urgency. Salloukh dismissed Israeli comments about the need for "economic peace" befor [...]	2009-05-11 07:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF UNSC MARR MOPS IS
09BEIRUT522	LEBANON: ARMENIAN TASHNAQ WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Armenian opposition Tashnaq MP Hagop Pakradunian expressed his party's support for President Michel Sleiman and said the party will side with Sleiman in case of a dispute between the president and Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun who is their political ally for the election [...]	2009-05-11 11:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT53	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR: WE ARE TAKING STEPS TO [...] (C ) Defense Minister Elias Murr on January 13 asked that the USG convey to Israel what the GOL is doing to prevent another rocket attack against Israel from Lebanese territory. Murr said he had directed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to cooperate with UNIFIL to control southern Lebanon and p [...]	2009-01-13 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MARR MOPS SY IR IS LE
09BEIRUT530	LEBANON: MARCH 14 MP HARB FEARS IRANIAN [...] (C) In a May 11 meeting, March 14 MP Boutros Harb told Ambassador that the Iranian presence, through Hizballah, created a situation in Lebanon worse than when Syria was in control. He warned that Lebanon could not survive in this present state of affairs. Harb called Free Patriotic Movement [...]	2009-05-12 14:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY IS IR LE
09BEIRUT534	LEBANON: PM: GHAJAR WITHDRAWAL WOULD SHOW THAT [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Hale, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed the need for March 14's leaders to come together in the run-up to the June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora added that the release of the four generals would not [...]	2009-05-14 08:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF UNSC FR IR IS LE SY
09BEIRUT535	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI CONFIDENT ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) In his May 8 meeting with March 14 coalition leader Saad Hariri, visiting NEA DAS David Hale assured Hariri that the U.S. has not and will not sacrifice Lebanese sovereignty as it engages Syria. Hariri expressed confidence in the March 14 coalition's election prospects. Complaining that h [...]	2009-05-14 08:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT536	LEBANON: ELECTIONS: GEMAYEL TELLS NEA DAS HALE [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting, visiting NEA DAS David Hale discussed with former President Amine Gemayel the June 7 parliamentary elections and the possible consequences of a Hizballah-controlled government. Gemayel's son Sami assessed the election as a "tough race," and claimed Hizballah had "limit [...]	2009-05-14 08:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT538	LEBANON: ARCHBISHOP AUDI EXPRESSES FEAR OF [...] (C) Orthodox Christian Archbishop Audi, meeting with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Hale on May 9, at turns decried the political season in Lebanon; emphasized the need for Lebanese to be beholden to the state and its institutions; expressed his fear that the Shi'a population, with Hizballah [...]	2009-05-14 11:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IS SY LE
09BEIRUT541	LEBANON: UNSCOL DOWNBEAT ON MARCH 14'S CHANCES [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams raised with NEA DAS Hale and Ambassador the idea of delaying any possible Israeli withdrawal from Ghajar village until after the Lebanese election on June 7, so as to avoid opponents of the Siniora government using the charge that Israel is t [...]	2009-05-14 11:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE

09BEIRUT544	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR: VOTERS DO NOT LINK AOUN WITH [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told visiting NEA DAS David Hale that Christian voters do not understand that a vote for Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun is a vote for his ally, Hizballah. He said it was imperative that March 14 leaders communicate this message before the June 7 par [...]	2009-05-14 13:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT546	LEBANON: PATRIARCH'S DISPLEASURE WITH AOUN'S [...] (C) In a May 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir declared that Free Patriotic Party (FPM) leader Michel Aoun's ambitions were too "hard to satisfy," and complained that Aoun wanted to be Lebanon's president "at any price." Sfeir also condemned Aoun for [...]	2009-05-14 15:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT548	LEBANON: PSP LEADER WALID JUMBLATT CONFIRMS HIS [...] (C) At a dinner hosted in honor of visiting NEA DAS Hale, March 14 Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said there were still some problems with March 14 candidate lists, notably in Beirut I and Keserwan Jumblatt reaffirmed his commitment to March 14 and disclosed that a meeting for the coalition would [...]	2009-05-15 07:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IS SY LE
09BEIRUT550	LEBANON: UNSCOL SAYS ISRAELI HANDOVER OF STRIKE [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams, and UNSCOL Poloff Rami Shehadeh briefed the Ambassador about the recent Israeli hand over of cluster bomb strike data to the GOL and provided a readout of Williams' May 8 - 10 trips to Israel and Turkey. Williams said issue number one f [...]	2009-05-15 12:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IR IS LE
09BEIRUT551	LEBANON: FREE PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT LEADER MICHEL [...] (C) In two separate May 14 meetings, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) candidate Alain Aoun and senior advisor to Speaker Berri (Amal) Ali Hamdan confirmed that the public rift between FPM leader Michel Aoun and Speaker Berri was not resolved. Nevertheless, on May 14 FPM and Amal ministers voted [...]	2009-05-15 15:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT563	LEBANON: NASRALLAH UPS ELECTORAL ANTE IN FIERY [...] (C) Three weeks before the June 7 parliamentary elections, Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah appeared in two televised speeches on May 15 and May 18. His speeches glorified the events of May 7, 2008 and highlighted Hizballah's preparations for any future conflict with Israel. Nasrallah taunted [...]	2009-05-19 18:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IS LE
09BEIRUT570	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN: ONE YEAR IN OFFICE [...] (C) During his first year in office, President Michel Sleiman has emerged as a popular leader who has sought a "middle road" to defuse Lebanon's confessional tensions. Since his May 25, 2008 swearing in, Sleiman has worked to polish Lebanon's international stature. Lebanon and Syria establish [...]	2009-05-20 17:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS SY LE
09BEIRUT584	LEBANON:HIZBALLAH DOES NOT WANT WAR, LAF CHIEF [...] (C) In a May 27 meeting with Codel Ackerman, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Jean Kahwagi stressed disarming Hizballah was not simply an internal Lebanese problem, but a regional and international problem, dealt with best through political and diplomatic efforts. Israel's continued occu [...]	2009-05-28 12:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT585	LEBANON: WITH 12 DAYS TO GO, MARCH 14 PUTS ON A [...] (C) In a strong last-minute show of unity, just 12 days before the June 7 parliamentary elections, March 14 leaders met at the Bristol Hotel on May 26, presenting a joint communique outlining the coalition's positions on key issues. The communique expressed support for UNSCR 1701 and the Spec [...]	2009-05-28 13:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR LE
09BEIRUT592	LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MEETS MARCH 14 [...] (C) Meeting with visiting Vice President Joe Biden, senior March 14 leaders thanked the United States for its continuing strong support for Lebanese sovereignty and institutions, especially the Lebanese Armed Forces. They welcomed U.S. efforts to stem the flow of weapons to Hizballah and sai [...]	2009-05-29 14:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT593	LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN ASSURE SLEIMAN: NO [...] (C) Vice President Joe Biden visited Lebanon on May 22, the first visit by a U.S vice president since 1983. Regional peace talks topped the agenda of his meeting with President Michel Sleiman, including the issue of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and the roles of both Syria and Iran. Biden [...]	2009-05-29 15:06:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IRLE
09BEIRUT595	LEBANON: WITH CODEL ACKERMAN, MARCH 14 FIGURES [...] (C) March 14 figures Amine Gemayel, Samir Geagea, Mohammed Chatah, and Marwan Hamadeh stressed to Codel Ackerman on May 27 the importance of the June 7 parliamentary elections in determining Lebanon's sovereignty. Concerned about the period after the elections, the four agreed that if it reta [...]	2009-05-29 15:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS KPAL SY LE
09BEIRUT596	LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) In a May 22 meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, PM Siniora thanked the United States for its support for Lebanon's institutions, sovereignty and independence. He added that Lebanon supports Israeli-Palestinian peace, but not if the ultimate solution involves permanent resettlement of [...]	2009-05-29 15:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAL UNSC IR IS LE
09BEIRUT597	LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT TELLS SPEAKER BERRI U.S. [...] (C) Vice President Biden told Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri that his May 22 visit to Lebanon was designed to send a strong message from the Obama administration that the U.S. supports a sovereign, independent Lebanon with strong institutions and was committed to achieving a compre [...]	2009-05-29 15:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PINR LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT599	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN'S POST-ELECTION AGENDA [...] (C) President Michel Sleiman, in an energetic May 27 speech to mark the anniversary of his first year in office, called for action on a broad domestic agenda, to be led by him if, he implied, the new government is too divided to get anything done. His words and tone previewed a potentially mo [...]	2009-06-01 14:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT627	LEBANON: OPINION-MAKER REACTION: "PRESIDENT [...] (C) The Ambassador gathered a group of eight influential opinion-makers June 4 for a roundtable discussion following President Obama's speech from Cairo University. The group agreed that the speech was "culturally sensitive" and a positive first step to engagement with the Arab world. However [...]	2009-06-05 14:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IS
09BEIRUT632	LEBANON: SECRETARY LAHOOD CONGRATULATES SLEIMAN ON [...] (C) In a June 7 election day meeting with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, President Michel Sleiman was pleased to see elections taking place peacefully in one day. He predicted the difference between majority and opposition would be only two or three seats, and said the close elections [...]	2009-06-08 12:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE IS
09BEIRUT639	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH CONCILIATORY, EXCEPT TO U.S., [...] (C) Lebanese interlocutors and international observers expressed general praise for the conduct of the elections and hope for more electoral reform. Hizballah's SYG Hassan Nasrallah, in a post election speech on June 8, congratulated "the winners," but cautioned that while they hold the major [...]	2009-06-10 06:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT643	LEBANON: PM SINIORA CALLS FOR EXTENDING HAND TO [...] (C) In a June 8 meeting with visiting Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Ambassador, Prime Minister and Sidon MP-elect Fouad Siniora hailed March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (reftel) as the "end of an era" that firmly established the majority's political legi [...]	2009-06-10 10:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT644	LEBANON: HARIRI SAYS HE'LL BE PRIME MINISTER, [...] (C) March 14 coalition and Future party leader Saad Hariri told visiting Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Ambassador on June 8 that he would be Lebanon's next Prime Minister following March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (reftel). One of his priorities as Pri [...]	2009-06-10 10:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT645	LEBANON: GEAGEA ON ELECTIONS, SECURITY, AND [...] (C) In a June 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea hailed March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (Ref A) as a "big manifestation of democracy in the Middle East." Satisfied with the outcome of the results, Geagea said March 14 must now move away [...]	2009-06-10 12:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE IS SY
09BEIRUT647	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR S/E GEORGE MITCHELL'S [...] (C) Embassy Beirut welcomes your visit, which comes just five days after Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections in which the pro-western March 14 coalition won the majority by an unexpected margin. Lebanese officials have eagerly anticipated your trip to Beirut since your appointment was an [...]	2009-06-10 15:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS SY IR
09BEIRUT655	LEBANON: JUMBLATT SAYS S/E MITCHELL SHOULD FOCUS [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, in a June 10 meeting with the Ambassador, advised that Special Envoy George Mitchell should secure a freeze on Israeli settlements in order that President Obama's peace efforts succeed. Asked about Lebanon's role in regional peace, he half-joked "We cannot aff [...]	2009-06-11 15:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT656	LEBANON: MARCH 14 SYG TO PUSH FOR STRONGER [...] (C) Following March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (Ref B),March 14 Secretariat SYG Fares Souaid is intent on carrying on the work of the Secretariat, which held its first post-election meeting on June 10. Souaid believed the elections proved opposition Christian leader M [...]	2009-06-11 15:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT668	LEBANON: REACTION TO PM NETANYAHU'S JUNE 14 SPEECH [...] (C) Lebanese reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's June 14 speech was mostly negative (Ref A). President Sleiman termed the Netanyahu speech as "hard lined" in a statement issued June 15, while PM Siniora termed it "extremely dangerous." The only positive acknowledgment note [...]	2009-06-17 05:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC LE IS
09BEIRUT671	LEBANON: DEMARCHE: SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 14:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT672	LEBANON: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HAGUE CODE OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered demarche requesting Lebanese support for nonproliferation efforts by subscribing to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) to Majid Ramadan, Head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on May 14. On June 17 Hazem Ab [...]	2009-06-17 14:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT698	LEBANON: OUTGOING PM SINIORA COMMITS TO BORDER [...] (C) On the last full day of his government's mandate before it became a caretaker government, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora confirmed to international donors June 19 Lebanon's continuing and firm commitment to secure the eastern border with Syria. Urging international donor support for the ext [...]	2009-06-24 15:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS EAID IS SY LE
09BEIRUT7	LEBANON: SINIORA URGES UNSC ACTION USING 1701 MODEL [...] (C) On January 2, PM Siniora convoked Ambassadors and Charges from UNSC members represented in Beirut and urged UNSC action to produce an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. He suggested the Council use UNSCR 1701, which marked the end of 2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict, as a model. He argued that Isr [...]	2009-01-02 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MOPS LE IS
09BEIRUT702	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL DAVID [...] (C) General Petraeus, Embassy Beirut welcomes your visit which comes three weeks after Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Saad Hariri's March 14 coalition retained the parliamentary majority by an unexpected margin, and has a 71-57 edge over the opposition in the new parliament. The g [...]	2009-06-25 12:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT713	LEBANON: JUMBLATT: "NASRALLAH DIVULGED NO SECRETS" [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador on June 25, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt commented that neither Speaker Nabih Berri nor majority leader Saad Hariri were "completely happy" with the conduct of their coalition members during the vote to choose the Speaker earlier that day. [...]	2009-06-26 15:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT819	LEBANON: DISCOVERY OF HIZBALLAH ARMS CACHE, SOUTH [...] (C) In a July 17 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr provided an account of the July 14 explosion in the south, saying that a small munitions warehouse, containing material stored by Hizballah since the July 2006 war, had caught on fire due to a cooking incident. He reported that the Lebanes [...]	2009-07-20 15:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE
09BEIRUT821	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR TELLS GENERAL PETRAEUS NEW [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr affirmed to visiting CENTCOM Commanding General David Petraeus in a June 30 meeting that the strong U.S.-Lebanese military partnership will grow stronger under the new Lebanese government. Murr said the Lebanese Armed Forces' (LAF) work on a Five Year Plan would [...]	2009-07-20 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS IS SA SY LE
09BEIRUT822	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH ON THE DEFENSE WHILE STRIVING [...] (C) In a series of public addresses over the last week, Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah has raised the rhetoric of a possible war with Israel while simultaneously offering conciliatory words to PM-designate Saad Hariri as he attempts to form a government. March 14 figures welcome Nasrallah's [...]	2009-07-21 17:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE
09BEIRUT859	LEBANON: SOME GOL OFFICIALS ADMIT 1701 VIOLATION [...] (C) Several GOL officials expressed their confidence July 24-25 to visiting National Security Council Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro that the opposition would drop its demand for a blocking third and that the cabinet would be formed, though no one could commit to [...]	2009-07-29 08:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT864	LEBANON: RESPONSE TO JORDAN REGIONAL BIOMETRIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 12:22:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PTER JO IS LE
09BEIRUT878	PRESIDENT SLEIMAN PRAISES ARMY, CRITICIZES ISRAEL, [...] (C) In his speech commemorating the 64th Army Day, President Michel Sleiman praised the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) while criticizing the delay in forming a cabinet. He called for constitutional reform if it would close "loopholes" and facilitate better institutions. Sleiman stated early tha [...]	2009-08-04 10:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS LE
09BEIRUT892	SAUDI AMBASSADOR: JUMBLATT RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY [...] (C) Saudi Information and Culture Minister Abdulaziz Khoja sent a strong message to Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt on August 4 that his actions did not serve Lebanon's national interests, and Jumblatt responded immediately and positively to Saudi King Abdullah's entrea [...]	2009-08-07 14:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE IS SA
09BEIRUT903	UNIFIL'S FC GRAZIANO CALLS FOR STRONGER GOL [...] (C) In an August 10 meeting with the Ambassador, United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) Force Commander General Claudio Graziano dismissed recent criticism of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),emphasizing that it did not have the political "umbrella" to act decisively during last mont [...]	2009-08-12 15:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PTER UNSC PINR PREL IS LE
09BEIRUT904	JUMBLATT ASSURES HARIRI HE WILL SUPPORT THE [...] (C) Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt on August 12 confirmed that his bloc remains within the "15" (majority) in the 15-10-5 Cabinet formula, reiterating what he told Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri the night before. Both Siniora and caretaker Minister of State Nassib Lah [...]	2009-08-12 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE IS SA
09BEIRUT91	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WORRIED HAMAS PLANS TO USE [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador January 21, March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri expressed concern the past weeks' events in Gaza could lead to Hamas using Lebanon's Palestinian camps to confront Fatah and Israel. Hariri urged the new U.S. administration to "do something" about the Pales [...]	2009-01-22 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS
09BEIRUT922	NASRALLAH ATTEMPTS TO EASE FEAR, BUT PUBLIC [...] (C) Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah asserted Hizballah would take defensive action against Israel, if Lebanon was attacked, and called for national unity in his August 14 speech commemorating the third anniversary of the July 2006 war between Hizballah and Israel. Attendees at the [...]	2009-08-17 14:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER LE IS
09BEIRUT971	IRAN PUSHES INTO LEBANESE DEMINING OPERATIONS [...] (C) The demining NGO Mine Advisory Group (MAG) has confirmed the launch of a new Iranian demining NGO in south Lebanon. The Iranian NGO Peace Generation Organization for Demining (PGOD) is starting with a small presence. In addition, MAG director Christina Bennike reaffirmed that some of her [...]	2009-08-28 14:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS MCAP PM IS LE IR
09BEIRUT973	WITH CABINET NEGOTIATIONS STALLED, HARIRI HINTS AT [...] (C) The press and nearly all Embassy contacts have declared a stalemate in the government formation process, despite a series of public statements by major political leaders that briefly indicated a move to break the deadlock. Notably, wayward Druze leader Walid Jumblatt came out strongly in s [...]	2009-08-28 15:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY SAIR IS
09BEIRUT974	DEFMIN MURR FRUSTRATED WITH HARIRI BUT SAYS [...] (C) Caretaker Minister of Defense Elias Murr told the Ambassador on August 28 that the Lebanese cannot expect "better than Saad Hariri these days." However, he continued, Prime Minister-designate Hariri needs to be viewed as "strong." Murr assessed that the planned August 31 meeting of major [...]	2009-08-31 15:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MOPS LE IS IT
09BEIRUT980	BERRI SUPPORTS NEW SHIA RELIGIOUS GROUP WHILE [...] (C) Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri supported the launch of a new, "moderate" Shia clerical establishment, the Independent Clerical Gathering, on August 20. Subsequently, on August 31, in his annual address on the anniversary of the disappearance of Shia cleric Imam Musa al-Sadr, Berri calle [...]	2009-09-02 13:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE IS
09BEIRUT995	UNIFIL-LED CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS TRAINING A [...] (C) The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) training program aims to develop the Lebanese Armed Forces' (LAF) "soft power" in the form of better community relations and services. COL John Molloy, who heads the program, believes the optimal long-term goal of [...]	2009-09-04 14:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL MARR KPKO UN IS LE
09BELFAST29	SINN FEIN LEADER GERRY ADAMS DISCUSSES RECENT VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) During an April 27 meeting with Belfast Consul General, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams discussed his mid-April trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. During his meetings with Hamas leaders, Adams made clear he did not support violence. He also met with residents of the Israeli [...]	2009-04-28 16:13:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UK EI IS KPAL PTER
09BELGRADE1296	SERBIA PLANS TO SUPPORT EGYPTIAN RESOLUTION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) In response to our November 3 demarche, MFA Human Rights Directorate First Secretary Vladan Lazovic informed Poloff on November 4 that Serbia likely will support an emerging Egypt-led draft resolution on the Goldstone Report in the UN General Assembly (reftel) . 2. (SBU) Express [...]	2009-11-04 15:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER KPAL IS SR
09BELMOPAN443	Demarche Delivered: Opposing UNGA Resolutions with [...] (U) Per reftel, on November 24 PolOff delivered demarche to Government of Belize (GoB)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer Ayesha Borland. Regarding opposition to UNGA resolutions with anti-Israeli bias, Ms. Borland informed PolOff that the GoB had discussed the issue and woul [...]	2009-11-25 14:57:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA KPAL IS BH
