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1. (SBU) SlmmBl'y. On..llsle 6 an estimated 50,000people participated in a demonstration in Rabatagainst the Israeli Alm Y's deadly raid on a Gaza ­boU'ld aid flotilla. Organized by two NGOs-theMoroccan National Action Group for Supporting Iraqand Palestine and the Moroo::::an Assodation lor tne&4Iport of Palestinian Resistance - tredemonstration was held l.nder tre slogan '"LibertyMarch against Zioris! Terronsm: However ltVstime, lrIIike in arti 4srael demonstrations over thepas!: several yea l$ in Morocco, the rtetorc wasdecidedly less violert, especially towards trec:urrent U_S_admiRstrahon. Utimately, the eventwas as much about Moroccan Islamist groups competingwith one another 10 show how much of the aowd theycould mobiliZe as it was about condemning theIsraeli attack. End Summary.

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2. (U) Thousands of marcters came out in RabatSunday. June 6, to decry the recent Israel raid on aGaza-bound aid flotilla, Waving Moroccan andPalestinian flags and chanting slogans condemning1 he vile act" perpetrated by the Israeli Ann y, themarchers numbered approximately 50,000, according 10security officials , Estimates in the press variedwildly, with one newspaper putting the figure at atremendously exaggerated 600,000.

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3, (U) In recent years, anti-Israel demonstrationsof this type typically have attracted angryparticipants who targeted the U.S. as much as theytargeted Israel. Posters of President Bush were ascommonplace as those or Israeli leaders (captionedwith inflammatory slogans sud1 as 'War Criminals" or"Butchers" ), and American nags were often bumedalongside Israel! flags. Aconsistent element inMoroccan public opinion over the past half a centuryhas been solidarity with the Palestinian people -at least at the level of rhetoric. Public opinion(such as it exists) still also links unpopularIsraeli actions like the flotilla attack with theUnited states, and the majority of Moroccans stillview American foreign policy unfavorably in theMiddle East.

4. (U) The June 8 demonstration, however, markedthe first time in recent years that a Moroccandemonstration of this type witnessed a more reservedcriticism of the U.S. There was no poster ofPresident Obama in evidence nor of any other U.Sleaders, and there were no banners with harshcriticism or violent slogans against AmericaDemonstrators dkl chant slogans calling on thecurrent U.S. administration to stop itsunconditional support to Israel, but harsh orviolent rhetoric was not heard, as used to beconsistently the case in the past. This time theAmerican flag was not set alight.

5. (SBUl Observers and demonstration organizersattributed the change in tone - at least toward theLl.S. - to the Obama administration and thePresident's Cairo speech. Abdelaziz Nouaydi,president of the human rights NGO "Adala," told PolLES that "his is the result of the still-prevailing'Obama -mania' in the region .~ Another participant,Professor Abadallah Saaf, Director of the MoroccanCenter for Social Studies, added, ~Morocca ns, likeother Arabs, have started showing signs of trust andconfidence in President Obama. This absence ofha rsh criticism during the demonstrat ion stowsd early a divide between two eras."

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lo r Supporting Iraq and Palest ine and the MoroccanAssociation for tile Support of PalestinianResistance called for a massve demonstra tion onJune 6, Into goal, of ccwse. was to showunconditiona l Moroccan Sl4lPOrt 10 the Palest iniansand to denounce the attack at sea. Moroccanpolitica l pemes, NGOs, trioflS and lsIamist

movements Qliddy issued commlriques camng ontheir members 10participate massively_ On...lne 6,it was dear tha i the lsIamist movemerts - mostlrIreCXlgrized. W tolerated, by the GOM - mobi lizedthe biggest tI.m-ol.t, 'Mth the Justice and Olarity(Good Worts) Organization (JCO) leadil"9 the way.FOlI oflhe nine Morocca ns who had participated (andSISYiYed lrilLrt) in !he Gaza ftot illa are JCOleaders, bU: !he t'igh JCO hmol.t also pairts to itsability 10mobi lize supporters. The Isla mist Partyof Justice and Development (PJD). a Uty recognizedpolitical party, also brought ol1 many tuldreds ofsupporters However, ltte overall pictJse was one ofl'IJge crowds of JeO-affiliated Islamists who were_llorgarized in self -idertifying groups, whilemembers of po~1 parties were scattered andpoorly organiZe d. The message they soug t1: to sendwas dear: The lsIamisl: movem ents, led by the JCO,are the premier grassroots political entity inMo..."..

