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1. (SaUl Summary: The Israel Navy Force intercepted the"Jewish Boat to Gaza" on September 28 and towed it to theIsraeli port of Ashdod. Israeli activists on board werearrested and later released on bail. The Israeli Ministry ofInterior offered foreign activists immediate repatriation;American citizen Lillian Rosengarten departed Israel ear1y onSeptember 29. Rosengarten was met by Embassy staff at BenGurion International Airport, and signed a Privacy Act waiverprior to departure; she reported no issues regardingmistreatment. conflscated property, or health The IOFSpokesperson's office stated the boarding of the shipoccurred without incident. Israeli media outlets and the"Jewish Boat to Gaza" website refute this claim, chargingthat one Israeli activist was tasered during the boarding;Rosengarten also reported that the IOF used a taser 9un on anactivist The MFA noted that the Israeli activists areentitled to file charges with the Israeli police, who would

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2. (V) A statement from the IOF Spokesperson's office notedthallhe boarding ofttle "5ven Y Two~ (also known as the1rene" to !he lsr.ileli MFA and press) -was without incident"and lhat -no violence of any kind" was used by either thepassengers or the INF The IOF Spokesperson's statementreiterated that ISnleli naval ships transmitted two warningsto the captain of the ship, making clear that the intent tosail 10 Gaza was illegal Overhead video footage released onYouTube shows IOF soldiers boarding as two INF vesselsflanked the ship. IOF Spokesperson Brigadier General AVIBenayahu said durinll a September 28 interview WIth IsraelRadio that he regretted the INF is "forced to be divertedfrom its primary mission of fighting terrorism, and must dealinstead with a strange mission like this of a yacht thai hasno connection to humanitarian aid, and is nothing other thana provocation"

3. (SBU) UNian Rosengarten, the only American citizen onboard the "Irene,W accepted the GOt's oft"er of immediaterepatriation As reported septel, CONS staff met Rosengartenat Ben Gunon Intemallonal Airport, and she departed eartyon September 29 on an 8 AI night bound for Newar1<:.Rosengarten signed a full Privacy Act waiver, and asked thatCONS contact her son-tn4aw She reported no issuesregarding mistreatment, confiscated property, or health. Shewas, however, quite shaken from her experience and expressedgratitude fer the Embassy's assistance

4 (U) Israel press reports lhat several 'rene" passengers~ IOF used e~_~_.r"rce when boarding the ship

----..J a former Israel A'if Force PIloton board the ship, said !here were "no words to descnbe what(the passengers) 'Hen! through during lhe takeover; anddaimed the IOF used a taser gun on him. He noted that therewas a large discrepancy between the IOF's account of apeaceful boarding and what actually occurred. l areporter affiliated WIth Israei's Channel 10, affirmed

I ls account of the boarding, including the use ofthetaser gun, In her conversation with CONS staft". Rosengartenreported that lhe IOF had used a taser gun on one of theactivisls. The "Jewish Boallo Gaza" website reported thatIhe Israeli passengers were released from police custody onbail, while three international passengers accepled immedlalerepatriation. The website noted that Dr. Edith Lutz fromGermany remains in the Givon Deportmenl Genter after refusingimmediate repatriation

~I!if'U) MFAL--Dsaid September 29 thai the MFA conSiders the "casedosed" regard.,g the 'rene W He noted that !he MFA hadmade dear to the IOF and the Ministry of Intenor that theindIVIduals on board be treated With respect and care including espeClllIIy AmCrt Rosengarten. While the activtsts'views do not correspond to the GOI's ~cllve, they arenevertheless entitled to their opu'Ilons said. He hadno further mlormalJon regarding~s allegabons ofabuse. As an Israeli cihzen, L.......-...-..is enlitled 10 filecharges WIth the Israeli police, the IOF "WOuld then beobliged to mvest'Oate the 1l'lCldent, ==:Jsaid Hereiterated that the INF had been instructed to refrain fromany use of violence during the boarding.CUNNINGHAM

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,. (C) Summary: The GO! is monitoring a yacht that departednorthern Cyprus on September 26 ostensibly bound for theEgyptian port of EI-Arish. •Jews for Justice forPalestinians· adivists on board the ship have announcedtheir intention to break the IDF naval blockade to bring a·symbollc· amount of aid to Gaza The ship's organizers havestaled th!!. they do not intend to use violence or confrontthe IDF. I B1

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6. (SBU) The Israeli press has reported extensively on the"Jews for Justice for Pales~nians· UK-f\.agged catamarannamed "Irene: According to press reports, the eightactivists and two journalists on board the "frene" are hopingto bring to Gaza a ·symbolic amount of aid" including loys,telClbooks, musical instruments, fishing gear and outboardmotors for fishin~ boats and prosthetic limbs. Activists onboard include I Ian Israeli man who lost hisdaughter to a terrorist attack in 1997; 82-year old Holocaustsurvivor and founder o/lhe Jewish-Arab community of NeveShalom I landl Ja former lAF pilot who allegedly called on INF members todisobey orders and not stop the ship.