09BELMOPAN444	Demarche Delivered: Opposing UNGA Resolutions with [...] (U) Per reftel, on November 24 PolOff delivered demarche to Government of Belize (GoB)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer Ayesha Borland. Regarding opposition to UNGA resolutions with anti-Israeli bias, Ms. Borland informed PolOff that the GoB had discussed the issue and woul [...]	2009-11-25 14:57:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA KPAL IS BH
09BERLIN1021	GERMANY: VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS AND PRELIMINARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 15:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1066	NETANYAHU FEELS SOME HEAT IN BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu August 27, Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier both stressed the importance of a freeze on settlement construction to achieve a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. This, despite attempts b [...]	2009-09-02 13:40:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS GM IR
09BERLIN1112	(C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS [...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...]	2009-09-10 10:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1150	GERMANY'S UNGA PRIORITIES AND A PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Head of the UNGA Division Julia Gross and Poloff discussed U.S. and German priorities for the 64th UNGA September 15. Gross noted that many of reftel priorities tracked those of Germany, including on climate change, peacekeeping, UN reform, and sustainable developmen [...]	2009-09-17 14:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA GM KPAL IS
09BERLIN117	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IRAN, DAVOS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Russia Suspends Kaliningrad Missile Plan 3. U.S. Policy on Afghanistan 4. Envoy Mitchell in the Mideast 5. Davos World Economic Forum 6. U.S.-Iranian Relations 7. Clashes Between Sri Lankan Government And Rebels Â [...]	2009-01-29 12:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS XF XH CE IR
09BERLIN1173	MEDIA REACTION: Missile Defense, G20, Climate, UN, Mideast [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Missile Defense 3. G20 4. Climate Change 5. UN General Assembly 6. Mideast Peace Process 7. German Elections Â [...]	2009-09-22 05:09:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR IS XF
09BERLIN1174	MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Missile Defense, G20, Climate [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghanistan 3. Climate Change 4. G20 Summit 5. Missile Defense 6. UN-U.S. Relations 7. Mideast Peace Process 8. Travel Promotion Act 9. German Elections Â [...]	2009-09-22 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US RS IR IS XF
09BERLIN1180	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, G20, UN CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghanistan 3. UN Climate Change Summit 4. Mideast Trilateral Summit 5. Obama Presidency 6. G20 Summit Â [...]	2009-09-23 15:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US IS XF
09BERLIN125	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, DAVOS, TURKEY-ISRAEL, FINANCE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Elections 3. Davos Global Economic Forum 4. Turkish PM Erdogan Clashes With Israel 5. Financial Markets 6. Protests in Russia Â [...]	2009-02-02 13:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS RS IZ TU XF
09BERLIN1327	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, IRAN-ISRAEL, NATO MINISTERIAL, VP [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Secret Meeting between Iran and Israel 3. Afghanistan/NATO Ministerial 4. Taliban in Pakistan 5. Biden in Europe Â [...]	2009-10-23 12:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PK AK IR IS GM RO EZ PL
09BERLIN1394	GERMANY VIEWS CURRENT DRAFT GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA NEA Division Director Boris Ruge and MFA Desk Officer, Human Rights Division, Georg Klussmann November 3 to deliver reftel points. Ruge had argued to Poloff separately before the joint meeting with Klussmann that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas needs [...]	2009-11-04 15:05:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS KPAL GM
09BERLIN1474	GERMANY STILL MALLEABLE ON SEVERAL UNGA [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Deputy Head of UN General Assembly Division Julia Gross told Poloff November 19 that Germany agrees in general with the U.S. goal of reducing the number of one-sided UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel biases. Gross said that this year's negotiating climate has be [...]	2009-11-19 11:10:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GM
09BERLIN1501	ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: GERMANY CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Germany is supportive the ref A Angarsk nuclear fuel reserve proposal, but would prefer text changes that address concerns about "conditions of supply" and "market neutrality" before pledging co-sponsorship. Econoff met with MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation, Dr. [...]	2009-11-24 16:55:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS PK IN IS JP KS
09BERLIN1525	GERMANY NONCOMMITTAL ON PA BUDGET SUPPORT [...] (C) Pol Minister Counselor delivered reftel letter from Secretary Clinton to German Foreign Minister Westerwelle November 25 to MFA Near East Assistant Secretary-equivalent Andreas Michaelis who had just returned from his November 23-24 visit to Jerusalem and Ramallah with Westerwelle. Michae [...]	2009-12-02 14:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL EAID PGOV WBG EU IS GM
09BERLIN1544	GERMANY TRACKS U.S. MESSAGE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) MFA Near East division deputy Sibylle Sorg told Poloff December 3 that the MFA agrees fully with reftel points on Israel's settlement moratorium. She said that reftel points are helpful for the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting which will have conclusions on the Middle East. [...]	2009-12-04 14:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL PREL KWBG IS GM
09BERLIN155	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, GUANTANAMO, MSC, ISRAEL, ECONOMY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Reconstruction 3. Fate Of Guantnamo Detainees 4. Munich Security Conference 5. Upcoming Israeli Elections 6. U.S. Economy -- Protectionism 7. Sarkozy Speech 8. Nuclear Energy 9. U.S. Healthcare Insurance 10. Vatican Controversy [...]	2009-02-06 11:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IZ US IS XF FR VT
09BERLIN1591	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, GUANTANAMO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Guantanamo 4. Afghanistan/Sep 4 airstrikes 5. British arrest warrant against Livni Â [...]	2009-12-16 12:11:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG US CU UK IS
09BERLIN1628	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, TERRORISM, ISRAEL, GERMANY- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) Clashes Between Regime and Opposition 4. (Terrorism) U.S.-Yemen 5. (Israel) New Settlements 6. (Afghanistan) London Conference Â [...]	2009-12-31 13:34:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR YM IS AF
09BERLIN218	MEDIA REACTION: G20, CLINTON, GUANTANAMO, NATO, ECONOMICS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Preparatory Meeting 3. Secretary Clinton's Trip to Asia 4. Guantnamo 5. France's Return to NATO's Structures 6. U.S. Budget Deficit, Efforts to Fight Financial Crisis 7. Former Chancellor Schroeder's meeting with President Ahmadinejad 8. Fo [...]	2009-02-23 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH FR IR IS XG
09BERLIN257	MEDIA REACTION: MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S.-Russian Relations, Iran 3. Clinton Trip to Mideast 4. U.S.-Cuban Relations 5. Future Strategy on Afghanistan 6. Attack On Sri Lankan Cricket Team 7. ECB's Reaction to Financial Crisis Â [...]	2009-03-04 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS CU AF CE XG IS SY GZ
09BERLIN288	GERMAN PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH DONORS' [...] (SBU) On March 6, 2009 Econoff contacted Jacqueline Groth of the Middle East Regional Development Policy Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Bonn, to confirm German support for the Palestinians following the March 2 Donors' Conference in Sharm Al-Sheikh, [...]	2009-03-12 13:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN GM IS
09BERLIN303	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MARCH 16-17 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects a full agenda at the EU General Affairs and External Relations (GAERC) next week, with extensive discussion of the implications of the economic crisis on the eastern neighbors, recent developments in Sudan, Belarus, and the Western Balkans. Germany is highly conc [...]	2009-03-13 15:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR PGOV GM BO UP MD SU GZ IS
09BERLIN331	IRANIAN MAJLES DELEGATION TALKS REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran Majles Foreign Affairs Committee chair Alaeddin Boroujerdi led a Majles delegation visit to Berlin March 4-6, meeting with Interior Minister Schaeuble, as well as a variety of senior Chancellery officials and Bundestag MPs. Boroujerdi expressed Iran's interest in increase [...]	2009-03-20 12:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR PHUM GM IR AF IS GZ WE
09BERLIN339	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FINANCE, ISRAEL, NORTH KOREA [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Nowruz Message to Iran 3. Bank Stabilization Plan 4. AIG Bonus Payments 5. Formation of New Israeli Government 6. North Korean Satellite Launch Â [...]	2009-03-23 12:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS KN
09BERLIN344	MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMY, AFGHANISTAN, ISRAEL, IRAQ-TURKEY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Bailout Plan 3. U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. U.S. Budget Draft 5. Obama on AIG Bonuses 6. New Israeli Government 7. Turkish President Gul Visits Iraq 8. 10th Anniversary of NATO Intervention 9. Future NATO Secretary General 10. R [...]	2009-03-24 12:27:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IS IZ TU RS SF DA CH
09BERLIN365	GERMANY CONCERNED HOW ALLEGED SUDAN CONVOY ATTACK [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Deputy Director for Near East Division Robert Doelger March 27 to discuss views on the Gaza smuggling interdiction Program of Action (PoA) (reftel) and the status of German efforts at assisting Egypt with land border interdiction. Doelger asked Poloff for any further [...]	2009-03-27 14:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MOPS NATO PREL GM IS SU
09BERLIN372	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, UNFCCC, DOHA, LATAM [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Afghanistan Strategy 3. NATO Summit Meeting 4. New NATO Secretary-General 5. Bonn UNFCCC 6. Doha--Arab Summit 7. Progressive Leaders' Conference Â [...]	2009-03-30 12:05:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF PK TU IS IR CU
09BERLIN384	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISIT, G20, U.S.-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Visit to Europe 3. G20 Summit 4. Obama-Medvedev Meeting 5. The Hague Conference on Afghanistan 6. New Israeli Government 7. Arab League Summit 8. Chodorkovsky Trial Â [...]	2009-04-01 12:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS AF IR IS QA XG
09BERLIN402	MEDIA REACTION: G20, NATO, CHINA-US, ISRAEL, ECB [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Summit 3. NATO Summit 4. Hu-Obama Meeting 5. New Israeli Government 6. Lowering of Interest Rates Â [...]	2009-04-03 12:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH IS
09BERLIN473	GERMAN GAS COMPANY WILL REVIEW IRAN PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: Bayerngas is reviewing its project to help build natural gas vehicle fueling stations in Iran. Reacting to German and Israeli newspapers reporting Bayerngas' intent to set up such stations in Iran, the German Ministry of Economics contacted Bayerngas. While company representati [...]	2009-04-24 06:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IS IR GM
09BERLIN48	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, RUSSIA, CLINTON, EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Russian-Ukrainian Gas Dispute 4. Secretary-designate Clinton Hearing 5. EU Monetary Union Â [...]	2009-01-14 12:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	XF IS GZ RS UP US EU
09BERLIN567	MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM, TALIBAN, BURMA, POPE, [...] Lead Stories Summary. 1 2. Detainee Photos and Military Tribunals. 1 3. Pakistani Fight against the Taliban.. 2 4. Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi Arrest 3 5. Papal Visit 4 to the Mideast 6. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Aqaba. 4 7. U.S.-German Efforts to Save Opel 5 Â [...]	2009-05-15 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US PK BM IS XF
09BERLIN57	MEDIA REACTION: [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Gas Dispute 4. Guantnamo Closure 5. Hillary Clinton Hearing 6. Afghanistan 7. Obama Inauguration 8. Osama bin Laden Tape Â [...]	2009-01-15 12:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	GZ IS RS UP AF US
09BERLIN589	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, GITMO, BALKANS, SRI LANKA, BURMA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. VP Biden in Bosnia and Herzegovina 5. End of Sri Lankan Civil War 6. Burmese Trial against Aung San Suu Kyi 7. U.S.-Russian Disarmament Talks Â [...]	2009-05-19 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS BK CE BM RS
09BERLIN637	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, SUPREME COURT, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Threat 3. Supreme Court Nomination 4. Israeli Settlements 5. Climate Protection 6. New French Base in UAE Â [...]	2009-05-27 11:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN US IS XF FR AE
09BERLIN671	AHLC: GERMANY SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES, CITES NEED [...] (SBU) MFA Near East Division Chief Boris Ruge informed Poloff June 5 that the MFA "fully agrees" with the U.S. policy objectives noted in reftel. Ruge will lead the German delegation to the AHLC's June 8 Oslo meeting. Ruge said that keeping the Palestinian Authority (PA) financially solvent [...]	2009-06-05 15:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS GM
09BERLIN713	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GITMO, NORTH KOREA, ISRAEL, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Presidential Elections 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. New North Korean Threats 5. Israeli PM Netanyahu Address 6. Troop Re-enforcements in Afghanistan 7. Zimbabwe Â [...]	2009-06-15 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN IS AF ZI
09BERLIN74	GERMANY: INTERESTED IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Boris Ruge January 20 and sought confirmation of Germany,s interest in participating in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort. Ruge was already well familiar with the Amb. Mull,s January 15 presentation to selected re [...]	2009-01-20 14:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN851	FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES U.S. MESSAGES IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Steinmeier reinforced U.S. messages on the need for Israel to halt settlement construction and for Syria to play a constructive role in the region during his July 6-7 Middle East visit to Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut. According to the MFA, Steinmeier also high [...]	2009-07-14 15:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS GM LE SY
09BERLIN88	GERMANY: FOCUSED ON ASSISTING EGYPT WITH POLICING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's internal deliberations continue on the extent of its possible participation in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort, but it seems unlikely that the Germans will participate in any maritime operations. The Germans are currently focused on offering Egypt technic [...]	2009-01-23 17:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN94	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, GITMO, MIDEAST, CHINA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Foreign Policy 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. U.S. Policy on Middle East 5. U.S.-China Relations 6. U.S. Economic Policy 7. Aftermath Of Markelov trial 8. U.S. Stem Cell Research: Â [...]	2009-01-26 14:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS RS CH
09BERN382	ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN JUSCANZ: LIECHTENSTEIN [...] (C) Acting POLE Counselor pressed reftel message on September 9 with Andrea Hoch, Coordinator for UN Human Rights Affairs at the Liechtenstein Foreign Office. Hoch took the USG's arguments on board, but said that the GoL had not focused on this issue since last year, and would need to review [...]	2009-09-11 09:46:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PHUM IS LS
09BERN470	UNGA DISCUSSION OF GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government has some understanding for USG concerns regarding the Goldstone Report and the resolution that will be discussed at the UN General Assembly on November 4. The Swiss, however, do not share all of these concerns, and generally have a sympathetic view of the Go [...]	2009-11-03 18:06:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS SZ LS
09BOGOTA2964	IAEA MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 15:34:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS CO
09BOGOTA3189	BOGOTA DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 22:29:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS
09BOGOTA3483	COLOMBIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY SOURS ON ISRAELI DEFENSE FIRM [...] (S/NF) General Oscar Naranjo, Director of the Colombian National Police (CNP),told the Ambassador on November 24 that Defense Minister Gabriel Silva was souring on the Defense Ministry's relationship with Israel. Naranjo said that the CNP's relationship with retired Israeli Major General Yisr [...]	2009-12-01 20:59:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER IS PE PM CO
09BRASILIA1112	BRAZIL MORE SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. ARAB-ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE or Itamaraty) has no immediate response to our request in ref A to provide $10 million in direct budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The relevant MRE department heads were receptive to the idea of a further Brazilian co [...]	2009-09-04 20:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EAID KWBG OPDC IS
09BRASILIA1188	BRAZILIAN UNDERSECRETARY TALKS AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary. In his September 21 introductory lunch with the Charge D'Affaires, Ambassador Piragibe Tarrago, the recently named Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Under-Secretary for the newly created Middle Eastern and African Affairs portfolio, provided insight into Brazil's evolving dev [...]	2009-09-23 18:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON IS
09BRASILIA1194	BRAZIL, HRC, AND GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) On September 23, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Eduardo da Cunha Oliveira, interim chief, Human Rights Division, Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Cunha Oliveira disputed some of the points in the demarche and agreed with others. 2. (U) ONE-SIDED AND BIASED REPORT: [...]	2009-09-24 18:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS BR

09BRASILIA1391	PERES AND ABBAS VISITS IN PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary. The November visits by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, both shortly in advance of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit (ref A),led to few substantive results but helped Brazil craft its narrative as a hopeful emerging player in the Middl [...]	2009-12-02 17:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHUM KPAL IS IR
09BRATISLAVA444	DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 16:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LO
09BRATISLAVA465	SLOVAKS WILL VOTE AGAINST GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 13:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LO
09BRIDGETOWN699	GOLDSTONE POINTS SENT TO EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 18:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL XL
09BRUSSELS1118	PERSPECTIVES FROM NEW DEPUTY PERMREP TO BELGIUM'S [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs and Polintern met on August 5 with Thomas Lambert, Belgium's new Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. Lambert has just left a position as Deputy Chief of the Cabinet of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht. Based on his insider's view of B [...]	2009-08-12 09:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE IS KN IR UNSC
09BRUSSELS123	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 27 to Wolfgang Barwinkel, Director of the Middle East Division at the Middle East Maghreb Unit of the EU Council. (Note: Head of Unit Christian Jouret was traveling with Javier Solana in the Middle East.) Barwinkel noted that the [...]	2009-01-28 16:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR MOPS PARM NATO EU IS PHSA
09BRUSSELS1251	EUROPEAN COMMISSION ATTENDANCE AT SEPTEMBER 22 [...] (SBU) Mission delivered reftel demarche regarding the September 22 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) Meeting to the Palestine Desk Officer at the European Commission (EC). She indicated that the EU understood that the level of attendance for the meeting had already been set at the senior level [...]	2009-09-17 13:41:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS
09BRUSSELS1487	BELGIUM GENERALLY WILLING TO SUPPORT UN RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Belgium believes the UNGA resolution sponsored by the Arab Group is acceptable with few changes. However, the text it is working from contains few of the ideas presented reftel that the USG finds objectionable. The GOB supports the resolution's call for domestic investigations a [...]	2009-11-03 15:58:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BE
09BRUSSELS1500	BELGIUM SET TO ABSTAIN ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) The Chief of Staff to Belgium's Foreign Minister, Franciskus Van Daele, told the Ambassador and POL/ECON Counselor November 4 that there was no European consensus on the UNGA resolution on the Goldstone report. Van Daele said that there was still on-going coordination between the 27 EU [...]	2009-11-05 15:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BE
09BRUSSELS1554	BELGIUM: JEWISH LEADERS CONCERNED BY ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A diverse range of opinions were voiced at the October 21 Jewish Leader roundtable. Anti-Semitism in Belgium expresses itself through youth violence and a common fear of wearing Jewish religious symbols in public since the second intifada in 2000. At one tenth the size o [...]	2009-11-20 12:57:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SCUL IS BE
09BRUSSELS1556	BELGIUM: JEWISH LEADERS CONCERNED BY ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A diverse range of opinions were voiced at the October 21 Jewish Leader roundtable. Anti-Semitism in Belgium expresses itself through youth violence and a common fear of wearing Jewish religious symbols in public since the second intifada in 2000. At one tenth the size o [...]	2009-11-20 15:21:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SCUL IS BE
09BRUSSELS1587	BELGIUM: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 06:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS BE
09BRUSSELS1621	MINISTERS TO DECIDE FINAL WORDING ON CONTENTIOUS [...] (C/NF) USEU Deputy Pol M-C spoke separately to Swedish, Italian and Spanish diplomats December 1 and 2 about the draft text on Middle East peace being prepared as a formal conclusion to be adopted at the December 7-8 Foreign Affairs Council (FAC--which replaces the GAERC). All three diplomats [...]	2009-12-02 14:32:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EUN KWBG IS
09BRUSSELS209	BELGIUM TO REFUSE EXPORT LICENSES FOR ARMS TO [...] (U) On February 2 the Belgian Federal government held a consultation with the Flemish, Walloon and Brussels regional authorities responsible for issuance of export licenses for arms to coordinate Belgium's policy on arms exports to "Israel and the occupied territories." Arms export licenses a [...]	2009-02-13 09:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL BE IS
09BRUSSELS217	EU SEEKS FOR ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE AS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 16:41:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS
09BRUSSELS223	(CORRECTED CABLE FOR ERROR IN SUBJECT LINE) EU [...] (C) Summary: As Israel undertakes the formation of a new government and plans go forward for the March 2 Cairo donors conference, several EU officials and diplomats from EU member states and non-EU interested missions (such as Egypt, Israel and Norway) have told us the importance they attach t [...]	2009-02-17 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS
09BRUSSELS262	Javier Solana to the Middle East; Will Meet S/E Mitchell [...] SUMMARY: Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),announced at the February 23 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting of EU-27 Foreign Ministers, that he would travel to the Middle East February 24 to 28. Solana's trip wil [...]	2009-02-24 15:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL EAID EUN SY LE EG IS XF