7. (SBU) Comment: Many M<Jroccan politica lobservers interpret the June 6 Rabat demonst rat ionas the begiming of a new relationship betwee n theQJrTenl U.S. administration and Morocca n publicopinion - ancl perhaps with Arabs in genera l. Asone of the part icipants said, "1 is a mutua lopportunity for beth sides to establish a newrelationship based on trust and ccnncerce." Otherssaw the demo nstrat ion as an intem al Morocca npolitica l struggle to show to the public opinionwh ich power is still able to mobilize the greatestpropo rtion of participants in the shortest amount oftime . In this case, the Islamists proved to be theforce to reckon with. End Comment

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1 (SBU) A Knesse t comm ittee recommended on June 7 todeprive Israeli Arab MK Haneen Zoabi (Salad), who was aboardthe Mavi Marmara last week and had also recent ly visitedQadhafi in Libya with frve other Israeli Arab lawmakers, ofsome parliamentary privileges. The privileges included takingaway her diplomat ic passpo rt , remo ving parliamentary travelprivi leges, and exempting the state from liabili ty for anylitigation fees that might arise while she serves in thekresset A Simple majority vote in a plenary session - thathas yet to be scheduled • could remove these priv ileges, buther parliam entary immunity from proseartion would remainThis 7·1 committee recommendation was an apparent slap on thewrist for the Israe li Arab lawm aker ...me participated in theGaza Flotilla and then created an uproar in the Knesset onJune 2 when she gave her accou nt of the violent confronta tionwith Israeli soldiers on the Mavi Marmara

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2. (SBU ) Knesse t speaker Reuven Rivli n said he wa nted 10discu ss the issue with legal advisors before scheduling avole . Most analysts considered it unlikely the committee'sreccommendations would be enacted by a Knesset plena ry volePrior to the committee vole, the Knesset's legal Advisoropposed the committee's recommendation on the grounds tha tthe removal of some parliam entary privil eges should not becon nected in any way with a Knesset member's politica lactivity or statements. lIthe ongoing police investigationinto the activit ies of the four Israeli Arabs aboard the MaviMarmara reveals any crim inal activity, the Attorney Genera lcoul d indict ZOabi along with the three leaders of the!slamic Movement. If indicted, the same Knessel HouseCommittee wo uld undoubtedly remo ve Zoabi 's immunity fromprosecut ion.

3. (SaU) Although some activists have said in the press thatZoabi was involved in negotiati ng in Hebrew with Israeliso ldiers for the release of the four commandos who werebrieny held as hostages by the IHH act ivists during theboarding ofthe Mavi Marma ra, Zoabi d aimed that 'there wasnot a single passe nger who raised a baton" and said the "goalwas not ccntrcreancn," but "breaking the blockade on Gaza."AI. a press cc nterence she held in Nazareth, Zoab i accused theIDF of plann ing " 0 cause a very large numbe r of casoames10stop simi lar initiative s in the future " and claimed theflotil la achieved a "victory." On June 2, ushers in theKnesset had to restrain MKs who attempted to physicallyremove Zoabi from speaking at the podium as some MKs calledher a "t raitor' and 'terrcnst." Several legislatorsintroduced bills aime d at removing an MK lor inciti ng againstthe sla te and others requested the Centra l ElectionsCommittee to individually prev ent Zoabi from running in anyfuture knesse t election.

4. (SBU) The Israeli Arab party Balad has a histo ry ofconfrontation wil hin the xnesset and with stale authoritiesBalad's Iound er, Azmi Bishara, res igned from the Knessetwh ile visiting Cairo in 2007 and has since stayed abroad lorlear of arrest in connectio n wit h charges that he spied forHezboll ah during the 2006 Second Leba non wa r. said Nata. whoreplaced Bishara in the knesset, was stripped of his immunityin January after being indicted in Dece mbe r 2009 lor visitingan enemy country, Syria , and allegedly meet ing with the PFLPand Hamas. The Centra l S ections Committee has votedrepeatedly to remo ve Sal ad lrom partic ipating in nationa lelections, includ ing in 2009, but the High Court of Justicehas overt urned the decisions each time.CUNNINGHAM

