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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09LONDON2697 | UK FOREIGN OFFICE ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] (C//NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on December 1 to discuss Israel's recently announced settlement moratorium and USG support for the return to negotiations as outlined ref A. The UK shares the USG's desire to return to negoti [...] | 2009-12-03 15:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IS KPAL PREL KWBG |
09LONDON2772 | NEW UK TECHNICAL ADVICE ON LABELING PRODUCE FROM WEST BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 17:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KPAL IL WB UK |
09LUANDA662 | DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) On November 4, Poloff presented Reftel demarche to Dalcio Nogueira, desk officer of Americas desk at Ministry of External Affairs, and sought Government of Angola support for U.S. position on the Goldstone Report. Nogueira had no direct response on the demarche but assured poloff he would [...] | 2009-11-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER KPALAOIS KPAL |
09LUSAKA676 | CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME OF GLADSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 12:13:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL IS ZA |
09LUSAKA726 | ZAMBIA SEEKING CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME OF GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Zambian MFA International Organization official Mubukwanu told PolEcon Chief October 15 that the Zambian mission in Geneva would certainly be able to discuss its instructions on the Goldstone report with USMISSION Geneva. He regretted that he was not privy to the instructions given to t [...] | 2009-10-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL IS ZA |
09LUXEMBOURG321 | LUXEMBOURG: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 16:58:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LU |
09MADRID1005 | SPAIN: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL |
09MADRID1045 | UNGA: SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO USG THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed the UNGA Third Committee agenda with the Spanish MFA's Director of Human Rights, Juan Duarte, October 23. Duarte said that Spain and the United States were on the same page with respect to country-specific resolutions (Iran, Burma and DPRK),but took the opportunit [...] | 2009-10-23 16:07:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN SP IS KPAL |
09MADRID1077 | SPAIN ON GOLDSTONE/UN DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs delivered reftel demarche November 3 to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Subdirector General for the UN, Marcelino Cabanas; Human Rights Office Director, Juan Duarte; and Deputy Director General for the Middle East, Alberto Ucelay. In a follow-up conversation with [...] | 2009-11-04 13:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL |
09MADRID1158 | SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay, stressing U.S. commitment to resumption of negotiations leading to a two-state solution. Ucelay said that Spain hoped that during Special Envoy Mitchell's next regional swing that the parties wou [...] | 2009-12-03 18:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL KWBG EAID IS SP |
09MADRID178 | SPAIN'S EFFORTS SUPPORTING MARCH 2 GAZA DONOR'S [...] Per reftel demarche, sources at the Spanish MFA have said that FM Moratinos spoke recently with Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni, telling them that Spain will cooperate with new Israeli administration as soon as a coalition government is formed. Spain will continue its focus on multilateral [...] | 2009-02-19 17:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SP |
09MADRID31 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Spanish MFA officials took under advisement invitations and discussion materials (ref A) for GOS participation in New York meetings on combating piracy off the Horn of Africa. MFA,s Director General of Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, Carmen Bujan, will represent Spain at the Contact Gro [...] | 2009-01-12 15:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PTER PHSA KCRM EWWT MOPS KPAL PREL MARR |
09MADRID39 | SPAIN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED URGING IMMEDIATE SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 13:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SP |
09MANAMA102 | BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE ON IRAN, QATAR, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Crown Prince said developments in the region had strengthened radicals, and urged the USG to show Qatar that there were "consequences" for unhelpful policy choices. End summary. 2. (C) Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman discussed Iran, Qatar, and the Israeli-Palestinian [...] | 2009-02-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MARR IR QA BA |
09MANAMA150 | BAHRAIN: GCC ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 16:06:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM BA |
09MANAMA183 | BAHRAIN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS AHEAD OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told A/DCM on March 26 that Bahrain shared USG concerns about maintaining commitment to the Quartet principles and not undermining the Arab Peace Initiative. Currently, King Hamad plans to attend the Doha Summit, but developments [...] | 2009-03-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG KPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM AL SU XF |
09MANAMA236 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL [...] (SBU) Bahrain is eager to see the Obama administration,s peacemaking efforts succeed, and your visit April 20 will be big news here. King Hamad will receive you at his palace in Safariyah, joined by Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad, and others. Ambassador Ereli, who is nearing [...] | 2009-04-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL KWBG KPAL TU IS BA |
09MANAMA24 | DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) CDA conveyed reftel demarche to MFA Under Secretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa in a meeting the morning of January 14. CDA emphasized that diplomatic activity that undermined Egypt's efforts would only delay an end to Gaza hostilities. 2. (C) Shaikh Abdulaziz bemoaned Qatar's c [...] | 2009-01-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG AL BA |
09MANAMA353 | BAHRAINIS WELCOME POTUS SPEECH [...] (U) Summary: Bahraini reaction to the President's Cairo speech has been overwhelmingly positive. Most observers have welcomed the message as a new chapter in U.S. relations with the Muslim world, acknowledged the positive tone of the speech, and insisted that the U.S. must now deliver results [...] | 2009-06-11 12:18:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA |
09MANAMA375 | BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE [...] (C) CDA made reftel points June 20 to Ambassador Saeed Al Faihani, Advisor to the Foreign Minister. Faihani made no substantive comment, and undertook to convey our message to Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, who was traveling. 2. (C) In a follow-up conversation on June 23, Fa [...] | 2009-06-23 09:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BA |
09MANAMA409 | BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on July 6 for a readout of his 7/24-25 discussions in Washington with the President, Vice President, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates and others. Sheikh Salman described it as the most important visit he has made to th [...] | 2009-07-06 14:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO BA |
09MANAMA435 | BAHRAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON PEACE PROCESS, IRAQ, AND IRAN REF: MANAMA 409 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL ENRG IS IR RU BA |
09MANAMA456 | BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE'S JULY 28 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 10:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ IR BA |
09MANAMA503 | UPDATE ON BAHRAINI-ISRAELI CONTACTS [...] (C) Ambassador Saeed Al Faihani, advisor to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, told us August 20 that the Foreign Minister was still hoping to follow up on Crown Prince Salman's "Washington Post" op-ed of July 16. 2. (C) Faihani confirmed to DCM that he is in contact with at l [...] | 2009-08-20 14:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO KPAL IS BA |
09MANAMA6 | GAZA: PUBLIC GOVERNMENT CONDEMNATION, PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary: The GOB condemned Israel in strident terms for the Gaza conflict, but was more measured in private. Small demonstrations continue daily. End summary. 2. (SBU) There were small, orderly gatherings each day January 3-5, not exceeding 300 marchers. Sunni and Shi'a generally a [...] | 2009-01-05 12:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL BA |
09MANAMA628 | BAHRAINI MPS PASS RESOLUTION AGAINST CONTACT WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 15:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL IS BA |
09MANAMA701 | BAHRAINI FM TO HALE ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, DECEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS PA BA |
09MANAMA714 | BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND A/S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 14:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MARR IS PA IZ IR BA |
09MANAMA715 | BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MARR UNGA IS PA IZ IR TU BA |
09MANILA2163 | GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On October 14, POLCOUNS delivered Reftel talking points on the Goldstone Report to two senior Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials. Assistant Secretaries Evan Garcia (International Organizations Affairs) and Lori Yparraguirre (American Affairs) said that they fully underst [...] | 2009-10-14 09:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL RP |
09MANILA2311 | THE GOLDSTONE REPORT: PHILIPPINE VIEWS [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points on the Goldstone Report to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for UN and IO affairs Leah Ruiz on November 4. Ruiz explained that the DFA in Manila had not yet received from its UN mission a report on the upcoming UNGA debate and resolution. N [...] | 2009-11-04 09:39:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS RP |
09MASERU392 | LESOTHO: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNABLE TO RESPOND AT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 11:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS LT |
09MBABANE300 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] On November 3, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Socio-Political Analyst Vulindlela Kunene. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had no immediate response to the U.S. position. Post will inform State and the USUN Mission of any future substantive feedback. MORRISO [...] | 2009-11-05 04:45:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL WZ |
09MEXICO2658 | MEXICO ON UNRWA AT 60 - SPEAKING ROLE FOR ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 23:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL UNGA KPAL IS MX |
09MEXICO3161 | UN/MEXICO: GOM WILL SUPPORT ARAB PROPOSAL ON [...] Poloff delivered demarche points in reftel A, emphasizing that, while the USG fully supported full investigations of all allegations of human rights violations during the Gaza conflict, we could not support an unbalanced resolution that focused entirely on the actions of Israel. Poloff stresse [...] | 2009-11-05 20:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MX PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KPAL ISPL PL |
09MEXICO451 | MEXICO ON THE UPCOMING MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 18:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG MX |
09MEXICO577 | MEXICO TO MAKE MODEST CONTRIBUTION TO SHAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 18:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG MX |
09MONTEVIDEO4 | URUGUAY: GOU AND URUGUAYAN PRESS KEEP BALANCE ON [...] (U) Both the Government of Uruguay and most Uruguayan media have taken a balanced view of the situation in Gaza. The GOU's public comments have been limited to a single press release by the MFA December 29 that stressed the GOU's concern regarding the escalation of violence and urged all parti [...] | 2009-01-08 15:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UR |
09MONTEVIDEO556 | URUGUAY WILL SEEK A MODERATE OUTCOME ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points to MFA Director Human Rights Silvia Izquierdo on October 23. Ms. Izquierdo appreciated the constructive nature of this demarche and its early communication. She said the GOU will seek a balanced and moderate outcome from the Goldstone Report, but could not [...] | 2009-09-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS UY |
09MONTEVIDEO577 | GOLDSTONE - URUGUAY WILL ABSTAIN IF HRC RESOLUTION [...] (C) Charge conveyed reftel points to Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz on October 1, following up on an earlier demarche delivered to the Director Human Rights on October 23. The Foreign Minister reiterated the GOU's intention to seek a balanced and moderate outcome from the Goldstone Report. He ex [...] | 2009-10-09 12:12:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS UY |
09MOSCOW1457 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 13:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS RS |
09MOSCOW2437 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow delivered reftel points to A.V. Efimov, Section Chief of the MFA's Middle East and North Africa Division. There was no substantive response. Rubin [...] | 2009-09-24 06:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS |
09MOSCOW2443 | RUSSIA SEEKS TO BALANCE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Russian MFA Human Rights Department Section Chief Andrey Lanchikov on September 25. Lanchikov said that the GOR had not yet developed an agreed position on the Goldstone report, but commented that the U.S. and Russia shared common positions on the way f [...] | 2009-09-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS RS |
09MOSCOW2720 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to Russian MFA Human Rights Department Section Chief Andrey Lanchikov on November 3. There was no substantive response. Beyrle [...] | 2009-11-03 12:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER RS IS KPAL |
09MOSCOW2876 | GOR TO CONTINUE ABSTAINING ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's International Organizations Crisis Management Section Head Viktor Alexandrovich Leplinskiy on November 23. Leplinskiy noted that the GOR will continue to abstain in most votes for anti-Israel resolutions in the UN General Assembly, citing the fa [...] | 2009-11-24 13:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL RS IS |
09MOSCOW464 | MFA ASKS HOW CAN WE AID GAZA WITHOUT INVOLVING [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on February 25 to MFA Counselor for Israel and Palestine Aleksandr Rudokov, who said that Russia recognized the importance of the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh to address the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people, but previous commitments could [...] | 2009-02-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG RS |
09MUSCAT1007 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON ZAWAWI: IRAN, ISRAEL-PALESTINE, IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on the Sultan's Foreign Affairs Adviser and Omani oligarch Dr. Omar Zawawi at his seaside compound November 3. The two discussed many regional issues but the main focus was Middle East Peace and Iran. Zawawi made clear that the Sultan was a strong [...] | 2009-11-08 05:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU KPAL IR IS PK |
09MUSCAT1025 | OMAN - REPLY TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (C) While Pol Econ Chief was presenting other demarches at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Counselor Ahmad bin Sa'id bin Umar al-Kathiri, Deputy Director of the American Affairs Department, took the opportunity to comment for the first time on the Embassy's previously delivered demarche on the [...] | 2009-11-18 11:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL IS MU |
09MUSCAT1069 | OMAN: ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador presented the demarche on Israel's Settlement Moratorium to the Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs on December 6. The FM replied that Israel will not stop settlement building, as it views the land as Israeli, not Palestinian. He also was convinced that [...] | 2009-12-07 12:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS MU |
09MUSCAT13 | OMAN BLASTS UN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR FAILING TO [...] (C) Summary: Convoking resident ambassadors of UN Security Council member nations, Oman's foreign minister excoriated the Council for failing to enact a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza without preconditions and equated its inaction with the condoning of the killing of innocent [...] | 2009-01-05 15:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UN MU |
09MUSCAT154 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER GIVES HIS LATEST TAKE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Recounting his meeting in Damascus with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that he believes Hamas is ready to agree to a renewable ceasefire and to join the political process to help achieve a final Is [...] | 2009-03-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IZ AF MU |
09MUSCAT19 | OMAN DENOUNCES ISRAEL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary General of Oman's foreign ministry harshly criticized "Israeli aggression" in Gaza and the alleged inaction of the UN Security Council and international community to stop the killing of Palestinians in a January 7 assembly of the local diplomatic corps. He stated [...] | 2009-01-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG ECON EFIN KCRM MOPS MU |
09MUSCAT27 | OMANI PROTESTS AGAINST EVENTS IN GAZA TAKE [...] (C) Summary: More demonstrations against Israeli actions in Gaza took place in three separate Omani cities the afternoon of January 9. While remaining peaceful, protesters - some of whom displayed signs of support for Hamas and/or Hizballah - burned Israeli flags and increasingly turned thei [...] | 2009-01-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPAL KPAO KWBG MU |
09MUSCAT333 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 12:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS KPAL KWBG IR IZ AF PK MU |
09MUSCAT345 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO MUSCAT [...] (C) Senator Mitchell: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman, one of our oldest friends in the region. Sultan Qaboos is looking forward to your visit and to meeting with you. You will find the Sultan an engaging interlocutor. He is an intellectual whose interests range from sustai [...] | 2009-04-18 17:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL KWBG IR IS MU |
09MUSCAT6 | OMANIS CONTINUE PROTESTS AGAINST ISRAELI ACTIONS [...] (C) Following smaller peaceful protests on December 28 against Israeli air strikes in Gaza (reftel),a large demonstration denouncing Israel took place January 2 outside the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat following afternoon prayers. The Royal Oman Police (ROP) estimated the number of [...] | 2009-01-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV KPAL KWBG MU |
09MUSCAT995 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OMANI MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] (S) The Ambassador was called into the MFA today to meet with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi (YbA) to hear Omani criticism of the U.S. position concerning Israeli settlements in occupied territory as announced by Secretary Clinton, following her recently-conclu [...] | 2009-11-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL KWBG KPAL IS MU |
09NEWDELHI2342 | INDIA WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT UNGA [...] (C) The Indian Mission to the UN in New York will vote in favor of resolutions that reaffirm support for the three UN institutions devoted exclusively to Palestinian issues as New Delhi remains unwilling to review its policy on Israeli-Palestinian issues. On November 18, PolCouns conveyed Ref A po [...] | 2009-11-19 12:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS IN |
09NEWDELHI332 | INDIA TO PARTICIPATE IN SHARM AL-SHEIK CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff on February 18 conveyed reftel points to MEA Deputy Secretary of West Asia and North Africa Division, Suhil Khan, informing the GOI of U.S. intention to make a pledge of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian Authority at the Sharm al-Sheikh March 2 conference and encouraging [...] | 2009-02-23 09:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IN |
09NICOSIA142 | CYPRIOT PLANS FOR SHARM AL-SHEIKH DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM GZ CY |
09NICOSIA694 | (C) CYPRUS LIKELY TO STAY "NEUTRAL" ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 15:01:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
09NICOSIA736 | (C) CYPRUS: NO PROMISES ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (C) Polchief delivered reftel points November 19 to Cyprus MFA Head of the Department of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations Michalis Stavrinos. Stavrinos emphasized Cyprus' sensitivity when it came to matters touching upon "occupied lands," calling it an existential issue. [...] | 2009-11-19 14:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE CY |
09NOUAKCHOTT46 | IRAN URGES/ENTICES MAURITANIA TO CUT TIES WITH [...] (SBU) Iranian Vice President Mohamed Ridha Rahimi came to Nouakchott January 13 and met with military junta leader General Aziz to discuss primarily Gaza. Press reports in the official media said the Iranian welcomed the Mauritanian decision to recall their ambassador. Independent press and [...] | 2009-01-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IR MR |
09NOUAKCHOTT47 | FREEZING OF MAURITANIAN - ISRAELI RELATIONS [...] (C) The Mauritanian regime's decision, as announced by General Aziz at the Doha Summit on January 16, to "freeze relations" with Israel has little practical effect for the time being. The Israeli Ambassador received a diplomatic note January 17 announcing that Mauritania had decided to freez [...] | 2009-01-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS MR |
09NOUAKCHOTT5 | AGGRESSIVE EVOLUTION OF NOUAKCHOTT ANTI-ISRAELI [...] (U) Summary: Sporadic Anti-Israeli demonstrations have grown in size and aggressiveness. Pre and post prayer marches on Friday, January 2, numbered several hundred; active but handily turned back from Israeli, Egyptian, and other Mission precincts by riot police. The January 4th return of [...] | 2009-01-05 15:16:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KPAL KPAO MR PREL |
09NOUAKCHOTT7 | GAZA: MAURITANIANS INDIRECTLY LINK RECALL OF [...] (C) Israeli Ambassador Michael Arbel confirmed with junta Foreign Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou the Mauritanian authorities have recalled their Ambassador in Israel "for consultations" in response to tremendous domestic and foreign pressure. Ould Mohamedou told the Ambassador that [...] | 2009-01-05 19:00:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL ASEC IS MR |
09NOUAKCHOTT713 | MAURITANIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Regarding reftel, PolOff delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Affairs Mohameden Ould Daddah on November 4. Ould Daddah had no substantive response. BOULWARE [...] | 2009-11-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MR |
09NOUAKCHOTT756 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 17:28:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE |
09OSLO115 | PART I: CONSTRAINTS ON NORWAY'S MIDDLE EAST ROLE? [...] (C) Summary: Norway aspires to be a leader in Middle East peace negotiations and could be a genuine asset in bringing peace to the region. Norway's diplomatic principles, focus on dialogue, and mediation history have helped raise Norway's profile as a peacemaker. Its tense relationship with I [...] | 2009-02-13 14:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV PINR IS NO |
09OSLO116 | PART III: NORWEGIAN FM STOERE: THE WORLD AT HIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 14:49:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KPAL IS NO |
09OSLO126 | NORWAY'S PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Egypt invited Norway to co-chair the March 2 conference and FM Jonas Gahr Stoere has accepted. Norway's thoughts are very much in line with the U.S. perspectives outlined in reftel. FM Stoere will participate in the conference in his capacity as head of the AHLC donor coordination mechan [...] | 2009-02-24 06:35:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG NO |
09OSLO159 | NORWAY RELUCTANT TO APPROVE GAZA SMUGGLING [...] (C) The GON has not yet decided if they can accept the program of action or even if they will attend the March 13 London meeting. The GON's stated concern is the need under Norwegian law for a legal basis for the actions outlined in the program of action. This may be a uniquely Norwegian con [...] | 2009-03-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EG KPAL MARR PREL NO |
09OSLO179 | NORWEGIANS HAPPY WITH SHARM EL-SHEIK INROADS, [...] (C) Summary: The GON found the conference in Sharm el-Sheik both constructive and surprisingly positive in tone, and hopes it will help bring Arab and Gulf donors deeper into the AHLC framework. Norway continues to emphasize the structural importance of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Gaza, [...] | 2009-03-19 10:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER NO |
09OSLO536 | NORWEGIANS COMBATIVE ON ISRAEL UNRWA SPEAKING ROLE [...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Middle-East Section, Jorn Gjelstad, was surprisingly engaged, sensitized, and generally combative upon presentation of reftel demarche concerning a speaking role for Israel at the upcoming "UNRWA at 60" event (UNRWA is the UN Relie [...] | 2009-09-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL UNGA IS KPAL NO |
09OSLO568 | NORWAY'S MESSAGE FOR THE AHLC SEPT 22 MEETING: [...] (C) Poloff met with Signe Gilen Guro, Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Middle East Section September 17 on receipt of reftel to deliver reftel points and solicit Norway's intentions for the September 22 AHLC meeting. Guro said that Norway's priority for the AHLC meeting [...] | 2009-09-17 11:53:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAL PGOV WBG IS NO |
09OSLO592 | NORWAY RESPONDS CONSTRUCTIVELY TO GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian MFA responded positively September 24 to our demarche on engaging the Human Rights Council (HRC) in a constructive manner on the Goldstone report. The officials we met said Norway would want to "welcome" the Goldstone report in any HRC resolution on the matter, but c [...] | 2009-09-25 07:14:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS NO |
09OSLO601 | NORWAY PESSIMISTIC ON HRC GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'affaires, a.i., met with Anne Merchant, Senior Advisor and coordinator ad interim for UN Human Rights Council (HRC) issues for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on October 1 to discuss emailed points both on the Goldstone Report and Freedom of Expression resolutions [...] | 2009-10-01 14:34:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAL IS NO |
09OSLO624 | NORWAY'S TUNE ON ISRAEL, THE PEACE PROCESS, AND [...] (C) Summary: On October 7, Charge Heg had a constructive discussion about overall U.S. Norway cooperation in the Middle East with senior Norwegian diplomats Jorn Gjelstad, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Section, and Special Envoy to the Middle East Jon Hanssen-Bauer. [...] | 2009-10-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER KPAL IS IQ NO |