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7. (SBU) Post has not confirmed whether there are Americancitizens on board the catamaran. We will continue to trackIhe ship's progress through the IOF, as well as coordinatewith the MFA.CUNNINGHAM

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4PASSPORT:[==-=:====--==15 OTHER NATIONAlmes. IF ANY, AND HOW ACQUIRED' NoneUSUAL COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: USANATIONALITY OF PASSPORT USED TO ENTER COUNTRY OF ARREST US

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7 DATE/PlACE OF ARREST. September 28, 2010, Ashdod Port

8 CONDITION OF ARRESTEE: Normal

9 CHARGES. Uf\5Pecified

10 PlACE OF DETENTION' Ben Gurion Airport

11 JUDICIAl STATUS. Deported

14 ATIORNEY Smadar Ben Natan, Physicians ref Human Rights,Israel. tel. 972-3-561-9666, cell. 972-52-846-8025

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17 NOTIFICATION: Post was notified of sUbjecfs arrest by the MFAand confirmed by the Oz Unit of the Isael Immigration Police, on09128110 In addition, details regarding the arrival oflhe ship"Irene" bound for Gaza were published in the Israeli media.

18. ACCESS: On 09126110, Conoff visited subject at Ben GurionAirport, where she was detained until she was able to board herreturn flight to the U.S.

19 OTHER AMERICANS ARRESTED· None

20 MISTREATMENT: None

21 PROPERTY CONRSCATED· None

22. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS:- DEPORTED ON september 29, 2010

24 REMARKS: On 09126110, Subject set sail from Cyprus with agroup often Jewish peace activists organized by the "Jews forJuSIlCe lor Palesbrllans· Accordlllg to the ship's organizers andIsraeli media reports, the Israeh Navy hailed the ship shortlybefore 1000 hours local time on 09126110, asking the ship'sorigin, desllnation. and nationalities on board The activistsnoted lI\at the Irene !\ad departed FallTla9usla. Cyprus with Israelis,

Bnts, an Amencan and a Gelman on board, and annouced theirintentionto sail 10 Gaza 10 delIVer aid to the Gazan popualIOn. At thatpolllt, the Israeli Navy ship boarded and escorted the Irene to theAshdod Port. Upon emartalton, sub,ed was taken to the Holon

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MFA placed a call 10 CONS immediately following subjecfsembarkation from the ship at the Ashdod Port. Subject stated thatshe was In good health and was ready to sign the necessary papersto enable her mmedlate departure from Israel. Sub1ed added thaialthough the experience was frightening, she and the other membersofthe group were bell'lg treated well by Israeli officials StJbtedrequested Embassy aSSIstance in contacting her daughter in NY toappose I'ler of her stuatlon.

Conoff visrted subject during her lale evening detention al theBen Gurion Airport detention center on 09128. SltIJed appeared tobemgood health and 5pmts and had no speCIfic complaints orr1!QlJests.Col'lOff laler conlinned with the immigration authonties that subJect

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25 ADVISING NOKi::=OR=:O::TH:=E::R::S:::::O::":i09128J10. Conotr contactedsubject's daughter, I 110 apprise her of nermolhefs S1tuabon.

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2. (SBU) Denmark. will convene a workshop Feb 4-5 inCopenhagen with participants from U.S., UK, France,Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Germany and Canada todevelop the context for a new international effort 10 blockarms flows 10 Gaza. Ambassador Stephen Mull will lead theU.S. delegation. The WorkshOp will have three focus areasand associated sUbgroups:

A. Intelligence Cooperation: Experts will share intelligenceassessments and gaps, and develop mechanisms for turning theformer inlo actionable information.B. Legal Authorities fDiplomatic: Experts will developcommon legal authority for interdiclion efforts (most likelybased on existing mechanisms in eTF 150 and other current milops in region)C. Operations: Military experts will assess adequacy ofexisting assets in the region and develop plans for fillingany gaps.

3. (SBU) The U.S. delegation plans to float a draft Statementof Principles laying out the new interdiction mechanism forrefinement in Copenhagen and reference back to capitals.Ideally, participating states would publicly associatethemselves with the Statement of Principles in the nearfuture, perhaps at a formal event at a level to bedetermined. End Summary.

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4. (SBU) Attached for posts' background are papers intendedfor distribution in Copenhagen. Action addressee posts arerequested to provide these to invited governments on a closehold basis. Papers include: (1) four discussion papers .- anoverview plus one per subgroup -- with questions intended toelicit constructive discussion, (2) the draft statement ofprinCiples, and (3) a non-paper on legal authorities.Please note that these papers should be treated as fordistribution to Copenhagen participants only.