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3. (SBU) At the joint FSC/PC meeting June 1, Turkish PermRep Sar ibas raised the top ic of Israel 'smilitary operation against the Gaza flotilla, which he termed a "grave violation of international law" forwhich there was no justification. He cited statements of the UN Security Council and representativ es ofNATO, the EU, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe condemning Israeli actionsand expressing regret at the loss of life. SaMbas called for the immediate release of the ships andpersons detained by Israeli forces, as well as a prompt, credible investigation into the incident TheIs raeli deputy PermRep, in her reply , focused on the legitimacy of the blockade and asserted that Israeliforces acted only in self-defense, after being violently provoked by the passe ngers of the Marmara ship.She drew attention to the fad that the organiz ers of the flotilla had refused to hand the goods over forinspection, which she interpreted as proof that the purpose of the floti lla was not humanitarian, butpolitical. The United States read the May 31 statement made by Assistant Secretary Crowley, while theEU, Canada, and Russ ia drew attent ion to statements they had made in other fora. Saribas exercisedhis right of reply to state that the explanations provided by the Israeli depu1y PermRe p "did not satis fyother international organizat ions or the countries here today.'

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SENSITIVE, SIPDISEstonia lakes Moderate Line Towards Israel

1. (U) Following the May 31 Israeli raid onthe Gaza flotilla, theEstonian Government and press have condemned t he lossof life, but also expressed understanding for Israel 's actions. Foreign Minister Paet on May 31 issued a statement that wasvery similar to that issued by the European Union, condemning t he loss of life, demanding an investigation, and calling forthe Gaza blockade to be lifted. That was the only GOE statement on the incident. On the contrary, t he Estonian -Israeliparliamentary group issued a statement saying that perhaps excessive force was used, but faulting the flot illa forchallenging Israel 's blockade and stat ing Israel has the right to defend itself. Chairman ofthis group Igor Grazin, an MPfrom the ruling Reform Party, further stated that Israel hasa legal right to search vessels headed to Gaza. Estonia 'sGreenParty issued a statement condemning both the raid aswell asthe flotilla 's provocative behavior.

2. (Uj Estonian presswas even more supportive of Israel. In the past week Estonia 's largest papers havepUblishededitorials supporting Israel. Daily newspaper Paevarebt asked why it took six ships to deliver 10,000 tons of aid, anamountthat could fit in one cargo ship. The paper also questioned the presence of 600 people, most extremely hostile to Israel,on the Mavi Marmara, and asked what role they expected to play to help the Palestinians. Paevaleht suggests that if Gazawants peace, it should stop shooting at Israel, and pointed out Israel 's blockade hasresulted in a sharp drop in rocketattacks. In a subsequent editorial, Paevalebt criticized Hamas for withholding assistance from non-supporters. Estonia'sother large paper, Postimees, pUblished two editorials that explained how this raid greatly hurt Israel 's standing in t heworld, but pointed out that Israel is fighting for its very existence.

3. (SBUj President lives announced before this raid that he would travel to Israel at the end of June. His foreign policyadvisor subsequently told post that his cffce is following t he situation, but that lives does not plan to cancel his visit

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Thank you, Madame Secretary, for the meeting today. Somemembers of the group are wearing black ribbons to express anddemonstrate rejection 01the Flotilla Freedo m Ship incidentWe come today carry ing four questions which we would like toaddress:

• President oeeme.e ceee speech foaJSed on peace , Thereare articles from high offici als wt»ch refer to the fact thatIsrael, in its massive violation of human rights, is tu rningout to be a burden onthe U.S. For example , the AoullaFreedom Ship incident affected negatively the U.S. imagewhich has been built in seven years through the MEPI program.Where does the U.S. stand between promoting its image anddealing with Israel? End telC!

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SENSITIVEHRC Establishes Fact -Finding Mission on Israeli Actions Against a sr.p Convoy to Gaza

I. (U) On June I, only two days into its 14m sess ion. the Human Rights Council interrupted its proceedin gs tohold an "urgent debate" on Israel 's May 30 boarding of several ships carrying cargo directly 10 Gaze , whichresulted in at least nine deaths, many of them Turkish nationals . The Organization of the Islamic Conference(Ole), at the behest of the Palestinian delegation and Turkey , tabled a resolution entitled "The Grave Attacks byIsraeli Forces against the Humanitarian Boat Convoy. " The resolution, which passed by a vote of 32 in favor, 3opposed (U.S.), 9 abstentions and 3 absent, created an international fact-findi ng mission (FFM) to investigateviolations of intemational law in the incident. Despite some indications of flexibility by the OlC members,USDcl was unable to prevent the crea tion of the FFM or to convince key delegations to adhere to language agreeda day prior by UN Security Council members. The OIC members arc encouragi ng the HRC President to quicklyappoint the members of the FFM. End summary .

