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TELEGRAM                                           March 29, 2004


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From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 903 - UNKNOWN)          

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Subject:  UAE: REACTION TO U.S. VETO ON RESOLUTION CONDEMNING    
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SUBJECT: UAE: Reaction to U.S. veto on resolution 
condemning Israel 
 
Ref: State 67064 
 
Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, reasons 
1.5 (b) and (d). 
 
 1. (C) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for 
Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed told the 
Ambassador that the March 25 U.S. veto on the 
resolution condemning Israel for Shaykh Ahmed Yassin's 
death was a "very disturbing development," and added 
that the primary goal should now be to calm the 
situation.  The Ambassador said a veto could have been 
avoided had the resolution been balanced and not one- 
sided.  While the resolution condemned the killing of 
Shaykh Yassin, the leader of HAMAS, it did not condemn 
HAMAS, which has promoted terror and violence. 
 
 2. (C) Shaykh Yassin's assassination and the 
subsequent U.S. veto on the resolution condemning 
Israel have been the major topics at majlises, coffee 
shops, classrooms, and in newspapers.  Our contacts 
say that the veto will encourage Israel to go ahead 
and kill other leaders of HAMAS, and possibly even 
Arafat.  The common perception is that the U.S. will 
protect Israel no matter what Israel does.  While the 
U.S. gets blamed for protecting Israel, Arab states 
get blamed for failing to gain the respect of the U.S. 
 
 3. (C) During the Ambassador's visit to UAE University 
in Al Ain to open an American Corners exhibit on March 
27, a student asked how the U.S., which claims that it 
supports human rights, could veto the UN resolution 
condemning Israel for the assassination of Shaykh 
Yassin.  The Ambassador replied that the resolution 
did not include a condemnation of HAMAS and was 
drafted in a one-sided manner to embarrass the U.S. 
The day of Shaykh Yassin's assassination, students in 
a political science class at Zayed University engaged 
in an hour-long discussion about his assassination and 
his role in the Arab-Israeli dispute instead of 
hearing the scheduled lecture.  "The students' 
sentiments were similar to those echoed in all parts 
of the Middle East. There is frustration and anger," 
professor Nadir El Mahdy said. 
WAHBA