5. (U) If posts have any questions, please contact NEAlRAMichael Adler ([email protected]/202647-1427)orTExecutiveAssistant Constantinos Nicolaidis ([email protected]/2026474901) for further information. End Action Request

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1 (SBU) Summary: The Israel Navy Force intercepted the•JeWIsh Boal to Gaza' on september 28 and lowed It 10 theIsraeli port of Ashdod Israeli actiVISts on board werearrested and later released on baiL The Israeli Ministry oflntenor offered foreign activists immediate repatriation,American CItizen Ideparted Israel early onseptember 29. was mel by Embassy staff al BenGunon Intemabonal Airport, and Signed a Privacy Act waiverprior to departtJre, she reported no ISSueS regardingmistreatment, confiscated property, or health. The IOFSpokesperson's office stated the boarding ofthe shtpoccurred Without InCldenl Israeli media outlets and the"Jewish Boat to Gaza" website reMe [his claim, charginglhat one Israeli ac::tNisl was tasered during !he boarding;

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then be obliged to open an investigation End summary

2. (U) A statement from the lDF Spokesperson's office notedthat the boarding of the 'Sven Y Two' (also known as the"Irene" 10 the Israeli MFA and press) "was without incident"and that "no violence or any kind" was used by either thepassengers orthe INF, The IDF Spokesperson's statementreiterated that israeli naval ships transmitted two warningsto the captain of the ship, making clear that the intent tosail 10 Gaza was illegal. Overhead video footage released onYouTube shows IOF soldiers boarding as two INF vesselsftanked the ship. IDF Spokesperson Bngadier General AviBenayahu said dunng a september 28 Interview with IsraelRadio that he regretted the INF is "forced to be divertedfrom its primary mission of fighting terrorism, and must dealinstead with a strange mission like this of a yacht that hasno connection to humanitarian aid, and is nothing other thana provocation."

3, (SBU) r' the only American citizen onboard the~rene: aceePled the Gal's offer ofimm,Jtdiaterepatnatlon As reported septel, CONS staff metL ~at Ben Gunon Intemational Airport, and she departed eariyon 8e:ptemtl1::r 29 on an EI AI flight bound for Newarl<..l J~gned a full Privacy Act waiver, and asked thatCONS contact her L ] She reported no issuesregarding mistreatment, confiscated property, or health. Shewas, however, quite shaken from her experience and expressedgratitude for the Embassy's as~stance

4. (U) Israeli press reports that several 1rene" passengersclaim the IOF used excessive force when boarding the ship.CAPT (res.)[ ----:-l a former Israel Air Force piloton board the ship, said there were "no words to describe what(the passengers) went through during the takeover," anddaimed the IOF used a taser gun on him, He noted that therewas a large discrepancy between the IOF's account ofapeacef1J1 boarding and what actually occurred. c== J are~==ffiliated with Israel's Channel 10, affirmedL account of the boarding, including the use of thetaser gun In her conversation with CONS staff, C Jreported that the IOF had used a taser gun on one of theactivists. The "Jewish Boat to Gaza" website reported thatthe israeli passengers were released from police custody onbail, while three international passenfrs acce~ted immediaterepatriation, The website noted that JfromGermany remains in the Givon Deportment Center after refusingimmediate repatriation

5. (SBU) MFA Deputy ~rector General lor North America BarukhBlna said September 29 that the MFA con~ders the "casedosed" regarding the "Irene." He noted that the MFA hadmade clear to the IOF and the Ministry of Interior that theindividuals on board be treated with respect and care -including especially AmOt I While the activists'views do not correspond to the OOl's perspective, they arenevertheless entitled to their opinio~a said., He hadno further information regardb aHegalIons ofabuse. As an Israeli citizen, TseIltitled to filecharges WIth the Israeli police; the IOF WQuld then beobliged to Investigate the incident, Bina said, Hereiterated thallhe INF had been instructed to refrain fromany use of violence during the boarding.CUNNINGHAM

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reached agreement in London onMarch 13 on a Program of Action on interdiction of theflow of arms to Gaza. Text of the Program of Action isin paragraph six. Department requests USNATO,in coordination with the Canadian and UK missions,to brief the North Atlantic Council (NAC), or at post'sdiscretion the most appropriate forum, on the outcomeof the london conference, the agreed Program of Action,and the planned onawaconference scheduled for June 10·1,.

2. (U) Objectiw: To encourage NATO members' sup~ forthe Program of Action on Gaza arms smuggling interdiction,as agreed upon in London March 13, and a successfulfollow-up meeting in Ottawa.

