WRAP de Villepin meets Arafat, Abu Mazen; Sharon on roadmap, house demolitions
(26 May 2003) Ramallah - May 26, 2003 1. Exterior of Arafat's headquarters 2. Car carrying French foreign minister, Dominique de Villepin, arriving 3. De Villepin arriving outside Arafat's office and getting out of car 4. Wide shot meeting between de Villepin and Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat 5. Arafat and De Villepin shaking hands 6. Various meeting between Palestinians and French delegation 7. Mid shot Arafat Ramallah - May 26, 2003 8. Pan shot of French foreign minister, Dominique de Villepin and Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, coming out of the meeting and walking towards press 9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Yasser Arafat, Palestinian President: "I call on the quartet to make the best, best efforts to immediately implement the road map as it has been agreed upon." 10. SOUNDBITE (French) Dominique de Villepin, French Foreign Minister: "The roadmap has been accepted by both parties and it must be implemented. Israel must make the necessary gestures - the cessation of military operations, freezing of settlements and withdrawal from territories and a release of prisoners. A number of essential gestures to show willingness to turn the page and look to the future." 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Yasser Arafat, Palestinian President: "First of all they have to understand that I have been elected by the Palestinian people. I am not in Afghanistan!" 12. De Villepin convoy arriving for meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Abbas 13. Various photo-op with De Villepin and Abbas 14. Abbas and De Villepin shaking hands 15. Various of photo-op between Abbas and De Villepin 16. Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, entering a Likud knesset members meeting 17. photographers 18. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Ariel Sharon, Israeli Prime Minister: " I want to say to you very clearly.I will make every effort to reach a political solution because I think it is important to Israel to reach a political solution. I also think the idea to keep 3.5 million people under occupation is a bad thing for us and them." 19. Wide shot, meeting Hebron, West Bank - 26 May 2003 ++Night pictures++ 20. Various of Israeli soldiers surrounding the house of Majhed Jabari 21. Wide shot of Palestinians sitting on ground outside house 22. Wide shot of huge explosion of the house 23. Long shot of army jeeps leaving the area 24. Various of Palestinians gathering around demolished house ++Day pictures++ 25. Wide shot of damaged house with people gathered outside 26. Wide shot of front of house 27. Mid shot of people working inside of house, zoom out to wide shot of house 28. Pan from rubble on street to damaged apartment of Basam Tkruri STORYLINE: French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin met Palestinian leaders in Ramallah on Monday, and reiterated France's commitment to help the Palestinians achieve an independent state. De Villepin's meetings included talks with veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat - in spite of Israeli objections - and with new Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Abbas. Both De Villepin and Arafat welcomed the roadmap and urged that it be quickly implemented. The talks come as the Israeli Cabinet accepted the internationally backed "road map" Mideast peace plan but also added conditions, including a halt to Palestinian attacks and renunciation of a demand for the right of all Palestinian refugees and their descendants to return to their original homes in Israel. Following his meetings with Arafat, the French minister met with new Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Abbas. Israel charges that Europe is biased in favour of the Palestinians. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
