US embassy cable - 04ABUDHABI2346

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ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON ISRAELI SECURITY BARRIER EMARCHE DELIVERED

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CONFIDENTIAL

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                            July 13, 2004


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 2346 - PRIORITY)        

TAGS:     PREL                                                   

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON ISRAELI SECURITY BARRIER 	   
          DEMARCHE DELIVERED                                     

Ref:      None                                                   
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C O N F I D E N T I A L        ABU DHABI 02346

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: POL 
    INFO:   DCM P/M ECON RSO AMB 

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: CDA:RAALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: POL:JFMAYBURY
CLEARED: NONE

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ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 131258Z JUL 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5102
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0002
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 4149
RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE

C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 002346 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR NEA/ARP AND NEA/IPA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/12/2009 
TAGS: ICJ, UNGA, PREL, IS, TC 
SUBJECT: ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON ISRAELI SECURITY 
BARRIER  EMARCHE DELIVERED 
 
Ref: (A) State 152014, (B) Abu Dhabi 2325 
 
Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, 
a.i., Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1. (C) Charge delivered ref A demarche during a 
courtesy call with newly appointed MFA Assistant Under 
Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq Ahmed Al Haidan 
 
SIPDIS 
on July 13.  Al Haidan gave a pessimistic assessment 
of the peace process and the Middle East Roadmap.  He 
said Israel's planned withdrawal from Gaza and parts 
of the West Bank had superseded negotiations over the 
broader peace process issues, such as the future 
status of the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the return of 
refugees.  Moreover, he said, the international 
community had become preoccupied by other 
transnational issues, such as terrorism.  "We don't 
see any light at the end of the tunnel," he added. 
"By next year, we were supposed to have a Palestinian 
state, according to the Roadmap."  The Charge 
reiterated U.S. commitment to the Roadmap.  Gaza and 
West Bank withdrawal offered a way to restart it and 
it was incumbent on all parties to do everything 
possible to advance it. 
 
2. (C) Given Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of 
State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed's 
public endorsement of the ICJ ruling on July 12 (see 
ref B), we fully expect that the UAEG will vote in 
favor of the resolution calling for General Assembly 
endorsement of the ICJ's adviroy opinion on the 
Israeli security barrier. 
ALBRIGHT 

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