3. (SBU) Background: Building on theFebruary 4·5 discussions in Copenhagen,representatives of nine governments(Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,the Netherlands, NOIway, the UK, and the U.S.)met in london on March 13 and reached agreementon a Program of Action for measuresto help prevent and interdict arms smuggling to Gaza.The Program of Action aims to enhance coordination ofinformation and intelligence sharing, diplomaticengagement, and military and law enforcement activities.Text of the Program of Action appears in paragraph six.

4. (U) Next Steps: Canada has agreed to host the nextmeeting of participating govemments June 10·11. Thismeeting willinclude a table top planning exercise to enable participantsto betterunderstand national capabilities and authorities undervarious scenarios.

5. (SaU) Egypt and Israel: As was the case in Copenhagen,the UK invited both Israel and Egypt to send observersto the London meeting. The Israelis accepted theinvitation; the Egyptians did not. We will continue toupdatethe Egyptians privately about this effort.

6. (SaU) Begin Text Program of Action:

This initiative constitutes a response to persistentconcerns over the flow of weapons to the Gaza Strip.These efforts should be seen in the context of effortsto support an immediate and durable cease·fire, includinga cessation of aU violence such as rocket attacks againstIsrael and all other hostilities directed againstcivilians, and the unimpeded provision of humanitarianassistance to Gaza as well as the sustained re-opening ofcrossing points on the basis of the


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2005 Agreement on Movement and Access. The initiativeaims to develop an effective framework for internationalcooperation. supplementary to measures taken by regionalstales to prevent and interdict the illicit flow of arms,amlT'MJnition, and wea~ns components. to Gaza.

Participating governments seek to enhance effortsto prevent and interdict the illicit trafficking of arms,ammunition and weapons components to Gaza and withintheir jurisdiction 10 prevent the facilitation of suchtransfers. The Governments confirm their corrmitment10 support efforts of regional states through activitiesfarther afield. The Gowmments reaffirm that theintemational corrvnunity has a responsibility to supportprevention and interdiction efforts and that such effortsmay involve a broad range of tools to include dipklmatic.mlitary, intelligence, and law enforcement components.These efforts build upon UNSCR 1860 and the principlesand obligations pursuant to transfers of arms or relatedmaterials established in relevant UNSCRs including 1747.They recognize that these efforts include measuresto prevent, disrupt, delay, stop, or seize illicittransfers of arms, ammunition and weapons componentsand offer a range of roles for merrbers of theintemational community, taking into accountcounter·terrorism and non-proliferation conventionsand regimes. Participation in this effort does notobligate states to take any specific action.Cooperative actions may involve only someof the participants.

Participating governments will support, in conformitywith international and domestic law, and givennational capabilities, a range of actionswhich could include:

Sharing Information and Intelligence

- Enhance information gathering and sharingto support effective and timely prevention andinterdiction measures, while protecting the confidentialcharacter of classified information. Such sharing wouldinclude the broadest possible array of relevant informationabout points of origin, contents, carriers and transitroutes of suspect shipments.

Operating within existing or supplementalauthorities and resources

- Review and provide information on current authoritiesand resources, inclUding customary intemationallaw andother regimes and initiatives; consider the potentialmeans to enhance them and ways to develop additionaltools, including through bilateral ship-boarding agreementsand national legislation. Conduct regular consultationsamong legal experts aimed at efficient implementation of


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Coordinating diplomatic engagement

- Coordinate approaches to flag, port, transit, originand other states as appropriate to encourage fullcooperation for prevention and interdiction efforts,to dissuade transit states from allowing their territoryfrom being used to transfer arms, ammunition and weaponscomponents and 10 prevent such transfers, includingthrough cooperation based on bilateral agreements.

-- Share best practices, including point of contactinformation, from their engagement with flag, port,transit, and origin states.

-- Engage with regional partners that have sharedinterests in preventing illicit flows of arms,ammunition and weapons components.

Coordinating military and law enforcement activities

_. Examine whether additional national assets mightcontribute to prevention and interdiction efforts.

-- Identify assets with responsibilities in existingmissions as well as additional resources that couldbe made available.

-- Take action, to the extent that national legalauthorities permit and consistent withinternational law, to support interdiction efforts.Such efforts may include inquiry, boarding, searching,stopping, seizing or other efforts necessary to preventtransfers of arms, ammunition and weapons components.

- Encourage transit states to prevent suspectedtransfers and support such efforts as necessary.

Establishing a regular mechanism to review common efforts

•• Meet on a regular basis to review efforts and evaluateresults. These meetings would be open to other governmentsprepared to support prevention and interdiction efforts.

•- Provide appropriate point(s) of contact for preventionand interdiction activities.

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7. (SBU) Deadline for Action and Points of Contact:Department would appreciate USNATO's briefing tothe NAG to occur by June 1. Further informationon this message can be obtained from T staff(Gonslantinos Nicolaidis) orNENRA (Mike Adler or Adam Vaccaro).

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