09OSLO634 | NORWAY: "EVEN WE MIGHT HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST NEW [...] (C) A/DCM (PolEconcouns) delivered Ref A demarche to head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Section, Jorn Gjelstad, on October 14 prior to the open UNSC meeting on the Middle East in New York. Generally, Gjelstad was very positive and emphasized the congruencies between U.S. and [...] | 2009-10-15 11:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NO |
09OSLO679 | NORWAY GENERALLY RECEPTIVE TO U.S. REDLINES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Polcouns delivered reftel points to Jorn Gjelstad, head of the Middle East Section of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 3. Gjelstad commented favorably on our position opposing the various unacceptable elements currently under discussion for inclusion in [...] | 2009-11-03 16:17:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NO |
09OSLO722 | NORWAY STILL DECIDING HOW TO VOTE ON ISRAEL - [...] (C) Summary: As of the morning of November 19, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) was still undecided as to how to vote on the three UNGA resolutions into which Goldstone report language has been inserted; the Middle East section was consulting with the MFA legal department to con [...] | 2009-11-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE NO |
09OSLO8 | NORWAY PROMISES BUDGET SUPPORT FOR PA WITHIN THE [...] (C) Ingrid Schoyen, Assistant Director General of the Mid-East Section of the MFA told poloff, in response to reftel demarche, that Norway would, within this week, release the 228 million kroner (approx $33 million) Norway pledged to the Palestinian Authority at the Paris donors' conference. S [...] | 2009-01-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM NO |
09OSLO83 | NORWAY HESITATING TO COMMIT TO GAZA INTERDICTION [...] (C) The GON is struggling to make up its mind regarding the request to participate in the Gaza Interdiction Effort. The MFA is aware of the January 23 deadline in responding and promised to send their embassy in Washington their final decision today, but the hesitation and uncertainty is tell [...] | 2009-01-26 06:25:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EG KPAL MARR MOPS PREL XG NO |
09OTTAWA132 | CANADIAN FM LIKELY AT SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director General for the Middle East and Magreb Kerry Buck, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon is likely to participate in the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheik but has not made a final decision. She indicated t [...] | 2009-02-23 19:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG CA EG |
09OTTAWA790 | CANADA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftel demarche on October 14, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade DFAIT) Deputy Director for Israel/West Bank and Gaza Greg Lemermeyer promised to deliver the U.S. talking points to Canada's permanent mission to the UN immediately and to report back to [...] | 2009-10-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL CA |
09OTTAWA821 | Canada to vote against UNGA Goldstone Report motion [...] (C) Canada "will vote against" the Goldstone Report resolution during the November 4 UN General Assembly discussion and shares U.S. concerns against transmitting the matter to the Security Council or to the International Criminal Court, according to Greg Lemermeyer, Deputy Director of the Isr [...] | 2009-11-03 21:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL UN IS CA |
09OUAGADOUGOU1045 | BURKINA FASO - OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 16:10:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE UV |
09OUAGADOUGOU777 | BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE OUTCOME OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER UV |
09OUAGADOUGOU990 | BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 07:29:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL PREL PHUM PTER UV |
09PARAMARIBO352 | Suriname: Demarche Response Goldstone Report [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of the International Organizations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of Suriname. Elsenhout told Poloff, after checking with Suriname's Mission to the United Nations to ascertain Suriname's posi [...] | 2009-11-05 18:32:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NS |
09PARAMARIBO394 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) On November 24, Poloff shared the points in Reftel with Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Elsenhout responded that the overarching principle for Suriname's foreign policy on the Palestinian issue is to "support the legitima [...] | 2009-11-24 16:28:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL SY LE NS |
09PARIS107 | FRENCH OVERVIEW OF GAERC TALKS ON GAZA, GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary. On January 23, MFA Chief of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Patrick Maisonnave provided an overview of the two primary topics for discussion at the January 26-27 GAERC. Foremost, the Foreign Ministers will discuss a way ahead on the Gaza crisis, starting with a non-paper [...] | 2009-01-23 17:38:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV PHUM KPAL IS FR |
09PARIS1125 | MIDDLE EAST PEACE: FRENCH MFA ON SARKOZY-MUBARAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA Middle East Director Patrice Paoli told Political Minister Counselor August 11 that the French await a response to the letter sent August 6 by Presidents Sarkozy and Mubarak to President Obama, calling for a Middle East peace summit this autumn. "We don't necessarily [...] | 2009-08-14 15:18:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPAL IS FR |
09PARIS1195 | UNRWA AT 60 DEMARCHE [...] (C) On August 31, poloff delivered talking points to MFA Deputy Middle East DAS Frederic Bereyziat, per reftel. Bereyziat was confident France would approve the Government of Israel's (GOI) request to speak at the UNRWA meeting on September 24. He was adamant that Israel needed to re-engage [...] | 2009-09-01 13:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL UNGA KPAL FR |
09PARIS1300 | CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) On September 23, poloff met with French MFA Deputy Middle East DAS Frederick Bereyziat to deliver talking points per reftel. Bereyziat said the Government of France (GOF) had been debating the findings of the Goldstone Report for the past three days to finalize its position. Although a [...] | 2009-09-23 17:01:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS FR |
09PARIS1394 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloffs discussed Ref A demarche on October 14 with MFA UN/IO officers Jean-Luc Delvert (human rights) and Frederic Jung (UNSC Middle East issues) who confirmed that France shares most of the U.S. perspective on the handling of the Goldstone report. Jung confirmed that France would likel [...] | 2009-10-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS FR |
09PARIS1479 | FRANCE/GOLDSTONE: FRANCE SHARES MANY U.S. REDLINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Ref. A demarche on November 3 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC Middle East issues, and who found nothing unexpected in the U.S. position. France is working with other EU members to secure agreement on significant changes to the current draf [...] | 2009-11-04 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR |
09PARIS1540 | FRANCE'S APPROACH TO UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (C) Poloff discussed Reftel demarche on November 19 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC and UNGA Middle East issues. Jung noted that France's approach on these types of country-specific resolutions follows EU policy in that the 27 members consult internally for a consensus [...] | 2009-11-19 15:34:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR |
09PARIS1642 | GUIDANCE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 17:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL KWBG PREL IS FR |
09PARIS265 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary. On February 20, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed four agenda items for the February General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting: Afghanistan, the Middle East peace process, the Western Balkans, [...] | 2009-02-20 16:55:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL KWBG IS BK MW SR AF KV FR |
09PARIS276 | GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with PM Fillon, NSA Levitte, FM Kouchner, MinDef Morin and military chief Georgelin February 9 and 10, CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, noting the administration's strategic review now underway and emphasizing t [...] | 2009-02-26 07:59:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV NATO KPAL AF IR IS IZ PK FR |
09PARIS375 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: BALKANS, BELARUS, SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: The EU's March 16-17 General Affairs Council will focus on economic stimulus measures and preparation for the March 19-20 European Council rather than external relations, according to Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Office. In a Marc [...] | 2009-03-13 15:30:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG EUN FR BK MW BO SU IS |
09PARIS463 | THE FRENCH ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: [...] (C) Key points: -- President Sarkozy and FM Kouchner see no alternative to Palestinian reconciliation. France will likely find a way to engage with a Palestinian unity government even if that means breaking consensus within the EU; -- In the French view, demanding that Hamas formally acc [...] | 2009-03-27 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EUN FR IS |
09PARIS586 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: CROATIA, BURMA, MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed the April General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting's discussions on Croatia, Burma, the Middle East, Sri Lanka, follow-up from the U.S.-EU Summit [...] | 2009-04-24 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL KWBG HR BM IS GZ WE CE UP MD |
09PORTAUPRINCE926 | GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post delivered talking points from the Goldstone Report demarche to Patrick Isidore and Azad Belfort, respectively Director of Political Affairs and Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 3. Post will convey any relevant response. LINDWALL [...] | 2009-11-04 13:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HA |
09PORTLOUIS324 | MAURITIUS: LUKEWARM ON U.S. POINTS RE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 06:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP |
09PORTLOUIS334 | MAURITIUS DISTANT FROM U.S. POSITION ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS MP |
09PORTLOUIS359 | MAURITIUS STILL COOL ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 04:14:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP |
09PORTLOUIS360 | SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 12:19:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL SE |
09PORTOFSPAIN462 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO CONTINUE VOTING YES ON UNGA ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Margaret Rousseau November 19. Rousseau said that Trinidad and Tobago will generally continue to vote in favor of resolutions on the Middle East as outlined in reftel, particularly, she said, "given recent developme [...] | 2009-11-19 20:34:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE |
09PRAGUE338 | PART 1: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU),in partnership with the upcoming Swedish Presidency, hosted the eighth in a [...] | 2009-06-17 11:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
09PRAGUE339 | PART 2: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU),[...] | 2009-06-17 14:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
09PRAGUE348 | CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 338 -- PART 1: U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 338 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidenc [...] | 2009-06-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
09PRAGUE350 | PART 2: CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 339 - U.S.-EU [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 339 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague [...] | 2009-06-23 14:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
09PRAGUE518 | UNRWA AT 60: SPEAKING ROLE FOR ISRAEL: CZECH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-01 13:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL UNGA IS KPAL EZ |
09PRAGUE57 | CZECH COMMENTS ON GAZA AND ARMS INTERDICTION EFFORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met with Czech MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Josef Rychtar on January 28. Noting that Palestinian President Abbas would be in Prague on February 2, he stated that getting things right on humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians would be a key el [...] | 2009-01-28 17:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IR IS KPAL MARR MOPS PREL EZ XG PHSA |
09PRETORIA2017 | SOUTH AFRICA: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 12:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS |
09QUITO985 | Ecuador Demarche Response - Opposing Anti-Israel UNGA [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points on November 19, but has not been able to obtain a substantive response. However, based on previous demarches (Refs B and C),and with Ecuador's deepening relations with Iran, Post believes that the GOE is not likely to change its previous practice of voting in [...] | 2009-11-23 22:42:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL EC IS LE SY |
09RABAT172 | CHARGE'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER FASSI FIHRI: [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri (TFF) told Charge February 25 that he would go to the Sharm el Sheikh donor conference and looked forward to meeting the Secretary. He believed that Mauritania should be included in what he viewed as an Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) meeting there an [...] | 2009-02-26 17:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PBTS KPAL WI AG IR IS MO MR |
09RABAT181 | MOROCCAN KING PROTESTS ISRAELI EVICTIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: King Mohammed VI, as chair of the Jerusalem Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),has written to President Obama and other leaders asking them to press Israel to halt plans to demolish 88 Arab homes and evict 1,500 Palestinians in the area near the Al [...] | 2009-03-03 13:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OPDC KISL KWBG KPAL IS MO |
09RABAT21 | MOROCCO: PROTESTS CONTINUE OVER GAZA [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of the massive demonstration against Israeli actions in Gaza that took place in Rabat on January 4th, estimated to have numbered between 50 and 100 thousand Moroccans, there have been sporadic but smaller demonstrations throughout the country over the last week. The [...] | 2009-01-09 18:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS ASEC KPAL KWBG MO |
09RABAT247 | MOROCCAN KING LIKELY TO ATTEND DOHA CONFERENCE [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Secretary General (number 2) Youssef Amrani told Charge March 27 that King Mohammed VI would probably travel to Doha for the Arab Summit, staying for the summit with the Latin Americans. The King has taken this decision for the sake of Arab solidarity de [...] | 2009-03-27 18:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL KPAL PHUM AL SU MO |
09RABAT290 | MOROCCO,S ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Senator Mitchell, we warmly welcome your proposed trip to Morocco. King Mohammed VI and his government are anxious to exchange ideas with you. Morocco can play an important, if secondary, role in the Middle East Peace Process. The Government of Morocco (GOM) is supportive of [...] | 2009-04-06 18:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL KPAL KWBG IS MO |
09RABAT293 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On April 8, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Taieb Fassi Fihri will present a letter from King Mohammed VI requesting support for a resolution on the Western Sahara favorable to Morocco and rejecting a human rights monitoring role for the United Nations peace [...] | 2009-04-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM KPAL AG WI MO |
09RABAT38 | AS GAZA VIOLENCE CONTINUES, KING MOHAMMED VI [...] (C) Summary: During farewell calls on Prime Minister El Fassi and Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri on January 14 and 15, respectively, we discussed Gaza. The Ambassador went over the five key points in reftel, and the Foreign Minister said that the GOM agreed on all five. The Foreign Minister a [...] | 2009-01-15 16:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL AL MO |
09RABAT484 | ISRAELI DIPLOMATS EXPECT MORE FROM MOROCCO [...] (S/NF) Summary: Morocco and Israel took advantage of Israeli participation in the June 3-5 Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism seminar in Rabat to re-launch a diplomatic relationship that had been on ice since the Israeli military action in Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009. [...] | 2009-06-09 17:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAIR KPAL MO IS |
09RABAT5 | 100,000 IN RABAT PROTEST GAZA ATTACKS; GOM LEADS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Perhaps 100,000 or more protesters gathered peacefully in Rabat on January 4, to condemn what they called &the Israeli aggression against Gaza.8 Protesters included top leaders from government, parliament, major political parties and civil society, with heavy participation by s [...] | 2009-01-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS ASEC KPAL KWBG MO |
09RABAT533 | MOROCCO STILL ENGAGED WITH ISRAEL BUT SEES [...] (C) Polcouns met with Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of Bilateral Affairs Mohammed Azaroual on June 19th to urge (per ref. A) Morocco to work in the coming Arab League Ministerial to promote peace efforts and to consider Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recen [...] | 2009-06-19 19:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL XF EAID MO |
09RABAT540 | FM AND DGED CHIEF DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: In June 23 conversations with Charge mostly devoted to Western Sahara and Algeria (septel),Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri and external intelligence (DGED) chief Mansouri underscored the GOM,s commitment to work with the USG on regional issues. Fassi Fihri said h [...] | 2009-06-24 18:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR KPAL IS MU IR MO |
09RABAT6 | MOROCCAN FM STAYING IN NEW YORK TO GET GAZA [...] (C) MFA COS Bourita (protect) told Polcouns this afternoon that FM Fassi Fihri was in New York with the Arab FM delegation, led by Saudi FM el Faisal. They were about to go into a meeting with the SYG. Bourita said the Arab Group was seeking an UNSC resolution which would produce an immedia [...] | 2009-01-05 18:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG UNSC MO |
09RABAT67 | MOROCCO CLOSES EMBASSY IN CARACAS, BUT CHAVEZ GAZA [...] (C) Venezuela's decision to appoint an Ambassador to the POLISARIO's self-declared government-in-exile in Tindouf prompted Rabat to close its Embassy in Caracas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Director Fouad Yazorh confirmed to PolCouns on January 15. An MFA press release that da [...] | 2009-01-23 08:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG VE WI MO |
09RABAT821 | MOROCCO RESPONSE TO POTUS MEETINGS WITH NETANYAHU [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Moroccan MFA Director-General for Multilateral Affairs and the Middle East Mohammed Azaroual Oct. 5, following his return from the UNGA. Azaroual shared the GOM's appreciation for President Obama's deep engagement on Peace Process issues and for our re [...] | 2009-10-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PGOV MA IS |
09RABAT865 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton, we look forward to your return to Morocco. Since your visits as First Lady, and in particular in the ten years since King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne, the Kingdom has made great strides in promoting gender equality, sound economic principles, and relig [...] | 2009-10-23 10:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PHUM ECON MASS KWMN KPAL WI MO |
09RABAT879 | DAY ONE OF RABAT INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 28 and 29 Rabat International Forum on Jerusalem brought together senior Quartet and Muslim representatives. Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri opened the conference with a message from King Mohammed VI, calling on the international community to pressure Israel [...] | 2009-10-29 13:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL IS MO |
09RABAT881 | MOROCCAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri told the Ambassador that Palestinian President Abbas, position is delicate. His handling of the Goldstone report surprised and angered supporters. Syria was boycotting international meetings because of its anger. Finally, Fassi Fihro again [...] | 2009-10-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL IR IS SY MO |
09RABAT891 | MOROCCO: DEMARCHES ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 15:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAL IS MO |
09RABAT920 | MOROCCO: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered subject demarche to Redouane Houssaini, Head of the MFA's United Nations Division, on November 20th. Houssaini stated that Morocco's voting record on these issues was well established, and that it would continue to be heavily influenced by the GOM's affiliation with th [...] | 2009-11-20 16:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MO |
09RABAT931 | TZIPI LIVNI,S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri met with Israel's Tzipi Livni Nov. 20 in Tangier and emphasized three points: (1) Livni's Kadima Party ought continue to push the Netanyahu government toward peace negotiations even though it faces an uphill battle as an opposition party; (2 [...] | 2009-11-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PNAT KPAL XF IS MO |
09RABAT946 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 16:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGPV PNAT KPAL KWBG MO IS XF |
09REYKJAVIK208 | ICELAND'S POSITION UNCHANGED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Post delivered points contained in reftel to Emil Breki Hreggvidsson, Counsellor in the Foreign Affairs Department at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 18. Hreggvidsson stated that the Government of Iceland has not changed its position of abstaining or being absent fro [...] | 2009-11-18 17:40:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE IC |
09RIGA100 | LATVIA PLANS TO ATTEND SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 14:12:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER EFIN LG |
09RIGA136 | LATVIA TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION TO 19 GAZAN CHILDREN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 12:47:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN LG |
09RIGA540 | LATVIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON GOLDSTONE VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 13:44:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL LG |
09RIGA563 | LATVIA WILL ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS; [...] (C) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Sarmite Danne, the Head of the Latvian MFA's International Organizations Division. Ms. Danne said that Latvia also sees the need for more balance in the UN's resolutions regarding Israel and does not want such resolutions to negatively influence t [...] | 2009-11-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS LG |
09RIYADH1 | SAUDI POLICE BREAK UP PRO-GAZA PROTEST [...] (U) According to international media and local internet reports, Saudi police intervened to end a pro-Gaza demonstration in the Eastern Province city of Qatif on December 29. Some 200-300 protesters shouted anti-Israeli and anti-U.S. slogans, threw shoes and rocks, and carried signs with pic [...] | 2009-01-03 05:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL SA ASEC IS |
09RIYADH134 | SAUDIS TO OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: PEACE PROCESS NOW [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SAUDIS PLEASED WITH AMBASSADORIAL EXTENSION: In a January 18 meeting, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal warmly welcomed the news that Ambassador Fraker,s tenure had been extended to facilitate the transition between US administrat [...] | 2009-01-20 13:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SAIS IS KPAL |
09RIYADH1359 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 07:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS SA |
09RIYADH1386 | SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER URGES US STATEMENT OF [...] (C) In a warm introductory meeting, a relaxed Saudi FM Saud provided Ambassador Smith with a tour d'horizon of bilateral and regional issues. Bilaterally, the top priorities were removing impediments to people-to-people contacts and intensifying official consultations. Saud assessed that Mi [...] | 2009-10-20 08:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL SA IS SY |
09RIYADH1476 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Saudi MFA Deputy Director for UN Affairs, who confirmed SAG will work within Arab Group consensus for a resolution, rejecting US arguments that it would be counterproductive. Arab governments seek a resolution to avoid the public opinion back [...] | 2009-11-04 14:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL SA IS UNGA |
09RIYADH158 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- King Abdullah's approach to the Peace Process is shaped by political, personal and religious factors. -- He regards the Arab Israeli dispute as a strategic threat to his Kingdom for two reasons. First, it undermines the Al Saud's strong security ties with the United States [...] | 2009-01-25 14:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL IS SA |
09RIYADH192 | CALLS FOR ANTI-AMERICAN BOYCOTT CONTINUE, MIXED [...] (C) Summary: Despite the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Saudi public anger over perceived U.S. support for Israel's military actions in Gaza continues to simmer, and a grassroots campaign to boycott U.S. products remains ongoing for the moment, particularly among the youth population. [...] | 2009-01-31 07:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KWBG KBCT KPAL SA IS |
09RIYADH220 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMMEDIATE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Saudi MFA Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs Dr. Prince Turki bin Muhammad bin Saud Al Kabeer. The Prince noted that FM Saud Al-Faisal was in Cairo for consultations with the Egyptian government [...] | 2009-02-02 17:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM |
09RIYADH232 | WHITHER THE SAUDIS AFTER SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 14:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KWBG KPAL SA IS IR |
09RIYADH490 | DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (SBU) DCM presented reftel demarche on the Doha Arab League summit in a March 24 meeting with Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations Ambassador Dr. Khalid Jindan, and again in a March 25 meeting with MFA Director for UN Affairs Adnan al-Baghdadi. 2. (C) DCM made [...] | 2009-03-30 13:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF |
09RIYADH504 | BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (U) Reftel requested Post to inform host governments about the need for continued budget support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). 2. (C) DCM conveyed reftel message to Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations Khalid al-Jindan on April 1. Al-Jindan, who was traveling to th [...] | 2009-04-01 14:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER SA |
09RIYADH662 | SAUDI INFORMATION MINISTER ON LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] KEY POINTS: --(C) Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon continues to be actively involved in attempts to orchestrate a victory for the March 14 alliance, and paid an under-the-radar visit in mid-April to mediate between the constantly bickering allies. --(C) The Saudis are alarmed by the possibil [...] | 2009-05-15 12:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL IS SY LE |