09BRUSSELS355	EU'S ROBERT COOPER AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 09:42:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS AF PK PBK EUN
09BRUSSELS45	EP PRESIDENT POTTERING ON GAZA, ENERGY, AND [...] (U) During a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Silverberg, Hans-Gert Pottering, President of the European Parliament, discussed the Israel-Gaza crisis, the Russia-Ukraine energy dispute, and freedom of religion in the Middle East. Pottering requested the meeting with the Ambassador in order [...]	2009-01-14 13:53:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KIRF PHUM TK RU UK IS EUN
09BRUSSELS488	TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON UNION OF GOOD U.S. [...] (C) In a recent follow-up conversation regarding Ref A demarche on Union of Good, to which we have not yet received a formal EU response, a contact close to the EU's autonomous terrorist designations process anticipated that the EU will be reluctant to join the U.S. in an autonomous designatio [...]	2009-04-02 12:55:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR KWBG KPAL IS
09BRUSSELS601	SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S EU MEETINGS [...] (U) 22 April 2009, EU Council Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels. 2. (U) U.S. Participants: Special Envoy George Mitchell NEA DAS David M. Hale NEA/IPA Payton L. Knopf NEA/IPA Alon Sachar NSC Mara E. Rudman USEU Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Christopher Murray USEU PolMinsCouns Christop [...]	2009-04-27 18:02:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN IS XF
09BRUSSELS67	DEMARCHE: EU AND EC OFFICIALS REQUEST FURTHER [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche separately to Christian Jouret, Head of the Middle East Unit in the Council of the European Union (who works closely with Solana) and to Leonidas Tezapsidis, Head of the Near East Region (a Unit Deputy Director) in the European Commission [...]	2009-01-16 15:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PARM KWBG PBTS PHUM EU IS
09BUCHAREST614	ROMANIAN REACTION TO SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (SBU) New POLCOUNS and POLOFF delivered REF non-paper September 3 to Cristian Olimid, MFA Director for EU External Relations. Olimid responded that the talking points were a bit late to be incorporated into FM Diaconescu's briefing papers. (n.b. Diaconescu had departed a day earlier for bilat [...]	2009-09-04 09:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IS IR AF PK RO
09BUCHAREST823	Romanian Reaction to December Foreign Affairs Council [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered Ref. non-paper December 4 to Cristian Olimid, Director, EU External Relations. Olimid indicated that the talking points had arrived too late for inclusion into the Romanian Foreign Minister's brief. Olimid provided no substantive feedback on the talking points and reque [...]	2009-12-10 08:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS IR AF PK RO
09BUDAPEST669	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Sandor Racz, Senior Advisor to the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section within the Hungarian Foreign Ministry's Department for Security Policy and Non-Proliferation. Racz expressed Hungary's concurrence with the U.S. position on the IAEA Gene [...]	2009-09-15 15:01:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS HU
09BUDAPEST701	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY BACKS U.S. POSITION ON [...] (C) POL Counselor discussed reftel points September 23 with Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Head of the Global Organizations Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Human Rights Department. Dr. Kollar said Hungary shared U.S. concerns about the Goldstone Report's unbal [...]	2009-09-23 16:16:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL IS HU
09BUENOSAIRES1194	ARGENTINA DEMARCHED ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) Poloff discussed on November 3 the reftel points regarding the Goldstone Report and the November 4 consideration by the UN General Assembly of a resolution on the topic with Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials from the General Directorate on Human Rights. Argentine officials Ed [...]	2009-11-04 18:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS AR
09BUENOSAIRES876	ARGENTINA: ISRAELI FM VISITS ARGENTINA AND [...] (C) Summary: In what the Israeli Foreign Ministry called an effort to counter "Iran's heightened activity in South America," Israeli FM Avigdor Lieberman visited Argentina July 23-26 during the first trip to South America by an Israeli FM in over two decades. Argentina was the second stop on [...]	2009-07-29 21:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS IR AR
09CAIRO1	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: DECEMBER 31 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-01 02:45:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO104	GAZA EVACUEES DESCRIBE "ORDEAL," ASSERT WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Three Palestinian-American familes evacuated from Gaza into Egypt on January 19 described for us their "horrifying ordeal" trying to survive Israeli attacks. They recounted the emotional trauma both they and their children experienced in the face of "primitive" living condition [...]	2009-01-21 15:24:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PGOV PTER KPAL CASC IS EG XF
09CAIRO107	NORTH SINAI REACTION TO GAZA CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to the North Sinai Governorate on January 19-20, we met with local leaders and discussed the recent fighting in Gaza, and its effect on the neighboring communities in Egypt. All the leaders, with whom we met, noted that the local population--which is a mixture of [...]	2009-01-22 14:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL PREF EAID PHUM KISL ECON IS EG
09CAIRO108	JANUARY 18 SHARM AL SHAYKH: THE ANTI-DOHA [...] (C) Summary: Egypt convened on less than 24 hours notice, six European leaders, King Abdullah of Jordan, President Gul of Turkey, Palestinian President Abbas, and the SYGs of the UN and Arab League for a meeting in Sharm Al Shaykh January 18. The purpose of the meeting was the meeting itse [...]	2009-01-22 14:37:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1089	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JUNE 7 MEETING WITH ARAB LG [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 12:30:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL SY LE IZ IR SU IS EG
09CAIRO1129	FM ABOUL GHEIT ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 16:35:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PREL PGOV EAID IS EG
09CAIRO1139	MFA OFFICIALS STRIKE A POSITIVE TONE MFA OFFICIALS STRIKE A POSITIVE TONE WITH A/S BRIMMER REF: A. CAIRO 680 B. CAIRO 572 C. CAIRO 484 D. CAIRO 397 E. CAIRO 217 F. 08 CAIRO 2584 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-21 13:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAL KPKO SCUL IS SU EG
09CAIRO1143	ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA ON JUNE 24 MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 07:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO118	ASSESSMENT OF EGYPT'S REGIONAL ROLE IN THE WAKE OF [...] (S/NF) The serious intra-Arab rifts exposed by the Gaza crisis also highlighted both the extent and limitations of Egypt's role in leading the moderate Arab position. The Gaza crisis was only the most recent, and significant, event to expose the polarization of Egypt and Saudi Arabia at one en [...]	2009-01-23 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1185	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Since your last visit in December 2008, President Obama's well-received Cairo speech has reinvigorated the tenor of our bilateral relationship. -- (S/NF) However, a sense of renewal in our bilateral relationship has not yet resulted in tangible improvements in our m [...]	2009-06-24 08:19:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS IR IS KPAL PHUM KDEM
09CAIRO119	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY 26 VISIT TO CAIRO REF: CAIRO 118 (ASSESSMENT POST-GAZA) Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey Reasons: 1.4 (B) and (D) [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: Senator Mitchell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit will be, we hope, the first in a regular process of dialogue and consultation with senior Egyptians on what they consider to be the primary regional political issue -- the Arab-Israeli conflict, particularly the Palesti [...]	2009-01-23 19:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1349	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Chief Omar Soliman shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and ongoing efforts on Palestinian reconciliation. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, Soliman assessed that Arab leaders [...]	2009-07-14 11:44:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1350	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Minister of Defense Tantawi discussed bilateral military cooperation, counter smuggling, and Iraq. -- (S/NF) Tantawi thanked General Petraeus for opposing Congressional conditioning of U.S. assistance to Egypt a [...]	2009-07-14 11:46:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1351	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, President Mubarak shared his views on Iraq, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, and counter smuggling. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, General Petraeus thanked Mubarak for naming a new Egyptian [...]	2009-07-14 11:48:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS AF PK EG
09CAIRO1377	COUNTER SMUGGLING UPDATE: EGYPT INCREASES EFFORTS [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Egypt has increased efforts to combat arms smuggling to Gaza, with a focus on stopping arms from entering Egypt from Sudan and the Red Sea. The Egyptians also report success at interdicting illicit funds destined for Gaza. -- (S/NF) The Egyptian military has increased its pres [...]	2009-07-16 14:45:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IS KPAL EG
09CAIRO1465	GOE YET TO TAKE POSITION ON JORDANIAN RED SEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 13:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV KWBG JO IS EG
09CAIRO1576	MFA ON FATAH CONGRESS ELECTIONS, PALESTINIAN [...] (C) On August 11, Poloff met with new MFA Director of Palestinian Affairs, Hesham Seif al-Din and MFA Cabinet Advisor for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, Ahmed Hamshari. Seif Al-Din said he was adopting a "wait and see" attitude towards the Fatah elections, but doubted that the elections would result [...]	2009-08-13 11:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO163	DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN NORTH SINAI [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-01 05:04:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL ECON PTER SNAR EAID EAGR EG IS
09CAIRO17	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 5 [...] (S) On January 5, Egyptian military officials briefed defense attaches on the situation in Gaza. The Egyptian military reports that the Egyptian-Gaza border remains stable, with no breaches since December 28. Egyptian border guards successfully prevented subsequent attempts to breach the bor [...]	2009-01-05 14:41:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS
09CAIRO1743	EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON IAEA GC NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Key Egyptian interlocutors say Egypt has worked in good faith to achieve consensus in Vienna, including showing substantial flexibility on the GC President's initiative. They are willing to continue to work toward this goal via the now-circulated MES text. In the Egyptian view, Israe [...]	2009-09-09 15:46:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM IAEA IS IR EG
09CAIRO1788	ARAB LEAGUE SPOKESMAN BRIEFS ON SEPTEMBER MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 10:48:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS IZ WEU GZ SY SU EG
09CAIRO1804	FM ABOUL GHEIT ON UNESCO, NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN , [...] Key Points: -- (C) FM Aboul Gheit said the USG "campaign" against UNESCO candidate Farouk Hosni stemmed from a misunderstanding of his record. Egypt continues to work with the USG on the range of bilateral and multilateral issues. However, citing mounting press criticism, the FM said the basis for [...]	2009-09-16 15:19:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL IAEA KNNP PARM IR IS KPAL EG
09CAIRO1834	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE REPORT REF: STATE 98567 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reason 1.4 (b). [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 14:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER UN KISL KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1852	REFUGEES CAUGHT IN EGYPT-ISRAEL BORDER CROSSFIRE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 15:13:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PGOV PREF PTER PBTS KWBG KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO196	ARAB LEAGUE COS ON "BLEAK" REGIONAL DYNAMICS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 10:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1993	UNHCR CAIRO DISCUSSES REFUGEE CHALLENGES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 13:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SU IZ SO ER IS EG
09CAIRO1997	ACTIVISTS' ANGER OVER U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 15:09:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL UN IS EG
09CAIRO2	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: DECEMBER 31 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Arab League ministerial went into closed session at 1:00pm local time and as of 6:00 pm local time we have not gotten any comment on the status of the talks, either from the Egyptians or other delegations. Egypt closed and evacuated the Rafah terminal several times overn [...]	2009-01-01 02:45:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO204	EGYPTIAN BORDER SECURITY REQUEST: NEXT STEPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) Post appreciates the Department's efforts to quickly respond to Egypt's request for four Z portal multiview cargo and vehicle screening systems to improve their capacity to combat arms smuggling into Gaza (reftel). We are continui [...]	2009-02-04 15:07:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO2140	READOUT OF 19TH QIZ JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) On November 15, Israeli and Egyptian trade officials met in Cairo for the quarterly meeting of the Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Joint Committee. The Israeli delegation was led by Gabby Bar of the Ministry of Trade and Labor, and the Egyptian delegation was headed by Sayed Elbous of t [...]	2009-11-17 09:11:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV EG IS
09CAIRO2249	SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 08:16:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER EAID SOCI SNAR SCUL KPAL KCRM IS EG
09CAIRO231	SCENESETTER FOR REQUESTED EGYPTIAN FM ABOUL GHEIT [...] (S/NF) Madame Secretary, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit has been looking forward to meeting you since your nomination was first announced. The Egyptian leadership, including President Mubarak, are encouraged by the Administration's immediate attention to the Middle East and your and the Preside [...]	2009-02-09 16:10:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EG IS QA IR SY
09CAIRO2312	ISRAELIS NOT UPBEAT ON PROSPECTS FOR BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 14:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG IS
09CAIRO2350	EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS NPT REVIEW WITH UNDER [...] (C) Key Points: -- During a December 3 meeting, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit discussed preparations for the May 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. -- Tauscher stressed that a successful review confere [...]	2009-12-22 13:32:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KNNP PARM IS IR SY EG
09CAIRO254	EGYPTIAN MFA ON DONORS CONF, CEASEFIRE AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 14:14:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO26	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 6 [...] (S/NF) The Egyptian military reports Egyptian security forces are controlling the Egypt/Gaza border. Egypt delivered humanitarian aid through the Rafah and al-Aouja crossing points. 18 Palestinian casualties entered Egypt yesterday for medical treatment. IDF ground forces are reportedly ope [...]	2009-01-06 14:08:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS
09CAIRO265	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (SBU) Senator Lieberman, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes at a pivotal time for Egypt and the region. A ceasefire is almost in place between Israel and Hamas, which the Egyptians are seeking to cement. The U.S., European countries, and regional governments are searching for ways to put in p [...]	2009-02-12 14:37:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV OREP KPAL EG IS
09CAIRO290	SMUGGLING TUNNEL DETECTED AND DESTROYED, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On January 28, Egypt re-started the implementation of a $23 million FMF-funded tunnel detection program along the Egypt-Gaza border, put on hold during Israel's incursion into Gaza. A new 24-man Tunnel Detection Unit (TDU) completed training on January 26 and is working alongside the U [...]	2009-02-18 09:50:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MOPS PTER ASEC KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO3	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 2 [...] (SBU) As of 1500 hrs. local on January 2, we have received no reports of demonstrations, attacks, or other problems at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza; however, local USG staff report clashes on January 2 between police and demonstrators in Al-Arish in North Sinai, about 20 miles from the G [...]	2009-01-02 14:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS
09CAIRO326	SENATOR LIEBERMANâ€™S FEBRUARY 17 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) During an hour-long meeting on February 17, Gamal Mubarak discussed with Senator Joseph Lieberman the problems with Gaza and Palestinian reconciliation, as well as the broader political split within the Arab world. Senator Lieberman sought Gamal's advice on ways for the U.S. to engage Iran; Gam [...]	2009-02-23 13:07:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL KPAL ECON IR SY IZ EG IS QA
09CAIRO327	LT GENERAL NORTH DISCUSSES GAZA, PIRACY, AND [...] (C) On January 26, AFCENT Commander Lieutenant General North met with MOD Chief of Staff General Sami Enan to discuss Gaza, piracy, and increased bilateral military cooperation. Enan looked forward to an increased U.S. focus on the Middle East under the Obama administration and enhanced bilateral m [...]	2009-02-23 13:55:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR EG XF
09CAIRO328	DINNER WITH PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On February 22, the DCM hosted a dinner for several members of the Foreign Relations Committee of the People's Assembly. The attendees included two National Democratic Party (NDP) MP's, one independent, and two Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentarians, including the head of the M [...]	2009-02-23 13:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PTER EAID KPAL PA IS EG
09CAIRO33	CONTROVERSY GROWS OVER EGYPTIAN GAS EXPORTS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, the Lower Administrative Court of Cairo asked the GOE to urgently comply with its November 2008 ruling that gas exports to Israel be stopped (ref A). The November verdict is on hold pending review by the Higher Administrative Court and Court of Urgent Cases, whic [...]	2009-01-08 13:49:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ECON PGOV IS EG
09CAIRO330	ACTIVISTS DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON REFORM WITH [...] (C) Summary: On February 18, civil society activists and an opposition party leader discussed democratic reform in Egypt with Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT),the Ambassador and the DCM. President of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Hisham Kassem said that over the next 15 years Egy [...]	2009-02-23 16:24:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO347	SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Egypt and the March 2nd Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. President Mubarak is very pleased you are coming and will meet you at 8:30 a.m. on March 2, prior to the start of the conference. He may also host you and the other conference participant [...]	2009-02-25 17:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EAID MASS QA IR SY EG IS XF
09CAIRO358	WHAT DOES EGYPT WANT OUT OF THE GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptians see the March 2 Gaza Reconstruction Conference as validation of their role as the regional leader in forging peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Their goals for the conference are straightforward: they want to be seen as helping the Palestinian people [...]	2009-02-26 19:07:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL EG IS XF
09CAIRO448	EGYPTIAN COUNTER SMUGGLING EFFORTS [...] Key Points -- (S) Egypt continues to improve efforts to combat arms smuggling into Gaza, but a decision by Field Marshal Tantawi to delay a counter tunneling project threatens progress. -- (S) During a March 10 meeting, Tantawi informed the Ambassador that the GOE is unwilling to allow the [...]	2009-03-16 10:46:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL MASS PARM KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO45	RISING ANGER OVER GAZA [...] (C) Summary and comment: Egyptians are seething over Israeli military operations in Gaza. The January 9 "Day of Anger and Solidarity with Gaza," supported by a range of Egyptian opposition forces, most prominently the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),featured the largest protests since the crisis bega [...]	2009-01-12 09:27:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL IS PA EG
09CAIRO483	EGYPT RECEIVES INFORMATION ON IRANIAN ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-22 14:34:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC MASS EG IS SU SY
09CAIRO529	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Senator McConnell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U.S., [...]	2009-03-26 14:32:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP MCCONNELL PGOV ECON KPAL EG IS
09CAIRO549	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL SCHWARTZ [...] Key Points -- (SBU) U.S.- Egypt military relationship is strong, but should change to reflect new regional and transnational threats. -- (SBU) More focus is needed on combating emerging threats, including border security, counter terrorism, civil defense, and peacekeeping. -- (S/NF) Egypt continues [...]	2009-03-31 14:44:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL MASS PARM MOPS KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO56	EGYPT RECEIVES REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE OF SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 15:04:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS EG IS SU
09CAIRO568	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TAUSCHER'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Representative Tauscher, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The [...]	2009-04-02 15:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TAUSCHER PGOV ECON KPAL EG IS
09CAIRO569	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Senator Bond, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U.S., Euro [...]	2009-04-02 15:42:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP BOND PGOV KWBG ECON KPAL EG IS
09CAIRO571	MFA SENIOR ADVISOR ON PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (S/NF) Key points -- MFA Senior Cabinet Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki told DCM April 2 that Egyptian-sponsored negotiations on Palestinian government formation that resumed April 1 are "going nowhere." He did not articulate a contingency plan, and argued that the USG should not insist o [...]	2009-04-02 16:11:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IS SY SU QA CD SA EG
09CAIRO595	ARAB LEAGUE COS BRIEFS ON MARCH 30-31 AL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told local diplomats April 2 that said that some progress had been made on Arab reconciliation at the Arab League Doha summit of March 30-31, but that much more needs to be done. -- Yousef strongly criticized the incoming I [...]	2009-04-07 14:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SY SU LE IS IR LY EG
09CAIRO614	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) Key Points -- Gamal Mubarak told CODEL McConnell that Egypt remained committed to economic reform despite the global financial crisis. -- Egypt wants increased trade with the U.S.; however, it is looking elsewhere for trade opportunities as well, including the EU, Russia, and China. [...]	2009-04-12 10:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV ETRD IZ EG IS IR
09CAIRO615	CODEL TAUSCHER'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Key Points -- Iran: President Mubarak told CODEL Tauscher that using diplomacy and economic sanctions with Iran is far better than using force. Using force to solve the problems with Iran will led to instability in the region and an increase in terrorism. Mubarak has no plans to resto [...]	2009-04-12 10:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IR EG SY
