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Viewing cable 09JERUSALEM727, JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/01): NEW U.S. POLICY OF OPEN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09JERUSALEM727 2009-05-01 09:21 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Jerusalem
VZCZCXRO4185
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 010921Z MAY 09
FM AMCONSUL JERUSALEM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4759
RHEHAAA/WHITE HOUSE WASHDC
RHEHNSC/WHITE HOUSE NSC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC//DAS-ZD/DACS-ZK//
RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC//POLAD//
RHMFIUU/CMC WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//POLAD//
INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
RUEHTU/AMEMBASSY TUNIS 7662
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 4640
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 4487
RUEHNC/AMEMBASSY NICOSIA 5981
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 4402
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 2979
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JERUSALEM 000727 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PASS BBG 
STATE FOR NEA, NEA/IPA, NEA/PPD 
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE, SIT ROOM 
NSC 
CMC WASHINGTON DC FOR POLAD 
 
JERUSALEM ALSO FOR ICD 
LONDON FOR HKANONA AND POL - TSOU 
PARIS ALSO FOR POL 
ROME FOR MFO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
SUBJECT: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/01):  NEW U.S. POLICY OF OPEN 
DIALOGUE 
 
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Main Stories: 
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida and Al-Ayyam lead with comments by Palestinian 
Authority(PA) Presidency spokesperson Abu Rudaynah confirming that 
PA President Abbas will form a new governing body that would not 
exclude Hamas.  Rudaynah also clarified that Abbas has not tasked PA 
Premier Fayyad to form a new government and added that the new body 
will not affect national dialogue talks.  Rather, the body has 
become necessary since the Fayyad Government officially resigned in 
March and should be replaced.  Reporting notes that Abbas will 
travel to Egypt and Jordan on May 3. 
 
Al-Quds leads with, Al-Ayyam and Al-Hayat Al-Jadida front page U.N. 
Envoy Robert Serry's report about his recent visit to Gaza.  Serry 
told press that the trip was to access the situation there 100 days 
after hostilities ended.  According to press, Serry called the 
situation "extremely dangerous and may explode at any time."  He 
called on the international community to speed up reconstruction and 
highlighted that Gaza businessmen are ready to assist with to 
reconstruction in cooperation with the U.N.  In related news, 
Al-Quds and Al Hayat Al Jadida run lead photos of Gazans protesting 
high unemployment on the occasion of May 1, Labor Day. 
 
Al-Quds' and Al-Hayat Al-Jadida's front pages run an AFP report 
about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu visiting Egypt before his 
travel to the U.S.  Al-Ayyam's front page adds that Israel is 
concerned that Obama may surprise Netanyahu with requests related to 
West Bank checkpoints and settlements. Reporting reminds readers 
that Israel was surprised to learn about the Administration's 
request to Congress to amend laws governing assistance to the 
Palestinian Authority. 
 
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida front pages and Al-Quds and Al-Ayyam run inside 
page reports on an April 30 USAID-supported NGO conference in 
Ramallah.  In his opening remarks, Palestinian Authority Premier 
Fayyad renewed called on the international community and 
particularly the U.S. administration to place greater pressure on 
Israel to halt settlement activities, incursions, lift the "siege", 
and respect international laws and support the regional peace 
process. 
 
Al-Ayyam's front page cites AFP in announcing that Israeli Foreign 
Minister Lieberman will conduct a tour of European capitals next 
week to discuss EU-Israeli relations, especially the peace process 
and two-state solution. 
 
An Al-Quds' inside page cites Wafa in reporting that 20 armed 
Israeli settlers from Bet Ayn settlement near Hebron, attacked the 
Palestinian village of Khirbit Saffa on April 30. The report notes 
that settlers set fire to several houses and burned a farm. 
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BLOCK QUOTES: 
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1) Regular columnist Muhammad Yaghi opines in Al-Ayyam independent 
daily under the title, "What do we have to do with Iran?"(05/01) 
"What frightens Israel about dealing with Iran is not that the U.S. 
might abandon Israel, because that will never happen, but rather 
that Arab countries might abandon Israel and leave her alone to face 
the Iranian nuclear threat, especially since President Obama does 
not want more wars.  He believes that the best way to serve U.S. 
interests in the region is to through support for a Middle East 
peace process... Therefore, if Israel sees a threat in Iranian 
support to Hezbollah and Hamas, it should follow the new U.S. policy 
 
JERUSALEM 00000727  002 OF 002 
 
 
and open dialogue with Iran, instead of making war." 
 
2) Ibrahim Abu Shaaban opines in Al-Quds independent daily under the 
title, "Prisoners' Harassment by Israel and the U.S."(05/01):  "The 
U.S. President's decision to open an investigation into 
interrogation that took place in Guantanamo and expose all abuse... 
is a great decision and deserves praise...However, the U.S. must 
also correct all previous mistakes and force allies, particularly 
Israel, to prohibit all kinds of abuse and harassment in [Israeli] 
jails and consider imposing economic sanctions on those allies that 
fail to follow the new guidelines." 
 
WALLES