09RIYADH71 | GRASSROOTS BOYCOTT OF AMERICAN GOODS GAINING [...] (SBU) -- A grassroots campaign to boycott U.S. goods and franchises, with the notable exception of automobiles and hotels, is gaining ground in the Kingdom. -- This campaign is bolstered by endorsements from local and foreign Islamic scholars. -- Comment: This campaign is broader than sim [...] | 2009-01-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN KWBG KBCT KPAL SA IS |
09RIYADH754 | Saudi Monarch to Obama: Enforce Palestinian solution if [...] On June 7, the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat published a front-page article detailing Saudi King Abdullah's comments to visiting US President Obama during meetings held in Riyadh June 3, as relayed to the paper by "well-informed sources." 2. The article, under the headline "The King to Obama: Arab [...] | 2009-06-08 08:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL SA |
09RIYADH963 | COUNTDOWN TO FATAH 6TH PARTY CONGRESS [...] (S) Reftel instructed Post to seek Saudi government perspectives on the upcoming Fatah 6th Party Congress. 2. (S) Charge raised the issue in a July 20 meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani (ref B),and Poloffs discussed the matter separately with MFA Head of Pa [...] | 2009-07-26 04:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGPV KPAL PTER IS SA |
09ROME1108 | ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian MFA supports the U.S. position on the Goldstone report. The MFA emphasized the importance of the report "staying in Geneva" as part of the debate in the Human Rights Council (HRC). The MFA also hopes the report does not have a negative impact on the peace process. EN [...] | 2009-09-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PHUM PTER KPAL IT |
09ROME31 | ITALY: WILL ATTEND GAZA MEETING ON MARGINS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL MARR MOPS IT |
09ROME314 | ITALY CONFIRMS PLEDGE OF $100M FOR GAZA, BUT ONLY [...] (C) Summary: Responding to reftel demarche, Antonello De Riu of the Italian MFA confirmed Italy's pledge of $100m (79m Euros) in aid for Gaza, to be spent over three or four years, though he cited two problems that could result in the pledge not being met: Italian "over engagement" and the l [...] | 2009-03-17 15:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN |
09ROME417 | ITALIAN FM'S TRIP TO LEBANON AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini conducted a two-day visit to Lebanon and Syria, where he found both governments openly positive about the new U.S. administration's policies and suggested this emergence of optimism provides an opportunity to make progress on the Middle East Peac [...] | 2009-04-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IT |
09ROME42 | ITALY: FRATTINI PLANS MID-EAST MISSION, GOI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 18:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL EU IS EG SY IT |
09ROME521 | ISRAELI FM LIEBERMAN REWARDS ITALY'S FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary. On a May 4-5 visit to Rome, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met separately with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, as well as Rome's mayor and the leadership of its tiny Jewish community. With Berlusconi and Frattini, Lieberman stre [...] | 2009-05-08 06:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL EU IS IT |
09ROME592 | FM FRATTINI ABRUPTLY CANCELS TEHRAN VISIT [...] (C) Summary. FM Franco Frattini abruptly canceled his May 20-21 visit to Tehran when Iran insisted on a meeting with President Ahmadi-Nejad in Semnan, the location of the May 20 missile launch. Frattini had intended to meet with Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki to discuss Iranian participation [...] | 2009-05-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IT IR |
09ROME78 | ITALY CONFIRMS INTEREST IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION [...] (C) Summary: GOI Officials confirmed to Embassy Rome on January 22 Italy's interest in participating in a multilateral effort to interdict the flow of arms to Gaza, but voiced uncertainty about the legal basis for the various mechanisms being considered. PM Berlusconi, FM Frattini and MOD La [...] | 2009-01-22 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO KPAL IS IR EG IT |
09SANAA1140 | ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EAID XF YM |
09SANAA116 | SALEH TAKES PR HIT FOR DOHA, STOKES PAN-ARAB FLAMES IN [...] President Saleh's decision not to send Yemeni representation to the emergency Arab League summit called by Qatar for January 16 left him and the ROYG open to criticism and condemnation by the Yemeni opposition and the public at large. Observers largely credit pressure from Saudi Arabia and Eg [...] | 2009-01-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO KPAL YM |
09SANAA2085 | YEMEN WILL CONTINUE TO VOTE YES ON UNGA [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche November 18 to ROYG MFA Deputy Director of International Organizations Indrees Al-Shammam. Al-Shammam, speaking frankly, stated that Yemen will continue to vote yes, along with the rest of the Arab countries, on all the resolutions with an anti-Israel [...] | 2009-11-18 13:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS YM |
09SANAA4 | GAZA ISSUE STILL SIMMERS IN YEMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-04 12:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PHUM YM |
09SANAA555 | DOHA SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 14:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL KPKO WWBG MOPS PGOV YM |
09SANJOSE54 | COSTA RICA: MINOR DEMONSTRATIONS PROTEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican reaction to the recent violence in Gaza was limited to small demonstrations in front of the Israeli embassy (on January 9) and the U.S. Chancery (on January 20). Although the fighting drew heavy (and mostly anti- Israeli) coverage in the local media, the NGO and [...] | 2009-01-29 14:36:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CS KPAL PGOV PREL XF |
09SANJOSE937 | COSTA RICA "MORE OR LESS" FAVORS US POSITION ON [...] (SBU) Costa Rica is "more or less" in agreement with USG views on the Goldstone Report, according to MFA officials. The GOCR believes that the international community should give Israel's justice system the opportunity to conclude its investigations before recommending any further action be ta [...] | 2009-11-03 20:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL PREL PHUM PTER CS |
09SANSALVADOR1032 | NO WORD YET ON GOES GOLDSTONE VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 14:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL ES |
09SANSALVADOR1083 | GOES TO VOTE FOR ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] (C) On November 20, Director General for Foreign Policy Joaquin Maza told PolCouns the GOES was almost certain to vote for at least seven (anti-Israel) resolutions in the spirit of "UN consensus." He said the GOES remains a strong supporter of Israel, and, as evidence of this support, their mis [...] | 2009-11-23 22:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE ES |
09SANTIAGO895 | Chilean Response to USG UNGA Third Committee and Goldstone [...] (SBU) Poloff and Canadian Second Secretary Meghan Pelton jointly delivered Ref A demarche on UNGA Third Committee priorities to MFA Human Rights Deputy Director Gerardo Ateaga on November 4. Ateaga made the following observations about Chile's priorities and positions in the Third Committee: [...] | 2009-11-04 19:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IS CI KPAL |
09SARAJEVO1147 | GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, post demarched Amb. Milenko Misic, BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Department for Human Rights on October 1 regarding the U.S. position on UNHRC discussion of the Goldstone report. Misic had no substantive comment in response to the demarche, but informally [...] | 2009-10-02 04:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER |
09SARAJEVO1184 | BOSNIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 06:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS BK |
09SARAJEVO1247 | NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY FROM BOSNIA ON GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 3 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming debate on the Goldstone Report. Misic and Kenig-Cor [...] | 2009-11-04 14:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL BK |
09SARAJEVO1287 | BOSNIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY ON BIASED [...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 18 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming discussion of Israel-specific resolutions, per reft [...] | 2009-11-19 07:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE BK |
09SEOUL1101 | ROK NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST [...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on July 13 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on July 23. 2. (S) Begin text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the US [...] | 2009-07-13 05:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SEOUL1541 | ROK SUPPORTS BALANCED RESOLUTION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 9/25 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROKG to support an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho, noting that the ROK had discussed the issue in detail with the Israelis, said Seoul wo [...] | 2009-09-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS KS |
09SEOUL1574 | ROK TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered EAP/K-Embassy Seoul e-mail message on 10/1 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROK to back the USG effort to get an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho underscored that the ROK would likely follow the [...] | 2009-10-01 05:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KISL KPAL IS |
09SEOUL1634 | ROKG RESPONSE TO GOLDSTON REPORT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 10/15 to Chun Hye-ran of MOFAT,s Human Rights and Social Affairs Division reiterating the U.S. position on the Goldstone Report and requesting ROK support at the October 15-16 Human Rights Council Special Session. Chun had no substantive comment but p [...] | 2009-10-15 09:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL |
09SEOUL1760 | KOREA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT UNGA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 11/4 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, urging the ROK to vote against any resolution on the Goldstone Report that included counterproductive elements. Director Cho thanked us for the update on the USG positi [...] | 2009-11-04 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL PTER |
09SEOUL1761 | KOREA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT UNGA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 11/4 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, urging the ROK to vote against any resolution on the Goldstone Report that included counterproductive elements. Director Cho thanked us for the update on the USG positi [...] | 2009-11-04 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL PTER |
09SEOUL391 | ROK NOTIFICATION OF MISSILE SYSTEM PRODUCTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 06:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP KPAL KS |
09SEOUL392 | ROK REQUEST TO HOLD UAV TECHNICAL CONSULTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 06:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP KPAL KS |
09SEOUL483 | ROKG ACCEPTS JUNE UAV TECHNICAL CONSULTATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Poloff on March 25 delivered reftel demarche to Hyon-du Kim of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Kim said the following: -- The ROKG would like to hold the consultati [...] | 2009-03-25 07:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SEOUL537 | ROKG REQUESTS JUNE 25 UAV TECHNICAL CONSULTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 06:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SEOUL597 | ROKG NOTIFICATION OF UAV TEST FLIGHT [...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on April 13 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on April 23. 2. (S) Begin Text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the [...] | 2009-04-13 08:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SEOUL750 | ROKG NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST [...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 11 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on May 21. 2. (S) Begin Text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the USG [...] | 2009-05-12 00:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SEOUL751 | ROKG NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST [...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 11 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on May 21. 2. (S) Begin Text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the USG [...] | 2009-05-12 01:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SEOUL752 | ROKG NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST [...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 11 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on May 21. 2. (S) Begin Text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the USG [...] | 2009-05-12 01:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SEOUL805 | ROKG NOTIFICATION OF DELAY OF UAV FLIGHT TEST [...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 20 notified post that the planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV in reftel was delayed one day from May 21 to May 22. The planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV is now scheduled for May 22. All other information i [...] | 2009-05-20 06:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SEOUL811 | ROKG NOTIFICATION OF ROCKET FLIGHT TEST [...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on May 20 notified post of a planned flight test of the NHK-II PIP rocket on June 3. 2. (S) Begin text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the US [...] | 2009-05-21 06:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SINGAPORE1074 | SINGAPORE STILL FORMULATING ITS POSITION ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 06:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS SN |
09SKOPJE528 | MACEDONIA WILL NOT SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MK |
09SOFIA585 | BULGARIA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 14:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL BU |
09SOFIA630 | BULGARIA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Rakovski Lashev, Head of the Human Rights Unit at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 4. Reaffirming our strong bilateral and NATO relations, Lashev said he would immediately pass along our request to his superiors and to the Bulgarian del [...] | 2009-11-04 12:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL BU |
09SOFIA7 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS EU POSITION ON GAZA CRISIS [...] (SBU) Bulgaria supports the European Union's (EU) position on the Gaza Crisis and calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire, humanitarian aid, and the stepping up of the peace process. According to MFA contacts, Bulgaria's deep concern over the crisis was highlighted by the MFA's Dece [...] | 2009-01-09 07:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG BU |
09STATE100749 | FAYYAD PRESENTS INSTITUTION-BUILDING PLAN AT AHLC [...] (U) Summary: Representatives of the United States and more than 20 donor countries joined Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) for a September 22 meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) at United Nations headquarters in New York. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere, who chaire [...] | 2009-09-28 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAL PREL PGOV WBG EU IS |
09STATE106423 | URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. South African Jurist Richard Goldstone submitted his report on conflict in Gaza to the Human Rights Council (HRC) on September 15. After negotiating with the United States to reshape an initial, one-sided Pales [...] | 2009-10-14 05:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
09STATE106424 | Guidance: Middle East Consultations, October 14 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements when making its intervention during the Middle East debate in the Security Council on October 14. The Department may send follow-on instructions revising these elements in order to capture the nuance of the evolving situatio [...] | 2009-10-14 05:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS KPAL |
09STATE112828 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 15, South African Justice Richard Goldstone released the report of his fact-finding Mission into alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the fighting between Hamas [...] | 2009-11-02 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
09STATE118799 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...] | 2009-11-17 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE |
09STATE11937 | (U) Secretary Clinton's February 5, 2009 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met on February 5 for 30 minutes in their first bilateral meeting. The warm and open exchange followed a one-on-one working lunch and preceded a 20-minute press conference. The two agreed to coordinate closely on a wid [...] | 2009-02-10 03:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL KPAL FR IR RS |
09STATE120323 | Guidance: Middle East Consultations, November [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements when making its intervention during the upcoming Middle East consultations in the Security Council on November 24. 2. (SBU) Begin elements: I thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his report. Advancing the cause of [...] | 2009-11-21 03:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS KPAL |
09STATE122214 | GUIDANCE AND ACTION REQUEST: ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (U) On November 25, the Government of Israel (GOI) announced a 10-month moratorium on new settlement construction and new approvals in the West Bank. Following the announcement by the GOI, Secretary Clinton released a written state [...] | 2009-11-27 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL PREL KWBG |
09STATE122724 | GUIDANCE: ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNGA [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Mission should call for the vote and vote "no" on resolutions put up for adoption on December 1 and 2 dealing with the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat, [...] | 2009-12-01 00:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC KPAL IS |
09STATE124856 | ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE FOURTH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The November 5 UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on the Goldstone Report recommended that the Government of Switzerland convene a conference of the High Convening Parties to the Geneva Conventions on "measures to enforce" th [...] | 2009-12-07 13:15:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IS UNHRC UN KPAL |
09STATE126227 | UNGA RESOLUTION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN [...] USUN is authorized to co-sponsor and join consensus on the EU-drafted General Assembly resolution on "Assistance to the Palestinian People." 2. If there are any last-minute changes to the text that lead Israel to decide not to join the consensus on this resolution, as it currently plans t [...] | 2009-12-10 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS KPAL |
09STATE127868 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, DECEMBER 17 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements when making its intervention during Middle East consultations in the Security Council on December 17. 2. (SBU) Begin elements: I thank Special Coordinator Serry for his report. Advancing the cause of comprehensive peac [...] | 2009-12-15 03:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS KPAL |
09STATE14176 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2-4 below as a basis for its participation in Security Council consultations on the Middle East scheduled for February 18, and for its public statements on the consultation. 2. (U) Talking points. -- Thank [...] | 2009-02-16 17:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS KPAL |
09STATE14365 | SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 12, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Habes Ahmed Mahmoud Shrouf POB: Hebron DOB: 7 April 1960 ID: 410317697 Rank: Colonel [...] | 2009-02-17 16:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
09STATE14575 | DEMARCHE: U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CONFERENCE, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The United States sees the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh as an opportunity for the international community to demonstrate unequivocal support for the Palestinian Authority (PA) and address the urgent humanitarian needs of [...] | 2009-02-18 00:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG |
09STATE2008 | GUIDANCE: GA SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) At the request of the Non-Aligned Movement, the UN General Assembly may hold on January 8 or 9 a resumption of its Emergency Special Session on "Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory." This emergency session last convened o [...] | 2009-01-08 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA UNSC PREL IS SY KPAL |
09STATE24506 | GUIDANCE: CSW RESOLUTION ON PALESTINIAN WOMEN [...] (SBU) USUN should call for a vote and vote against the resolution before the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on the "Situation of and Assistance to Palestinian Women." 2. (SBU) Mission is authorized to draw on previously cleared Departmental press guidance and Mission's Explanati [...] | 2009-03-16 12:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN IS KPAL KWMN |
09STATE2517 | RESPONSE: JORDANIAN PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM KPAL JO |
09STATE27330 | PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Summary: Posts should draw on the points in paragraph 4 when engaging host governments on Middle East peace and on host country policies toward any new Palestinian Authority (PA) government. The U.S. remains committed to the Quartet principles. End summary. 2. (C) Following Palestinia [...] | 2009-03-20 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN |
09STATE28850 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 25 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the elements in paras 2 and 4 below as a basis for its participation in Security Council consultations on the Middle East scheduled for March 25, and for its public statements on the consultation. 2. (U) Elements for presenta [...] | 2009-03-25 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE SY KPAL |
09STATE29399 | BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: [...] Department appreciates the reporting that posts have provided in response to Refs A and B. Strengthening the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a credible negotiating partner with Israel is central to this Administration's foreign policy objective of advancing a two-state solution to the Israeli-P [...] | 2009-03-26 20:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER |
09STATE3120 | DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) At the request of Qatar, the Arab League has called an Emergency Ministerial meeting on January 16 in Kuwait to discuss the situation in Gaza. This meeting of foreign ministers precedes the Kuwait- [...] | 2009-01-13 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF |
09STATE32091 | (U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6, 2009 [...] (S) SUMMARY: In Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6 meeting with Italian Ambassador Castellaneta, Castellaneta stressed that Italy was very interested in a close, consultative relationship with the United States, similar to what Washington has with the UK, France, and Germany. He listed fo [...] | 2009-04-02 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL KPAL IT IR NATO |
09STATE37297 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 20 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below as a basis for its participation in Security Council consultations on the Middle East scheduled for April 20, and for its public statements on the consultation. 2. (U) Talking points: -- It is th [...] | 2009-04-15 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE KPAL |
09STATE41838 | GUIDANCE: RUSSIAN DRAFT PRST ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to recommend changes to the Russian draft PRST provided reftel, so that the text matches that provided at para 2 below (note: a copy of this text showing tracked changes will be provided via e-mail). Mission should ensure that Russian counte [...] | 2009-04-27 13:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS RS KWBG KPAL |
09STATE46591 | GUIDANCE: UNSC MIDDLE EAST DEBATE, MAY 11, 2009 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below as a basis for its participation in the Security Council debate on the Middle East scheduled for May 11, and for its public statements about the debate. 2. (U) Talking points: -- Thank the Secret [...] | 2009-05-07 16:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE KPAL |
09STATE48881 | GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below as a basis for its participation in the discussion of the Gaza Board of Inquiry during Security Council consultations on May 13, 2009. USUN is also authorized at its discretion, either in the consulta [...] | 2009-05-13 16:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL KWBG LY PREL UNSC |
09STATE53494 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of May 26, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Mohammad Mustafa Mohammad Jibrini POB: Nablus DOB: 09 May 1966 ID: 983185570 Mohammed Mustaf [...] | 2009-05-26 18:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC KPAL IS |
09STATE5430 | SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATION ON GAZA, JANUARY [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below in consultations on the Middle East scheduled for January 21, 2009. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I thank the Secretary General for his insightful briefing on the situation in Gaza and wish to register the [...] | 2009-01-21 20:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE KPAL |
09STATE55527 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Summary: The Department requests that action addresses inform appropriate government officials of USG support for the June 8 meeting in Oslo of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC),the principal policy-level coordinating mechanism for d [...] | 2009-05-29 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS |
09STATE61707 | JUNE 8 MEETING OF THE AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The United States used the June 8 meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) -- the principle policy-coordinating mechanism for donor assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) -- to focus donors on the need to (1) strengthen the PA with immediate budget support and (2) foster e [...] | 2009-06-15 19:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS |
09STATE61779 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR NSF 1ST [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 15, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Â [...] | 2009-06-15 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL KWBG PHUM JO IS |
09STATE62387 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL LEAHY VETTING [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 16, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security service members listed below. Name: SALEH ABED ALRAHMAN ERSAN MAHAMMED DOB: 10/14/1989 POB: Jenin ID: 8525 [...] | 2009-06-16 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAL KWBG JO IS |
09STATE62909 | DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Arab and Palestinian reaction to PM Netanyahu's June14 speech has focused entirely on the negative, without acknowledging PM Netanyahu's recognition of a future Palestinian state as a significant step, or recogniz [...] | 2009-06-17 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL XF EAID |