09CAIRO618	CODEL TAUSCHER"S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Key Points: -- Israel: Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said that Egypt has a long-standing relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and can work with him, in contrast to new Israeli Foreign Minister Leiberman, whom Aboul Gheit labeled a "problem." --Aboul Gheit does not see [...]	2009-04-12 15:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KPAL KNNP IS IR EG QA
09CAIRO63	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 13 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Defense sources, on January 12, an unexploded Israeli bomb landed in an open field on the Egyptian side of the border. No injuries were reported. The Egyptians informed the Israelis, who offered to send a team to safely dismantle the bomb and noted that it was "U [...]	2009-01-13 13:55:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS
09CAIRO657	EGYPT-GAZA BORDER OPERATIONS IMPACTING NORTH SINAI [...] (C) Key Points -- The Government of Egypt (GOE) is using aggressive security measures to control the North Sinai population as a result of counter-smuggling operations at Egypt-Gaza border. -- The local North Sinai population understands the national security concerns, but is getting frust [...]	2009-04-15 14:27:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PGOV PREL SOCI PTER ECON KCRM KPAL KWBG IS EG
09CAIRO659	CODEL TAUSCHER APRIL 9 MEETING WITH THE EGYPTIAN [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- Egypt's leading thinkers on non-proliferation urged the U.S. to support the concept of a nuclear-free Middle East zone, as a way to get past the Israel-Iran stalemate. -- Egyptian Council on Foreign Affairs proposes adding a seat for an Arab representative to the 5 plu [...]	2009-04-16 06:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL IS IR EG
09CAIRO666	CODEL MCCONNELL'S MEETING WITH MINDEF TANTAWI [...] Key Points - (S/NF) During an April 6 meeting, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi told CODEL McConnell that Egypt was "doing its best" to combat arms smuggling into Gaza. - (S/NF) Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense MG al-Assar categorized the smuggling problem as "a threat [...]	2009-04-16 14:52:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS IR EG
09CAIRO667	CODEL TAUSCHER'S MEETING WITH MINDEF TANTAWI [...] Key Points - (S/NF) During a April 9 meeting, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi told CODEL Tauscher that the US-Egypt bilateral security relationship was strong. - (S/NF) Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense MG al-Assar described Egyptian logistical support for the US milit [...]	2009-04-16 14:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS IR EG
09CAIRO68	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 14 [...] (S) According to MoD sources, the Rafah border area has been relatively quiet today, with no collateral damage on the Egyptian side, and no reports of Palestinian firing on Egyptian Border Guard Forces. -------------- Demonstrations -------------- 2. (SBU) Contacts reported that on Janu [...]	2009-01-14 13:20:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS
09CAIRO7	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 4 [...] (S) As of 1500 hrs. local on January 4, Egyptian military contacts said Egypt closed the Rafah border crossing on January 4 after the Israelis gave advanced warning of their ground invasion and additional air strikes on the smuggling tunnels along the Gaza-Rafah border. According to the Egypt [...]	2009-01-04 13:28:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS
09CAIRO706	GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S MEETING WITH COS ANAN [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During a April 6 meeting, Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Anan discussed regional security and bilateral military issues with US Air Force Chief of Staff General Schwartz. - (S/NF) Anan said Egypt is "sparing no efforts" to find a durable cease fire in Gaza an [...]	2009-04-26 14:18:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO722	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROSS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (S) President Mubarak sees Iran's attempts to exert influence throughout the region as Egypt's primary strategic threat. However, Mubarak's focus on the Iranian threat differs somewhat from ours. While he will readily admit that the Iranian nuclear program is a strategic and ex [...]	2009-04-28 15:34:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KPAL IS LE SU IR EG
09CAIRO726	EGYPT: AID AND RECONCILIATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Key Points -- We met with the Director of the World Food Program's warehouse in El Arish on April 8, and with an American doctor, returning after 3 months in Gaza and the West Bank, on April 22. Both stressed that Gazans are still in dire need of food and medical supplies. No reconstruc [...]	2009-04-29 10:21:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL KWBG IS PA EG
09CAIRO746	ADMIRAL MULLENâ€™S MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Omar Soliman explained that his overarching regional goal was combating radicalism, especially in Gaza, Iran, and Sudan. - (S/NF) On Gaza, S [...]	2009-04-30 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG SU
09CAIRO747	ADMIRAL MULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH FIELD MARSHAL [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi noted the strong Egypt-U.S. military relationship and looked forward to increased cooperation with the new U.S. Africa Command. - ( [...]	2009-04-30 15:01:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG PTER
09CAIRO773	EGYPTIAN MFA UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Key Points: -- The fourth round of the Cairo Dialogue on Palestinian reconciliation yielded no results. Egypt has temporarily shelved its proposal to create a Palestinian committee to oversee reconstruction, security reform, and the January 2010 elections. -- The Government of Egypt ( [...]	2009-05-06 12:33:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS PA EG

09CAIRO81	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 15 [...] (SBU) Gilad visits; leaves disappointed. Demonstrations in support of Gaza continue throughout Egypt. Public opinion is strongly pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli; Israeli pilgrims are barred from a holy site. Embassy consular officers prepare for a potential evacuation of American citizens an [...]	2009-01-15 15:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS
09CAIRO829	EGYPT TO HOST FIFTH ROUND OF INTRA-PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Key points: -- The Egyptians will host the fifth round of negotiations between the Palestinian factions beginning May 16 in Cairo. MFA Director for Palestinian Affairs Yasser Osman told us May 13 that he was not optimistic an agreement will be reached on a consensus PA government or majo [...]	2009-05-14 10:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO868	UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCE [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor indicated that he would discuss with the Governor and others the possibility of a formal policy directive prohi [...]	2009-05-19 09:46:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CAIRO873	ARAB LEAGUE ON ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND [...] (C) Key points: -- In a May 11 meeting, Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told us that AL SYG Moussa was very encouraged by the Administration's early position on Middle East peace. He said that the AL had agreed to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations only if Israel satisfact [...]	2009-05-19 12:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO874	SCENESETTER: PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S VISIT TO [...] (S/NF) Introduction: President Mubarak last visited Washington in April 2004, breaking a twenty year tradition of annual visits to the White House. Egyptians view President Mubarak's upcoming meeting with the President as a new beginning to the U.S.-Egyptian relationship that will restore a [...]	2009-05-19 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EG IS IR IZ
09CAIRO88	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 18 [...] (SBU) Humanitarian Assistance: On January 18, 140 tons of medical aid from the Red Crescent, Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco were delivered through Rafah, along with 42 casualties. The Red Crescent delivered 90 tons of flour and rice through Kerem Shalom and 400 tons of food aid entered through A [...]	2009-01-19 15:03:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS
09CAIRO946	EGYPT'S QIZ: NO AGREEMENT ON REDUCTION IN ISRAELI [...] (C) Key issues: --At the May 25 QIZ meeting, the Israeli and Egyptian delegations disagreed over results of a one-on-one meeting May 11 between trade ministers in Sharm El Sheikh, with the Egyptian side insisting a reduction in Israeli content to 8% had been agreed, and the Israelis insisting it ha [...]	2009-05-27 15:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL IS EG
09CAIRO975	UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor suggested that it would not be difficult to issue a formal policy directive prohibiting Egyptian banks from opening or [...]	2009-05-28 12:49:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CAIRO98	GAZA: REVERBERATIONS WITHIN EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza crisis has inflamed a visceral hatred of Israel among Egyptians, and deepened disaffection for the Mubarak regime, furthering negative views of Mubarak as a "Western puppet." While GOE efforts to counter the negative propaganda may soften current hard feelings, the immed [...]	2009-01-20 15:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PA IS EG
09CANBERRA1021	AUSTRALIA WILL VOTE AGAINST MOST ANTI-ISRAELI UNGA [...] (C/NF) Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Middle East Division Head, Deborah Stokes, told Pol/Econ Counselor November 19 that Australia has traditionally voted with the United States against most of the 21 resolutions heavily biased against Israel including all three of the [...]	2009-11-20 05:12:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE AS
09CANBERRA34	GAZA: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE MAKES ISRAELI [...] (C/NF) Israeli Ambassador Yuval Rotem is very satisfied with the Australian response to the fighting in Gaza. Australian Government statements, including vacationing PM Kevin Rudd's January 5 remarks, have emphasized the need for an end to HAMAS rocket attacks on Israel and halting arms shipm [...]	2009-01-09 08:03:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IS AS
09CANBERRA613	MESSAGE RE: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S AU ATTENDANCE [...] (U) On July 1, Jenny Bloomfield, Director of Middle East Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Michael Opie, Iran section officer, DFAT, discussed with us U.S. intended actions should Ahmadinejad speak in Tripoli at the African Union Summit (reftel). They assured us they would [...]	2009-07-01 06:50:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUREM IR ET CA IS AS
09CANBERRA712	SECRETARY'S LETTER DELIVERED TO AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN [...] (SBU) August 3, Foreign Minister Smith received the Secretary of State's letter in support of the Palestinian Authority. CLUNE [...]	2009-08-04 07:10:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV OPDC PREL IS AS
09CANBERRA785	AUSTRALIAN REPONSE TO SEARCH FOR CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) On August 24, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff the GOA agreed that a single consensus resolution was a good tack to take concerning the contentious issues of the Middle Ea [...]	2009-08-26 06:34:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS AS
09CANBERRA832	SECRETARY CLINTON LETTER DELIVERED TO FM SMITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 05:25:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS
09CANBERRA926	AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia will support the U.S. position on the Goldstone Report (State 106423) and will instruct its UN Missions in New York and Geneva to coordinate with their U.S. counterparts. DFAT Security Council Task Force Head Bassim Blazey, who is acting First Assistant Secretary for [...]	2009-10-14 06:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09CANBERRA981	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) Australia generally shares the U.S. position on the Goldstone report. Pol/Econ Couns delivered reftel demarche regarding the UNGA debate on the Goldstone report to Acting First Assistant Secretary Bassim Blazey of the International Legal Department. Blazey said that Australia is still [...]	2009-11-04 07:02:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	AS IS KPAL PHUM PREL PTER
09CAPETOWN15	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO SA ADDRESSES MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) On January 16, Poloff attended the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs meeting where the recently-arrived Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, Dov Segev Steinberg, appeared to discuss the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian faction Hamas in Gaza. In general, the proceedings [...]	2009-01-22 16:49:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IS GZ SF
09CARACAS135	CARACAS SYNAGOGUE ATTACKED, CHAVEZ BLAMES [...] (C) Summary. A group of unidentified armed gunmen vandalized a prominent Caracas synagogue during the late night-early morning hours of January 30-31. The intruders appeared to have planned the attack well, defeating the synagogue's security system and subduing two contract guards. They not [...]	2009-02-02 21:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL ASEC VE IS
09CARACAS184	GBRV DETAINS 11 PERSONS FOR ATTACK ON SYNAGOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan authorities arrested eleven persons over the February 7-8 weekend in response to the January 31 Caracas synagogue attack (Ref A). Five officers and a sub-inspector in the Caracas Metropolitan Police Force, as well as a detective from Venezuela's national criminal po [...]	2009-02-10 22:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC VE IS
09CARACAS32	ANTI-ISRAELI ACTIONS IN CARACAS [...] (SBU) Approximately 1,000 PSUV activists and associated leftist supporters held a brief January 8 march in Caracas to protest Israel's invasion of the Gaza strip and the USG's supposed role. That same day, some 15 masked vandals spray painted pro-Palestinian graffiti on the perimeter wall of t [...]	2009-01-09 21:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE IS
09CARACAS70	CHAVEZ BREAKS RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL/JEWISH [...] (C) Summary. The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) officially broke diplomatic relations with Israel on January 14. Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro announced the rupture in diplomatic relations via a communique disseminated via state media that simultaneously condemne [...]	2009-01-16 21:43:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC VE IS
09CASABLANCA217	MOROCCAN JEWISH LEADER REPORTS ON LIVNI VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of Morocco's Jewish Community characterized the recent visit of Tzipi Livni to Morocco as a "positive development" and claimed that given the right circumstances, Morocco is ready to take additional steps to publicly engage with Israel in support of the peace process [...]	2009-11-30 18:14:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL MO IS
09CHENNAI149	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: APPLICATION 05-050095903 PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: A representative of Sudarrshan Technical Services told us by telephone that his company's only relationship with the Israel-based Scope Metals Group (ref B) was a one-time proposed sale in 2008 to purchase stud nuts for aircraft for the Indian Air Force (described in ref A). Sc [...]	2009-05-19 04:41:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IN IS
09COPENHAEN13	RISING DANISH CONCERN ABOT GAZA VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The Danish government nd leading politicians continue to balance their assessment of the conflict in Gaza between assigning clear blame to Hamas and signaling growing concerns about the civilian casualties inflicted by the Israeli retaliation. Following a January 6 meeting with the p [...]	2009-01-07 13:32:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS IS DA
09COPENHAGEN13	RISING DANISH CONCERN ABOUT GAZA VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The Danish government and leading politicians continue to balance their assessment of the conflict in Gaza between assigning clear blame to Hamas and signaling growing concerns about the civilian casualties inflicted by the Israeli retaliation. Following a January 6 meeting with the pa [...]	2009-01-07 13:32:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS IS DA
09COPENHAGEN456	GOLDSTONE REPORT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche the morning of October 14 to Lars Peter Levy and Henrik Kiil of the MFA's Mideast Department; both cover the Mideast Peace Process with rank of Head of Section. Levy replied that Denmark had planned not/not to speak at the UNSC session October 14 bu [...]	2009-10-15 07:34:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09COPENHAGEN470	GAERC DEMARCHE: DENMARK'S RESPONSE [...] (C) Lars Bo Larsen, MFA's European Correspondent, welcomed the USG's demarche ahead of the October GAERC and offered the following response October 20: - Afghanistan/Pakistan: the EU wanted to agree on a comprehensive strategy this month, but the Afghan elections are not yet over and the [...]	2009-10-22 08:47:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR EAID KPAL AF PK IR IS ZL DA GV
09COPENHAGEN488	(C) EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR COMES CALLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having recently hosted the Israeli Ambassador in response to the latter's request for a meeting, Ambassador Fulton invited Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Habashi to lunch October 29. They discussed one-on-one the Middle East and the Danish cartoon controversy. The Egyptian MFA has [...]	2009-11-02 14:22:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EG IS
09COPENHAGEN516	(C) DENMARK ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS: [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Head of Section for Mideast Peace Process Lars Peter Levy and Head of Section for Levant Henrik Kiil told PolEconCouns November 18 that coordination within the EU was already far advanced, and Denmark's highest priority was to have a united EU position. They ag [...]	2009-11-18 12:19:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS DA
09COPENHAGEN526	ISRAELI FM LIBERMAN VISITS DENMARK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli Foreign Minister Liberman visited Copenhagen November 9-10, but failed to get Denmark's support for upgrading Israel's relations with the EU. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and members of the Folketing expressed publicly opposition to Lieberman's objective of asking [...]	2009-11-23 07:02:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL IS DA
09DAKAR23	SENEGAL CONDEMNS ISRAELI ACTIONS IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Senegal has firmly and repeatedly condemned the recent actions of the government of Israel in the Gaza strip. On January 3, President Abdoulaye Wade, current Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),condemned the Israeli incursion into Gaza [...]	2009-01-07 17:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SG IS
09DAKAR611	BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENCE 994633 COMPLETED [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 12:25:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PREL PINR ETRD IS SG
09DAMASCUS125	ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (S/NF)1. (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on t [...]	2009-02-11 19:31:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS126	REFORMATTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 125 - RE-ENGAGING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on the importa [...]	2009-02-12 08:21:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS142	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: ENTERING THE SYRIAN SPIN MACHINE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IZ IS SY
09DAMASCUS147	ASAD TELLS CODEL BERMAN SYRIA READY FOR PEACE, [...] (C) Summary: President Asad's February 21 meeting with CODEL Berman focused on the need for frank dialogue between the two countries, U.S. concerns about Syria's relations with Hamas, Iran, and Hizballah, and Syria's desire for an American umbrella in a comprehensive regional peace process. [...]	2009-02-24 13:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV PTER PHUM IR IS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS171	CORRECTED COPY (CLASSIFICATION) RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Washington's answer on Syria related questions -- our policy remains under review -- has all but ceded public discussion of our policy to the Syrian government. As the Department proceeds with its review of U.S. policy toward Syria, the Syrian government's media manipulation of Co [...]	2009-03-04 08:01:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAO IZ IS SY
09DAMASCUS176	CODEL KERRY PRESSES SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT ON [...] (C) In a February 21 meeting with CODEL Kerry, Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a declined to provide specific actions that the SARG wanted from the U.S. to improve the bilateral relationship. Senator Kerry enumerated three measurable ways that Syria could signal its intentions to the Obama Admin [...]	2009-03-06 17:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV PTER IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS179	PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-10 10:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS193	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians and a comprehensive regional peace between Israel and its other neighbors. The U.S. emphasis was no longer on [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IS SY
09DAMASCUS194	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: FM Muallim pronounced the Syrian regime's support of Lebanese independence and sovereignty, expressed a commitment to UNSCR 1701 implementation (while explicitly deferring discussion of Hizballah disarmament until a comprehensive peace settlement),and affirmed the Syrian reg [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS195	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM MUALLIM ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS198	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro emphasized the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution and providing humanitarian relief for Gazans, as demonstrated by the appointment of Special Envoy Mitchell and the U.S. pledg [...]	2009-03-15 05:37:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS199	CORRECTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 179 PARA 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-15 05:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS226	ASAD AT AL SUMMIT: ASSERTING RIGHT OF ARAB [...] (S) Summary: Syria's Bashar Asad heads this week to the Arab League Summit in Doha seeking to support Qatar's efforts for a productive meeting and to assure moderate Arab states of Iran's desire for better relations. Syria's position on Sudan remains aligned with that of Qatar in support of [...]	2009-03-26 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG AL IS SU IR SY
09DAMASCUS251	SYRIAN SCORE CARD: NO GRAND BARGAINS, BUT POSITIVE FIRST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Four weeks after Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro met with Syrian FM Muallim (refs A-F),Syria has taken some positive steps to facilitate more normal Embassy operations, named an ambassador to Lebanon, and sent Muallim to Baghdad to discuss enhanced secu [...]	2009-04-06 13:01:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL PTER IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS252	CODEL LYNCH MEETS ASAD, MUALLIM [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 13:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS3	ASAD DISCUSSES IRAN AND GAZA WITH CODEL SPECTER [...] (C) In a December 30 meeting with CODEL Specter, a relaxed President Bashar al-Asad dismissed Israeli concerns that Iran might use a nuclear weapon against the Jewish state and explained why he could not abandon his political alliance with Tehran. Asad argued that the international discussion [...]	2009-01-04 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS32	SIGNS THAT HAMAS IS LOOKING CONFIDENTLY AT GAZA [...] (C) Summary: An American-Palestinian academic with regular access to Syrian MFA officials and Hamas leaders in Damascus reports Khalid Mesha'al believes Israel will be unable to sustain its ground operations long enough to inflict a decisive military defeat. He says MFA and Hamas contacts c [...]	2009-01-08 15:41:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS335	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro heard a litany of complaints from the Syrian side led by FM Muallim over Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, renewal of U.S. sanctions, and the lack of serious eng [...]	2009-05-12 14:54:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS349	JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS [...] (C) The brief and short-notice May 11 visit of Jordan's King Abdullah II to Damascus concluded successfully according to Syrian press and the Jordanian Consul, Anas Oran. Though King Abdullah was only on the ground for three hours, the visit was constructive, with the King meeting privately wi [...]	2009-05-17 14:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DAMASCUS355	ICRC REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE IN RESTARTING FAMILY [...] This cable is an action request, please see para nine. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Jean-Jacques Frsard, the Head of Delegation in Syria for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),delivered a demarche to Charge d'Affaires on May 13, requesting USG assistance in persuading the Governme [...]	2009-05-18 13:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM PGOV SMIG SOCI IS SY
