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### Viewing cable 05TELAVIV1580, MOSSAD CHIEF TO CODEL CORZINE: SOME FOREIGN

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05TELAVIV1580 | 2005-03-17 10:10 | SECRET | Embassy Tel Aviv

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    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 TEL AVIV 001580

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/15/2010
    TAGS: PGOV PREL KWBG IR IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
    SUBJECT: MOSSAD CHIEF TO CODEL CORZINE: SOME FOREIGN
    FIGHTERS BEGINNING TO LEAVE IRAQ

    Classified By: Pol/C Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer for reasons 1.4(b) an
    d (d).

    ¶1.  (S)  Summary: Mossad Chief Meir Dagan told CODEL Corzine
    March 13 that Israeli and U.S. thinking on Iran largely
    tracks, adding that he believes the EU dialogue with Iran
    will ultimately fail.  Dagan said that Israel has evidence
    that some foreign fighters have returned home from Iraq,
    perhaps indicating that the tide may be starting to turn in
    the U.S. battle against the insurgency there.  He worried
    however, that these militants' countries of origin -- in
    particular Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Sudan -- are
    ill-equipped to control the returning jihadis, who might then
    pose a threat to stability in the region and, ultimately, to
    Israel.  End Summary.

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    Iran
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    ¶2.  (C) Senator Jon Corzine, accompanied by Senate staff
    member Evan Gottesman, the Ambassador, Pol/Res and Poloff
    (notetaker), met with Mossad Chief Meir Dagan March 13.
    Acknowledging that there are at times differences in analysis
    of the facts, Dagan stressed that it is similarities rather
    than differences that are at the heart of the GOI-U.S.
    intelligence relationship, particularly on Iran.  The facts
    themselves are not in dispute, Dagan continued, adding that
    the U.S. and Israeli assessments of Iran's intentions and
    plans are largely in accord.  Iran has decided to go nuclear,
    Dagan said, and nothing will stop it.  Dagan predicted that
    the EU dialogue with Iran will not succeed and that the issue
    of Iran's nuclear ambitions would eventually go to the UN
    Security Council.

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    Iraq - Foreign Fighters Heading Home?
    -------------------------------------

    ¶3.  (S) In response to the Senator's question, Dagan said
    that the tide may be starting to turn in Iraq with regard to
    foreign militant activity.  Dagan said Israel has evidence
    that foreign fighters originating from Tajikistan,
    Uzbekistan, Syria and Yemen have arrived back in their home
    countries, and he assumes that some had returned to Saudi
    Arabia as well.  Dagan predicted that, as with men who fought
    in Afghanistan during the 80's and 90's, these returning
    militants would stay in touch with each other, forming a
    network based on their common experiences in Iraq.

    ¶4.  (S) Stressing that Israel has no assets in Iraq other
    than a friendly relationship with the Kurds, Dagan said that
    Israel's interest is more in the impact the jihadis from, for
    example, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, will have once they return
    to their countries of origin.  Although he predicts Egypt and
    Jordan will "do all right," Dagan said he is less confident
    that governments in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, and Sudan
    are sufficiently well-equipped to face down the domestic
    challenge these returning militants will pose.  The
    combination of their military training and the absence of
    strong governments willing and able to confront these men
    could have a devastating impact on Israel by causing chaos in
    their home countries, he added.  Dagan predicted that these
    jihadis will have less of a direct impact on Palestinians,
    because Palestinians are already well aware of militant views
    and opinions via Internet chat rooms.  Furthermore, Dagan
    said he feels that most Palestinians are not searching for
    "foreign flags," such as al-Qaeda, under which to rally,
    because those inclined to do so are already being
    well-mobilized under existing groups in the West Bank and
    Gaza.
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    Lebanon
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    ¶5.  (C) Dagan opined that Hizballah will never make the
    transition to a purely political party in Lebanon, since the
    organization remains very dependent on its jihadi
    orientation.  Noting that even the recent
    Hizaballah-sponsored march in Beirut has not deterred the
    Lebanese from pressing for a full Syrian withdrawal, Dagan
    advised the U.S. to remain firm in its demand for a complete
    pullout, and attributed the willingness of the Lebanese
    people to rise up to U.S. action in Iraq.

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    Essential to Use All Assets in the Fight Against Terrorism
    --------------------------------------------- -------------

    ¶6.  (C) Dagan said it is essential to combine all types of
    intelligence assets, rather than relying exclusively on human
    intelligence or signal intercepts, to counter terrorist
    threats.  Terrorist organizations have been seeking to obtain
    WMD as a matter of course and, unlike countries that wish to
    acquire these weapons as a deterrent, non-state actors would
    be more inclined to actually use them, in Dagan's opinion.
    Asked about the relationship between illicit activities such
    as narcotic or arms trafficking and terrorism, Dagan
    confirmed that terrorist organizations try to fund their
    activities by criminal means, adding that credit card fraud
    and counterfeiting are also methods favored by these groups.
    Weapons originating from Yemen and Sudan are smuggled into
    the territories through Egypt for sale, as well as for use by
    militants, Dagan said.

    ¶7.  (U) CODEL Corzine did not have an opportunity to clear
    this message.

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    You can also access this site through the State Department's
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    KURTZER

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