09STATE64642 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST DEBATE, JUNE 23 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the following building blocks for remarks during June 23 consultations on the Middle East. 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: It is the policy of the United States to move quickly and actively to seek a lasting peace between Israel and it [...] | 2009-06-23 01:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL KPKO IS LE |
09STATE6469 | REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-24 02:25:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IR IS KPAL MARR MOPS PREL XG NATO PHSA |
09STATE69240 | THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (U) July 1, 2009; 4:30 p.m.; Washington DC 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary William Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale, Deputy Assistant Secretary, NEA Palestinian Authority --------------------- Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Manal Zeidan, Direc [...] | 2009-07-03 00:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY RODHAM EAID KPAL PGOV PREL |
09STATE7040 | JAN 27 US STATEMENT AT UNSC BRIEFING ON GAZA [...] (U)This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below following the UNSC Briefing by USG/ECR John Holmes on the Humanitarian Situation in Gaza. 2. (U) I thank Under-Secretary General Holmes and Commissioner-General AbuZayd for their recent trip and for their i [...] | 2009-01-27 03:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PHUM IS KPAL |
09STATE71091 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: JAPANESE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU)Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) under President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is facing a severe financial crisis that threatens its financial and political stability. According to the PA and International M [...] | 2009-07-09 16:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG JA IS |
09STATE71829 | COUNTDOWN TO FATAH 6TH PARTY CONGRESS [...] (SBU) This is an action request for all addressees. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Washington and Consulate General Jerusalem held a secure video teleconference (SVTC) July 8, 2009, to discuss Fatah reform efforts in the lead up to the Fatah 6th Party Congress, currently scheduled to take p [...] | 2009-07-10 16:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL PTER IS |
09STATE72087 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING: SLC 4 [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 10, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name: SALEH ABED ALRAHMAN ERSAN MAHAMMED DOB: 10/14/1989 POB: Jenin ID: 852555606 [...] | 2009-07-10 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAL KWBG PTER IS |
09STATE737 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST SESSION, JANUARY 6 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during an open session of the Security Council on the Middle East likely to be scheduled for January 6. 2. (U) Talking points. -- Mr. President, the United States has been working around the clock to [...] | 2009-01-06 00:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL MOPS IS KPAL |
09STATE78243 | GUIDANCE: ECOSOC RESOLUTION ON REPERCUSSIONS OF [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) USUN should call for a vote and vote "no" on an ECOSOC resolution on the "economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory," which will be presented th [...] | 2009-07-27 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ECOSOC UNGA KPAL IS |
09STATE78453 | GUIDANCE: ECOSOC RESOLUTION ON REPERCUSSIONS OF [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) USUN should call for a vote and vote "no" on an ECOSOC resolution on the "economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory," which will be presented th [...] | 2009-07-28 14:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ECOSOC UNGA KPAL IS |
09STATE82689 | LIMITATIONS ON AMCITS TRAVEL IN WB AND JERUSALEM [...] (U) Action Request: The Department requests that Embassy Tel Aviv approach the GOI to gain clarifications on the recent changes made in entry/exit procedures at Allenby Bridge and Ben Gurion Airport that affect American citizens. Objectives follow in para. 3. 2. (SBU) Background: Accordi [...] | 2009-08-10 11:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KPAL PREF PREL IS |
09STATE86157 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, AUGUST 19 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para. 2 building blocks when making its intervention during the upcoming Middle East consultations in the Security Council on August 19. 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: I thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his report [...] | 2009-08-18 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL AR BA EG IS JO LE SY |
09STATE8722 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMMEDIATE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy George Mitchell's trip to the region demonstrates the start of the Obama Administration's active U.S. engagement in the Middle East peace process. Empowering the Palestinian Authority (PA) is a focus of Mitchell's [...] | 2009-01-30 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG |
09STATE92282 | DEMARCHE - LIMITATIONS ON ENTRY/EXIT TO ISRAEL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Action Request: The Department requests that Embassy Tel Aviv approach the GOI at the highest appropriate level to parallel Department approaches regarding the limitations that the GOI has placed on certain Amcit travelers as reported [...] | 2009-09-04 12:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KPAL PREF PREL IS |
09STATE95932 | Guidance: Middle East Consultations, September [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para 2 elements when making its intervention during the upcoming Middle East consultations in the Security Council on September 17. The Department may send follow- on instructions revising these elements, in order to capture the nuance of the [...] | 2009-09-15 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS KPAL |
09STATE95980 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Department requests that action addressees inform appropriate government officials of USG support for the September 22 working-level meeting in New York City of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC),the principal e [...] | 2009-09-15 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS |
09STATE98567 | ACTION REQUEST: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Posts should make determinations about delivering the points in para 8 and 9 below based on their discretion and best understanding of how to advance USG goals identified in paras 5 and 6 with host governments. Please see para 7 for action request. Bac [...] | 2009-09-23 05:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS |
09STOCKHOLM124 | SWEDISH AID MINISTER CARLSSON TO ATTEND SHARM [...] Swedish MFA Desk Officer for the Middle East, Maria Velasco Ullenhag, told us February 23, that Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation, will represent Sweden at the Sharm conference on March 2. Sweden is still reviewing the amount it will pledge at the conference [...] | 2009-02-23 12:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM SW |
09STOCKHOLM337 | SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING THE AD-HOC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL EAID PGOV PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM594 | SWEDEN: ATTENDANCE AND OBJECTIVES AT THE AD-HOC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL EAID PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM598 | SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY CALLS FOR DELIVERY ON DONOR [...] (C) EconOffs met with Foreign Ministry Middle East and North Africa Department officers on 18 September to follow-up on a previous demarche regarding the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting on 22 September (reftel). The Ministry's Palestinian Affairs desk officer reiterated the urgency of a dura [...] | 2009-09-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL EAID PGOV IS SW |
09STOCKHOLM653 | SWEDEN SUPPORTING EU-POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 13:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREL PHUM PTER EUN SW |
09TALLINN307 | Estonia: Goldstone Report Delivered [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 08:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EN |
09TBILISI2026 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GG |
09TELAVIV1070 | CODEL WEXLER'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM AYALON [...] (C) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler met with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on May 10. Looking toward PM Netanyahu's May 18 meeting with President Obama, Wexler advised that Netanyahu should support President Obama's engagement with Iran. Wexler said he was confident that the tw [...] | 2009-05-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IR SA SY EG TU IS |
09TELAVIV1122 | PAPAL VISIT TO ISRAEL UNDERSCORES DIVISIONS MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pope Benedict XVI's May 11-15 visit to the Holy Land, while billed as a pilgrimage of reconciliation and peace, served perhaps more to underscore ongoing divisions between Jews and Christians, Muslims and Christians, Israelis and Palestinians, and Israel and the Vatican. Coming [...] | 2009-05-20 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF KPAL VT IS |
09TELAVIV115 | GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 15, 1230 - GAZA ON FIRE [...] Summary: (S//REL USA, ACGU) Israeli-fired artillery rounds struck a warehouse on the UNRWA compound in Gaza City between 0900 and 1000 local on January 15, sparking a fire that threatens fuel storage sites and wounding three. The Embassy has been in contact with IDF Southern Command to urge [...] | 2009-01-15 11:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MOPS PINS PINR KWBG EG IS KPAL CASC PHUM |
09TELAVIV1167 | STABILIZING GAZA [...] (C) Ambassador met with Israeli MFA Director General Yossi Gal on May 27 to follow up on reftel, the main points of which we passed to MFA and the Prime Minister's Office on May 23 as a non-paper, given that GOI offices were closed for the weekend. Gal said he took as point of departure that t [...] | 2009-05-28 14:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL EAID |
09TELAVIV1182 | ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS MEET ON GAZA RECOVERY [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director Irit Ben Abba called EconCouns evening of June 2 to give a readout of the GOI-PA meeting on end-use assurances and Gaza recovery. Ben Abba said the meeting had been led by she and Karim Nashashibi and had gone very well from the GOI perspective. So well, in fact, tha [...] | 2009-06-02 10:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1237 | ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN MEETING ON BANKING ISSUES [...] (SBU) Bank of Israel (BOI) Assistant Supervisor of Banks David Zaken called EconOff on June 8 to express BOI satisfaction with the June 7 Israeli-Palestinian meeting on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-finance (AML/CTF) practices in West Bank and Gaza banks. The BOI arranged the meet [...] | 2009-06-09 07:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV124 | GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 16, 1200 [...] (S) As of 1100 local on January 16, the USDAO had reported that Israeli heavy armor and mechanized forces were moving into southern Gaza from the Sufa and Kerem Shalom crossings, moves which suggest a ground operation is in the making in the vicinity of the Philadelphi corridor. The Israeli [...] | 2009-01-16 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PINS PINR KWBG EG LE IS KPAL CASC |
09TELAVIV1273 | GOI FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS FROM JUNE 7 [...] (S) In follow-up to the June 7 Israeli-Palestinian meeting on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-finance (AML/CFT practices in West Bank and Gaza banks (REFTEL) GOI officials reviewed with EconOff next steps and additional information they have sought from the Palestinian side. In sepa [...] | 2009-06-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1306 | GOI REITERATES DESIRE FOR INCREASED [...] (S/NF) Yehuda Shaffer, head of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA),reiterated GOI desire for increased bilateral Israeli-Palestinian cooperation on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-financing (AML/CFT) enforcement in a meeting with EconOff and [...] | 2009-06-16 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1338 | VICE PRIME MINISTER SHALOM ON HIS NEW REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with VPM and Minister for Regional Development Sylvan Shalom on June 18 to discuss the latter's coordinating role in the GOI interministerial committee on West Bank economic development. Shalom outlined his role, which is limited at this point to trying to coordin [...] | 2009-06-19 13:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KWBG KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1471 | NEW TAKE ON BUILDING ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN BANKING [...] (SBU) Irit Roth, Director of Country Legal Counsel and Compliance Division Head for Citi Israel, described operational difficulties as the main impediment to increased business between Israeli and Palestinian private banks in a meeting with EconOff on 6 July. While echoing some of the AML/CF [...] | 2009-07-07 08:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1719 | DAS GLASER'S JULY 29-30 VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Danny Glaser met with several GOI officials on July 29-30 to express confidence in the Palestinian financial sector, identify Israeli concerns in Palestinian anti-money laundering/counter fin [...] | 2009-08-03 14:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EAID EFIN KTFN KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1895 | ISRAEL'S PRESENTATION FOR UNRWA AT 60 [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for the UN and International Organization Evyatar Manor August 31. PolCouns reviewed U.S. efforts in support of Israel's request for a speaking role at the UNRWA at 60 event, and stressed our view that if Israel is invited [...] | 2009-08-31 12:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF UNGA IS KPAL |
09TELAVIV1950 | GOI CONSIDERS SEPTEMBER 2 JEC MEETING CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The September 2 Israeli-Palestinian Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting marks the first ministerial-level meeting between the Netanyahu government and the PA and the first time in recent memory that the JEC has been chaired at the ministerial level. Vice PM and Minister for Re [...] | 2009-09-04 08:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KPAL KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2003 | ISRAEL: PA'S NON-RESPONSE THROUGH BANKING DIALOGUE [...] (C) GOI officials have expressed concern over the lack of sustained engagement by the Palestinians through the bilateral banking dialogue (see reftel). The GOI is still waiting for information and responses to questions posed to the Palestinians before the last banking meeting, which was held [...] | 2009-09-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV2060 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC [...] (SBU) EconCouns discussed the upcoming Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Irit Ben Abba on September 16. Ben Abba said the GOI was still unclear on why the meeting could not have been postponed, though the Israelis welcome the fact that it w [...] | 2009-09-17 11:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL EAID PGOV |
09TELAVIV208 | ISRAELI CONCERNS ABOUT UPCOMING GAERC MEETING ON [...] (C) MFA Policy Advisor Tal Becker called the Ambassador to express concern about the upcoming GAERC meeting in Brussels on the Middle East scheduled for Monday, January 26. According to Becker, the French are pushing hard to change the GAERC document in ways that will make things more flexi [...] | 2009-01-25 15:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL AORC KWBG PHUM IS EU FR |
09TELAVIV2343 | BOI-PMA BANKING MEETING HELD [...] (C) Dudu Zaken, Assistant Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel (BOI),informed EconOff that a bilateral Israeli-Palestinian banking meeting was held on 21 October. Surplus cash in Palestinian banks was a primary topi of discussion. In mid-August, the BOI allowed deposit of 300 million [...] | 2009-10-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV2375 | AMBASSADOR RICE,S OCTOBER 20 MEETING WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: During U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Rice,s October 20th meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Peres said he planned to meet with Abu Mazen early the week of Oct. 26. He said Israel should fully investigate the actions of its soldiers, as well as the s [...] | 2009-10-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV2379 | BOI TO ACCEPT EXCESS SHEKELS, STILL SEEKS [...] (SBU) The Bank of Israel (BOI) will accept another tranche of surplus shekels from the West Bank "by the end of the week (i.e. 31 October)," according to Dudu Zaken, Assistant Supervisor of Banks. The sum of the deposit will be approximately NIS 400 million. BOI Governor Stanley Fischer is a [...] | 2009-10-28 15:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV2409 | MOD SETTLEMENTS STRATEGY DEPENDENT ON US-ISRAEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MOD is taking a wait-and-see approach on both settlements and outposts, pending the outcome of USG-GOI negotiations on a moratorium, according to Oded Herman, Senior Advisor to MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad. On settlements, Herman noted that any MOD attempts to restrict th [...] | 2009-11-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
09TELAVIV2756 | HAPOALIM VP: BANK'S DECISION ON CORRESPONDENT [...] (U) This is an action cable (see para 7). 2. (C) Summary: Bank Hapoalim Executive Vice President Boaz Raday highlighted ongoing concerns about re-establishing correspondent banking relations with Palestinian banks in a 17 December meeting with Econoffs. Raday discussed an internal review t [...] | 2009-12-22 09:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV2830 | ISRAEL DEFENDS DECEMBER 26 NABLUS RAID [...] (S) Summary: Following the murder of Rabbi Meir Avshalom Hai on December 24, senior MOD and IDF officials strongly expressed the GOI's obligation to protect its citizens in response to acts of terrorism -- as demonstrated by the December 26 Nablus raid which resulted in the deaths of three Pa [...] | 2009-12-29 15:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV457 | CODEL CARDIN DISCUSSES IRAN, SYRIA, PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) SUMMARY During their trip to Israel, CODEL Cardin discussed Iran, Syria, Israel-Palestinian negotiations, and the Israeli elections with Likud Party leader and candidate for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu described a nuclear Iran as the greatest threat facing Israel, and u [...] | 2009-02-26 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR SY |
09TELAVIV466 | EMBASSY TEL AVIV'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CE CH EG EI ELAB IN IS KCRM KFRD KPAL KTIP KWMN MD NP PHUM PREF RO RP RS SMIG TH TU UK UP UZ |
09TELAVIV471 | GOI WILLING TO PASS THE BUCK BUT NOT THE SHEKEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 16:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS |
09TELAVIV600 | GOI PROPOSES INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR FUNDS TO [...] Channeling funds to enable the re-building of Gaza whilst ensuring the money is not misdirected to destabilizing elements. 2. Empowering the Palestinian Authority (PA) and other institutions in Gaza committed to peaceful co-existence in the region. 3. Developing a mechanism for money [...] | 2009-03-11 15:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS |
09TELAVIV64 | GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 12, 1200 [...] (SBU) Summary: Political debate continues within Israel about the future of Operation Cast Lead, with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, most of the security cabinet, and some senior leaders in the Israeli military successfully pushing forward with the campaign, while Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and [...] | 2009-01-12 10:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINS KWBG CASC EG IS SY KPAL EAID |
09TELAVIV799 | NORWEGIAN MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Norwegian Special Representative for the Middle East Jon Hanssen-Bauer and Ambassador to Israel Jakken Biorn Lian said Norway, as chair of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC),continues to press donors to live up to pledges made at confe [...] | 2009-04-02 16:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL EG SA NO IS |
09TELAVIV803 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL'S VISIT TO ISRAEL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your upcoming visit to the region comes during a time of transition in Israeli politics. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took office April 1 after assembling the largest government in Israeli history, and apparently one of the largest in the world. The government of 30 Minist [...] | 2009-04-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV808 | FOREIGN MINISTER LIEBERMAN HAS ARRIVED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's steady climb in the Israeli political system now has him firmly planted as leader of Israel's third-largest party, Yisrael Beitenu (YB),and has earned him a spot as Israel's top diplomat. Lieberman does not hide that his goal is the Prime M [...] | 2009-04-03 16:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL EG IS |
09TELAVIV90 | GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 13, 1200 [...] (S) Summary: Israeli media reports PM Olmert indicated to foreign leaders January 12 that he was prepared to give Egyptian-sponsored cease-fire talks a chance prior to a decision on a third phase of Operation Cast Lead. At the same time, Olmert stated in a speech to Israeli southern city may [...] | 2009-01-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MOPS PINS KWBG CASC EG IS JO KPAL EAID |
09TELAVIV94 | NATO SYG DE HOOP SCHEFFER DISCUSSES GAZA CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: During his January 11-12 visit to Israel, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer discussed the Gaza conflict with Defense Minister Barak, Foreign Minister Livni, Prime Minister Olmert, and Likud Party leader Netanyahu. De Hoop Scheffer said Barak suggested the duration of [...] | 2009-01-13 12:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO PINS KWBG KPAL EG JO IS |
09TELAVIV99 | LEFT-WING GENERALS ON GAZA SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Retired IDF General Daniel Rothschild, President of the Council for Peace and Security, briefed the diplomatic corps on January 12 at Peace Now on the background and future of the Gaza operation. Rothschild believes that Operation Cast Lead has achieved deterrence, and Israel is [...] | 2009-01-13 16:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IS KPAL KWBG PINR |
09THEHAGUE118 | NETHERLANDS: CONSIDERING PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 [...] Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is considering a pledge of humanitarian assistance at the March 2 Palestinian conference in Sharm al-Sheikh. However, Dutch Foreign Minister Verhagen is unlikely to pledge direct budgetary assistance to the Palestinian Authority. End summary [...] | 2009-02-24 11:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG NL |
09THEHAGUE582 | NETHERLANDS/HRC: SUPPORTING U.S. ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch MFA supports the U.S. position on the Goldstone report, but some members in the Dutch Parliament will try to pressure FM Verhagen to take a more skeptical approach toward Israel. The MFA intimated there is a split on Israel policy between FM Verhagen and Development Mini [...] | 2009-09-25 07:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER NL |
09THEHAGUE615 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH SUPPORT ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch generally support the U.S. approach on the Goldstone report in New York and Geneva. The Dutch MFA hopes for additional information from the U.S. on next steps on the Goldstone report and on Middle East peace negotiations. There is a high-level political conflict between [...] | 2009-10-15 10:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL PHUM PTER NL EU |
09THEHAGUE668 | NETHERLANDS/GOLDSTONE: SAME REDLINES AS IN GENEVA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 10:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL PHUM PTER NL |
09THEHAGUE707 | NETHERLANDS/ISRAEL: "DISMAYED" [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch will support EU consensus on the anti-Israel resolutions at UNGA, having negotiated a strong Explanation of Vote (EOV) by the EU. FM Verhagen was dismayed by the latest Israel decision on settlements in Gilo, and angered by the surprise announcement of new settlements [...] | 2009-11-20 15:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA IS PINR KPAL NL EU |
09TOKYO2324 | JAPAN LOOKS TO BUILD MIDDLE EAST PROCESS SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: MOFA is considering a possible initiative to build support for the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) in Southeast Asia should MEPP discussions restart. Key elements of MOFA,s nascent plan would be expanding the base of support for the MEPP beyond the neighboring Arab countries, s [...] | 2009-10-06 21:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS SN MY ID JA |
09TOKYO2583 | JAPANESE NON-PAPER ON SE ASIA MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (C) During a November 4 meeting with Embassy Poloff, MOFA First Middle East Principal Deputy Director Kazutaka Kawahara provided an English-language copy of a non-paper (See paragraph 5) explaining current MOFA internal discussion on the form and substance of its proposed Southeast Asia Middle [...] | 2009-11-09 02:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS SN MY ID JA |
09TOKYO2646 | PALESTINIAN REPRESENTATIVE MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) In a November 16 meeting with Embassy Poloff, Palestinian Permanent Mission Chief Representative Waleed Siam said that he was optimistic that the new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government would be more receptive to requests for direct budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) t [...] | 2009-11-17 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KPAL IS |
09TOKYO28 | JAPAN EXPRESSES CONTINUING CONCERNS OVER GAZA; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan remains deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza, but official public statements have been measured and even-handed. Following his December 31 telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert (ref A),Prime Minister Aso telephoned Palestinian Authority Abbas on [...] | 2009-01-07 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID UNRWA KWBG KPAL IS JA |
09TOKYO4 | JAPAN CALLS FOR HALT TO ATTACKS ON GAZA; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso telephoned Prime Minister Olmert to urge an end to Israel's airstrikes on Gaza. Japan has also called on Hamas to stop firing rockets at Israel. The Israeli Embassy in Tokyo has been in touch with MOFA concerning possible UNSC actions concerning the situation in [...] | 2009-01-02 06:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG UNRWA IS JA |
09TOKYO450 | JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH [...] (C) Embassy shared reftel points with MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji who advises that Japan's delegation to the March 2 Sharm al-Sheikh conference will be led by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito, and that Japan will pledge 19.5 billion y [...] | 2009-02-27 05:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EAID KPAL KWBG JA |