Urgent Debate

2. (U) Th e Council suspended its regular program of work on Wednesday, JWlC 2 for an urgent debate to discussIsrael's May 30 sbip-bcerding that ended in at least nine deaths and multiple injuries. The GOJ action against the"humanitarian convoy" was undertaken as part of Israel ' s maritime and land blockade on Gaza .

3. (U) Israel and Palestine spoke as conccmcd countries . Israel stated that the events were tragic and unfortunateand expressed regret at the loss ofJife. It adhered to its position that the Gaze maritime blockade was a lawfuland legitimate action necessa ry to prevent Hames from smuggling weapons into the Gaze Strip, and thatinternational law pennitted Israel to prescribe the technical arrangements, including search, under whichhumanitarian aid was transmitted into Ga7.3 . Tbc flotilla organizers were repeatedly warned, said IsraeliAmbassador Ronny Year, from the point of depa rture to the point of interception, but such overtures wererejected, making clear to Israel the political motive to break the blockade. Israel stated that it was in the process

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of releasing all detainees and estimated that all detainee s would be released within forty-ei ght hours. Inve ntorycontained on the ships was to be searched at the Port of Ashdod and all humanitarian aid delivered overland toGll7..3. residents in accor dance with standard procedures.

4. (U) Palestinian Ambassador and Vice Fore ign Minister Ibrahim Khraishi stressed that no impuni ty cou ld beaccepted for the"a trocious crime at hand.~ The measures called for in the draft resolut ion should cause lsrac l 10realize that the blockade and occupation of the Gaze Strip must be lifted.

5. (SBU) The ole tabled a draft resolut ion condemning "the outrageous attack by the Israeli forces ," callingupon Israel to lift its " siege on occupied Gaze. " and creating an international fact finding mission to investigate"violations of international law." The resolution sponsors repeatedly noted throughout negotiations that they hadintentionally drafted a" modest resolution " in the interest of achieving consensus with all lI RC members. SaudiAmbass ador Abdulwahab Attar explained that the sponsors "did not ask for much " and had intentionally kept out- unlike with other HRC reso lutions abou t the Middle East -- references to manv other issues the... Mve withIsrael . He referenced High Commissioner Pilley's remarks on the subject. (Note : During her remarks at theopening of the COWlCil session on May 31, High Commissioner Pillay had referred to Israel ' s blockade asinhuman and illegal. End Note.) Palestinia n DPR lmcd Zuhairi expressed similar sentiments.

Negot iation

6. (lJ) Ambassador Donahoe and members of the U.S. delegation met on severa l occasions over the course ofTuesday, June I and Wednesday. June 2 with delegates from themissions ofPalcstinc , Pakistan (representing theOIC), Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan (representing the Group of Arab States) to discuss U.S . proposedchanges to the text of me proposed resolu tion. Members ofthc U.S. delegation also met with representatives ofdelegations includ ing EU member states and the Netherlands in an attempt to reach consensus language on anumber of redIine issues .

7. (lI) While much of the text posed concerns for the United States - including references to "occupied " Gaza ­the sponsors ' call for an immediate international investigation into the incident was the paramount issue for allconcerned parties and was the primary focus of discussion .

8. (U) The U.S. delegation urged the sponsors to endorse the Security Council's Pres idential Statement (PRSl)of June I , wh ich called for a prompt , impartial, and transparent investigation that conformed to internationalstandards. We suggested possib le options for phrasing this endorsement which would have underscored theimportance of the issue and the signifi cance ofa unified view among Security Council and Human Rights Councilmember slates .

9. (lI) In response to the sponsors desire to internationalize me investigation, the EU proposed. two mainalternatives. First, the EU joined the United Slates in advocating for a text that would support the PRST. Whenthe sponsors rejected this proposa l. the EU recom mended language that would have endorsed the PRST' s call foran investigation, "bearing in mind the role of the UN Secretary General ... "

10. (SBlI) M3D)· of the original reso lution sponsors appeared prepared to consider this language, as "ell aschanges that would have accommodated U.S. redlincs on references to the "occu pying power " Israel and"occupied" Ga7.3 if consensus on the issue of an investigation could be reached. The negotiations reached animp3SSC because Turley was unable to accept 30y text that did not expressly call for an "intcruational "investigation. Turkey explained that tbey could not accept ambiguous language about the international clementsof the investiga tion (such as the PRST language) after the U.S. had publicly stated that the Israel should undertakeits own investigation .