09DAMASCUS357	JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 07:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DAMASCUS359	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed President Obama's strong commitment to achieving comprehensive peace in the region, including a two [...]	2009-05-21 13:46:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS360	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HAMAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-21 14:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS363	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro asked the Syrian side led by FM Muallim for a readout of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's May 5 visit to Dam [...]	2009-05-21 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS LE SY
09DAMASCUS371	CORRECTED COPY - MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-26 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS375	OIC'S 36TH MINISTERIAL CONVENES IN DAMASCUS: [...] (U) Summary: Syria played host to the 36th meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ministerial meeting May 23-25. As in past sessions, the ministers focused on issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, combating "Islamophobia" and terrorism, the potential for OIC peace [...]	2009-05-27 09:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS377	CODEL KAUFMAN-PRESIDENT ASAD MEETING MAY 28 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 16:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS390	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 17:30:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS42	HAMAS WARY OF, BUT PARTICIPATING IN, CAIRO TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mesha'al delivered a regionally televised harangue late January 10 criticizing the international community's response to Gaza, calling on Israel to cease hostilities, withdraw its forces, and lift the siege, and dismissing the possibility of a "perma [...]	2009-01-12 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS431	SARG CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTS AHMEDINEJAD VICTORY IN [...] (S/NF) The Syrian government (SARG) appeared pleased by the initial tally of Iranian votes overwhelmingly in favor of incumbent President Ahmedinejad. President Asad sent a letter of congratulations to his Iranian counterpart and the official Syrian press lauded the high voter turnout as a wi [...]	2009-06-22 13:11:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS464	AT RALLY, SYRIA CALLS ON U.S. TO SUPPORT RETURN OF [...] (C) Summary: A SARG-founded Palestinian rights organization held a solidarity festival near the Golan Heights on June 27 to call for the return of Palestinian refugees and of the Golan Heights to Syria. There were significant differences between Israeli and Syrian media coverage. Israeli press [...]	2009-07-02 13:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS75	HAMAS DECLARES VICTORY FROM DAMASCUS, NOW FOCUSED [...] (C) Summary: Speaking from Damascus late January 21, Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mesha'al declared victory over Israel and quoted Winston Churchill in praise of Gazan sacrifices in their fight for "liberty." Mesha'al promised to compensate families who suffered losses, argued donors shoul [...]	2009-01-22 16:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER PGOV IS SY
09DAMASCUS804	IS NOW THE TIME TO RAISE HIZBALLAH WITH SYRIA? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Syria's determined support of Hizballah's military build-up, particularly the steady supply of longer-range rockets and the introduction of guided missiles, could change the military balance and produce a scenario significantly more destructive than the July-August 2006 war. If roc [...]	2009-11-19 09:00:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL LE IZ IS SY
09DAMASCUS828	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT REPORTING - SYRIA [...] (SBU) In response to ref A concerning foreign government applications of the Arab League Boycott (ALB),Syria continues to be the strictest adherent of the primary and secondary boycotts. Although it allows goods to be imported with a positive, rather than negative, country of origin certific [...]	2009-12-01 12:17:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KBCT PREL SY IS
09DAMASCUS88	SYRIAN FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEES [...] (C) Summary: Suleyman Hadad, Chairman of the Syrian People's Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee, told us January 26 that Syrians were eager to restore good relations with the U.S. Suleyman rolled out familiar Ba'ath Party talking points on Israel's "rejection of peace" and the need for armed [...]	2009-01-28 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PTER SY IS LE
09DAMASCUS94	CODEL SMITH: ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Bashar al-Asad expressed hope for better relations with the new U.S. administration, called for immediate and sustained U.S. engagement in the region, and defended Syria's relations with Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. On Iran, Asa [...]	2009-02-01 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA KPAL PGOV PTER IR IS IZ SY
09DJIBOUTI1173	DJIBOUTI ON GOLDSTONE REPORT AND HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Legal and Consular Affairs Marie Natalis on October 1. Natalis serves as the MFA's representative on Djibouti's newly-formed National Human Rights Commission, and acts as the MFA's de facto Djibouti-based f [...]	2009-10-01 13:13:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN KISL SOCI KPAL IS DJ
09DOHA116	AL JAZEERA DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GAZA COVERAGE [...] (C) Ambassador called on Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar on February 10 to hear his views on the network's coverage of Gaza and share the USG's concerns about it. Khanfar explained that Israel's incursion into Gaza was a "ready-made TV show" that Al Jazeera could not afford not to [...]	2009-02-11 13:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO WE GZ IS QA
09DOHA117	HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR: QATAR WILL "POSTPONE" GAZA [...] (SBU) In a February 10 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Ali Said Al-Marri stated that Qatar would "postpone" the Gaza war crimes conference scheduled to take place February 22-24 in Doha. 2. (SBU) The postponement came after a February 4 conver [...]	2009-02-11 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS
09DOHA245	Saeb Erekat Uses Brookings Event to Address Netanyahu [...] (U) Speaking at an event organized by the Brookings Doha Center on March 31, Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat, addressing himself to the Al Jazeera camera taping the event, conveyed several messages to new Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Obama, the Quartet, Hamas, and Arab l [...]	2009-04-06 10:29:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KPAO IS QA
09DOHA31	QATAR ISLAMIC BANK CEO: NO TIES TO NEW HAMAS BANK [...] (C) Qatar Islamic Bank would not "endanger its shareholders or its board" through ties with "bad actors," including Hamas, now or in the future, the bank's CEO, Salah Mohammad Jaidah, told Ambassador January 11th. 2. (C) Jaidah was responding to Ambassador's question about how the bank bala [...]	2009-01-14 09:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN ECON EFIN IS QA
09DOHA33	QATAR-ISRAEL CONTACTS ON GAZA AID GO NOWHERE [...] (C) Israeli Trade Representative in Qatar, Roi Rosenblit, told DCM Ratney January 13 that during the last telephone conversation between Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Israeli Foreign Minister Livni earlier in January, Shaykh Hamad asked Israel to permit two planeloads of relief [...]	2009-01-14 10:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL QA IS
09DOHA421	QATARI PREMIER LAUDS RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN AL-JAZEERA [...] (U) Speaking in an extended interview on June 24 with Al Jazeera Arabic television, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani said that Qatar's relations with the U.S. are strategic. However, he said, "Let's be obvious ... there is a difference of views in some m [...]	2009-06-25 12:55:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA
09DOHA429	EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (U) Further to Ref A, Embassy Doha offers the following analysis and reporting on the Prime Minister's rare and important interview on Al Jazeera about Qatar's foreign policy in the region. The subjects covered in the interview, if not the questions themselves, almost certainly were worked ou [...]	2009-07-01 12:30:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU
09DOHA432	EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU
09DOHA654	PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QATAR'S SUPPORT [...] (C) Ambassador met October 20 with Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim. The meeting was held at the request of Ambassador Ghanim. The two Ambassadors discussed a wide range of issues that included the prospects for the formation of a unity government between Hamas and Fatah and the [...]	2009-11-04 11:06:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WBG IS EG SA QA
09DOHA89	HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR TO CONSIDER POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (SBU) At a February 4 meeting with National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Ali Said Al-Marri, Ambassador expressed deep concern over the planned February 22-24 "International Conference for the Promotion of Palestinian Rights: Towards a Sustainable Active Alliance." The Conference, w [...]	2009-02-04 13:56:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS
09DUBLIN39	IRISH VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) On January 22, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Brian Glynn, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. Glynn stated that in light of the current situation in the Middle East, the agenda has been pared back dramatically and will include only the Middle East, Russia-Ukraine [...]	2009-01-23 11:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV IS RS UP EI
09FREETOWN12	EAC FREETOWN CONVENES ON PROPOSED LIBYAN UN DRAFT [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Post convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 8 to review our security posture in advance of the potential USUN veto of Libya's proposed draft resolution on Gaza. The EAC was chaired by CDA, and attended by RSO, POL, MGMT, CONS, PAO, and Legatt. End S [...]	2009-01-08 10:31:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC IS PREL PTER UN SL
09GENEVA1054	CONSULTATION ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 17:51:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA1170	SWISS GENEVA CONVENTIONS CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Expressing Switzerland's view that it has been "charged" by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in its resolution on the Goldstone Report to start consultations on the convening of a conference of the High Contracting Parties (HCP) to the Geneva Conventions, Swiss Ambassador to the UN [...]	2009-12-18 08:14:00	Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IS UNHRC UNAUS KPAL
09GENEVA684	ISRAEL TO TRY NEW TACK ON GOLDSTONE REPORT, UPSET [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) For the first time since the creation of the Human Rights Council (HRC),Israel is considering engaging in substantive negotiations on a resolution about the Palestinian territories. The resolution, if tabled, would r [...]	2009-08-19 11:47:00	Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM IS
09GENEVA783	PA INTEREST IN WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 24 September 2009, A team from the Palestinian Authority (PA) led by Ambassador Khraishi called upon USTR/Geneva Charge Shark to seek U.S. support for a request by Palestine to obtain observer status from the WTO General Council. The PA intends to formally submit its applica [...]	2009-09-25 06:38:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA814	MORE ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent conversations with the Israeli Mission and other delegations indicate that both the Israelis and the PA think, or are at least telling people, that we support their respective, and opposing, positions on the observership issues. The PA has been busy lobbying other delega [...]	2009-10-01 06:43:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA832	GC CHAIR ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) This morning General Council (GC) Chair Matus provided Charge with a readout on recent developments on the PA bid. The Israeli's have told him that they oppose the PA's requests for observership in GC and the Ministerial Conference because it is neither a State nor a customs territory. [...]	2009-10-02 16:22:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA839	UPDATE ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) PA Ambassador Khraishi called on General Council (GC) Chair Matus yesterday to present their formal request for observer status in the GC. Charge was told by someone who was at the meeting that Matus responded that it is too late at this time for the matter to be placed on the agenda for [...]	2009-10-07 06:33:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA845	ISRAELI AND GC CHAIR ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) Charge was approached by both the Israelis and General Council (GC) Chair Matus this morning. The Israelis passed on informal word that they probably will have some flexibility on the issue of observership in the Ministerial Conference. They also indicated their intent to be very low ke [...]	2009-10-07 13:53:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA862	CONSULTATION ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 08:38:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA898	ISRAEL ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 10:35:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA902	MEETING ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 16:50:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA913	ISRAELIS ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 18:00:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA950	CONVERSATION WITH PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 12:58:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA961	CONVERSATIONS ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 13:50:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA967	ISRAEL ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 18:08:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA97	GAZA APPEAL AVOIDS POLEMICS, STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary: The February 2 launch of the UN's Flash Appeal for Gaza remained focused on humanitarian issues and largely avoided sensitive political issues. Most of the language from an early draft of the appeal that had raised concerns about inserting political issues into humanitarian coord [...]	2009-02-03 15:40:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID KPAL IS
09GENEVA972	ISRAEL ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 12:21:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GEORGETOWN568	Demarche Delivered: Opposing UNGA Resolutions with [...] (U) Per reftel, on November 18 Political Officer delivered demarche to Government of Guyana (GoG)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Section Head Candida Daniels on November 18. Regarding opposition to UNGA resolutions with anti-Israeli bias, Daniels had no substantive response. WILL [...]	2009-11-19 19:44:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA KPAL IS GY

09GRENADA16	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 22 - 28, 2009 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Israeli Ambassador Meets PM Thomas Prime Minister Tillman Thomas last week met discussions with Israeli Ambassador, His Excelle [...]	2009-03-06 20:47:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GJ IS CH
09GUATEMALA1013	VISAS DONKEY: - ISRL (ZOLLER, ORI) [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 19:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS PARM PGOV PTER MASS IS GT
09GUATEMALA1210	Guatemala's Response to Demarche on Goldstone Report [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 16:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL GT
09GUATEMALA987	Opposing UNGA Resolutions with Anti-Israel Bias: Guatemalan [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 22:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GT
09HANOI1092	GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 09:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNSC UNHRC KPAL IS VM
09HARARE49	ZIMBABWE COURTING FOREIGN DIAMOND INVESTMENT IN [...] (C) Discussions in mid-January with private sector mining executives Ndodana Mguquka and Greg Sebborn revealed further details of a possible diamond deal between the Zimbabwean government and either Russian or Indian diamond investors. The Russian group may only be interested in purchasing sev [...]	2009-01-22 08:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PHUM PREL ZI RS IN IS ASEC
09HELSINKI24	FINLAND: DEMARCHE US-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 13:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS FI
09HELSINKI319	IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: FINNS SHARE CONSENSUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 06:53:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS FI
09HELSINKI446	FINLAND: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Pol/Econoff delivered reftel remarks to Anna Salovaara, First Secretary in the Unit for UN and General Global Affairs at the MFA, and Kiikka Eela, Regional Manager for the Midle East Unit in the Bureau of Middle East and North African Affairs at the MFA. Both GOF officials stated that [...]	2009-11-30 13:49:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09ISLAMABAD2233	PAKISTAN WILL FOLLOW NAM ON IAEA GENERAL [...] (C) PolOff raised U.S. concerns about Middle East issues at the IAEA General Conference (reftel) with Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Director General Irfan Yusuf Shami on September 15. Shami agreed that Middle East issues are likely to be problematic this year and recognize [...]	2009-09-15 14:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC PARM IAEA EG IS PK
09ISLAMABAD2268	MFA SAYS PAKISTAN HAS NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO [...] (SBU) On September 17, Deputy PolCouns delivered to MFA UN Affairs Director Ahmed Farooq ref demarche requesting Pakistan defer introducing at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) a resolution proposing action in response to the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict. During a follow-up conversat [...]	2009-09-17 12:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UN IS PK
09ISTANBUL320	SESAME SEES ITSELF AS A MODEL CENTER FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fourteenth meeting of the Council of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) was held in Istanbul in July. The SESAME project is a scientific initiative currently under construction in Jordan that currently fosters positive in [...]	2009-08-17 05:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PRELTBIOBA CY EG ENRG IR IS IZ JO PK
09ISTANBUL404	JEWISH COMMUNITY CONCERNED, BUT NO INCIDENTS YET [...] (C) Summary. The beginning of television series "Separation" (Ayrilik) aired weekly on state-run TRT 1 starting October 13th inspired condemnation and concern from Israel and the Jewish community in Turkey. Community Vice Presidents Lina Filiba and Daniel Navarro met with the Consul General [...]	2009-10-22 16:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE TU IS
09JAKARTA1128	LEGISLATORS TRY TO BLOCK PURCHASE OF ISRAELI-MADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Some Indonesian legislators are moving to block the GOI's plan to purchase Israeli-manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Indonesian Department of Defense claims that the UAVs are a cost effective way to provide surveillance of Indonesian waterways. Flagging concerns [...]	2009-07-02 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR ID IS
09JAKARTA1437	UN RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY -- ISRAEL'S REQUEST TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed with the GOI reftel points concerning Israeli involvement in the upcoming anniversary celebration of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Pol/C underscored the USG's support for Israel's request to speak at the eve [...]	2009-08-31 08:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL ID IS
09JAKARTA1614	THE GOLDSTONE REPORT RE GAZA -- SEEKING INDONESIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has discussed reftel message regarding the report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict with GOI officials, underscoring U.S. concern about the report's unbalanced focus on Israeli actions. We stressed the need to seek a constructive resolution on the matt [...]	2009-09-28 07:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PHUM IS ID
09JAKARTA1737	GOLDSTONE REPORT ON GAZA -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche regarding the report of the UN Fact-Fining Mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report) to Dicky Komar, Deputy Director for Civil and Political Rights at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),on October 15. Poloff underscored USG concern rega [...]	2009-10-15 11:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PHUM ID IS
09JAKARTA1831	GOLDSTONE REPORT -- INDONESIA LIKELY TO JOIN OIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission delivered points on possible UN General Assembly (UNGA) discussion of the Goldstone Report regarding Israeli military action in Gaza to GOI officials. We urged Indonesia to oppose any resolution endorsing the report. GOI contacts did not commit to a specific vote on any [...]	2009-11-04 10:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ID IS
09JAKARTA1913	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH AN ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed points re upcoming Israel-related UNGA resolution with Presidential Palace and Department of Foreign Affairs contacts. We underscored the overall unbalanced number of UNGA resolutions explicitly critical of Israel and urged the overall reduction of one-side [...]	2009-11-19 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID IS
09JAKARTA5	GAZA -- INDONESIA REACTS TO ISRAELI MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI and Indonesian Muslim groups have strongly condemned ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza. Hard-line groups have called for volunteer fighters to go to Gaza, but the Indonesian government has vowed to prevent this. The GOI is sending a medical relief team to the [...]	2009-01-02 09:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KISL ID IS
09JAKARTA584	WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE -- RAISING ISRAELI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has learned that Indonesia does not plan to invite Israeli representatives to the World Ocean Conference (WOC) it will host, May 11-15. We have noted that a failure to invite Israeli participants could undermine the WOC's claim to be a world conference. We also urged GO [...]	2009-04-01 10:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHSA SENV ID IS
09JEDDAH214	OIC OFFICIALS RECEIVE SECRETARY CLINTON'S LETTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 27 Consul General delivered Secretary Clinton's letter to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General in response to his May 6 message urging pressure on Israel to end settlement expansion and home demolitions. While expressing appreciation for the Se [...]	2009-06-03 14:35:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KISL KWBG OPDC PREL SA OIC
09JEDDAH290	HAQL, SAUDI ARABIA: NOW, WHERE THE HECK IS THAT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A 3-member American delegation of ConGen Jeddah officers recently visited Haql, Saudi Arabia, a city that lies almost within swimming distance from major tourist resorts in Jordan, Israel, and Egypt. Haql reaps none of the rewards for its location in such a prime tourism region. [...]	2009-08-03 15:53:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EG IS JO KPAO PHUM PREL SA SOCI PSOC
09JERUSALEM100	UNRWA AND ICRC SUSPEND MOVEMENT IN GAZA FOLLOWING LETHAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 8, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) decided to suspend movements inside Gaza following several security incidents involving IDF strikes on UN and ICRC staff, vehicles, and facilities. U [...]	2009-01-09 18:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG KPAL ASEC IS