09TOKYO47 | JAPAN TELLS IRAN TO "ACT RESPONSIBLY" ON GAZA [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Nakasone in a January 7 telephone conversation told Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki that Iran, as a regional power, needs to act responsibly to help bring an end to the violence in Gaza. According to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yuki [...] | 2009-01-08 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IR JA |
09TOKYO529 | JAPANESE PLEDGE USD 200 MILLION AT MARCH 2 SHARM [...] Ref A indicates that Japan's contribution at the March 2 Sharm al-Sheikh donors conference for Gaza is "unknown." In public remarks made at the conference, Japan's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito stated as follows: "The reconstruction of Gaza must serve as a cornerstone for t [...] | 2009-03-10 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG JA |
09TORONTO6 | Ontario Union Call For Ban on Israeli Professors; Canadian [...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in Ontario announced on January 6 that it would propose a ban on Israeli academics speaking, teaching, or researching at Ontario universities. The proposal is in response to the December 29 Israeli bombing that damaged the Islamic Uni [...] | 2009-01-06 20:29:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWBG XF IS PREL KPAL GZ CA |
09TRIPOLI1036 | LOCAL DIPLOMATS BELIEVE LIBYA UNLIKELY TO PUSH HARD FOR SECOND TERM AS AU CHAIR REF: A. ADDIS ABABA 2945 B. LILONGWE 690 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 09:46:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL AU AL KPAL MI LY |
09TRIPOLI156 | LIBYA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: LOOKING FOR SIGNALS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 10:44:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM MASS MARR PTER KPAO KPAL LY |
09TRIPOLI21 | LIBYA ON ARAB LEAGUE EMERGENCY MINISTERIAL ON GAZA AND ARAB [...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed reftel points to MFA Secretary for Arab Affairs (A/S-equivalent) Muhammad Taher Siala on January 13, underscoring the importance of supporting the Egyptian-Israeli dialogue, avoiding any diplomatic activity that undermines Egypt's efforts and calling for a responsibl [...] | 2009-01-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL LY TS |
09TRIPOLI254 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 13:18:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF LY |
09TRIPOLI30 | LIBYAN RESPONSE TO ONGOING EVENTS IN GAZA REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 988, B) 08 TRIPOLI 984, C) TRIPOLI 005 TRIPOLI 00000030 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting of senior regime figures, Muammar al-Qadhafi dismissed UNSCR 1860 as ineffectual, argued that further action on Gaza through UN channels would be "meaningless", minimized the chance that the upcoming Arab League ministerial on Gaza would be helpful and said Libya must incr [...] | 2009-01-14 14:56:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL UN KPAO ASEC IS LY EG |
09TRIPOLI5 | LIBYAN REACTIONS TO GAZA: PUBLIC OUTRAGE, PRIVATE PRAGMATISM REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 988, B) TRIPOLI 984 [...] (C) Public and press reaction in Libya to events in Gaza has largely tracked wider Arab responses, with growing coverage in local media decrying "Zionist aggression". Authorities have authorized several demonstrations in the past week, including protests in front of the Palestinian, Jordanian, and [...] | 2009-01-05 07:02:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UN ASEC KPAO KPAL LY |
09TRIPOLI816 | FM KUSA DEFENDS LIBYAN ACTIONS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT AS "OPENING THE DOOR" FOR DEBATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-12 16:11:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LY |
09TRIPOLI898 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: LIBYA WILL FOLLOW ARAB GROUP ON GOLDSTONE REPORT RESOLUTION REF: STATE 112828 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 16:19:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LY UNGA |
09TUNIS10 | TUNISIA: DEMONSTRATIONS SPREAD AS ANGER GROWS [...] (C) Popular anger over the Israeli military operations in Gaza continues to increase, especially as civilian casualties mount. This sentiment is both fueled by, and reflected in, local media coverage. Impromptu demonstrations have proliferated. Most have been quickly dispersed by the police [...] | 2009-01-07 17:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KPAO TS |
09TUNIS14 | TUNISIAN "STREET" VENTS ANGER OVER GAZA [...] (C) Anger in the Tunisian "street" continues to increase over civilian casualties in Gaza, and the GOT is taking measures to show that it is not out of step. President Ben Ali again expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza, and was credited with identifying with their plight in a key Frid [...] | 2009-01-09 18:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL TS |
09TUNIS2 | GAZA: TUNISIAN REACTIONS INTENSIFYING [...] (C) The Tunisian reaction against the continued Israeli air strikes in Gaza is becoming stronger. In separate statements, Ben Ali called for an immediate end to the aggression against the Palestinian people in his New Year's speech, and the Chamber of Advisors condemned the raids as "crimes [...] | 2009-01-02 17:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL TS |
09TUNIS226 | SCENSETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO [...] (C) Senator Mitchell, my team and I look forward to working with you during your visit to Tunis. President Ben Ali and Foreign Minister Abdallah are pleased that you have included Tunisia on your itinerary and look forward to hearing first-hand your assessment of prospects for Israeli-Palesti [...] | 2009-04-10 11:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL KPAL ASCH OFDP TS |
09TUNIS27 | TUNISIA WILL NOT ATTEND DOHA SUMMIT [...] (C) Tunisia will not attend the January 16 extraordinary Arab League Summit in Doha. The Foreign Ministry released a statement to this effect on January 13 and Foreign Minister Abdallah confirmed it to the Ambassador. According to Abdallah's calculations, the pro-summit faction within the Ar [...] | 2009-01-14 16:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL TS |
09TUNIS278 | TUNISIANS POSITIVE ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST [...] (C) During meetings with a cross-section of society, Tunisians said they had high hopes for the Obama Administration, but were still waiting for concrete steps implementing President Obama's vision. Government officials, opposition parties and activists alike reacted favorably to Obama's sp [...] | 2009-05-07 16:32:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL KPAO TS |
09TUNIS343 | TUNISIANS SAY "BRAVO" TO PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH, [...] (SBU) At a small gathering with opinion leaders and a reception for young people, as well as in exchanges with diplomatic officials, Ambassador and EmbOffs heard an overwhelmingly positive response to President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. While some contacts would have liked to see the P [...] | 2009-06-04 22:06:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL KPAO TS |
09TUNIS361 | TUNISIA: CONTINUED POSITIVE REACTIONS TO OBAMA [...] (C) One week after President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech, Tunisians continue to be generally positive. Much skepticism remains, with some commentators raising questions about actions versus words. The speech also remains a topic of conversation and discourse in the media. In fact, the cover [...] | 2009-06-11 17:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAO KPAL TS |
09TUNIS408 | ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL: TUNISIA SUPPORTS PEACE [...] (C) The Ambassador raised he Arab League Ministerial with Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah late June 18, asking Tunisia to demonstrate leadership and help create the context for the prompt resumption and early conclusion of peace negotiations. 2. (C) Abdallah spoke effusively about Pres [...] | 2009-06-19 18:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL XF EAID |
09TUNIS688 | AMBASSADOR RAISES MIDDLE EAST PEACE WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador informed Foreign Minister Abdallah September 17 of a likely telephone call from the Secretary either that day or soon thereafter. The United States is seeking concrete steps from Tunisia in support of reviving the Middle East peace process, including possible re [...] | 2009-09-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL TS US IS |
09TUNIS807 | DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 16:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS TS |
09TUNIS814 | TUNISIAN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY'S NOVEMBER 2 ADDRESS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In spite of post's extensive efforts to obtain full coverage for the Secretary's speech at the Forum for the Future in Marrakech, including a pre-arranged interview with one of the media hub spokespersons for a local journalist, the lack of live television coverage on the satell [...] | 2009-11-06 06:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KPAL PBTS IS TS |
09TUNIS844 | TUNISIA URGED TO VOTE AGAINST ANTI-ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Embassy requested the Government of Tunisia vote against or abstain from voting on anti-Israel resolutions in the UNGA and cease lending support to the three resolutions extending the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable rights of the Palestinian People, the Division for Palesti [...] | 2009-11-18 15:50:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL TS |
09TUNIS881 | DEMARCHE TO TUNISIA ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] (C) Charge delivered the points conveyed reftel to Mahmoud Khemiri, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Abdallah, during a November 30 meeting. The Charge underlined the U.S. view that Israel's settlement moratorium represented a positive development. 2. (C) Khemiri offered little in the wa [...] | 2009-11-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IS TS |
09ULAANBAATAR245 | MONGOLIA'S TOP MEDIA OUTLETS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Eighteen years after independence, Mongolia's major media outlets remain influenced by political parties and powerful patrons. If not exactly a free press, a vibrant media scene has nonetheless emerged from amid the tangled web of interlocking ownership relations. Among print m [...] | 2009-08-28 00:50:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PROP KPAL PGOV OPRC MN |
09ULAANBAATAR319 | MONGOLIA RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche as requested in reftel to Ms. Gerelmaa, Second Secretary with the International Organizations Department (IOD) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Gerelmaa noted the political sensitivity to the GOM of certain international human rights issues and pro [...] | 2009-11-04 04:57:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS MG |
09UNVIEVIENNA123 | ISRAEL CONSIDERING PALESTINE OBSERVERSHIP AT THE [...] (C) Summary: Following up discussions with incoming Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Prepcom Chair Australia, Israeli Ambassador Michaeli met March 19 with DCM to review the long-standing issue of Palestinian observership and to float the idea of "package deal" in which Israel might acquie [...] | 2009-03-25 09:20:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KTBT PARM CTBT KPAL IS |
09USNATO484 | RFG: NATO SYG DROPS BOMBSHELL IN ABU DHABI RELATING TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS AND ALLIANCE POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 09:15:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KPAL IS AE |
09USUNNEWYORK1046 | UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON UNITED NATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization Committee (the Fourth Committee) held its general debate on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on November 2 - 3. The Commissioner General of UNRWA opened the debate [...] | 2009-11-17 19:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KPAL PHUM PREL PREF KWBG |
09USUNNEWYORK1073 | UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING - LIBYA KEEN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat's briefing to the Security Council at its monthly meeting on the Middle East on November 24 focused on the current impasse in re-launching bilateral negotiations, given continuing Israeli settlement activity. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains troubli [...] | 2009-11-25 23:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK1083 | ISRAELI PRACTICES IN THE WEST BANK, GAZA AND GOLAN [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee met November 9 - 10 to debate the annual "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories" (aka the Special Committee). The deb [...] | 2009-12-01 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAL IS |
09USUNNEWYORK1105 | ISRAELI MILITARY ADVOCATE GENERAL BRIEFS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice met on December 7 with Israeli Military Advocate General Major General Mandelblit to discuss the Israeli government's investigation of allegations of international humanitarian law and human rights violations, as set forth in the Goldstone report and other sources [...] | 2009-12-08 22:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS |
09USUNNEWYORK1146 | GA PLENARY: ANNUAL DEBATE: THE SITUATION IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The General Assembly met from November 30 - December 2 on the "Question of Palestine" and "Situation in the Middle East." The debate on the Question of Palestine included speeches from the President of the General Assembly, 42 countries and the Palestine Observer Mission. Most [...] | 2009-12-22 15:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAL IS |
09USUNNEWYORK1147 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH UK PERM [...] (U) Action request for Department in paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ambassador Rice met on December 16 with UK Perm Rep Mark Lyall-Grant, at his request, to discuss Middle East peace efforts. Lyall-Grant asked about current U.S. thinking on the Middle East. He said that Foreign Secretary Miliband [...] | 2009-12-22 16:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS |
09USUNNEWYORK1150 | UNSC: COUNCIL'S DECEMBER MEETING ON THE MIDDLE [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process Serry briefed the Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on December 17. He highlighted the lack of progress in seeking the two parties' return to the negotiating table. While noting that Israeli Prime Minister Netan [...] | 2009-12-23 19:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK124 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT [...] (C) During an introductory call on General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann on February 11, Ambassador Rice underscored U.S. priorities for renewed engagement with the United Nations, but cautioned the PGA against divisive actions. D'Escoto expressed his strong enthusiasm fo [...] | 2009-02-12 14:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG EFIN UNGA KGHG KPAL PINR |
09USUNNEWYORK159 | UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING: SUPPORTIVE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the monthly Security Council meeting on the Middle East, Robert Serry, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and the Secretary General's Personal Representative to the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, briefed the Council on the situation in Gaza and t [...] | 2009-02-19 22:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK160 | AMB. WOLFF MEETS WITH UNSCO SERRY ON GAZA [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry met with Ambassador Wolff on February 18 to discuss Gaza. Serry was pessimistic on the chances for a durable cease-fire in Gaza given Israel's linking of the cease-fire to Israeli CPL Shalit's release and news [...] | 2009-02-19 22:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS EG |
09USUNNEWYORK19 | UNSC: COUNCIL SUPPORTS SYG TRAVEL TO REGION; URGES [...] (SBU) Summary: In closed-door consultations with the Security Council on January 13, the Secretary-General briefed the Council on the goals of his upcoming trip to the region. He stressed it was time for the violence to stop and called for a durable cease-fire and the implementation of UNSCR [...] | 2009-01-13 21:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS EG TU |
09USUNNEWYORK198 | AMBASSADOR WOLFF MEETS WITH UNIFIL COMMANDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Wolff met with General Claudio Graziano, the Force Commander of UNIFIL, and discussed UNIFIL's operations, elections in Lebanon, and Israel's occupation of northern Ghajar. Graziano said the security situation in Lebanon will remain critical during the run-up to the L [...] | 2009-02-28 00:08:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL MARR IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK222 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS MOROCCAN PERMREP LOULICHKI [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice and Moroccan PermRep Mohammed Loulichki on March 5 held their introductory meeting and discussed the Western Sahara, Human Rights Council, and Durban Review Conference. Loulichki spoke at length about human rights, insisting that the inclusion of human rights lan [...] | 2009-03-09 15:11:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XI XF KPAL WI MARR |
09USUNNEWYORK224 | ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BASHIR AND AID TO [...] (C) Arab League (AL) Ambassador Yahya Mahmassani began his March 5 meeting with Ambassador Rice by raising the International Criminal Court's (ICC) March 4 announcement of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir. He reiterated the AL's position that the indictment is not a positive st [...] | 2009-03-09 18:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS SU |
09USUNNEWYORK248 | UNSC: UNSCR 1701 QUARTERLY CONSULTATIONS AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and DPKO Director for Asia and the Middle East Division Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber briefed the Security Council in consultations on the Secretary-General's UNSCR 1701 quarterly report. Both emphasized that the most [...] | 2009-03-11 21:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC KPAL KPKO IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK328 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 25, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in 2009. In addition to a briefing by the Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs covering recent events, which he termed a "situation of impasse and uncertainty," all 15 Council members spoke [...] | 2009-03-27 22:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR |
09USUNNEWYORK41 | UNSC: SECRETARY-GENERAL BRIEFS COUNCIL; COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Secretary-General briefed the Security Council January 21 on his recent trip to the Middle East during the Council's monthly meeting on the Middle East. Both he and Council members welcomed the unilateral cease-fires and the Israeli withdrawal but stressed the need to imple [...] | 2009-01-22 23:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY EG AU |
09USUNNEWYORK421 | UNSC: RUSSIANS MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS FOR [...] (C) Ambassadors Rice and Wolff met bilaterally with Russian Perm Rep Churkin and Deputy Perm Rep Dolgov on April 23. Ambassador Churkin confirmed that his government plans to send out invitations April 24 to its proposed May 11 Council ministerial meeting on the Middle East. He said only U [...] | 2009-04-23 22:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS RS |
09USUNNEWYORK433 | UNSC MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS: FRUSTRATED BY LACK [...] (C) Summary: Lynn Pascoe, Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on April 20 briefed Council members on the situation in the Middle East in a public session before the Council moved to closed consultations. Pascoe focused most of his presentation on the situation in Gaza, and noted pa [...] | 2009-04-24 22:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR |
09USUNNEWYORK460 | AMBASSADOR RICE’S MAY 4 TELCONS WITH UN [...] (C) Ambassador Rice spoke with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon three times on May 4 to discuss concerns over the Board of Inquiry's report on incidents at UN sites in December 2008 and January 2009. Rice called the Secretary-General to register concern about the scope of the report. She cited in part [...] | 2009-05-05 22:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS |
09USUNNEWYORK468 | GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon transmitted to the Security Council on May 5 his letter and summary of the Board of Inquiry's conclusions and recommendations into nine incidents involving the UN in Gaza between December 2008 and January 2009. The Security Council will discuss in inf [...] | 2009-05-07 15:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS |
09USUNNEWYORK482 | UNSC: UN ENVOY SAYS GREAT PROGRESS ON 1559, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council on May 7 that significant progress had been achieved in the implementation of UNSCR 1559, particularly on the full opening of diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria. Despite great strides in solidifying internal stability and [...] | 2009-05-12 01:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL UNSC LE SY IS |
09USUNNEWYORK489 | SECURITY COUNCIL AND GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY: LIBYA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: The Libyan delegation circulated to Council members, after the May 11 Ministerial meeting on the Middle East, a draft resolution pursuing the findings of the Gaza Board of Inquiry and scheduled an experts meeting to discu [...] | 2009-05-12 16:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK493 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST MINISTERIAL STRONGLY BACKS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council on May 11 convened a ministerial-level meeting to encourage Israel, the Palestinians, and the international community to move forward on their commitments toward a comprehensive peace agreement. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, opened the meetin [...] | 2009-05-13 00:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL UNSC LE SY IS |
09USUNNEWYORK495 | SECURITY COUNCIL AND GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY: [...] (C) According to the Russian Council Presidency, the Libyan delegation on May 12 continued to insist that consultations on the Gaza Board of Inquiry report be scheduled by May 13 or they would call for a formal Council meeting under Rule 2 of the Council's rules of procedure. Ambassador Rice [...] | 2009-05-13 01:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK500 | SECURITY COUNCIL AND GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY: [...] (C) The Security Council held short consultations on May 13 on the Secretary-General's transmittal to the Council of his letter and summary of the Gaza Board of Inquiry report and Libya's draft resolution on the matter. The Council agreed to take no further action and asked the Presidency to [...] | 2009-05-13 23:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK504 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MAY 13 BILATERAL MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Rice met with Lebanese Perm Rep Nawaf Salam on May 13 for their first bilateral meeting. Ambassador Salam reviewed the electoral playing field in Lebanon ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections. He expressed appreciation for Ambassador Rice's statements in the Council on L [...] | 2009-05-14 20:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KPAL KWBG LE IS |
09USUNNEWYORK574 | MUSLIM AMBASSADORS PRAISE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rice on June 4 hosted 28 Ambassadors from Muslim-majority countries at her residence to view President Obama's speech in Cairo a few hours earlier and discuss it. There was uniform praise for the President's sincerity and honesty, and most judged the speech a watershed [...] | 2009-06-08 23:27:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS UN EG |
09USUNNEWYORK618 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S JUNE 22 MEETING WITH TERJE [...] (C) Summary: Terje Roed-Larsen told Ambassador Rice on June 22 that the June 7 Lebanese Parliamentary elections had been "good news" and described three possible regional scenarios going forward in order of probability: (1) business as usual, (2) a regional war started by Hizballah involving [...] | 2009-06-25 02:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LE SY IR SA VT |
09USUNNEWYORK624 | UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Middle East on June 23. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry briefed the Council and highlighted the concerted push to create the conditions for re-launching negotiations for a two state solution. [...] | 2009-06-26 00:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK64 | UNSC: U/SYG HOLMES AND UNRWA CHIEF BRIEF COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary-General Holmes and UNRWA Commissioner-General Abu Zayd briefed the Security Council January 27 on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Holmes said he was shocked by the destruction and suffering he saw in Gaza on his recent trip and highlighted both Hamas' use of [...] | 2009-01-30 00:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER EAID SOCI UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK657 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Observer Ambassador Mansour raised with Ambassador Rice on July 6 the possibility of cooperating on the various Israeli-Palestinian-related UNGA resolutions. Ambassador Rice pressed Mansour to set a tone during the upcoming UNGA that is constructive, responsible, and [...] | 2009-07-07 23:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG UNGA IS |
09USUNNEWYORK676 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON SYG'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In July 8 Security Council consultations on the UNSCR 1701 report, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Williams told the Council that the successful Lebanese parliamentary elections and the calm during the reporting period offers a real opportunity for full implementation of UNS [...] | 2009-07-11 00:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK7 | CALLS IN NEW YORK FOR SECURITY COUNCIL TO ACT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 15:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG |
09USUNNEWYORK72 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH ISRAELI AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gabriela Shalev on January 28 welcomed Ambassador Rice to her new post during their initial meeting. During the hour-long meeting, Shalev stressed Israel's commitment to the peace process while isolating Hamas and ending smug [...] | 2009-01-30 19:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IR IS KPAL KWBG LE PAL SY UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK721 | CLOSED COUNCIL SESSION LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 23 Alain LeRoy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefed Security Council members in consultations on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movements and initial investigation. LeRoy said the cache rep [...] | 2009-07-24 16:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK736 | UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on July 27. He focused his briefing on continuing Israeli settlement activity, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and th [...] | 2009-07-31 00:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL KPO UNSC IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK74 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Head of the Palestinian Observer Mission Riyad Mansour used his January 28 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice to urge renewed USG engagement with the UN. He said the Palestinian Mission is interested in building consensus for UN actions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and enco [...] | 2009-01-30 20:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PGOV UN IS |
