EFTA Document EFTA01944935

To: Jeffrey Epstein[jeeyacation©gmail.corn] From: Fabrice Sent: Mon 12/2/2013 9:43:16 PM Subject: FYI UNLIKELY VENUE THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND 29 ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS Yedioth Ahronoth (p. 3) by Itamar Eichner -- This was an event that one does not see every day: President Shimon Peres appeared about two weeks ago before 29 foreign ministers of Gulf states, the Arab League and other Muslim states. Among those who heard him was also the son of the Saudi king. This historic event took place at the Persian Gulf security summit, which was held in Abu Dhabi with the participation of the foreign ministers of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, Qatar and foreign ministers of Arab League states and additional Muslim states such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh. Peres appeared before the entire audience by means of a videoconference call that was screened in the auditorium, while sitting in his office in Jerusalem with an Israeli flag behind him. The rare appearance was arranged by Terje Larsen, the UN under-secretary general, and Martin Indyk, the US administration special's envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Larsen sat on the stage and interviewed Peres, who spoke directly to him and to his Arab interlocutors. According to an advance agreement, the foreign ministers did not address Peres directly, and he spoke only to the moderator. In addition, the organizers of the event made the president's invitation conditional on ensuring that the content of his statements did not leak. The United Arab Emirates, which organized the security summit in the Persian Gulf, chose Peres to open the summit; this attests to the importance attributed to Israel's president at the current time, and more than that, attests to the relationship with the State of Israel EFTA_R1_00406637 EFTA01944935 in light of the common enemy—Iran. No one left the room when the president spoke, and he was applauded at the end of his statements. The president's address was revealed by Thomas Friedman, the senior New York Times analyst, who also attended the event and was favorably impressed. However, he too was not tempted to disclose the content of Peres's statements. So what was said there? Peres is reported to have spoken about the fact that Israel could be a contributing factor in the Middle East, and to have said that there was an opportunity for dialogue in light of the common goal—a battle against Islamic extremism and the Iranian nuclear program. Peres also presented his vision for global peace. "There was great excitement on both sides about his appearance," said a source who was involved in organizing the event. "Everyone understood that this was an historic moment: The president of the Jewish state sits in his office in Jerusalem with the Israeli flag, and they sit in the Persian Gulf and discuss security, the war on terror and peace." EFTA_R1_00406638 EFTA01944936