09JERUSALEM1003	SPECIAL JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINIAN REACTION TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 10:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1004	TWO H1N1 CASES CONFIRMED IN THE WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Health officials have confirmed two cases of H1N1 in the West Bank (Bethlehem). A four-year-old girl was diagnosed on June 10, and her mother on June 13. Both cases were characterized as "mild," and the patients are expected to recover ful [...]	2009-06-15 14:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1005	PALESTINIANS DISMAYED BY NETANYAHU'S SPEECH [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's June 14 speech has been overwhelmingly negative. Palestinians believe Netanyahu introduced a series of unacceptable preconditions, as well as limitations on the future Palestinian state that render the call for such a st [...]	2009-06-15 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS KPAL KPAO
09JERUSALEM1006	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/16): PALESTINIAN UNEASE WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 10:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM101	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 10, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. President Abbas, in a press conference with President Mubarak January 10, called on HAMAS and Israel to accept the UNSC resolution immediately and said the Egyptian proposal is the means to implement the resolution. He said Palestinian reconciliation is necessary, but that pea [...]	2009-01-10 12:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS
09JERUSALEM1013	ALLEGATIONS FOLLOW DEATH OF HAMAS DETAINEE IN PA [...] (C) Hamas member Haitham Abdel Allah Amre died while in Palestinian Authority (PA) General Intelligence (GI) custody on June 15 in Hebron. According to PA GI official Mansour Ebwaini, Amre died in a failed escape attempt, falling from the third story of the building in which he was being held [...]	2009-06-16 13:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM102	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 10 [...] (SBU) Summary. All Gaza crossings were closed on January 10. UNRWA restarted coordination with the IDF following a meeting with GOI officials on January 9, and requested permission for trucks to enter Gaza on January 11. UNRWA shelters now hold more than 21,000 displaced people. Health, wate [...]	2009-01-10 16:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD CASC IS PREF
09JERUSALEM1020	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/17): "AHMADINIJAD'S VICTORY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 09:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1026	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/18): REACTIONS TO NETANYAHU'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 10:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1028	56 AL-AQSA FUGITIVES RECEIVE AMNESTY FROM GOI [...] (C) Summary: According to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials, the GOI has approved 56 al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade (AAMB) fugitives for full or partial amnesty under a program initiated by the PA and GOI in June 2007. The fugitives, who have been in PA custody, will be subject to varying post-r [...]	2009-06-18 12:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM103	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 11, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli military operations continued January 10-11, primarily in northern Gaza. IDF troops moved closer to the urban centers of Gaza City and Khan Yunis. Airstrikes caused a number of casualties, including civilians, mostly in northern Gaza. Gaza-based medical sources reporte [...]	2009-01-11 11:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS
09JERUSALEM1031	PM FAYYAD RESPONDS TO NETANYAHU'S SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: At a June 17 meeting of donors, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad responded to Israeli PM Netanyahu's June 14 speech. He acknowledged the mention of a Palestinian state, but commented that the speech as a whole describes a policy that will not lead to a success [...]	2009-06-18 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM104	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 11 [...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom crossing and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station were open on January 11. UNRWA coordinated several convoys through Kerem Shalom. Karni crossing remains closed. The GOI announced another three-hour "humanitarian pause" on January 11, but there was confusion among UN [...]	2009-01-11 17:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PREF
09JERUSALEM1041	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/19): "HAMAS MUST ACCEPT THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 10:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1042	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/22): "NATIONAL INTERESTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 11:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1062	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/23): POSITIVE REACTION TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 10:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1063	CORRECTED COPY - JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/23): POSITIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 10:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1065	WORK PERMITS FOR CONSULATE GENERAL JERUSALEM EFMS [...] (U) Ref A described the situation at post since late 2008, when the GOI informed Embassy Tel Aviv that EFMs of official Americans assigned to ConGen Jerusalem are not eligible for Israeli work permits. This GOI decision has had a serious, negative impact on post's morale and recruiting effort [...]	2009-06-23 14:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT APER PREL IS
09JERUSALEM1067	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/24): PRISONER RELEASES LEAD [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 06:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1077	FAYYAD LAYS OUT PA PLATFORM, APPEALS FOR PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad delivered a widely publicized speech on June 22, in which he appealed to the Israeli people for mutually beneficial coexistence with a Palestinian state and laid out the PA's domestic priorities. Fayyad also called for the [...]	2009-06-25 13:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG ECON PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1078	IDF AGREES TO REFRAIN FROM INCURSIONS IN FOUR WEST [...] (C) Summary: Senior PA security officials told Post that the IDF informed them on June 24 of a halt to incursions into four West Bank cities -- Ramallah, Bethlehem, Qalqilia, and Jericho -- for one week, except in extreme cases. As of June 25, PA officials confirmed there had been no overnight [...]	2009-06-25 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MOPS PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1079	IDF EASES ACCESS AND MOVEMENT IN THE WEST BANK, [...] (C) Summary: The IDF has taken measures to ease access and movement around a number of West Bank cities since February 2009. The IDF's removal of checkpoints and road obstacles and the easing of restrictions at several manned checkpoints has directly benefited the Nablus, Qalqiliya, Ramalla [...]	2009-06-25 14:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD PHUM PTRD KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1080	FATAH EXPECTS LITTLE PROGRESS IN RECONCILIATION TALKS, DEFENDS PA SECURITY DOCTRINE REF: JERUSALEM 1036 Classified By: Deputy Principal Officer Greg Marchese for reasons 1.4 ( b) and (d) [...] (C) Summary. Fatah and Hamas delegations will hold reconciliation meetings in Cairo in late June in advance of a planned "signing ceremony" on July 7, according to senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad. Al-Ahmad said Egyptian officials want a "poltical" announcement that puts off the most difficu [...]	2009-06-25 14:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOVE KWBG KPAL PTER PHUM PREL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1081	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/26): "PALESTINIAN UNITY WOULD [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 09:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1087	ABU MAZEN BUILDS SUPPORT FOR A FATAH SIXTH PARTY [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) successfully used a June 23-24 Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) meeting to garner support for holding Fatah's Sixth General Congress on August 4, 2009, in Bethlehem. FRC members backed Abu Mazen's plan on the condition that Fatah delegates fr [...]	2009-06-26 13:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM109	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/12): ISRAEL SEEN AS IGNORING [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 10:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1092	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/29): PALESTINIANS WONDER IF [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 11:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1094	CONSUL GENERAL VISITS QALQILIYA; EXPRESSES SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General visited Qalqiliya on June 24, toured a local factory, met the Governor and local business leaders, and emphasized USG support for PA efforts to restore stability and promote private sector growth. Qalqiliya residents emphasized that the city's primary sources [...]	2009-06-29 12:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KPAO ETRD KWBG EAID IS
09JERUSALEM1096	GOI SEEKS TO REGISTER NEARLY 35,000 ACRES OF WEST [...] (C) The Government of Israel is seeking to register roughly 139,000 dunums (or 35,000 acres) of non-contiguous land in areas of the West Bank south of Route 1 and northeast of Hebron. Much of the land is currently used as military zones or nature reserves. Public advertisements on June 26 gi [...]	2009-06-29 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1097	ANNOUNCEMENT OF MUNICIPALITY PLAN TO SCALE BACK [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Municipality contacts confirmed a June 29 Ha'Aretz article, which claimed that the municipality is developing a plan to legalize Palestinian homes that do not interfere with municipal development, such as the construction of roads and schools. Jerusalem Legal Advisor Y [...]	2009-06-29 15:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1101	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/30): PALESTINIANS WANT HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 09:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM111	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 12, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli military operations continued January 11-12, with heavy fighting occurring in and around Gaza City as troops moved closer to urban areas. Airstrikes targeted the northern Gaza Strip and the Rafah border area. Gaza-based medical sources reported as many as 888 Palestin [...]	2009-01-12 11:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS
09JERUSALEM1117	GOI MOVES TO BLOCK PALESTINIAN MEAT AND DAIRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian meat and dairy companies in the West Bank have received notification from the Israeli Ministry of Health that they will no longer be permitted to "export" their products to East Jerusalem as of August 15. Palestinian Authority officials and private businessmen stre [...]	2009-07-01 07:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PREL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1120	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/01): PALESTINIANS: HAMAS HAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 10:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1126	FATAH-HAMAS RECONCILIATION TALKS TO RESUME JULY 25 [...] (C) A sixth round of reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah representatives in Cairo ended June 30 without agreement. Fatah officials who participated in the talks blamed the continuing impasse on Hamas intransigence, citing Hamas's insistence on the release of all Hamas-affiliated pri [...]	2009-07-01 14:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1128	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/02): Palestinians: We [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 07:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1137	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/06): Abbas Calls for Cessation [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 10:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM114	CONTACTS SAY WEST BANK SYMPATHY FOR GAZA, HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. In separate January 9 conversations, three prominent Palestinian contacts voiced concerns that the conflict in Gaza is increasing the popularity of Hamas and reducing support for President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Fatah, and the PA. Fatah Revolutionary Council member Jibril R [...]	2009-01-12 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1142	PA MAKES SALARY PAYMENT AS OVERALL FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid June salaries on schedule July 6, thanks to an influx of cash from a one-time telecom deal. However, a visiting IMF team told donors that the PA is now certain to end the year with substantial commercial debt to banks and private sector arre [...]	2009-07-06 12:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM1149	AHMAD TIBI DISCUSSES FATAH REFORM, PALESTINIAN [...] (S) Summary. Israeli-Arab Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi told the Consul General June 30 that the two primary issues in the Palestinian political arena are the Fatah Congress and ongoing reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas. Tibi said PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) managed to bolster [...]	2009-07-06 12:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER EAID KPAL PHUM IS
09JERUSALEM1151	MUNICIPALITY APPROVAL PUTS SHEPHERD HOTEL ONE STEP [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality Licensing Committee approved plans to build two apartment buildings on the Shepherd Hotel property, pending certification from other agencies -- such as the Antiquities Authority and safety inspectors -- according to Municipality officials. The remain [...]	2009-07-06 13:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1154	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/07): Hamas Must Not Be An [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 10:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1155	GAZA CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE [...] (SBU) Summary: UN and NGO contacts report that socio-economic conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate as legitimate imports remain limited and the private sector dormant. ConGen Gaza contacts and recent visitors to Gaza report adequate supplies of basic commodities, including a glut of som [...]	2009-07-07 12:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID PGOV PTER ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM116	GAZAN CONTACTS MAKE GOOD USE OF "HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Gaza contacts reported that the daily "humanitarian pauses" in the fighting allow them to take care of household chores and stock up on supplies, but do not mean a complete cessation of IDF attacks. Some contacts and USG partners reported severe damage to their homes from IDF [...]	2009-01-12 16:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID IS KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF
09JERUSALEM1161	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/08): Israel Will Not Commit to [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 10:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1168	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/09): Palestinian Papers Report [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 12:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1169	PREPARATIONS FOR FATAH SIXTH PARTY CONGRESS [...] (C) Preparations to hold the Fatah Sixth Party Congress in Bethlehem on August 4th are underway. Fatah officials expect to publish a delegate list on July 15; this date may be pushed back due to internal wrangling over the number of delegates. Concerns remain about the ability of Gaza-based F [...]	2009-07-09 13:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KWBG IS SY EG
09JERUSALEM117	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 12 [...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom was open for shipments on January 12. All trucks moved through Kerem Shalom on January 11. UNRWA contacts reported that they are operating 36 shelters for 28,116 displaced people. Contacts reported thousands more displaced outside shelters. End Summary. Cros [...]	2009-01-12 17:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM1171	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/10): Egyptian Efforts at [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 10:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM118	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/13): "IS A CEASEFIRE CLOSER? [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 10:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1184	SETTLER VIOLENCE IN THE WEST BANK CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. NGO contacts, UNRWA, and local Palestinian sources report continuing incidents of settler violence in the West Bank. Reports of violence include settlers setting fire to Palestinian agricultural land, throwing stones at vehicles carrying Palestinians, and attacking Palestinian [...]	2009-07-10 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM IS KWBG KPAL PTER
09JERUSALEM119	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 13, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli military operations continued January 12-13, with heavy fighting occurring in and around Gaza City as troops moved closer to urban areas. Airstrikes targeted the northern Gaza Strip and the Rafah border area. Gaza-based medical sources reported as many as 921 Palestin [...]	2009-01-13 11:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS
09JERUSALEM1190	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/13): "National Unity Should [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 10:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1199	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/14): Conflicting Press Reports [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 08:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1202	AL-QUDS VICE PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON FATAH CONGRESS, [...] (C) Summary. Zakaria al-Qaq, a senior official at Jerusalem's al-Quds University, said that PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is using the Fatah General Congress to shore up his authority, following the Hamas take-over of Gaza and the failure of negotiations with Israel. Al-Qaq added th [...]	2009-07-14 13:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1203	ABU ALA'A ON RECONCILIATION AND THE FATAH CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. In a July 13 meeting with the Consul General, Fatah Central Committee member Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala'a) expressed optimism the Fatah General Congress will occur on schedule, but said he "can't exclude surprises." His main concern is whether Hamas will allow Gaza-based delegates to a [...]	2009-07-14 13:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1204	HAMAS CONTINUES TO INTERFERE WITH GAZA ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: According to international NGO and UN sources, Hamas continues to interfere in the distribution of assistance in Gaza. Hamas does not routinely block aid distributed by groups that rebuff its demands, but there have been a number of serious incidents of harassment in recent mont [...]	2009-07-14 14:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM PREL PTER KWBG IS KTFN
09JERUSALEM1206	FATAH INSIDERS ON THE SIXTH CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. Two Fatah insiders believe the Fatah General Congress will proceed on schedule, but differed in their prognoses of the event itself. Former Fatah mobilization committee head Hussein al Sheikh said disagreements within the movement could be contained by augmenting the number of d [...]	2009-07-14 15:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1216	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/15): Palestinian Factions Must [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 09:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1217	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY CARRIES OUT TWO HOME [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality, together with the Israeli Border Police, carried out two home demolitions in East Jerusalem on July 13. The Jerusalem Mayor's office denied responsibility for the demolition orders, saying the Municipality only executed orders issued by the GoI Interi [...]	2009-07-15 13:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1220	PALESTINIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS COMPLAIN OF ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli National Police (INP) are exercising increasing control over the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and interfering with the Jordanian-run Waqf's ability to operate, according to Palestinian religious leaders. The INP, they allege, has prevented the Waqf from carrying out [...]	2009-07-16 07:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL JO KISL IS
09JERUSALEM1221	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/16): "Qaddoumi: Why did you [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 09:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1224	NEW PA INFORMATION DIRECTOR ON MEDIA, HAMAS, [...] (C) In a July 13 meeting with Polchief, newly-appointed Palestinian Authority (PA) Director of Information Ghassan al Khatib outlined plans to reform the Palestinian Authority's communications strategy. He noted that Hamas support fell in Gaza after December 2008-January 2009 Israeli combat o [...]	2009-07-16 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV KPAO KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1226	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/17): "The dialogue must [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 09:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1229	PM FAYYAD ON SECURITY AND WEST BANK ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In a July 14 meeting, PM Salam Fayyad said he is proud of gains in West Bank security but stressed again the need to end IDF incursions. He also noted an improving economy and cited the opening of a new theater in Nablus as a key development. Finally, Fayyad stressed the import [...]	2009-07-20 04:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1231	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/20): No change in the US [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 10:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1245	SHOPPING FESTIVAL OPENING DAY REFLECTS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 18, the Consul General attended the opening-day events of the Nablus Shopping Festival, joining Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Nablus Governor Jamal al-Muhaysen in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Tens of thousands of Palestinians thronged the city center, celebrating a day [...]	2009-07-20 14:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS KPAO
09JERUSALEM1249	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/21): Cessation of settlements [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 09:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1256	UPDATE ON PENDING DEMOLITIONS AND EVICTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary. This cable provides an update on the status of nine politically sensitive property issues in East Jerusalem. Developments in three of these cases (the Shepherd Hotel, Shaykh Jarrah evictions, and demolitions in Abasiya -- a subdivision of Abu Tor -- could occur within the next [...]	2009-07-21 13:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1259	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/22): Growing International [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 10:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1263	FAYYAD DISCUSS WEST BANK ECONOMY, SECURITY AND [...] (C) On July 18, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CODEL Corker that security and socio-economic conditions had improved in the West Bank, while the humanitarian situation in Gaza continued to deteriorate. Fayyad recounted the risky but successful strategy he pursued [...]	2009-07-22 13:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EAID MOPS KWBG IS OREP
09JERUSALEM1264	GAZA: TUNNEL ECONOMY FLOURISHES, THOUGH EGYPTIAN [...] (C) Summary. The tunnel trade into Gaza continues to flourish, although Gaza business contacts are alert to changes in Egyptian security practices and claim to notice some impact from Egyptian anti-smuggling efforts. ConGen contacts report that increasingly high-end, sophisticated products a [...]	2009-07-22 15:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM PREL PTER KWBG IS KTFN
09JERUSALEM1265	RECENT TRENDS IN WEST BANK VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. While levels of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are down this year, the first half of 2009 saw a 44 percent increase in incidents of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians or Palestinian property, and a doubling of the number of Palestini [...]	2009-07-22 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM IS KWBG KPAL PTER
