Wikileaks
Wikileaks: Ban Ki-Moon Worked with Israel to Undermine UN Report
Israel has no clear or consistent policy on Gaza Strip or Hamas
Palestinian Leaders on Israeli Settlements and Gaza Gone Forever
A leaked US cable summarises a July 2008 discussion between the Prime Minister of the West Bank, Salam Fayyad, and chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, on the state of Israeli-Palestinian relations. While Fayyad thanked Washington for "unprecedented" assistance, complained about Israel's "unwanted" actions and discussed "relations" with Gazans; Erekat underlined the Palestinian Authority's commitment to finish a framework for permanent status.
How U.S. Distributors Bribed Israelis to Bring Goods Into Gaza
Israeli officials may have told Americans in 2008 that "they intend to keep the Gazan economy functioning at the lowest level possible consistent with avoiding a humanitarian crisis" (see our separate entry), but another U.S. embassy cable from 2006 indicates a possible way around the siege: bribing Israelis were bribed to accept US goods into Gaza.