09USUNNEWYORK770 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, Ambassador Rice met with European Union representatives to discuss issues including climate change, non-proliferation and disarmament, UN peacekeeping, the Middle East peace process, and the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly -- including budget and human rights i [...] | 2009-08-14 22:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KNNP KGHG PHUM UN IS KPAL KWBG EUN |
09USUNNEWYORK773 | ISRAELI MISSION VOICES CONCERN OVER [...] (U) This contains an action request (see paragraph 6). 2. (C) Daniel Carmon, the Deputy PermRep of the Israeli Mission in New York, on August 11 informed Ambassador Wolff that the representative office of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) had rej [...] | 2009-08-17 18:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF UNSC KPAL IS |
09USUNNEWYORK798 | ISRAELI PARTICIPATION IN UNRWA AT 60 EVENT - USUN [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Observer Mission to the UN has taken a very hard-line position against the Israeli request for a speaking role at the high level segment of the UNRWA 60th anniversary commemorative event. The Arab members of the steering committee are likely to follow the Palestin [...] | 2009-08-28 13:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF UNGA IS KPAL |
09USUNNEWYORK842 | AMBASSADOR RICE’S SEPTEMBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon on September 16, the day after the release of the Goldstone report on violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law during the Gaza conflict. Ayalon termed the report "outrageous" and said it gave Hamas [...] | 2009-09-17 00:45:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS IR RS |
09USUNNEWYORK864 | UN COMMEMORATION OF 60 YEARS OF UNRWA [...] (SBU) Summary: The commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of United National Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) special high-level meeting of the General Assembly took place at UN headquarters September 24, 2009. The event was an opportunity [...] | 2009-09-30 14:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF UNRWA KPAL IS |
09USUNNEWYORK875 | LIBYA REQUESTS URGENT UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) On October 6, Libyan PermRep Shalgham sent a letter to the UN Security Council President (Vietnam) requesting, under Rule 2 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, an urgent meeting of the Security Council "to discuss the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the G [...] | 2009-10-06 23:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK880 | UNSC DECIDES TO HANDLE LIBYAN REQUEST FOR MEETING [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Security Council met on October 7 in closed consultations to discuss the Libyan mission's request for an urgent Council meeting on the Goldstone report. Prior to consultations, USUN had surveyed the Council and knew that there was little support for a stand alon [...] | 2009-10-08 01:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK882 | GOLDSTONE REPORT POST-PARTUM: IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN [...] (C) Repercussions from successful efforts in Geneva to postpone the HRC's discussion of the Goldstone report have resulted in the movement of the report to New York. While the Security Council did not accede to Libya's October 6 request for a stand-alone Council meeting on the Goldstone repo [...] | 2009-10-08 23:35:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS |
09USUNNEWYORK928 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE - NON-MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 14 October, the Security Council held its Open Debate on the Middle East. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed the Council on recent events, noting that there had been no significant progress on the peace process. He referred to recent tensions in East Jerusalem as well as [...] | 2009-10-19 19:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK944 | ARABS REQUEST U.S. SUPPORT FOR SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wolff met Friday October 23 with the representatives of Arab states and organizations that have joined together as a follow-up group to lobby for action on the Goldstone Report in New York. The Palestinian Permanent Observer suggested the establishment of a "monitoring [...] | 2009-10-24 00:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK962 | GOLDSTONE REPORT: MEETING BETWEEN USUN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPR Alex Wolff met October 28, 2009, with Israeli Legal Adviser Ehud Keinan, at the latter's request. Keinan provided information on the investigations the GOI has undertaken in response to complaints arising out of Operation Cast Lead. He noted the internal GOI debate on how t [...] | 2009-10-29 21:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS |
09USUNNEWYORK99 | PALESTINIANS PRESSING SYG TO BROADEN SCOPE OF [...] (C) Palestinian Permanent Observer Ambassador Mansour told Ambassador Wolff February 6 that he was exploring ways for the UN to investigate the conduct of the Gaza conflict. He cited as precedent UNSCR 1405 (2002) which "welcomed the initiative of the Secretary-General to develop accurate inf [...] | 2009-02-10 01:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL KWBG IS |
09VALLETTA141 | MALTA: PLEDGE FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: DETAILS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER MT |
09VALLETTA487 | MALTA'S RESPONSE RE THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on November 3 to MFA Americas Desk officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasqualie, and spoke on November 4 to MFA Asia (NEA) Director Patrick Mifsud. 2. (C) Mifsud advised that Malta expected to follow a collective EU position on the Goldstone Report and [...] | 2009-11-04 17:18:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PRESL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MT |
09VALLETTA498 | PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SYG [...] (S) SUMMARY. U.S. Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec met November 12 with Mr. Sergio Piazzi, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM),at Piazzi's request. Piazzi urged U.S. support for and participation in PAM's planned February meeting in Malta on the Jerus [...] | 2009-11-16 19:12:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS MT |
09VALLETTA507 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 19 to MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech, and Americas' Desk Officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasquale. Acting Director Grech expressed appreciation for the information, but had no immediate comment. 2. (SBU) DCM and PolO [...] | 2009-11-19 16:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT |
09VALLETTA511 | MALTA WILL VOTE FOR UNGA RESOLUTIONS EXTENDING [...] (C) Following deliver of reftel a demarche November 19, DCM and PolOff met November 20 with MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech. Grech thanked DCM and PolOff for providing U.S. views and expressed an understanding of the unhelpful nature of one-sided resolutions in eroding c [...] | 2009-11-20 17:00:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT |
09VALLETTA525 | MALTA'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MESSAGE ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed MFA Permanent Secretary Cecelia Attard-Pirotta on December 1 concerning the substance of the President's Afghan policy speech to be delivered later that day. She expressed the GOM's interest in the new strategy but had no comment concerning GOM commitments for [...] | 2009-12-04 16:22:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PMIL IS MT AF |
09VIENNA1241 | AUSTRIA: PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS WITH ABBAS, NETANYAHU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS AU |
09VIENNA1333 | AUSTRIA ON HANDLING OF GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 06:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IAEA AU |
09VIENNA1413 | GOA SHARES USG CONCERNS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT, WILL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL AU |
09VIENNA182 | MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE - AUSTRIA [...] (C) MFA Middle East Director Amb. Ralph Scheide told Econ/Pol Counselor Feb. 19 that Austrian FM Spindelegger will attend the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh Conference and that Austria plans to make a noticeable contribution, which would be provided through UNRWA and the EU. As the cabinet had not y [...] | 2009-02-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PGOV |
09VIENNA279 | SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE: DETAILS ON AUSTRIA'S [...] Per reftel, Post sought clarification on Austrian assistance to Palestinians -- specifically GoA pledges made on March 2 in Sharm al-Sheikh -- from the Middle East desk officer at the Department for Development Assistance in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lydia Saadat. Saadat confirmed tha [...] | 2009-03-11 10:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PHUM KPAL KWGB EUN AU |
09VIENNA346 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 07:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN AU |
09VILNIUS580 | LITHUANIA EXPECTS TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTION [...] (C) We delivered reftel points November 3 to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy Division. She said she had received a copy of a draft resolution expected to be introduced in the UN General Assembly as part of the discussion on the Goldstone Report. That draft was receive [...] | 2009-11-03 15:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PHUM PTER LH |
09WARSAW1005 | POLAND WELCOMES TRILATERAL MIDDLE EAST MEETING [...] (C) GoP officials were pleased that U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian leaders met last week. Although the Poles discerned little progress, they saw the symbolic talks as establishing a precedent for more detailed discussions in coming months and, more importantly, demonstrating a renewed U.S. c [...] | 2009-09-29 15:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS PL |
09WARSAW1120 | POLAND AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Although MFA experts will review U.S. arguments in more detail, Poland will likely support the U.S. position if and when a resolution comes up for a vote. Josef Osas, Minister-Counselor in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Department, said Poland's assessment of a possible Arab Group reso [...] | 2009-11-04 16:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL ISPL PL |
09WARSAW186 | POLISH RESPONSE TO U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 06:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG PREL PL |
09WELLINGTON299 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) PolOff delivered Reftel demarche to Michael McBryde, MFAT's United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division Deputy Director and encouraged GNZ to support USG's position during the November 4 UNGA Goldstone Report debate. Mr. McBryde met separately with MFAT's Middle East Division [...] | 2009-11-04 07:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
09YEREVAN821 | YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OPPOSING UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-26 08:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE AM |
09YEREVAN827 | YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S POSTURE ON IRAN'S [...] (C) On 25 November 2009, Ambassador Yovanovich delivered reftel demarche to Vigen Sargsian, Deputy Chief of staff to President Serzh Sargsian. Sargsian asked Ambassador how the US Government envisioned the next steps vis-a-vis Iran. Ambassador responded that the next steps are difficult to pr [...] | 2009-12-01 09:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | AM IS KPAL LE PINR PREL SY UNGA |
09YEREVAN836 | YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: DECEMBER 2009 UN VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 05:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE AM |
09ZAGREB619 | CROATIA: GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 14:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HR |
09ZAGREB651 | CROATIA- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 3 November to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. She expressed her appreciation for receiving the material and indicated that Croatia would coordinate its position with the US via its mission in New York. She noted that Croatia shares the US po [...] | 2009-11-04 14:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HR |
09ZAGREB682 | DEMARCHED DELIVERED ON US POSITION ON UNGA MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 15:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE HR |
10ABUDHABI128 | UAE PROVIDES $45M GRANT TO PA [...] (SBU) On January 10, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Acting Director General Mohammed Al Suwaidi told EconOff that the ADFD's August 2009 $45m grant to the Palestinian Authority to fund 116 small projects in the West Bank was provided as a direct grant to the PA. Al Suwaidi noted that thi [...] | 2010-01-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KPAL AE |
10ABUDHABI47 | HAMAS COMMANDER KILLED IN DUBAI HOTEL [...] (U) On January 29, approximately 9:00 am local time Friday, Reuters first reported the January 20 murder in a Dubai hotel of senior Hamas member Mahmoud Abdul Raouf Mohammad Hassan (known as Mahmoud Al Mabhouh). The brief wire story preceded the release of an official statement from the Dubai gover [...] | 2010-01-31 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL KWBG KCRM IS SY AE |
10ADDISABABA396 | GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
10ALGIERS115 | FM TO SANDERSON: TSA LIST "POISON IN RELATIONS" [...] (C) In a meeting with visiting NEA DAS Sanderson January 25, Algerian Foreign Minister Medelci objected to TSA's placing Algeria on a list with supporters of terrorism and countries where U.S. troops were at war, arguing that this was at variance with Algeria's solid commitment to fighting te [...] | 2010-02-10 08:03:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON KPAL KGHG SENV ML SU AG |
10AMMAN326 | JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...] | 2010-02-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
10AMMAN396 | JORDAN: HRW REPORT ON CITIZENSHIP WITHDRAWALS [...] (S) The release of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report "Stateless Again: Palestinian-Origin Jordanians Deprived of their Nationality" has elicited an angry response from the GOJ. The report highlights the personal experiences of eleven individuals who had their nationality revoked by the Mini [...] | 2010-02-16 11:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PREL PREF KPAL IS JO |
10AMMAN461 | JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...] | 2010-02-28 08:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
10BEIRUT104 | UNRWA LEBANON DESPERATE FOR RESOURCES [...] (C) Summary: UNRWA Lebanon will exhaust its funding by March 2010 and be forced to make drastic cuts without additional support, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Lebanon country representative Salvatore Lombardo told donor countries on January 15. While PM Hariri and the new Leb [...] | 2010-02-02 09:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM KPAL PTER KCRM LE |
10BEIRUT116 | MARADA'S FRANJIEH CALLS FOR INDIRECT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Marada leader Sleiman Franjieh reported to the Ambassador on February 2 that he had established a rapport with Prime Minister Saad Hariri, whom he described as "a man you can deal with." Franjieh, a strong Syrian ally, expressed his support for indirect negotiations between Leban [...] | 2010-02-04 16:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPAL PINR PTER SY IS LE |
10BEIRUT118 | GEAGEA ON MARCH 14 POSITIVE MOMENTUM, CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: The March 14 coalition has recaptured some of its momentum as it prepares to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Rafik Hariri's assassination on February 14, Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea told the Ambassador on February 3. Geagea complained of Syria's ascendant status [...] | 2010-02-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR KPAL LE SY SA |
10BEIRUT119 | LABOR MINISTER HARB UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Labor Ministry had recently agreed to form a joint committee with embassies with many citizens working as domestic employees in Lebanon to oversee employment agencies that contracted the workers, Labor Minister Boutros Harb told the Ambassador on February 3. Harb also expresse [...] | 2010-02-05 13:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KTIP PHUM KWMN PGOV PREF KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT123 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Beirut warmly welcomes your February 16-17 visit to Lebanon. As the country emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri will rein [...] | 2010-02-05 16:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS PBTS KPAL EAIR |
10BEIRUT14 | BAROUD OUTLINES EFFORTS TO EXTEND STATE SOVEREIGNTY [...] (C) Summary: The Lebanese government is committed to implementing UNSCR 1701, but Prime Minister Saad Hariri must establish a coordinated strategy for border control, Interior Minister Ziad Baroud told the Ambassador. His Internal Security Forces (ISF) had achieved initial successes in polici [...] | 2010-01-05 18:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT15 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S JOHNSON'S JAN 10-11 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 10-11 visit as one of the first high-level visits to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meeting with Interior Minister Ziad Baroud will reinforce the message that [...] | 2010-01-06 14:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PBTS SNAR PREF PTER KPAL KCRM LE |
10BEIRUT16 | MINDEF MURR CONTINUES PRESSING FOR SOF SUPPORT [...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Elias al-Murr announced to the Ambassador a plan to restructure the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with an emphasis on special operations forces (SOF). Murr asked the Ambassador for help in convincing Prime Minister Saad Hariri not to spend a large portion of a prom [...] | 2010-01-06 15:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | MARR MASS MCAP KJUS PREL PTER KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT184 | INL A/S JOHNSON PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ISF REFORM [...] (C) Summary: INL Assistant Secretary David Johnson assured MGen Rifi, the head of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF),of continued U.S. support to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Lebanese police so they can exercise their authority in all of Lebanon. Gen. Rifi acknowledge [...] | 2010-02-25 13:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT50 | PRESIDENT SLEIMAN, SPEAKER BERRI AND WALID [...] (C) Summary: An urgent need for progress on regional peace was the common priority for President Michel Sleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri, and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt during their meetings with visiting CODEL McCain on January 8 and 9. Sleiman sought reassurances that U.S. military assistance [...] | 2010-01-19 07:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC MASS KPAL KJUS ECPS SY IR LE |
10BEIRUT81 | HEALTH MINISTER TOUTS MINISTRY'S COMMITMENT TO IPR [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Health Mohammad Khalifeh informed the Ambassador January 22 that earlier that morning he had worked with the chief prosecutor's office to issue arrest warrants for individuals involved in a counterfeit pharmaceutical smuggling ring. Proud of the ministry's accomplishm [...] | 2010-01-27 14:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV KIPR KDEM PINR KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT89 | S/E MITCHELL RULES OUT FORCED NATURALIZATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell affirmed to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and Foreign Minister Ali Chami that the U.S. opposes the forced naturalization of Palestinians in Lebanon under any circumstance. During his Janua [...] | 2010-01-29 08:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MEPP KPAL SY IS LE |
10BERLIN76 | ISRAEL USES GERMANY FOR INTERNATIONAL ENTREE, [...] (C) MFA NEA Assistant-Secretary equivalent Andreas Michaelis told Pol M-C January 20 that the January 18 German-Israeli consultations in Berlin were primarily oriented toward the bilateral relationship rather than the peace process or regional issues, outside of Iran. He described Israeli FM [...] | 2010-01-20 15:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL KWBG IS IR GM |
10BRIDGETOWN37 | GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 18:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS XL |
10BRUSSELS161 | ISRAELI AMBASSADOR ASKS U.S. SUPPORT ON EU [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a courtesy call with the Ambassador on February 8, Israeli Ambassador to the EU (and to NATO) Ran Curiel described Israel's frustration with the freezing of an upgrade in Israel-EU relations since the end of the Gaza incursion in 2009. Curiel said Israel was instead [...] | 2010-02-10 06:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN IS KPAL PREL |
10BRUSSELS65 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 21 MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your January 21 meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will enable you to deepen the relationship you established with her during your introductory meeting at NATO in early December and in subsequent phone calls. By receivin [...] | 2010-01-20 15:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MASS MARR EU |
10CAIRO137 | ARAB LEAGUE CONCERN OVER SUMMIT; ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE; [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL YM LY EG |
10CAIRO177 | Sinai Update: Counter Smuggling and Floods [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) The GOE claims to have increased its efforts against HAMAS-related smuggling activity, and reports recent success in interdicting and dismantling goods and financial smuggling networks. -- (C) Recent heavy rains in northern Sinai caused an estimated $11 mill [...] | 2010-02-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IS KPAL EG |
10CAIRO249 | Development and Peace Key to Resolving North Sinai Problems [...] (S) Key Points: -- New North Sinai Governor Mowafi told poloff his top priority was to increase economic opportunities. He plans to increase the size of the El Arish port to facilitate an export economy, expand agricultural production in the coastal areas, and build heavy industries in [...] | 2010-02-25 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS EG |
10CAIRO60 | RAFAH BORDER: GUARD KILLED BY PALESTINIAN SNIPER; [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KPAL TU EG |
10CAIRO66 | FOREIGN MINISTER, CODEL WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER KPAL IS IR EG |
10COPENHAGEN102 | (C) MIDEAST PEACE: DANISH MFA FLOATS A LOW-KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA briefed the Embassy on an initiative it is exploring - pending approval from FM Moeller - to promote low-key cooperation among Israel and its neighbors. Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar responded favorably during an exploratory visit in January. Palestinian interest [...] | 2010-02-22 11:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL XF |
10COPENHAGEN107 | GOLDSTONE REPORT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Allan Jacobsen, Head of MFA's Human Rights Department, told A/DCM February 22 that Denmark agrees the UN Human Rights Council is the first place that should deal with any follow-up to the Goldstone Report, as it is the body that commissioned the Report. He added that there might in futur [...] | 2010-02-25 16:54:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IO UNGA PREL KPAL IS DA |
10DAMASCUS105 | VICE FM DEFENDS SYRIA'S "PEACEFUL OBJECTIVES" [...] (SBU) Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad convened representatives of Western Hemisphere and African diplomatic missions February 4 to review and echo FM Muallim's comments to the press the day before concerning Syria's view of Israeli rhetorical "threats." Muallim separately briefed Arab and [...] | 2010-02-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL SY IS |
10DAMASCUS151 | PALESTINIAN REFUGEES: COMMISSIONER-GENERAL LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi and Deputy Commissioner-General Margot Ellis said February 21 UNRWA's operations assisting Palestinian refugees in Syria were "in serious trouble" and that "dramatic" changes are possible if the ag [...] | 2010-02-22 06:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL PHUM PREF PREL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS170 | "WE ARE READY": IRAQI DIPLOMATS AND ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following weeks of discussions with SARG ministries, the Iraqi Embassy and the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) reported they would be ready to facilitate voting by Iraqi refugees in Syria in the Iraqi legislative elections on March 5-7. However, confusion over [...] | 2010-02-25 14:05:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL PHUM PREF PREL SOCI SY IZ |
10DAMASCUS32 | IRAQI PALESTINIAN REFUGEES LIVE PRECARIOUSLY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Palestinians have been among the most vulnerable of Iraqi refugees in Syria. Over 2,600 of these essentially stateless people have been stranded in three desolate camps at or near the Syrian-Iraqi border. UNHCR is closing one of the camps, al-Tanf, this month and a second [...] | 2010-01-12 08:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM SOCI PREL PREF PHUM KPAL SY |
10DAMASCUS50 | UNRWA'S SYRIA CHIEF FRETS ABOUT FINANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) Syria Country Representative Roger Hearn told Staffdel Marcus January 9 that his organization's "surreal" financial situation is so dire, due mostly to donor fatigue, that it requires immediate attention and may entail "a complete r [...] | 2010-01-14 13:59:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL SOCI PREL PREF PHUM SY |
10DOHA25 | PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR GIVES EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim offered a firsthand account of Imam Yousef Al-Qaradawi's January 8 sermon in which he called for the death of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The remarks were delivered during Friday prayers at Doh [...] | 2010-01-21 08:46:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WBG QA |
10DOHA26 | PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR GIVES READOUT ON ABBAS-AMIR [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim recounted the conversation that took place between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani during Abbas's January 5 visit to Doha. The conversation focused on elections in [...] | 2010-01-21 08:47:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WBG EG IS QA |
10DOHA39 | EGYPTIAN DCM: CAIRO TO THWART ANY QATARI [...] (C/NF) Adham Naguib, Egypt's DCM at its Embassy in Qatar (strictly protect),told P/E Chief Rice January 26 that the Egyptian Government is determined to thwart any initiative that Qatar proposes during its current term as president of the Arab League, just for the sake of thwarting it. Nagui [...] | 2010-01-28 11:47:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG KPAL EG SU QA |
10DOHA52 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Mr. Chairman, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and Prime Minister on the margins of the U.S.-Islamic Forum. You would be the first Congressional visitor to meet in Doha with Qatari officials since Speaker Pelosi in M [...] | 2010-02-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL OVIP OREP KWBG KPAL QA |
10DOHA70 | SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S AMIR [...] (C) Senator Joh Kerry (D-MA),the Chairman of the Senate Foreig Relations Committee(SFRC),joined by Ambassador,P/E Chief, and SFRC staff member Dr. Jonah Blank met February 14 with the Amir of Qatar, Hamad bn Khalifa Al Thani. The meeting took place at Waba Palace, the residence of the Amir [...] | 2010-02-23 10:47:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IR QA |