09JERUSALEM1266	FOUR PRE-CONGRESS VIEWS ON FATAH [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, contacts from various segments of Fatah and a prominent analyst discussed expectations for the upcoming Congress on August 4. One said Fatah had little to show for its platform of peaceful resistance, and worried that any U.S.-Israeli "deal" on settlements [...]	2009-07-22 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1268	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/23): PALESTINIAN COMMENTATOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 10:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM127	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 13 [...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom crossing was open for approximately 90-100 truckloads on January 13. Karni's conveyor belt and Nahal Oz were closed. A humanitarian pause occurred from 0900 to 1200. Many Gaza City residents lost power following IDF attacks on January 13. According to UNRWA, the [...]	2009-01-13 16:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC

09JERUSALEM1270	YESHA COUNCIL DIRECTOR-GENERAL REJECTS U.S. CALL [...] (C) Summary. It will be "impossible" for the USG and Israel to agree on settlements without accommodating natural growth, according to YESHA Council Director-General Pinchas Wallerstein. A freeze on settlement construction would have the greatest impact on the settlement blocs, which accoun [...]	2009-07-23 12:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1276	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/24): PALESTINIANS CALL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 10:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1280	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/27): Palestinians seek deeper [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 11:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1282	WEST BANK HOUSING PROJECTS: FINANCING ON TRACK, [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and private sector representatives told Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) representatives that obstacles largely related to infrastructure needs still face a number of West Bank housing developments. OPIC updated contacts on th [...]	2009-07-27 14:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KWBG PGOV IS EFIN
09JERUSALEM1283	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/28): Palestinians looking for [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 09:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1284	MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON MOSQUES, HAMAS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al Habbash outlined progress in the Palestinian Authority (PA) government's campaign against mosque incitement in a July 16 meeting. Compliance with mandatory PA sermons in the West Bank's 1,800 mosques is now over ninety percent, he claimed [...]	2009-07-28 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP PTER KWBG KPAL KISL IS
09JERUSALEM1285	ABU MAHER TO RETURN, CLAIM FATAH NUMBER TWO SPOT [...] (C) Summary. Fatah official Mohammed Rateb Ghneim (Abu Maher) is expected to arrive in the West Bank July 29, following decades in the Palestinian diaspora. Upon his return, which Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abu Mazen personally negotiated, Abu Maher will effectively become the nu [...]	2009-07-28 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM129	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/14): U.S. RIGHTWING SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 11:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1294	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/29): A Freeze in Settlement [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 09:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1296	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/30): Palestinians look for [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 10:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM130	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 14, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli military operations continued January 13-14, with heavy fighting occurring in and around Gaza City. Airstrikes targeted the northern Gaza Strip and the Rafah border area. Gaza-based medical sources reported as many as 976 Palestinians dead and 4,418 wounded since hosti [...]	2009-01-14 12:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS
09JERUSALEM1306	ALL QUIET AT THE HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT, [...] (C) Summary. There were no violent confrontations on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount July 30, in spite of attempts by religious Jews to worship at the site and Palestinian activists' efforts to prevent them. Hundreds of Jews visited the compound under police protection July 29 and 30, durin [...]	2009-07-30 14:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1308	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/31): Palestinians on growing [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 09:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1311	E-1 DEVELOPMENT CONFLICTS WITH PALESTINIAN PLANS [...] (C) Summary. PA officials say that development of E-1 and the Ma'ale Adumim "bubble" threatens the contiguity of a future Palestinian state and Palestinians' access to Jerusalem. Palestinians from five Palestinian towns and one East Jerusalem neighborhood bordering E-1 said the GoI has thwa [...]	2009-07-31 10:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM132	PD CONTACT IN GAZA SEES "NO PLACE TO GO, AND NO [...] (C) Summary. As the Israeli military operation in Gaza ended its 18th day, a Post PD partner vividly described the severe psychological strain Gazans face as a result of internal displacement and humanitarian suffering. Dr. Awni Karzon, American Corner Gaza Director, spoke of danger and physi [...]	2009-01-14 16:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID IS KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF PTER KPAO
09JERUSALEM1322	PA ON RED SEA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS [...] (SBU) Summary. The PA reaffirmed its commitment to the Red Sea - Dead Sea project (RDS),expressed hesitation about taking a position on the Jordanian Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) until technical studies were completed, and requested a meeting with USG officials at the upcoming World W [...]	2009-07-31 12:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL IS JO KWBG
09JERUSALEM1323	WATANIYA LAUNCH IN JEOPARDY [...] (C) Summary. The GOI notified the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Wataniya July 30 that, beginning August 1, it would allocate a portion of the bandwidth requested by the PA to launch the second mobile telecom operator. The allocation of 3.8 MHz is less than the 4.8 MHz agreed upon in the July [...]	2009-07-31 13:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PREL ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM133	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- JANUARY 14 [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 14 for approximately 100 truckloads. Nahal Oz fuel transfer station and Karni conveyer belt were closed. An estimated 10 trucks of medical supplies entered through Rafah. ICRC and Gaza water and sanitation authorities reported signif [...]	2009-01-14 17:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PREF
09JERUSALEM1330	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/03): Palestinians Decry East [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 10:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1333	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/03): Palestinians Decry East [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 12:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1336	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/04): Fatah Party Congress Seen [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 08:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1343	SETTLER LEADER SHARES VIEWS ON US POLICY, FUTURE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Radical settler leader Arieh King called U.S. policy in Jerusalem "anti-Semitic" and attacked USG officials, including President Obama, during a meeting with PolOff July 29. He demanded that the ConGen "stop meddling in domestic Israeli legal issues." He accused th [...]	2009-08-04 13:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1344	PALESTINIANS, INTERNATIONALS PROTEST EVICTIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The GoI evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem's Shaykh Jarrah neighborhood on August 2, after Israeli courts awarded ownership of the properties to two Israeli organizations, Nakhalat Shimon International (NSI) and the Sephardic Community Committe [...]	2009-08-04 14:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1345	FATAH SIXTH PARTY CONGRESS BEGINS; PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Sixth Fatah Congress began the morning of August 4 in Bethlehem. Abu Mazen delivered a two-hour address to delegates and foreign dignitaries, summarizing Fatah's history but breaking little new ground. Meanwhile, the real drama played out the evening before in an [...]	2009-08-04 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1352	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/05): Palestinians Hope Fatah [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 09:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1353	BIL'IN: SEVEN PALESTINIANS ARRESTED IN LATEST IDF [...] (C) Summary. The IDF raided several homes in the Palestinian village of Bil'in in the early hours of August 3, arresting two adolescents and five adults. Six have been charged with stone-throwing and damage to public property, and one with incitement. NGO contacts maintain that the August [...]	2009-08-05 14:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1354	FATAH CONGRESS: ON DAY TWO, QUESTIONS REMAIN ON [...] (C) Summary. A debate over Fatah's past dominated discussions on the second day of the Sixth Congress, leaving little time to focus on preparations for leadership elections. It is possible that elections may slip a day (until 8/7) as a result. Discussions have not yet begun on the politica [...]	2009-08-05 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1357	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/06): Coverage Highlights [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 09:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1359	FATAH CONGRESS: DAHLAN'S BACK, PROGRAM IN DRAFT, [...] (C) Key developments on the third day of the Fatah Congress included an apparent deal on elections and the formation of committees to address, inter alia, the political program and Fatah bylaws. 2. (C) After publicly threatening to boycott Fatah Central Committee (FCC) elections over the [...]	2009-08-06 13:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1360	GOI RENEWING CLOSURE ORDERS ON EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) ConGen contacts report that at least one of eight Jerusalem-based Palestinian institutions closed by the GOI in 2001 has received another six-month renewal of the closure order, and others expect to receive similar notices in the coming days. Taher Hussayni, the caretaker of the Arab Stud [...]	2009-08-06 14:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SCUL IS
09JERUSALEM1361	TREASURY DAS GLASER VISIT TO JERUSALEM JULY 29-30 [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Daniel Glaser met with Prime Minister Fayyad and officials from the Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA),including PMA Governor Jihad al-Wazir, on July 29 to express appreciation for the [...]	2009-08-06 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	EFIN KTFN EAID PREL PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM137	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/15): COMPLAINTS OF "NEVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 09:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1373	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/07): Palestinian Commentators [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 08:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1376	EXTENDED HOURS FOR PASSENGERS, INCOMING CARGO AT [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI implemented extended hours for passengers crossing the Allenby (King Hussein) Bridge for a two-month trial period, starting August 4. According to ConGen's Palestinian contacts, the passenger crossing remains crowded, but operations are running smoothly on both sides. [...]	2009-08-07 14:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL PGOV ETRD EAID IS
09JERUSALEM1377	FATAH CONGRESS: ELECTIONS PLANNED FOR AUGUST 8 [...] (C) Summary. On the fourth day of the Fatah Congress, a deal to account for absent Gazan delegates in leadership elections collapsed, returning preparations for the Congress' centerpiece event to square one. By the end of the day, a new deal emerged which, if it holds, could allow leadershi [...]	2009-08-07 14:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM138	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF troops moved central Gaza City the morning of January 15. Contacts there told ConGenOffs by phone that the city is "burning" and residents are fleeing as the IDF advanced into the city center from three directions. They said the threat to their lives increased and humanit [...]	2009-01-15 12:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF AFSN CASC IS
09JERUSALEM1380	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/10): As Fatah Congress Draws [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 09:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1384	U.S. TREASURY PROVIDES FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) provided training to 23 Palestinian Authority (PA) employees with various responsibilities under the PA's 2007 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Law at the request of Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir. Participants [...]	2009-08-10 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PINS KWBG EAID PTER PREL IS KCRM
09JERUSALEM1396	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/12): New Fatah Central [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 08:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1397	LETTER FOR THE SECRETARY FROM EVICTED EAST [...] (U) Members of the Hanun and Ghawi families, who were evicted from their homes in East Jerusalem's Shaykh Jarrah neighborhood August 2 (ref),arrived at the Consulate General's Post 2 facility August 10 carrying a letter addressed to the Secretary. The letter describes the families' eviction [...]	2009-08-12 14:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1398	YESHA COUNCIL WEAKEND, NEEDS TO DELIVER TO SETTLER [...] (C) Summary. Although it emerged weaker from the 2005 Gaza disengagement and 2006 evacuation of Amona outpost, and is now challenged by a younger generation of radical settlers, the YESHA Council remains the strongest settler organization, according to ConGen contacts. One expert claimed t [...]	2009-08-12 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1401	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/13): Commentators Discuss [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 09:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1403	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/14): Time Has Come For [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 07:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM141	CONGEN FSN EMPLOYEE PLEADS FOR EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: PD FSN Essam Mattar called PD Chief from Gaza City by phone January 15 and begged for assistance to be evacuated from Gaza. He had fled earlier in the day from his home, which was destroyed by Israeli rocket fire, seeking shelter from Israeli military operations raging in his nei [...]	2009-01-15 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	AFSN KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF PTER KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM143	NEW LAND CONFISCATIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM AND WEST [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality informed an East Jerusalem family that ten dunams (2.5 acres) of their land will be confiscated to build a school for Palestinian children. A Municipality representative told PolOff the Municipality planned to confiscate land throughout East Jerusalem [...]	2009-01-15 16:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
09JERUSALEM144	ICRC SURGEON DESCRIBES CONTROLLED CHAOS AT MAIN [...] (C) Summary. ICRC surgeon Harald de Veen told donors and international medical NGO representatives January 14 that Gaza City's main government hospital, al-Shifa, has been functioning as well as can be expected and coping with massive numbers of injured. He said clinical staff are capable a [...]	2009-01-15 16:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI EAID ICRC KWBG KPAL PREF PTER GZ IS
09JERUSALEM1443	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/17): Internal Fatah elections [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 07:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM145	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2009, 1700 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: UNRWA's main warehouse of food and medical supplies was engulfed in fire and destroyed on January 15, as a result of IDF shelling. UNRWA suspended some movements in Gaza, but continued operations. Gaza City residents report that the IDF has taken control of several high-rise [...]	2009-01-15 17:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER MOPS
09JERUSALEM146	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/16): EGYPTIAN PROPOSAL - [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 11:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1461	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/18): President Abbas Chairs [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 06:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1463	TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY EXPLORES POTENTIAL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director Carl Kress visited the West Bank in August to follow-up on WiMax and Internet data center studies, and to discuss new projects that would promote economic development and generate U.S. exports. Private sector representatives and [...]	2009-08-18 15:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1465	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/19): Palestinians continue to [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 07:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM147	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 16, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The IDF drew back from some parts of Gaza City on the morning of January 16 after heavy fighting and airstrikes killed a number of militants and civilians, primarily in the Tel al-Hawa and Zaytun neighborhoods. An IAF airstrike in northern Gaza City killed Hamas leader Said Si [...]	2009-01-16 11:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF AFSN CASC IS
09JERUSALEM1480	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/20): Egypt continues to work [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 08:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1486	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/21): Palestinians await new US [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 09:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1488	EGYPTIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO PA ON RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary. Egyptian Representative to the PA Yasir Othman told D/SEMEP David Hale that GOE mediators made no progress during a visit to Amman and Ramallah the week of August 17. Gaps remain on a proposed factional committee, and may have widened on the issue of Hamas prisoners in the West [...]	2009-08-21 10:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1494	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/24): Settlement activity [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 10:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1496	PALESTINE MONETARY AUTHORITY AIMS FOR "GOOD NEWS" [...] (C) Summary: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA),in consultation with a number of Israeli counterpart agencies, is working to re-start Israeli social security payments to 750 disabled workers in Gaza. Recipients have been unable to cash their disability checks since Israeli banks ceased [...]	2009-08-24 14:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN EAID PREL PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1497	WATANIYA BOARD SETS SEPT 15 DEADLINE FOR SPECTRUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Wataniya Mobile announced on August 23 it will suspend operations, seek repayment of USD 140 million in licensing fees, and pursue damages from the PA if the PA cannot secure GOI release by September 15 of the 4.8 MHz needed for the mobile phone network launch. Wataniya Palest [...]	2009-08-24 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1499	JERUSALEM CONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Plans for demolitions and new Israeli construction in several East Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhoods are progressing, according to local legal and NGO contacts. Demolitions in Al Bustan and Abasiya could move ahead at any time, they claimed. Islamic Waqf contacts expressed [...]	2009-08-24 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1501	PA RELEASES TWO-YEAR PLAN FOR STATEHOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 25, the PA released a two-year plan for statehood that accepts the PLO's international obligations and commitments, endorses the two-state solution, and vows to establish the apparatus of an independent State of Palestine. It stresses that achieving a state in two ye [...]	2009-08-25 08:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL PGOV PREL IS
09JERUSALEM1502	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/25): Prime Minister lays out a [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 09:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1516	FAYYAD ON DETAINEES, NABLUS, AND INTERNAL POLITICS [...] (C) In an August 19 meeting with LtGen Selva and the Consul General, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad spoke out against detainee abuse by PA security forces. "We cannot accept the abuse or torture of people," he said. "It is a question of morality, not politics." Fayyad noted four deaths of det [...]	2009-08-25 14:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL IS PROP KJUS
09JERUSALEM1524	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/26): Prime Minister outlines [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 09:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1527	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/27): Press speculates on [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 10:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM153	FATAH GRASSROOTS LEADERS WANT TO "STAND UP" TO THE [...] (C) Summary. Fatah grassroots activists say Hamas will benefit politically from the Israeli operation in Gaza, diminishing Fatah's standing and forcing national reconciliation on Hamas' terms. They say the Palestinian public sees Fatah's choice of negotiations over armed struggle as having [...]	2009-01-16 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM1533	PALESTINIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS FOR FIRST TIME [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On August 26, the Palestinian National Council (PNC) convened for the first time since 1998 to fill six seats vacated by deaths on the PLO Executive Committee (PLO/EC). Three of the new members return to the seats traditionally held by their small factions. Two othe [...]	2009-08-27 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KDEM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM154	GAZA UPDATE - JANUARY 16, 1700 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hamas Political Bureau Chief Mish'al told a summit of Arab leaders (and the Iranian President) in Qatar January 16 that Hamas would not accept Israeli conditions for a cease-fire. Military operations in Gaza continued. Nine rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel as of 1600 l [...]	2009-01-16 17:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM PGOV PTER KWBG ETRD MOPS IS
09JERUSALEM1555	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/28): Conflicting reports about [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 09:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM156	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/20): OBAMA's "ERA OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 11:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1560	IDF RAIDS BETHLEHEM RADIO STATION, CONFISCATES [...] (U) This message includes an action request in para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. On August 25, the IDF raided the popular Palestinian radio station "Bethlehem 2000," confiscating two transmitters. The PA Ministry of Telecommunications protested the lack of warning and coordination, and requested [...]	2009-08-28 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KPAO PREL KWBG KPAL IS PHUM
