Cablegate: Action Request: Leahy Vetting for Mg Benny Gantz

Friday, 17 October 2008, 3:17 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 08TELAVIV2349

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DE RUEHTV #2349 2911517
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 171517Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8817

UNCLAS TEL AVIV 002349

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM IS
SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR MG BENNY GANTZ

1. (SBU) DOD has invited the individual named in para 2 to
attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference,
scheduled for November 17-20, 2008. Participation costs will
be covered by DOD Counterterrorism Fellowship Funds. Post
has no derogatory information on this individual. Post
requests that Department vet this individual per Leahy
Amendment requirements. Posts requests Department response
no later than October 24 (the registration deadline).

2. (SBU) Biographical Information:

LAST NAME: Gantz
FIRST NAME: Benjamin (aka: Benny)
GENDER: Male
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 9 June 1959/Israel
RANK/SERVICE: Major General, Israel Defense Force (current
Israeli Defense Attache to U.S.)
PASSPORT: unknown (Israel)

3. Embassy Point of Contact is Political Officer Van
Reidhead; tel: 972-3-519-7565; unclass e-mail:
reidheadve@state.gov; classified e-mail:
reidheadve@state.sgov.gov

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Visit Embassy Tel Aviv's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/telaviv

You can also access this site through the State Department's
Classified SIPRNET website.
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CUNNINGHAM

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