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### Viewing cable 09USUNNEWYORK842, AMBASSADOR RICE’S SEPTEMBER 16 MEETING WITH

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 USUN NEW YORK 000842
    SIPDIS
    E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2019
    TAGS: PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS IR RS
    SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR RICE’S SEPTEMBER 16 MEETING WITH
    ISRAELI DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER AYALON AND
    SECRETARY-GENERAL’S COMMENTS AT SECURITY COUNCIL LUNCH ON
    GOLDSTONE REPORT
    Classified By: Ambassador Susan E. Rice for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
    ¶1. (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 a "free pass" on weapons smuggling into Gaza. He
    pressed for U.S. leadership in response to the report.
    Ambassador Rice responded that the USG is still studying the
    report, remains concerned about the fact-finding mission’s
    mandate and many of the recommendations in the report. She
    urged Ayalon to help us help them with progress on the peace
    process, saying that the report can be more easily managed if
    there is progress. Ayalon also described Israeli Prime
    Minister Netanyahu’s recent visit to Moscow concerning the
    S-300 system and said the Israeli government had told the
    Russians that the transfer of the system to Iran would be
    destabilizing to the region and could precipitate action.
    After the meeting, Ambassador Rice hosted the Security
    Council’s monthly lunch with the Secretary-General at which
    the Secretary-General informed Council Perm Reps that his
    staff was reviewing the report and he planned to engage the
    Council on further courses of action. Both the UK and
    Russian Perm Reps questioned Goldstone’s decision to release
    the report in New York. End Summary.
    Goldstone Report
    ----------------
    ¶2. (C) Ambassador Rice met with Israeli Deputy Foreign
    Minister Ayalon, at his request, on September 16, the day
    after the release of Justice Goldstone and the fact-finding
    mission’s report on violations of human rights law and
    international humanitarian law during the Gaza conflict.
    Ayalon, accompanied by Israeli Perm Rep Shalev, Deputy Perm
    Rep Carmon, Ayalon Advisor David Segal, and his Chief of
    Staff Klarina Shpitz, termed the report "outrageous" and said
    that everyone is looking for U.S. leadership on a response to
    it. He criticized the fact-finding commission as "hardly
    representative of the international community" and said that
    the report gives Hamas a "free pass" on continued weapons
    smuggling into Gaza. He questioned why Goldstone had to
    release the report on the first day of the 64th session of
    the General Assembly in New York, given ongoing efforts on
    the peace process. He noted that the Israeli mission in
    Geneva only received an official copy of the report "seconds"
    before Goldstone’s press conference in New York on September
    ¶15. Ayalon offered his personal opinion that Goldstone may
    have sought the New York stage for his press conference
    because he has ambitions for a seat on the International
    Court of Justice. Ayalon said that he hoped that the
    Palestinians would not seek to try to use the Goldstone
    report in terms of the peace process since that would "derail
    things."
    ¶3. (C) Ambassador Rice responded that the USG is studying
    the Goldstone report, that we remain concerned with the
    fact-finding mission’s mandate and many of the
    recommendations in the report, and that we will stay in close
    touch with the GOI as we move forward in Geneva and elsewhere
    in response to the report. She underscored that the USG’s
    main focus is on the peace process and that we are working
    towards progress next week to restart talks. She stressed
    that among the best means to deflect and contain the
    Goldstone report is demonstrable and early progress on the
    peace process. She also raised that whatever the GOI can do
    internally to emphasize its own judicial processes and
    investigations would be helpful. In terms of next steps,
    Ambassador Rice opined that she could not foresee a scenario
    in which the Security Council referred the case to the ICC.
    However, any member of the Council could well bring the issue
    up for discussion, though it would likely not be done before
    the Human Rights Council’s discussion on September 29. In
    Geneva, she referred to the USG’s dual aims of countering
    anti-Israel bias and focusing on genuine human rights
    concerns. She said she hoped Israel will work with the U.S.
    on both those aims. In terms of General Assembly action, she
    noted there was a possibility of such action anytime.
    ¶4. (C) Ayalon responded that Israel would like to see a
    trilateral meeting next week on the peace process, but he
    voiced concern that the Arabs might "overplay their cards"
    and demand more. Ambassador Rice noted that what happens in
    New York is often not reflective of the reality out in the
    region, though the Administration is trying to make it more
    reflective of actual events on the ground. She asked Ayalon
    directly to "help me help you." She underscored that the
    Goldstone report will not go away but it can be more easily
    USUN NEW Y 00000842 002 OF 002
    managed if there is positive progress on the peace process.
    Israeli-Russian discussion of
    transfer of S-300 to Iran
    -----------------------------
    ¶5. (S) Ayalon noted general Israeli government
    disappointment with the Russians, in response to which
    Ambassador Rice raised Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent
    visit to Moscow. Ayalon responded that it was to discuss
    "the S-300" and Iran since the GOI is against the sale.
    Ayalon said that the Prime Minister was pressing Russia not
    to deliver the system and noted that the Russians had told
    the GOI two years ago that it would not sell Iran the system.
    Ayalon emphasized that while the Russians argue that sale of
    the S-300 is in the interest of stability in region, the
    transfer of the system itself would actually be destabilizing
    to the region and could precipitate action. He said that the
    Russians continue to try to reassure the GOI that Iran will
    not go nuclear, while the GOI has firmly stressed its support
    of the USG’s plan on Iran. Ayalon opined that the Russians
    may think they have the Iranians on a short leash or that
    they have corresponding energy interests with Iran vis a vis
    the Europeans that lead the Iranians to follow the Russian
    lead. Nevertheless, Ayalon recommended a "tougher U.S. face"
    to the Russians at the meeting on September 23.
    Secretary-General plans to engage
    Security Council on Goldstone report
    ------------------------------------
    ¶6. (C) Immediately after Ambassador Rice’s meeting with
    Ayalon, Ambassador Rice, as Security Council President for
    the month of September, hosted the Security Council for its
    monthly lunch with the Secretary-General. At the lunch, the
    Secretary-General said he has tasked his staff to provide a
    detailed review of the report and that he will engage the
    Security Council on further courses of action. The UK Perm
    Rep asked the Secretary-General why Goldstone decided to
    release his report here in New York. The Secretary-General
    responded that he did not know but would inquire. The
    Mexican Perm Rep said follow-up on the Goldstone report’s
    recommendations is important but so is diplomatic action on
    the peace process. The French Perm Rep urged Council members
    to keep in mind both processes. The Russian Perm Rep said
    that Goldstone should have released his report in Geneva. He
    then challenged his Mexican and French colleagues for linking
    the political developments with human rights issues since
    France has argued in the past on Darfur that the two should
    not be linked. Ambassador Rice stressed that the U.S.
    government, at all levels, is working hard to achieve a
    breakthrough and have the parties return to negotiations.
    She stressed that we are at a delicate moment and we have to
    keep in mind the broader objectives.
    Israeli mission presses for
    strong U.S. reaction to report
    ------------------------------
    ¶7. (C) Separately, Israeli Deputy Perm Rep Carmon called
    Ambassador Wolff to press for a strong U.S. reaction against
    the Goldstone report. He also expressed concern about
    linkages between progress on the peace process and the
    report. Ambassador Wolff responded that the connection was a
    statement of fact and likely how the Arabs would be looking
    at the report. It was not a policy position or something we
    would say in public. Ambassador Wolff said Israel should be
    drawing the same conclusion from its own assessment -- the
    more progress there is on the peace process, the less of an
    issue others will make of the Goldstone report.
    RICE

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