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II. (U) Without a compromise, the U.S. called a vo le on the resolution. Thirty-two stales voted in favor of thereso lution . Three states - the Unit ed SbtCS. Italy, and the Netherlands - voted in opposition. Nine stalesabsta ined : Belgi um, Burkina Faso, France. Hungary , Japan, Korea, SlO\'3.ki3, Ukra ine. and the United Kingdom.Cameroon. Madagasca r, and Zambia were absent from the vote .

12. (SS U) Explanations of the vote (EOVs) by france. the Netherlands, and the UK detailed the reason for theirvotes as the UN Security Council ' s call for an impartial, cred ible investigation in a form that docs not necessarilymanda te an international fact finding mission . Burkina Faso's delegate infonn cd PolCouns after the session hadended that it abstained due to lack of instruc tion from Ouagadougou.

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13. (SBU) Full text o f the resolution is available in para 16. The text authorizes the President of the HumanRights Counc il to appoint members of "an independent international fact finding mission to investigate viola tionsofi ntcrnat ional law, including international humanitaria n and human rights I3w, resulting from the Israeli attackson the flotilla of ships carrying huma nitarian assistance " and instructs that the members should report theirinvestiga tive findings to the Council in its Fiftee nth Session (September 20 I0).

Programme and Budgetary Implications (pBI)

14. (U) OHCH R's Office o f Programme and Budgetary Support Servi ces estimates the investigation ,,; 11 costapproximately S530,000 USD based on the expense of the Goldstone Report. A more concre te statem ent offinanc ial implications " ill be submitted to the Genera l Assembly for its cons ideration . Additional budge taryappropriations lilcl)' will be requested.

Next Steps

15. (SBlJ) In the days after the vote, Turkey and OIC members lobbied the HRC President to quickly appoint themembers of the FFM. The President 's office told us that the OHCHR was wor king to identify possible FFMmembers. although it was unlikely the OHCHR would be able to identify, vet and propose the individuals beforethe Belgian Ambassado r ceded his position as HRC President on June 18. The task of appointing the FFM teamwould therefore fall to the next HRC President (from the Asian Group). Frontrunners are Thaila nd and Maldive s.

Resolut ion Text

16. (U) Following is the text of Human Rights Council Resolut ion HRCIRES/14/LI : The Grave Attacksby Israeli Forces against the Humanitarian Boot Convoy:

The Human Rights Council,

Guided by the purposes and the principles of the United Nations Charter, as well as by theprovisi ons ofthe Universal Declaration for Human Rights,

Taking into consideration the provi sions of thc Founh GcnC\"3 Convention for the Protection ot CivibanPerson s in Times of War of 12 August 1949,

Emphasi zing the importance of the safety and well -being of all civilians including humanitarian personn el.

Expressing grave conce rn also at the deepe ning humanitarian crisis in occupied Ga7.::!,

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Emphasizi ng the need to ensure sustained and regular flow ofgoods and people into occupied GU.3 andwelcoming the initiatives aimed at creating and opening humanitarian corridors and oilier mechanisms forthe sustained delivery of humanita rian aid:

1. Condemns in the strongest terms the outrageous attack by the Israeli forces against thehumanitarian flotilla of ships which resulted in the killing and injuring of marry innocent civilians fromdiffere nt countrie s;

2. Deeply deplores the loss oflifc ofinnoccnt civilians and expresses its deepest sympathy andcondolences to the victims and their families;

3. Calls upon the occupying Power Israe l to fully coo perate with the International Committee of theRed Cross (ICRC) to seck and provide information on the whereabouts status and cond ition of thcdetained and injured persons ;

4. Demands the occupying Power Israel to immediately release all detained men and material andfacilitate their safe return to their homelands;

5. Calls upon the occupying Power Israel to immediately lift the siegeon occupied Ga7..a and other occupied Territories;

6. Calls upon the occupying Power Israel to ensure the unimpeded prevision of humanitarianassistance , including of food, fuel and medical treatment 10the occupied Ga7.3 strip;

7. Welcomes the statements ofthc Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner forHuman Rights condemning the Israeli attacks and calls for the full accountability and credible independentinquiries into these attacks.

8. Decides to dispatch an independenl international fact finding mission to investigate violations ofinternational law, including international humanitarian and human rights law , result ing from the Israeliattacks on the flotilla of ships carry ing humanitarian assista nce.

9. Decides to authorize the President of the Council to appoint members of this independentinternational fact finding miss ion, who should report 10 the Council on their findings in its fifteenthsess ion.

10. Decides to remain seized of this matter.

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