10DOHA71 | SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),Senator John Kerry (D-MA),accompanied by Ambassador, P/E Chief and SFRC staff Frank Lowenstein and Fatema Sumar, met February 13 with Prime Minister (and Foreign Minister) of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ). HBJ [...] | 2010-02-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IR QA |
10JERUSALEM101 | PA FOCUSES ON WEST BANK ENERGY SECTOR: [...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) is taking steps to improve governance and increase accountability in the West Bank energy sector. Its goal is to improve the sector's performance and lower its impact on the PA's budget. Reform of the sector, including the establishment of an in [...] | 2010-01-15 18:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV IS JO |
10JERUSALEM102 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/19): President Abbas continues [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 10:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM11 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/05): Potential US peace plan [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 07:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM111 | NGO CONTACTS WARN ISRAELI GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv - Consulate General Jerusalem cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to NGO and GOI sources, the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) intends to "reassess" the legal status of the land on which three West Bank outposts are built, despite previous GOI stateme [...] | 2010-01-19 16:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM112 | WEST BANK CROSSINGS REMAIN FOCUS OF FRUSTRATION; [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian private sector contacts emphasize that moving goods between the West Bank and Israel remains a complicated and time-consuming process. The continued use of a "back-to-back" process, which requires goods to be transferred from Palestinian to Israeli trucks, plus a l [...] | 2010-01-19 17:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PREL KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM115 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/20): Israeli authorities level [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 07:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM129 | PA AND FATAH OFFICIALS CONSIDER HOLDING LOCAL [...] (C) Summary. Senior Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah officials have begun discussing the possibility of holding local elections in 2010 to replace existing local councils, all of whose terms expired in 2009 or earlier. There are several factors driving the push for elections, including [...] | 2010-01-20 15:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV |
10JERUSALEM130 | CLOSURE ORDERS FOR EAST JERUSALEM PALESTINIAN [...] (C) On January 19, Ishaq Budeiri, General Manager of the Arab Studies Society at Orient House, told Post he had received no indication that the GOI is considering allowing the current closure order on Orient House to lapse when it expires in February 2010. Budeiri said that in the past, ren [...] | 2010-01-20 15:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM132 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/21): Local press report that [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 07:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM134 | TDA GRANT SUPPORTS RENEWABLE ENERGY, PALESTINIAN [...] Summary. At a January 20 signing ceremony attended by press and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials, the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) awarded a nearly $440,000 grant to support the development of a high efficiency, alternative energy heating and cooling system for an affordable housi [...] | 2010-01-21 16:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ENRG KWBG KPAL |
10JERUSALEM136 | JERUSALEM CONSTRUCTION PERMIT STATISTICS [...] (SBU) Summary: Statistics released by the Municipality of Jerusalem reveal an eight-to-one disparity in application rates for new construction permits between the city's overwhelmingly Israeli West and its majority-Arab East. This disparity, which is consistent with previous years, persists [...] | 2010-01-22 09:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM137 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/22): Palestinian media ask [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 09:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM139 | PRESIDENT ABBAS DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR FAYYAD, [...] (C) Summary. The Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC, Fatah's quasi-parliamentary body) held its second assembly January 15-19 in Ramallah, during which members of the FRC discussed the ongoing stalemate in negotiations with Israel and reconciliation with Hamas; reviewed reports and financial r [...] | 2010-01-22 19:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM141 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/25): Local press report that [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 08:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM155 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/26): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 07:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM156 | GAZA BRANCHES OF PALESTINIAN BANKS TURN AWAY [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian bank branches in Gaza have been turning away large Israeli Shekel (NIS)-denominated deposits, according to the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA),Gazan merchants, and Palestinian bankers. Contacts in the gas sector in Gaza voiced concerns that they may not have eno [...] | 2010-01-26 07:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID ENRG KWBG PREL KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM16 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/06): New settlement [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 10:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM161 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/27): President Abbas under [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 15:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM165 | DE FACTO SOCIOECONOMIC SEPARATION PERSISTS BETWEEN [...] (C) Contacts ranging from ultra-nationalist Israeli hard-liners to anti-settlement peace activists and Arab community leaders agree that a de facto separation persists between Israeli-majority West Jerusalem and Arab-majority East Jerusalem. East Jerusalem's rapidly-growing Arab population [...] | 2010-01-27 17:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM166 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE [...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a January 25 decree forming a committee to examine allegations against Palestinians in the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone report). PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consu [...] | 2010-01-27 18:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PHUM KAWC IS |
10JERUSALEM168 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/28): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 09:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM175 | HATEM ABDEL QADER ON FATAH, ELECTIONS, AND [...] (C) In a January 22 meeting with Post, Fatah activist and former Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abdel Qader said that with local government elections on the horizon, Fatah needed to "build confidence between the party and the people" by focusing on social iss [...] | 2010-01-29 08:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS KDEM |
10JERUSALEM178 | ISRAELI ANTI-SETTLEMENT ACTIVISTS SWELL SHEIKH [...] (SBU) Protests by anti-settlement activists in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on January 15 and 22 drew an unusually large turnout and resulted in a total of 35 arrests. The demonstrations were attended by a mostly-Israeli crowd of veteran peace activists, undergraduates, [...] | 2010-01-29 10:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM180 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/29): Clashes continue between [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 11:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM188 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/01): Settlement-related [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 09:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM193 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/02): President Abbas said he [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 12:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM199 | AS OLD GUARD RESIGNS, YESHA COUNCIL SETTLERS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 11, Pinchas Wallerstein resigned as director-general of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip (known as the "YESHA Council," from the Hebrew acronym for "Judea, Samaria, and Gaza"). Wallerstein told the Israeli press that he was re [...] | 2010-02-02 18:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM2 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/04): The new year starts with [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 07:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM201 | AS OLD GUARD RESIGNS, YESHA COUNCIL SETTLERS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 11, Pinchas Wallerstein resigned as director-general of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip (known as the "YESHA Council," from the Hebrew acronym for "Judea, Samaria, and Gaza"). Wallerstein told the Israeli press that he was re [...] | 2010-02-02 20:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM202 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/03): Prime Minister Fayyad [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 08:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM214 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/04): PA and Hamas officials [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 07:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM215 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/05): Fatah and Hamas leaders [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 09:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM217 | LOVE AND MARRIAGE: A PALESTINIAN MARRIAGE AND BENEFIT [...] (U) The single most pernicious pattern of fraud encountered by Post is marriage and benefit fraud employed by Palestinian men. Under the pattern, individuals exploit certain aspects of Sharia Law or use fraudulent divorce certificates to engage in sham divorces and then marry Americans solely [...] | 2010-02-05 13:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD PTER KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM226 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/08): President Abbas meets [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 10:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM230 | MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON INCITEMENT AT [...] (C) The Palestinian Authority (PA) employee who delivered an impromptu sermon inciting violence at a West Bank mosque on January 29 was "disturbed," according to Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Mahmoud Habash. The employee, who works in Habash's ministry, has been counseled for his s [...] | 2010-02-08 17:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KWBG KISL IS |
10JERUSALEM231 | JERUSALEM MAYOR WRESTLES WITH "LOCAL" POLITICS ON [...] (C) Assessing the performance of Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat in his first year in office, Barkat's aides, allies, and opponents point to the difficulty the "apolitical" Barkat (a former software executive) has had in managing a broad coalition containing a diversity of religious-nationalist, s [...] | 2010-02-08 18:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM232 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/09):Palestinian official says [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 07:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM233 | ISRAELI TRAVEL BAN AGAINST PROMINENT EAST [...] (C) On February 9, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad contacted the Consul General to express strong concern about the Israeli government's imposition of a six-month overseas travel ban on Khalil Tufakji, an Arab resident of East Jerusalem and prominent cartographer, as report [...] | 2010-02-09 17:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM234 | FORMER PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SPEAKER [...] (S) Former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Speaker (and prominent Gazan) Rawhi Fattouh described three generational groupings inside Hamas today, and characterized each as more radical than its predecessor. The oldest generation consists mainly of religious leaders with little influen [...] | 2010-02-09 18:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KISL KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM236 | PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Tamara Cofman Wittes discussed efforts for Middle East peace, the growing distance between Palestinian and Israeli societies, and the role of women with Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and Palestinian civil society activists. Participants lamented de [...] | 2010-02-09 18:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMPI KDEM KPAL KWBG KWMN IS |
10JERUSALEM238 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/10): President Abbas asks the [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 07:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM25 | "ECONOMIC" SETTLERS PROTEST THEIR INCLUSION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent conversations, residents of "economic" settlements -- established to provide cheaper housing and higher standards of living than available in "Green Line" Israel -- objected to their inclusion in the Israeli government's settlement moratorium. Leaders in these comm [...] | 2010-01-06 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM258 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY SECURITY OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a series of February 7 meetings in Ramallah, Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials emphasized that nonviolence was the only viable strategy for the Palestinian pro-peace camp, and said they were committed to interdicting violent actors in the West Bank, regardless of [...] | 2010-02-10 16:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM26 | PERMITS FOR 24 NEW HOUSING UNITS ON MOUNT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 5 vote, the Jerusalem Municipal Planning Board approved construction permits for 24 apartments in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of at-Tur on the Mount of Olives. NGO sources and press reports suggest the developer of the project is backed by settler organizati [...] | 2010-01-06 16:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM261 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/11): IDF soldier killed at [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 08:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM265 | RISING TENSIONS IN SHU'FAT REFUGEE CAMP AS ISRAELI [...] (SBU) Summary. According to UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) staff, Israeli police and Jerusalem municipality officials conducted intermittent operations in the Shu'fat refugee camp in East Jerusalem between February 7 and February 10. As of February 10, Israeli auth [...] | 2010-02-11 15:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM266 | PALESTINIAN POLICE OFFICER KILLS IDF SOLDIER [...] (C) SUMMARY. A plain-clothes Palestinian Authority (PA) Civil Police Captain stabbed an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Sergeant near Nablus on February 10. The IDF Sergeant subsequently died of his injuries. PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad issued a statement later that day condemning the actio [...] | 2010-02-11 16:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM269 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/12): Israeli air raids on the [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 09:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM27 | SEVEN ARCHES HOTEL TARGETED BY ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: In the midst of debate over the approval of 24 new Israeli residential units on the Mount of Olives (reftel),press reports that the nearby Seven Arches Hotel had been sold to Israeli owners generated further controversy. The hotel's Jordanian management described the reports [...] | 2010-01-06 17:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO |
10JERUSALEM276 | DOES HAMAS HAVE A CASH FLOW PROBLEM IN GAZA? [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 15:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | ECON EFIN EG GZ KPAL KTFN PGOV PTER QA |
10JERUSALEM277 | PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES DISCOVER ROCKET BURIED WEST OF RAMALLAH [...] (C) On February 11, Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials informed Post that they had recently discovered a homemade, Qassam-style rocket buried underground, west of Ramallah. These officials said they had handed the rocket, which appeared to have been buried over a year ago and was no long [...] | 2010-02-12 16:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM279 | NABLUS DEVELOPER ON AREA C CONSTRAINTS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian private sector contacts and developers in Nablus report that a closed Israeli military road north of the city is preventing progress on 15 construction projects that would ease urban congestion and further develop Nablus's economy. Despite the constraints, the cons [...] | 2010-02-12 16:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV OPIC KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM281 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/16): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 11:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM286 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY SECURITY OFFICIALS ON COORDINATION WITH ISRAEL [...] (S) In recent meetings with Post, Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials reiterated their commitment to continued Israeli-Palestinian security coordination. They expressed frustration with what they termed a one-sided Israeli approach, and highlighted the importance of keeping coordination o [...] | 2010-02-16 16:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM288 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/17): President Abbas says [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 11:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM29 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/07): Israel plans for more new [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 12:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM291 | "POPULAR RESISTANCE": FIVE YEARS ON [...] (SBU) February 19 marks the fifth anniversary of weekly "popular resistance" protests against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bil'in. Since demonstrations against the barrier began, they have attracted a wide range of anti-settlement NGOs and international activists. [...] | 2010-02-17 12:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM292 | PALESTINIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SET FOR JULY 17 [...] (C) On February 9, the Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet announced that municipal elections would be held on July 17 throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and called on the Central Elections Committee (CEC) to proceed with making arrangements. CEC Chairman Hanna Naser said efforts are un [...] | 2010-02-17 13:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG KDEM |
10JERUSALEM296 | JERUSALEM MAYOR BRIEFS ON UPDATED BUSTAN [...] (C) Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat updated the Consul General on the municipality's plan for the East Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of al-Bustan (just southeast of the Old City). The plan calls for the demolition of 20 homes and the renovation of 80 others, as part of the construction of tourist fa [...] | 2010-02-18 05:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM299 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/18): The investigation into [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 07:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM301 | ARAB RESIDENTS OF EAST JERUSALEM'S AL-BUSTAN [...] (SBU) In recent conversations, Arab residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Bustan, and the lawyers and city planners they have retained to represent them, expressed strong opposition to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat's proposal that al-Bustan (immediately south-east of al-Aqsa Mosque) [...] | 2010-02-18 16:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM303 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/19): Dubai police believe [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 09:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM307 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MINISTER DELIVERS TELEVISED [...] (U) Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Mahmoud Habash delivered a Friday sermon on February 19, entitled, "Islam is a Religion of Tolerance and Mercy." Palestinian television broadcast the sermon live. The same topic was the official weekly theme for the appro [...] | 2010-02-19 19:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL KISL IS |
10JERUSALEM315 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/22): Deputy Secretary Jacob [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 08:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM32 | JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY ISSUES STATISTICS ON 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. The Municipality of Jerusalem released statistics for home demolitions in 2009, showing that the number of demolitions in (predominately Arab) East Jerusalem decreased slightly compared to previous years. Anti-demolition advocates do not dispute these statistics. They credit US [...] | 2010-01-07 18:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM321 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/23): The Europeans start to [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 06:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM329 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting with Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stressed the importance of Israel ending Area A incursions and creating conditions for the Palestinian private sector to generate sustainable economic growth. He s [...] | 2010-02-23 16:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG KPAL PINS EAID IS |
10JERUSALEM33 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/08): President Abbas says he [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-08 09:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM330 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW MEETS PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (C) Summary: During his February 21 meeting with Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Planning Ali Jarbawi described the PA's development project planning process and his ministry's donor coordination role. Jarbawi stressed the importance of easing restrictio [...] | 2010-02-23 16:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM331 | OFFICIAL PALESTINIAN PROTESTS, SKIRMISHES IN WEST [...] (SBU) Summary. The February 21 Israeli cabinet decision to include Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs/Ibrahimi Mosque and Rachel's Tomb (near Bethlehem) as "national heritage sites" prompted a flurry of strong official criticism from senior Palestinian officials, as well as demonstrations in bot [...] | 2010-02-23 17:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM332 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETINGS WITH UNRWA [...] (SBU) During his February 19 visit to the Jalazone refugee camp in the West Bank, Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew toured the camp's UNRWA health clinic and discussed UNRWA's operations with UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi, Deputy Commissioner General Margot Ellis, Deputy Director for G [...] | 2010-02-23 17:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV KPAL KWBG IS LE |
10JERUSALEM341 | EAST JERUSALEM RESIDENTS AND ACTIVISTS ALARMED AS [...] (C) Summary. Municipality of Jerusalem inspectors, accompanied by Israeli police, served a total of 12 "notices of illegal construction" to residents in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem on February 24, according to one resident and anti-demolition activist. A municipality official [...] | 2010-02-24 21:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM342 | SETTLER COUNCIL CHAIRMAN: TWO STATE SOLUTION "NOT [...] (C) Summary. The Chairman of the "Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip," Dani Dayan, told the Consul General on February 22 that Dayan believed West Bank settlements are "irreversible" and that the two-state solution is not feasible. Dayan said he continues to [...] | 2010-02-24 21:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM344 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/25): More demolition orders [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 08:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM351 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/26): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 09:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM356 | CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON ARAB-OWNED MALL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Construction is underway on a landmark Arab property in East Jerusalem. The building, originally intended to open as a hotel in 1967, is now scheduled to open with retail, commercial, and hotel space in January 2011. The Nuseibehs, a very prominent Jerusalem-Palestinian family, [...] | 2010-02-26 17:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EINV PGOV KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM358 | PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD VISITS HEBRON TO CALM LOCAL [...] (C) Following a week of demonstrations in Hebron protesting the Israeli government's decision to include the Ibrahimi Mosque/Cave of the Patriarchs on a list of Israeli national heritage sites, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attended Friday prayers in the Ibrahimi Mosq [...] | 2010-02-26 18:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KWBG SCUL KISL IS |
10JERUSALEM40 | PALESTINIAN MOBILE OPERATORS ASK FOR HELP IN AREA C [...] (C) Summary: The two Palestinian mobile telephone operators (Jawwal and Wataniya) say they continue to struggle with lack of coverage throughout the West Bank, penetration of Israeli settlement-based cellular networks into Palestinian urban areas, and small frequency allotments (compared to t [...] | 2010-01-08 16:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ECPS KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM42 | MUHAMMAD DAHLAN ON FATAH REFORM, ISRAEL, [...] (C) Summary. The new Fatah Central Committee (FCC) is reaching out to the Fatah grassroots in ways the former FCC never did, according to FCC and Palestinian Legislative Council member Muhammad Dahlan. Fatah anniversary celebrations in January; upcoming union, syndicate, and journalist elec [...] | 2010-01-08 17:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KDEM KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM43 | PM FAYYAD AND SECURITY CHIEFS ARGUE FOR INCREASED [...] (C/NF) Summary: In January 7 conversations with Post, senior Palestinian Authority (PA) officials offered sober assessments of the December 24 shooting of an Israeli settler in the West Bank and the subsequent Israel Defense Forces (IDF) raid that led to the death of three Palestinian suspe [...] | 2010-01-08 18:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM45 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/11): Israelis and Palestinians [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 09:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM52 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/12): Special Envoy Mitchell [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 08:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM61 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/13): Palestinian Authority [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-13 07:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM69 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/14): Senior US administration [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 07:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10JERUSALEM77 | HAMAS CALLS PUBLICLY FOR A HALT TO GAZA ROCKET FIRE [...] (U) On January 12, Hamas "Prime Minister" Ismail Haniyeh publicly called on all armed factions in the Gaza Strip to observe the de facto cease-fire in place since Israeli combat operations in Gaza ceased in January 2009. In his statement, Haniyeh urged other factions to "reinforce the nation [...] | 2010-01-14 17:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL GZ IS |
