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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI246 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI246 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-01-15 13:08:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | OIIP KMDR TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Diana T Fritz 06/05/2007 04:15:27 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM January 15, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 246 - UNKNOWN)
TAGS: OIIP, KMDR
Captions: None
Subject: MEDIA REACTION: OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, LONDON SUMMIT
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 00246
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: PAO
INFO: ECON POL AMB DCM
Laser1:
ACTION: PAO
DISSEMINATION: PAO
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: ADCM:TWILLIAMS
DRAFTED: PAO:TPONCE
CLEARED: PAO:KVANDEVATE
VZCZCADI777
OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR
RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC
DE RUEHAD #0246 0151308
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 151308Z JAN 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7912
RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0560
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0628
RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT
RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA//
RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000246 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/P, INR SECDEF FOR OASD/PA USCINCCENT FOR POLAD LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OIIP, KMDR, TC SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, LONDON SUMMIT 1. SUMMARY: UAE AND REGIONAL MEDIA FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON IRAQ. HOWEVER, EDITORIALS COMMENTED ON THE PALESTINIANS AND THE LONDON CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS PALESTINIAN REFORMS. MEDIA CRITICIZED ISRAEL'S DECISION TO BAR SEVERAL PALESTINIANS FROM ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE WHILE ALLOWING THEIR PARTICIPATION VIA DIGITAL VIDEO CONFERENCE. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL ARGUED THAT ISRAELI SOCIETY BELIEVES THE ELIMINATION OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE IS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE. LIKEWISE, AN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIAL DESCRIBED THE LONDON CONFERENCE AS A CHEAP ATTEMPT TO BRIBE ARABS BEFORE THE WAR ON IRAQ. 2. COMMENTING ON THE LABOR PARTY'S SURPRISE FOR THE POPULARITY OF THE LIKUD PARTY, ABU DHABI-BASED SEMI OFFICIAL "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIALIZED ON 1/15: "... THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO WONDER WHY SHARON'S POPULARITY INCREASES, SIMPLY BECAUSE THIS REFLECTS THE GENERAL MOOD OF AN ISRAELI SOCIETY BENT ON WAR. THIS SOCIETY BELIEVES POWER AND BLOODSHED ARE THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE, INCLUDING THE ELIMINATION OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE." 3. COMMENTING ON THE LONDON CONFERENCE TO REFORM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, ABU DHABI-BASED PAN-ARAB "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIALIZED ON 1/15: "... WHAT WE ARE AFRAID OF IS THAT THE LONDON CONFERENCE IS A CHEAP ATTEMPT TO BRIBE ARABS (TO SUPPORT) THE U.S.- U.K. MILITARY BUILD-UP BEFORE THE WAR ON IRAQ. IT IS MORE PRACTICAL FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO FIND A NEW FORMULA TO REBUILD THE INSTITUTIONS DESTROYED BY OCCUPATION BEFORE STARTING A SURREAL DIALOGUE ON WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REFORMING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY." WAHBA
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