US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI4791

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 004791 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA; 
INR/NESA; INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA 
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE 
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA 
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD 
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP, KMDR, TC 
SUBJECT:  SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISLAM REPRESENTS BIGGEST 
CHALLENGE FOR U.S. 
 
1.  SUMMARY: SHARJAH-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" 10/28 
FRONT-PAGED A STORY DATELINED IN WASHINGTON CLAIMING THAT DURING 
A MEETING IN JERUSALEM THAT INCLUDED AMERICAN AND ISRAELI 
OFFICIALS AND EX-OFFICIALS THE TWO PARTIES AGREED TO CONSIDER 
ISLAM AS THE PRINCIPAL THREAT FOR BOTH NATIONS.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2.  "AL-KHALEEJ" 10/28 FRONT-PAGED A STORY BY ITS WASHINGTON 
CORRESPONDENT.  THE STORY HEADLINED:  "A SPECIAL MASS IN THE 
UNITED STATES FOR ISRAEL,  AN AMERICAN-ZIONIST CONFERENCE 
CONCLUDES THAT ISLAM REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE." 
 
3.  THE STORY ADDED THAT THOUSANDS OF CHURCHES PARTICIPATED IN A 
SPECIAL SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL AND THE ISRAELI PEOPLE, A 
PROJECT THAT WAS PROMOTED BY THE CHRISTIAN-JEWISH INTERNATIONAL 
FELLOWSHIP ORGANIZATION. 
 
4.  THE STORY ALSO REPORTS INFORMATION FROM A CONFERENCE THAT WAS 
ATTENDED BY "ZIONIST OFFICIALS AND A NUMBER OF HAWKS IN THE 
AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION AND WAS CONCLUDED RECENTLY.  THE 
CONFERENCE RECOMMENDS A FREEZE OF ALL PEACE EFFORTS UNTIL THE 
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY ELIMINATES ALL RESISTANCE GROUPS.  THE 
CONFERENCE RECOGNIZES THAT RADICAL ISLAM REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST 
CHALLENGE OF CIVILIZATION AND THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A NEW 
ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONS OF THE WORLD REPLACING THE UN." 
 
5.  THE STORY ADDED THAT THE CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN KING DAVID'S 
HOTEL IN JERUSALEM AND CONCLUDED WITH FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS: 
-- CEASE ANY DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TOWARDS THE PA UNTIL IT 
ELIMINATES ALL RESISTANCE GROUPS AND TEACHES PALESTINIAN YOUTH 
HOW TO DEAL WITH AND ACCEPT ISRAEL. 
-- CERTIFY THAT RADICAL ISLAM REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF 
WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE THE TERMINATION OF NAZISM, FASCISM AND 
COMMUNISM. 
-- URGE ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD TO HELP ISRAEL IN ITS EFFORTS 
COMBATING THE SO-CALLED PALESTINIAN TERRORISM. 
-- THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A NEW MODEL OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD 
BEYOND THE EXISTING FORM OF THE UNITED NATIONS. 
 
6.  THE STORY CONCLUDED THAT AMONG THOSE WHO ATTENDED FROM THE 
AMERICAN SIDE WERE: RICHARD PEARLE, DANIEL PIPES, FRANCK GAFFNEY 
AND CALL THOMAS.  FROM THE ISRAELI SIDE THOSE ATTENDING INCLUDED 
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, AWZI LANDAU, AVIDOR LEIBERMANN, EHUD OLMERT 
AND BEN ALON. 
 
ALBRIGHT