Israeli election reax from Lebanon, Arab League, Iran

(11 Feb 2009) SHOTLIST Beirut, Lebanon 1. Wide of Beirut skyline, traffic 2. Man looking at newspaper headlines 3. Close of newspaper headline reading (in Arabic) "Israel after two failed wars: More extremism" 4. Tilt down of newspapers 5. Director of the Carnegie Middle East Centre, Professor Paul Salem, entering office 6. Books 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Paul Salem, Director of the Carnegie Middle East Centre: "The results of the Israeli elections have dealt a blow to the peace process which was already almost dead, but it had got some momentum with the election of President Obama in the US. But the Israeli elections have shifted more Israeli opinion to the right-wing and the government that will be formed will be a coalition government, which will not be able to take any bold decisions. It is also likely to be a very hard-line, right-wing government. So both on the Israeli-Palestinian track and also on the Israeli-Syrian track, the results of the Israeli elections are a cause for disappointment." Bourj el-Barajneh camp, Lebanon 8. Pan of houses in camp 9. Mid of posters showing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, and PLO military chief Khalil Al-Wazir 10. Street 11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Vox Pop, Abu Issam, Palestinian refugee: "The Zionist enemy is our enemy, there is no difference between Livni or Netanyahu. Both policies are destructive to the Palestinian people." 12. People walking in the camp Cairo, Egypt 13. Exterior shot of the Arab League headquarters building 14. Head of the Arab League Amr Moussa arriving 15. Cameraman 16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Amr Moussa, Head of the Arab League: "I believe that the Israeli politics and the Israeli internal politics are going into a phase of uncertainty. The important thing that I would call for, if all parties on the right as on the left of centre would reiterate their position vis a vis the peace in the Middle East and their relation with the region and the Arab world. But under the present government, which is a Kadima government, we have seen no progress, we have seen procrastination, we have have seen policies that are unproductive and if not provocative as we have seen in Gaza and in the West Bank by building settlements. So the current government and if it continues we see no progress, if that same policy continues. On the other hand, what Mr Netanyahu and those in his camp have shown no inclination to move to peace, so we are between two wings that are not promising at all in so far as peace and stability in the region are concerned." 17. Newspapers 18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Vox Pop, Resident: "I am not optimistic because the Israeli policy is the same, which is confiscating land and destroying Palestinian citizens, which is not new in Israeli policy." Tehran, Iran 19. Hassan Ghashghavi, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, approaching podium 20. Cameramen 21. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Hassan Ghashghavi, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman: "It is sad that in the campaigns of different parties there, each party tried to show a more brutal, aggressive and pro-occupation face towards Palestinians, and I do not think any analyst would reject what I say. It is very regretful." 22. Wide of news briefing STORYLINE: Analysts, officials, and residents in Lebanon, Egypt and Iran on Wednesday said that no matter who leads Israel's new government, the results of the elections have already signified a serious blow to the Middle East peace process. The head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, on Wednesday said that Israeli internal politics were entering a phase of uncertainty. 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...