10JERUSALEM84 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/15): General Jones reaffirms [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 08:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
10KINGSTON276 | JAMAICA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered a demarche requesting follow-up on the Goldstone Report to Ms. Pamela Ingleton of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). The demarche was delivered on the afternoon [...] | 2010-02-25 19:36:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL JM XL |
10KUWAIT23 | MFA’S ARAB WORLD DEPARTMENT DISCUSSES ABU MAZEN’S [...] (U) There is an action request in para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The head of MFA's Arab World Department, Ambassador Jassem Mubaraki, told Polcouns January 12 that Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's January 5 - 6 visit to Kuwait and meeting with the Amir was positive, and provided an oppo [...] | 2010-01-12 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KU IR YM |
10KUWAIT94 | A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, MEPP, AND YEMEN [...] (C) Key points: - A/S Feltman noted he'd accompanied Vice President Biden to Iraq, where he continued to encourage political reconciliation. The A/S suggested movement on Chapter VII issues involving Kuwait was more likely following the March elections, but said he had pressed Iraq to name [...] | 2010-02-02 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EAID KTFN PTER IZ IR YM KU |
10MANAMA15 | BAHRAINI FM ON AFGHANISTAN, ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifah January 11 for an hour and discussed a range of topics including the Israeli-palestinian conflict and Afghanistan. MFA advisor Amb Saeed Al Faihani and DCM joined the meeting. Afghanistan ----------- 2. (C) On Afghanista [...] | 2010-01-11 12:57:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS AF BA |
10MBABANE73 | GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE: NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE [...] Ambassador Irving and PolOff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Acting Legal Advisor Vulindlela Kunene, in the unavailability of more senior officers, to deliver points per reftel on February 24. Mr. Kunene offered no immediate substantive response regarding Sw [...] | 2010-02-24 15:09:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL WZ |
10MUSCAT99 | OMAN - GOVERNMENT'S NUMBER TWO GIVES HIS VIEWS OF THE REGION [...] (S) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory courtesy call, Oman's number two in government, Sayyid Fahd, gave a frank view of regional issues, interspaced with praise for the United States' efforts. He opined that Iraq will eventually settle down and that the United States had done a great s [...] | 2010-02-22 08:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL IZ IR IN PK AF YM IS KPAL MU |
10OSLO69 | NORWEGIAN FM VISITS THE MIDDLE EAST: OSLO READOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian Foreign Minister Stoere's meeting on the Middle East in Brussels (January 12) and then in the region (January 16-20) have led him to believe that Palestinian President Abbas is not in a position to move forward in the way that European and U.S. leaders want him to, due to [...] | 2010-02-10 11:44:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS NO |
10PARIS229 | GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; FRANCE WILL LIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the strong presentation of U.S. views, France believes the current Palestinian-drafted UNGA resolution on Gaza conflict human rights violations as "moderate" and likely helpful for restarting Israel-Palestinian discussions. The EU Presidency is negotiating with Palestin [...] | 2010-02-25 11:29:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA KPAL IS FR |
10RABAT63 | CODEL GREGG DISCUSSES ALGERIA, WESTERN SAHARA, [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Gregg held a wide-ranging discussion with the Prime Minister on January 5. Prime Minister El Fassi addressed Moroccan relations with Algeria, stating that Algeria wanted to maintain the status quo on Western Sahara. The Prime Minister emphasized progress on the Israeli [...] | 2010-02-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL KPAL KDEM EFIN AG WI MO |
10RABAT66 | CODEL GREGG DISCUSSES MEPP AND COUNTER-EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary: CODEL Gregg held an open and wide-ranging discussion with Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri and Director General for Studies and Documentation (Director of National Intelligence equivalent) Mansouri in a joint meeting on January 5. They focused on making progress on the Israeli-Pale [...] | 2010-02-01 18:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL KPAL PINS MO |
10RIYADH34 | SAUDI FOCUS ON PEACE TALKS DURING ABBAS VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 19:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL SA EG SY |
10RIYADH38 | SAUDI FOCUS ON PEACE TALKS DURING ABBAS VISIT [...] (C) FOCUS ON PROSPECTS FOR PEACE: Palestine Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Dr. Mahir Karaki told Pol/Mil Counselor that President Mahmoud Abbas' December 30 meetings with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal focused on restarting Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. Dr. Mahir obser [...] | 2010-01-06 11:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL SA EG SY |
10STATE14003 | Guidance: Middle East Consultations, February 18 [...] (SBU) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements when making its intervention during Middle East consultations in the Security Council on February 18. 2. (U) Begin elements: Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you Under Secretary-General Pascoe for your briefing. Th [...] | 2010-02-17 17:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS LE KPAL |
10STATE7686 | Guidance: Middle East Consultations, January 27 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements in making its intervention during Middle East consultations in the Security Council on January 27, 2010 and in answering subsequent press inquiries. 2. (SBU) Begin elements: I thank Assistant Secretary General Fernand [...] | 2010-01-26 16:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS KPAL |
10TELAVIV139 | ENGAGING HAPOALIM, GOI ON CORRESPONDENT BANKING [...] (U) This is an action cable (see para 7). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hapoalim reiterates concerns to OQR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (SBU) Firas Raad, Development Advisor in the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR),briefed Econoff on recent discussions with sen [...] | 2010-01-22 14:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
10TELAVIV359 | COGAT DANGOT ON PEACE PROCESS, WEST BANK AND GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 12:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PTER KPAL KWBG IS |
10TELAVIV413 | SHIN BET TALKS GAZA ECONOMICS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 14:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON IS KPAL KTFN PTER |
10TELAVIV423 | BARAK APPROVES EXCESS SHEKELS OUT OF GAZA; TACIT [...] (C/NF) As Gen. Eitan Dangot, Coordinator of Government Activity in the Territories (COGAT),promised the Ambassador on February 16 (see ref A),Minister of Defense (MOD) Ehud Barak publicly approved the transfer of 282.5 million surplus New Israeli Shekels (NIS) from banks in the Gaza Strip to [...] | 2010-02-23 12:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PTER KPAL KTFN IS |
10TELAVIV47 | SHIN BET CHIEF ON GOI-PA SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) During a January 5 meeting, Israeli Security Agency (ISA) Director Yuval Diskin gave a frank account of the December 26 Israeli operation in Nablus and his assessment of the current state of Israel-PA security cooperation. Diskin noted that he had publicly cited real improvements across the [...] | 2010-01-08 14:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINR KPAL IS |
10TOKYO241 | ABBAS VISIT TO JAPAN: A PREVIEW FROM MOFA [...] (C) Embassy Political Minister-Counselor met February 5 with MOFA Middle Eastern and African Affairs Director General Toshiro Suzuki to preview Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas' February 7-10 visit to Japan. While in Japan, Abbas will meet with Prime Minister Hatoyama, Forei [...] | 2010-02-05 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS ID MY SN JA |
10TOKYO379 | GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] (U) Embassy Poloff met February 25 with MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Division's Tomoko Onishi to urge that Japan not support a Palestinian-drafted UN General Assembly resolution on the Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report) that is expec [...] | 2010-02-25 06:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IS KPAL JA |
10TRIPOLI110 | MUBARAK AND QADHAFI CONFER ON AL SUMMIT PLANNING, VISAS FOR EGYPTIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 07:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL KPAL KSUM EG LY |
10TRIPOLI113 | SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI'S PALESTINIAN ADVENTURISM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a nod to his father's dream to serve as grand regional mediator, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi appears to be increasingly interested in helping to broker reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, possibly in hopes of achieving a compromise prior to the Libyan-hosted Arab League Sum [...] | 2010-02-10 08:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KISL KWBG KPAL IS LY |
10TUNIS145 | TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON PEACE PROCESS, ARAB [...] (C) Foreign Minister Morjane told the Ambassador on February 23 that Tunisia remained committed to playing a constructive and moderating role in Middle East peace efforts. Morjane also discussed preparations for the Arab League summit set to be hosted by Libya in late March, noting the Libyan [...] | 2010-02-23 16:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PARM KPAL CASC IR IZ SY TS |
10TUNIS66 | SENIOR TUNISIAN OFFICIALS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, [...] (C) In a January 26 courtesy call on Abdelhafidh El Herguem, Secretary of State for Arab and African Affairs at the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador highlighted the USG's sustained efforts to revive Middle East peace talks. El Herguem said that Tunisia was closely followin [...] | 2010-01-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IZ TS |
10USUNNEWYORK111 | READOUT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General met with Israeli Defense Minister Barak in New York on February 24. According to a UN staff readout, UN colleagues were disappointed that Barak did not come with anything new on Gaza for the Secretary-General, who had hoped to get GOI concurrence to move ma [...] | 2010-02-26 00:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE IR |
10USUNNEWYORK55 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE -- HEAVY CRITICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Security Council's January 27 Open Debate on the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco noted the "worrying impasse" that persists in the region with the lack of progress on restarting negotiations and called for the Quartet to play a role. He voiced [...] | 2010-01-29 23:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS SY LE |
10USUNNEWYORK65 | GOLDSTONE: ANTICIPATED NEXT STEPS IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: On February 4 the Secretary General released his report on Goldstone as requested by the November 5 General Assembly resolution. The Secretary General's report is brief, but attaches the submissions of the Israelis, Palestinians, and the Swiss (as depository of the Geneva Convent [...] | 2010-02-05 23:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | POL PREL PHUM IS KPAL |
10USUNNEWYORK97 | UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DISCUSSION - MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Pascoe briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on February 18. He emphasized that the two parties were seriously considering Special Envoy Mitchell's proposal to move to proximity talks and sai [...] | 2010-02-22 19:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY |
85AMMAN2676 | JORDAN'S REFUGEE CAMPS: ARAFAT SHINES AGAIN [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. UNRWA'S JORDAN FIELD DIRECTOR HALLQVIST SAID HE AND THE CAMP DIREC... [...] | 1985-03-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PREF JO |
85BEIRUT4372 | SIDON: ANOTHER "WAR OF THE CAMPS" IN THE OFFING? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. SIX WEEKS AFTER ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETION OF ITS MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTH LEBANON, THAT REGION REMAINS TENSE AND UNSETTLED. ALTHOUGH RELIABLE, FIRST-HAND REPORTS ARE SPARSE, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE S [...] | 1985-07-25 13:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL SY LE |
85DAMASCUS3741 | SYRIA AND TERRORISM [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SYRIA CONSIDERS ITSELF A TRUE CONFRONTATION STATE--EVERYTHING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEFEATING THE ENEMY IS POSITIVE. THE "STRUGGLE" PROVIDES A GUIDE FOR CHOOSING THE TARGET AND LEGITIMIZES THE MEANS, INCLUDING TERRORISM, WHICH IS VIEWED AS COST-EFFECTIVE. [...] | 1985-06-13 12:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PTER KPAL KPRP JO IS LE SY |
86AMMAN594 | PLO OFFICIALS SAY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP IS THE [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. AN EMBASSY PALESTINIAN CONTACT HAS REPORTED TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS WITH PLO OFFICIALS HERE ABOUT THE ABU NIDAL PRESENCE IN DAMASCUS. BOTH OFFICIALS--OMAR SHAKA'A, THE HEAD OF THE PLO POLITICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICE IN AMMAN AND A PROTOGEE OF FAROUK QADDUMI AND HAMADN [...] | 1986-01-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL JO SY XF |
87ALGIERS2184 | ALGERIA AND THE PLO [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ALGERIA HAS LONG BEEN AN ACTIVE-- IF DISTANT--PARTICIPANT IN MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY. ENGAGEMENT ARISES FROM ALGERIA'S SELF-PERCEPTION AS ROLE MODEL FOR ALL NATIONAL LIBERATION STRUGGLES AND FROM STRONG EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE ARAB/ISLAMIC CAUS [...] | 1987-04-11 16:29:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL KPRP PLO AG |
87AMMAN7695 | SYRIAN RELATIONS WITH ABU NIDAL AND THE PLO [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. WE SPOKE ON JUNE 30 WITH JORDAN TIMES REPORTER LAMIS ANDONI (STRICTLY PROTECT),AUTHOR OF AN ARTICLE PRINTED ON JUNE 4 IN THE JORDAN TIMES THAT BROKE THE NEWS OF SYRIA'S CLOSURE OF THE DAMASCUS OFFICES OF THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION. ANDONI IS ONE OF THE TOP ARAB RE [...] | 1987-07-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL PLO JO SY |
88ALGIERS1474 | ALGERIA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: [...] ALGERIA. 2. RELATIONS WITH THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO). THERE HAS BEEN A PLO OFFICE IN ALGIERS SINCE THAT ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1964. THE ALGERIAN DIPLOMATIC LIST SHOWS EIGHT EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING A REPRESENTATIVE, TWO DEPUTY REPRESENTATIVES, A MILITARY ATTAC [...] | 1988-03-14 09:20:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KPAL AG |
88ALGIERS1498 | ALGERIA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN ADDITION TO THE DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT NOTED REF B, ALGERIA ALSO HOSTS ABOUT 600 PALESTINIAN COMBATANTS. THEY ARE LOCATED WITH THE ALGERIAN MILITARY AT EL-BAYADH, A REMOTE SITE ABOUT 600 KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF ALGIERS. THESE COMBATANTS MOVED TO EL-BAYADH [...] | 1988-03-14 15:23:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPAL AG |
88AMMAN10345 | PLO AND THE INTIFADA [...] No summary [...] | 1988-09-01 08:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | IS JO KPAL PGOV PREL |
88BAGHDAD2571 | IRAQ KEEPS THREATENING TO SEND MISSILES [...] No summary [...] | 1988-05-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KPAL MOPS PREL |
88JERUSALEM3168 | FUNDAMENTALISM AND THE INTIFADA: [...] S - ENTIRE TEXT. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM IS POSING AN INCREASING CHALLENGE TO SECULAR NATIONALIST PALESTINIAN ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEST BANK. RECENT WEEKS HAVE SEEN DIRECT CHALLENGES BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD-CREATED GROUP "HAMAS" TO [...] | 1988-09-23 14:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PINR PNAT PTER KPAL IS JO EG |
89TELAVIV14032 | ISLAMIC GROUP, HAMAS, OUTLAWED [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ON SEPTEMBER 28, THE ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTRY ANNOUNCED THAT THE PALESTINIAN (SUNNI) MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALIST ORGANIZATION, HAMAS, HAD BEEN OUTLAWED. ACCORDING TO THE IDF ANNOUNCEMENT, MEMBERS OF HAMAS, OR THOSE WHO SUPPORTED OR PARTICIPATED IN ITS ACTIVITIES [...] | 1989-09-29 14:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPAL |
90JERUSALEM3430 | FATAH AND HAMAS CLAIM RECONCILIATION [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: FOLLOWING TWO MONTHS OF CLASHES AND ACCUSATORY LEAFLETS, HAMAS AND FATAH HAVE ISSUED A COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCING THEIR RECONCILIATION. THE LEAFLET, WHICH CLAIMS TO SPEAK ALSO FOR THE UNLU, CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE TO SOLVE DIFFERENCES, RESPECT F [...] | 1990-09-25 12:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KISL PINS IS |
91TELAVIV15380 | ISLAMIC JIHAD: TOTAL REJECTION OF PEACE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AN ISLAMIC JIHAD ACTIVIST LAID OUT AN UNCOMPROMISING VIEW OF HIS ORGANIZATION'S OPPOSITION TO THE PEACE PROCESS AND FUTURE AIMS. WHILE CRITICAL OF PALESTINIANS ENGAGED IN THE CURRENT DIALOGUE, THE ACTIVIST ASSERTED THAT HIS GROUP WOULD NOT EMPLOY [...] | 1991-11-25 14:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KISL IS |
92TELAVIV6841 | MINI-WAR BETWEEN ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. GAZAN CONTACTS CLAIM THAT A "MINI-WAR" BETWEEN HAMAS AND THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION (IJO) HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THESE CONTACTS TOLD POLOFF THAT THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE TWO ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST GROUPS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL C [...] | 1992-05-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS KISL |
94AMMAN12970 | THE PUBLIC FACE OF HAMAS IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY HAMAS SPOKESMAN IN JORDAN IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH REFRAINED FROM PRAISING THE OCTOBER 19 TEL AVIV BOMBING BUT HAS PREDICTED THAT HAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OPERATIONS. DESPITE HIS WILLINGNESS TO OBLIGE THE MEDIA WITH THE KIND OF FLAMBOYANT RHETORIC THAT MAKES A GOOD STORY, G [...] | 1994-10-24 11:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KPAL KISL JO XF KWBG |
95BEIRUT3413 | QADHAFI THREAT TO EXPEL PALESTINIANS [...] (U) LIBYAN LEADER QADHAFI'S THREAT TO EXPEL A REPORTED 50,000 PALESTINIAN WORKERS FROM LIBYA HAS PRODUCED LOCAL REPORTS THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE OR WILL BE COMING TO LEBANON. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, FATAH DISSIDENT MUNIR AL-MUQDAH HAS CLAIMED THAT 2,000 SUCH REFUGEES ALREADY HAVE RETURNED, [...] | 1995-09-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PREF PGOV LE LY |
95BEIRUT4678 | MORE ON ARREST OF LEBANESE-PALESTINIAN [...] CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL BY RONALD SCHLICHER, CHARGE. REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. SUMMARY: PRESIDENT HRAWI, CITING PEACE PROCESS AND OTHER REASONS, HAS DECIDED AGAINST ALLOWING THE LAF TO ENTER 'AYN AL-HILWEH REFUGEE CAMP TO ARREST THE FUGITIVE LEADER OF THE RECENTLY DISCOVERED SUNNI FUNDAM [...] | 1995-12-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPAL KISL PREF LE SY |
95JERUSALEM318 | ARAFAT ORDERS ARREST OF ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADERS [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: NABIL SHA'ATH INFORMED CONSUL GENERAL LATE JANUARY 24 THAT FOUR PRINCIPAL ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADERS IN GAZA HAD BEEN ARRESTED BY THE PPF. SHA'ATH SAID THAT ARAFAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IS DETERMINED TO TAKE CONCRETE STEPS AGAINST ISLAMIC RADICALS. ARAFAT REPORTE [...] | 1995-01-25 08:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL PTER PINS PLO IS US |
95JERUSALEM3642 | PALESTINIANS EXPRESS SHOCK, ANXIETY ABOUT THE [...] CLASSIFIED BY EDWARD G. ABINGTON, CONSUL GENERAL. 1.5B-D. THIS IS A JOINT CONGEN JERUSALEM, EMBASSY TEL AVIV CABLE. 2. SUMMARY. PALESTINIANS HAVE REACTED WITH SHOCK TO THE NOVEMBER 4 ASSASSINATION OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN, FOLLOWED BY ANXIETY ABOUT WHAT HIS DEATH MEANS T [...] | 1995-11-05 18:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG KISL PLO KPAL PTER IS |
95TELAVIV10344 | HAMAS ARRESTS: THE POLITICS OF PRESSURE [...] SUMMARY: PALESTINIAN MILITARY LEADERS DESCRIBED THE JUNE 26 ARREST OF 40 HAMAS ACTIVISTS AS A NECESSARY STEP TO FORCE HAMAS TO CEASE VIOLENT ACTIVITIES IN GAZA AND ENTER THE POLITICAL PROCESS. THE ARRESTS, AUTHORIZED BY PLO CHAIRMAN ARAFAT AT A LATE NIGHT JUNE 25 "SECURITY COUNCIL" MEETING, [...] | 1995-06-28 09:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IS |
95TELAVIV16445 | HAMAS/PA AGREEMENT: ON THE BRINK AGAIN [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. OADR BASED ON INFORMATION FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SOURCES. SUMMARY ------- 2. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) AND HAMAS APPEARS IMMINENT. REPORTEDLY, AFTER A LOCAL HAMAS DELEGATION MET WITH OUTSIDE LEADERS, CONSENSUS WAS REACHED ON THE [...] | 1995-10-13 16:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG IS |
95TELAVIV16873 | HAMAS JAILBREAK: YOU CAN HIDE, BUT YOU CAN'T RUN [...] (U) THREE HAMAS ACTIVISTS ESCAPED FROM THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE WING OF GAZA CENTRAL PRISON OCTOBER 22. TWO OF THEM, YUSEF MALAHI AND OSAMA ABU TAHA, HAD BEEN IMPLICATED IN LETHAL ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELIS AND HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO 12 YEAR SENTENCES BY THE PALESTINIAN SECURITY COURT. THE TH [...] | 1995-10-23 15:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KPAL KWBG IS |
96AMMAN2094 | WHAT HAMAS IS -- AND ISN'T -- IN JORDAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE ROBERT BEECROFT; REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) THERE IS NO/NO EVIDENCE TO LINK EITHER HAMAS SPOKESPERSONS IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH OR MUHAMMAD NAZZAL TO OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES BY HAMAS' MILITARY WING. EMBASSY LIKEWISE HAS NO EVIDENCE TO VALID [...] | 1996-03-06 16:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINS KPAL KISL JO IS |
96JERUSALEM3094 | HAMAS BIDING ITS TIME [...] CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL EDWARD G. ABINGTON, JR. REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) BIR ZEIT UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR HISHAM AHMAD TOLD POLOFF THAT HAMAS IS LAYING LOW FOLLOWING CRACKDOWNS BY THE PA AND ISRAELI SECURITY AFTER TERRORIST ATTACKS EARLIER THIS YEAR. IN HIS VIE [...] | 1996-11-08 15:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG KISL PTER |
96TELAVIV267 | AFTERMATH OF HAMAS' YAHIYA AYYASH'S ASSASSINATION [...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM JAMES LAROCCO FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D) GOI REACTION ------------ Â [...] | 1996-01-08 16:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
97CAIRO12034 | LEADING ISLAMIC FIGURE DENOUNCES TERRORISM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECON MINISTER COUNSELOR JEFF MILLINGTON FOR REASON 1.5 (B). 2. (C) SUMMARY: SHEIKH OF AL-AZHAR MUHAMMAD TANTAWI, IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 7 IN A POPULAR EGYPTIAN MAGAZINE, STATED HIS OPPOSITION ON ISLAMIC GROUNDS TO SUICIDE OPERATIONS AGAINST ISRAELI CIV [...] | 1997-11-13 14:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MEPP PTER KPAL IS EG |
98BRUSSELS2939 | U.S.-EU TROIKA: TERRORISM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY WILLIAM R. REGAN, USEU. REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE MAY 7 U.S.-EU TROIKA DISCUSSIONS ON TERRORISM COVERED THE WATERFRONT, BUT SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE EU'S RELATIONS WITH IRAN, WHERE IT PLEDGED CONTINUED VIGILANCE, AND ITS [...] | 1998-05-12 12:02:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EUN KPAL IS PINR |
98JERUSALEM2378 | ALLEGED OSAMA BIN LADEN CONNECTION TO PALESTINIAN BANK [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER JERRY FEIERSTEIN, REASON 1.6X1. 2. (S) OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS CLOSE CONNECTIONS TO, AND POSSIBLY AN OWNERSHIP SHARE OF, AL-AQSA ISLAMIC BANK, A NEW BANK GIVEN PRELIMINARY APPROVAL BY THE PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY (PMA) TO OPERATE IN PALESTINIAN [...] | 1998-08-25 15:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PTER EFIN KWBG KPAL JO SA |
98TELAVIV15545 | HAMAS CONSIDERS A NEW MODUS VIVENDI WITH PA [...] (C) IN THE AFTERMATH OF WIDE-SCALE ARRESTS OF HAMAS ACTIVISTS FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 29 GUSH KATIF SUICIDE BOMBINGS, SOME OF OUR GAZA CONTACTS ARE STATING THAT HAMAS IS PREPARING TO ENTER INTO A LIMITED "TRUCE" WITH THE PALESTINIAN.AUTHORITY (PA). THE TRUCE WOULD APPLY ONLY TO ATTACKS LAUNCHE [...] | 1998-11-25 16:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWBG KPAL PREL PHUM GZ IS PGOV |
99JERUSALEM1970 | "ABU SAOOD:" (ONE OF) ARAFAT'S REVILED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL JOHN E. HERBST, REASON 1.5(B). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) PALESTINIANS INCREASINGLY COMPLAIN THAT ARAFAT'S COTERIE OF "GATEKEEPERS" ARE EXERCISING A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF POWER AND PREVENTING PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS WITH ARAFAT F [...] | 1999-07-02 11:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KDEM PINR |
99TELAVIV12144 | HAMAS DEBATES FUTURE [...] (C) OUR CONTACTS IN GAZA HAVE PRESENTED DIFFERING VIEWS OVER NEXT STEPS BEING CONTEMPLATED BY HAMAS. A SENIOR FATAH LEADER AND MEMBER OF THE FATAH CENTRAL COMMITTEE, HANI AL-HASSAN, TOLD US RECENTLY THAT HAMAS WAS PLANNING AN "ELECTION" FOR MEMBERS OF ITS POLITBURO AND CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY. [...] | 1999-08-27 06:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER KPAL KWBG PREL PHUM GZ IS |
99TELAVIV15987 | ISRAELI RAID KILLS HAMAS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) THE GOI'S BUREAU FOR COUNTERTERRORISM CONFIRMED ON DECEMBER 14 THAT AN IDF SPECIAL FORCES UNIT KILLED EIAD BATAT AND NADER MASALMAH IN A FIREFIGHT THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 13. THE CLASH OCCURRED IN THE VILLAGE OF BEIT AWWA, IN AREA B, APPROXIMATELY 10 KMS WEST OF HEBRON, NEAR THE GREEN LIN [...] | 1999-12-16 10:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KPAL IS |