09JERUSALEM1561	UPDATE ON SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [...] (U) Summary. Ongoing construction was observed at settlement sites ranging from established blocs inside the separation barrier to Jordan Valley farms during observation trips conducted by PolOff August 21-25. Near Givat Zeev, just north of Jerusalem, construction continues on 300 additional [...]	2009-08-28 14:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1565	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/31): Indications of progress [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 10:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1569	ABU AL FATAH ON NSF PLANNING, COMMAND STRUCTURE, [...] (C) In an August 31 meeting in Ramallah, National Security Forces (NSF) Commander Major General Thiab Muhammad Mustafa Ali al Hamduni (Abu al Fatah) confirmed his long-term vision for the NSF: 10 US-trained "special" NSF battalions stationed at the governorate level and partnered with the ga [...]	2009-08-31 14:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM157	GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 20, 1500 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza ceasefire largely continues to hold. A single mortar landing near Nahal Oz and some IDF bulldozers were reported in the central part of the Gaza Strip. Kerem Shalom and the Karni conveyor belt are open for humanitarian and commercial supplies. End summary. Crossi [...]	2009-01-20 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC
09JERUSALEM1573	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/01): Palestinians Continue [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 09:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM158	GAZANS RESILIENT IN REBUILDING THEIR SHATTERED [...] (C) Summary. With a cease-fire in Gaza, two Gazans, whose stories Post tracked throughout the 22 days of fighting, are picking up the pieces of their lives and their homes, focusing on the welfare of their families above all else, and getting ready to go back to school. In telcons with PD Off [...]	2009-01-20 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	AFSN KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF PTER KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1584	HAMAS PURSUES THREE-FOLD STRATEGY IN GAZA [...] (C/NF) Summary. In separate meetings August 27, UNRWA Director for Gaza John Ging and Gaza-based Associated Press reporter Ibrahim Barzak characterized Hamas' agenda in Gaza as three-fold: (1) imposing gradual social and cultural change in accordance with Islamic values; (2) seeking internat [...]	2009-09-02 14:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREF KISL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1585	YESHA COUNCIL SAYS NO EVACUATION UNLESS FREEZE IS [...] (C) Summary. YESHA Council Director-General Pinchas Wallerstein said that the Council would not discuss outpost evacuation unless a freeze on tenders for new settlement construction is lifted. If the freeze were lifted, he said, outpost evacuation could be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. [...]	2009-09-02 15:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1586	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/02): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 10:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1587	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/02): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 10:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1595	MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON PA RULE OF LAW, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a September 2 meeting, Minister of Justice Ali Khashan noted that international assistance in the security sector had outstripped efforts to build the capacity of the justice sector. He urged increased donor attention to the latter. He criticized of piecemeal approaches to [...]	2009-09-03 13:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KWBG ASEC IS
09JERUSALEM1596	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/03): Palestinians continue to [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 14:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM16	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- JANUARY 2 [...] (SBU) Summary: OCHA estimates that a maximum of 70 truckloads of supplies would enter Gaza via Kerem Shalom on January 2. Karni and Nahal Oz crossings remained closed, and the GOI did not permit entry of diesel through Kerem Shalom. Gaza City has been entirely without running water for three [...]	2009-01-02 15:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM160	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/21): OBAMA INAUGURATION USHERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 11:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1602	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/04): Negotiations Require a [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 09:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1604	CHIEF JUSTICE ON JUDICIAL CHALLENGES, MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Summary: In a September 2 meeting, Chief Justice Issa Abu Sharar discussed recent improvements in the Palestinian judicial sector, and the challenge of recruiting qualified judges. He praised Prime Minister Fayyad's support for enforcement of High Court orders and was critical of what [...]	2009-09-04 11:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWBG KJUS ASEC PINR IS
09JERUSALEM1605	DEATHS IN CUSTODY PUT SPOTLIGHT ON WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: The deaths of four Hamas-affiliated detainees held by PA security services since the start of 2009 has focused a spotlight on PA detention practices. Senior PA officials also express concerns about conditions in general-population prisons, noting that the PA's correctional syst [...]	2009-09-04 11:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1606	WEST BANK SETTLEMENT LEADERS FULMINATE ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Local West Bank settlement leaders expressed anger over a possible construction freeze in separate meetings with PolOff on September 2. Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman Shaul Goldstein said he gave up on the YESHA Council after Gaza disengagement and is now organizing me [...]	2009-09-04 13:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG IS KPAO
09JERUSALEM1607	PA SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR WTO OBSERVERSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The PA will seek full WTO Observer status prior to the WTO's October Ministerial, according to officials at the Ministry of National Economy (MoNE). The PA's decision to pursue observer status has been taken at the mini [...]	2009-09-04 14:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID KWBG PREL IS OVIP
09JERUSALEM1608	PA VIEWS JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE AS CRITICAL, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The PA-GOI Joint Economic Committee (JEC) met at the Ministerial-level on September 2 to discuss economic issues, including customs, visa restrictions, investor access, inputs for businesses, Wataniya, import of meat products, and marketing of West Bank dairy products in Jerusale [...]	2009-09-04 14:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL PTER PREL IS
09JERUSALEM161	NEW EVICTION ORDER THREATENS PALESTINIAN HOME IN [...] (C) Summary. An Israeli court issued an eviction order to an East Jerusalem family after a legal case that dates to 1998. The family has secured an extension of the eviction deadline and appealed to a higher court but fears that they will lose their home in the end. This house is close to [...]	2009-01-21 11:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS
09JERUSALEM1614	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/08): Relations will not [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 10:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1618	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/09): The Obama peace [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 10:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1623	PM FAYYAD: SETTLEMENTS AND PALESTINIAN ECONOMIC [...] (S) Summary: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on September 8 that a deal on settlements with the GOI needed to be "inclusive" or otherwise risked undermining U.S. credibility. He noted that West Bank economic growth continued to exceed expectations, but warned that, abs [...]	2009-09-09 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV ECON EAID PREL KWBG IS QA KU SA
09JERUSALEM1627	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/10): New settlement units in [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 10:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM163	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 21 [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing, the Karni conveyor belt, and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station are open on January 21. Ninety AmCits were in the process of evacuating Gaza through the Erez crossing as of mid-day January 21. UNRWA reports that it will seek to avoid a repeat of the Januar [...]	2009-01-21 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER
09JERUSALEM1630	PALESTINIANS RECEIVE LATEST EGYPTIAN FACTIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Abu Mazen received the latest Egyptian factional reconciliation proposal on September 9. The document calls for a "joint committee" with a broad but unclear mandate to oversee reconciliation before elections; allows for a delay in Palestinian elections until mid-2010; and propos [...]	2009-09-10 15:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAL KWBG IS EG
09JERUSALEM1647	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/11): Upcoming Special Envoy [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 08:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1649	AMBITION, LIMITATIONS IN EVIDENCE AT WEST BANK [...] Summary: PolOffs visited the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) station in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyer in the aftermath of September 3-4 clashes between Palestinian villagers and Israeli settlers from a nearby outpost. The visit illustrated a gap between PCP ambitions and capabilities [...]	2009-09-11 13:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MOPS KWBG KJUS IS

09JERUSALEM1651	BARAK APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF 455 WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary. On September 7, Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak publicly approved the construction of 455 new housing units in nine existing West Bank settlements. Issuance of construction permits represented the last step in the GOI approval process. Settler organization sources said th [...]	2009-09-11 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1652	NASER AL-QIDWA ON FATAH, PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. Newly-elected FCC member Nasir al Qidwa said Fatah's abilities to overcome internal rivalries will determine whether it ultimately emerges stronger after its recent Congress in Bethlehem. He is skeptical that Fatah is prepared for new elections, despite favorable polls, and beli [...]	2009-09-11 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PGOV KWBG KPAL KUNR IS EG
09JERUSALEM1653	YASIR ABD RABBO AND HANAN ASHRAWI ON PLO REFORM [...] (U) This message includes an action request for the Department -- please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: PLO Executive Committee (PLO/EC) General Secretary Yasir Abd Rabbo outlined plans to reform the PLO in a meeting with the Consul General on September 10. He said the PLO's role was never [...]	2009-09-12 12:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM1654	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/14): Palestinian factions [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 06:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM166	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/22): HOPES FOR OBAMA; [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 11:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM168	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 22 [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing, the Karni conveyor belt, and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station are open on January 22. Nine AmCits and 24 of their immediate family members departed Gaza through Erez crossing. Water and sewage services remain limited, while UN food distributions continue [...]	2009-01-22 15:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER
09JERUSALEM1688	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/15): Palestinians react to [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 08:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1695	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/16): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 12:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1697	DEMARCHE: REINFORCING SPEAKING ROLE FOR ISRAEL AT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 13:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KPAL KWBG KUNA IS
09JERUSALEM1699	MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON QATAR TRIP, ZAKAT [...] (S) Summary: PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al-Habash called Qatar's recent decision to re-open the Qatari Charitable Society (QCS) in the West Bank under PA supervision a positive step. He said the memorandum of understanding (MOU) he signed with QCS gives the PA information on the [...]	2009-09-16 15:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL ECON PTER KWBG KPAL KISL QA IS
09JERUSALEM17	GAZA CONTACTS DESCRIBE A MISERABLE LIFE UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary. A wide selection of Gaza Strip political, business, civil society, academic and NGO contacts report fear of airstrikes, deteriorating conditions, minimal or no electricity, increasing food pressures, and a gloomy outlook for resolution of current hostilities. Several who are st [...]	2009-01-02 16:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PHUM ECON EAID
09JERUSALEM1700	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/17): Negative reporting about [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 07:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1701	SETTLER VIOLENCE SETS NEIGHBOR AGAINST NEIGHBOR IN [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Sources on both sides of recent settler-Palestinian clashes near the Palestinian village of al-Mughayyer provided conflicting explanations of what precipitated the event. This incident illustrates the difficulty in establishing ground truth on incidents of violence [...]	2009-09-17 09:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG CASC IS
09JERUSALEM1702	PMA, UNRWA AGREE TO CONSOLIDATE CASH REQUESTS, [...] (C) Summary: Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir and UNRWA Deputy Director in Gaza Aidan O'Leary agreed to consolidate PA and UN requests to the Government of Israel (GOI) for cash transfers to Gaza. Al-Wazir and O'Leary also discussed Gaza's burgeoning tunnel economy a [...]	2009-09-17 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG IS PREF
09JERUSALEM1703	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/18): Normalization will not [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 08:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1705	GAZA: LIMITED FOOD, FUEL, AND MEDICINE; [...] (SBU) Summary: Access to Gaza for goods through Israeli crossing points remains severely constrained. While there are adequate stocks of basic food items in Gaza, the lack of variety and continuing price increases are negatively impacting people's health. A lack of medicine is crippling th [...]	2009-09-18 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PREF PGOV KWBG SENV IS GZ
09JERUSALEM1706	ALLEGATIONS THAT THE PERMIT PROCESS FOR GAZA [...] (C) Summary. A long-standing ConGen contact and supplier of agricultural products to Gaza, Rami Sabi, has requested USG assistance to secure a permit to allow him to keep shipping to Gaza. Since June, he has been unable to secure one of two needed Israeli permits for his goods, despite the f [...]	2009-09-18 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KWBG PREL GZ IS
09JERUSALEM1707	CONTINUED TUNNELING IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. The settler organization ELAD continues to excavate a tunnel under the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, according to NGO sources, despite a stop-work order from Israeli courts. The organization is beginning to publicize its efforts, leading Muslim leaders to criticize the [...]	2009-09-18 16:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1708	CONTINUED TUNNELING IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. The settler organization ELAD continues to excavate a tunnel under the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, according to NGO sources, despite a stop-work order from Israeli courts. The organization is beginning to publicize its efforts, leading Muslim leaders to criticize the [...]	2009-09-18 16:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM171	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/23): "INTERNAL DIVISION, A [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 13:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
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
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
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
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
09JERUSALEM1949	UPDATE ON OCTOBER 25 EVENTS AT THE TEMPLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Skirmishes took place between Muslim worshippers and the Israeli National Police (INP) around the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound on October 25, apparently triggered by rumors of an impending incursion into the compound by radical pro-settler elements. Unrest spread int [...]	2009-10-26 19:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KISL IS JO
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
09JERUSALEM1956	OCTOBER 27 HOME DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality executed demolition orders on October 27 for five buildings (a total of nine housing units) in East Jerusalem, displacing or partially destroying the homes of 45 Palestinian residents. The Municipality also dismantled a tent in the Sheikh Jarrah neig [...]	2009-10-28 18:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF KPAL 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
09JERUSALEM1960	ASSESSING RECENT VIOLENCE IN JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. While recent skirmishes on the Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount over the past month are troubling, stabilizing factors have kept these incidents from sparking broader unrest. Neither the GOI nor the PA appear to be inciting violence, though individual leaders have been less rest [...]	2009-10-29 13:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KPAL 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
09JERUSALEM1984	UNSCO AND UNRWA DESCRIBE CONTRADICTIONS IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) Robert Serry and UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Director for Gaza John Ging emphasized the need to restart essential infrastructure projects in Gaza, inc [...]	2009-11-03 18:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PGOV EAID KPAL GZ 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
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
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
09JERUSALEM2026	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY ISSUES MORE EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) The Jerusalem Municipality served 17 more demolition orders on November 8, in this case on homes in the already-tense Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Of the 17 orders served, eight pertain to homes in the al-Bustan area of Silwan, which is the subject of a development plan propose [...]	2009-11-09 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS
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
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
09JERUSALEM2094	GAZANS FACE COOKING GAS SHORTAGE, HIGH PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: Humanitarian and commercial shipments from Israel into Gaza in October continued at levels generally consistent with previous months. However, a serious shortage of cooking gas (used for heat and sterilization, as well as food preparation) in recent weeks has led to the closure [...]	2009-11-20 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PREF IS GZ PTER
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
09JERUSALEM2106	MUNICIPALITY DIVIDED OVER EAST JERUSALEM'S [...] (SBU) Summary: An impasse within Jerusalem's municipal government has again delayed the court-ordered evacuation and sealing of Beit Yehonatan (aka Yonatan),a seven-story apartment block built illegally by the pro-settlement Ateret Cohanim organization in 2003 in the East Jerusalem neighbo [...]	2009-11-23 15:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL 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
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
09JERUSALEM2175	RECORD NUMBER OF JERUSALEM RESIDENCY STATUS [...] (C) An Israeli Ministry of Interior probe into the legal status of thousands of Arab residents of East Jerusalem led to the revocation of 4,577 Jerusalem residency permits in 2008 -- a figure equivalent to 53 percent of all revocations since 1967. NGO and Palestinian sources described the tr [...]	2009-12-03 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL 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
09JERUSALEM2225	A PALESTINIAN COMMERCIAL PROJECT IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. The Arab proprietors of a significant real estate development in East Jerusalem report that the first phase of their project, encompassing 70 apartments, is now nearing completion. The project has taken more than a decade, due to the time required to secure the appropriate permi [...]	2009-12-08 16:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV KPAL PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM2228	EAST JERUSALEM'S "OUTPOSTS" POTENTIAL FLASHPOINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 2,000 Israelis associated with religious-nationalist Zionist groups currently live in isolated outposts in otherwise Arab-populated East Jerusalem neighborhoods, such as Ras al-Amud, Abu Tor, and the Muslim and Christian quarters of Jerusalem's Old City. Anti-se [...]	2009-12-08 17:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL 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
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
09JERUSALEM2273	MAYOR BARKAT ANNOUNCES JERUSALEM RE-ZONING [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Knesset Law Committee met on December 13 with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat to argue against the implementation of a High Court order for the evacuation and sealing of Beit Yehonatan, an illegally-constructed apartment building in the East Jerusalem neighborhood o [...]	2009-12-15 16:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL 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
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
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
09JERUSALEM2337	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY REPACKAGES LATEST ZONING [...] (C) Summary: Jerusalem municipal officials briefed Post on December 23 on the latest version of Mayor Nir Barkat's plan for the redevelopment of the currently Arab-inhabited al-Bustan area of Silwan in East Jerusalem. Barkat's proposal calls for the demolition of 19 of al-Bustan's 97 homes, [...]	2009-12-29 14:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS
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
09JERUSALEM258	GUNMEN STEAL UNRWA TRUCKS; UNRWA SUSPENDS ALL [...] (SBU) Transport contacts reported to EconOff late February 5 that gunmen connected to Hamas seized eleven truckloads of Arab donations containing rice and flour intended for UNRWA. The trucks had entered Israel from the Nizzana/al-Aouja border crossing with Egypt and then passed through Kerem [...]	2009-02-06 15:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PTER PREL PGOV KPAL IS
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
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
09JERUSALEM317	IMPRESSIONS FROM GAZA-BASED LES [...] (S) Summary. ConGen RSO LES who lives and works in Gaza City, said that Hamas remains in firm control of Gaza. He notes that local support for Hamas has decreased since the December 2008 - January 2009 conflict, but decreased support for Hamas does not mean increased support for the current [...]	2009-02-24 09:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	AFSN PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KISL EG 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
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
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
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
09JERUSALEM502	MUGHRABI GATE PLANS ONE STEP CLOSER TO APPROVAL [...] (C) Summary. A senior Jerusalem municipal planning official said that the Israeli National Planning Committee has approved the District Committee's recommendation for plans for the Mughrabi Gate ramp, bringing the ramp one step closer to construction. She said the final steps of the process [...]	2009-03-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL 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
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
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
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
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

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