WRAP Powell meets Sharon and Israeli left wingers

(16 Apr 2002) 1. Exterior of official residence of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 2. Wide shot of Sharon greeting US Secretary of State Colin Powell 3. Powell and Sharon shake hands 4. Journalists 5. Powell and Sharon walking away 6. Wide shot exterior of hotel where meeting is being held 7. Interior of hotel, people getting into lift 8. US Secretary of State Colin Powell meeting Israeli opposition leaders Yossi Beilin & Yossi Sarid 9. Beilin, Sarid and Powell standing together STORYLINE: US Secretary of State Colin Powell was back in Jerusalem on Tuesday where he had a second meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to discuss the Palestinian Israeli conflict. Before seeing Sharon, Powell held separate meetings with Palestinian professional and business people and with Yossi Beilin and Yossi Sarid, opposition leaders in the Israeli parliament, to get their views on the current crisis. After Jerusalem, Powell is scheduled to go to Ramallah on Wednesday for another meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in his besieged compound. Before the meetings Powell said on Tuesday that progress was being made in his talks with Israel and the Palestinians and he hoped to work out some kind of cease-fire within 24 hours. He added it would probably be something less than a formal cease-fire, but did not go into further detail. Sharon has vowed to keep Israeli troops in Ramallah indefinitely and Arafat is hedging on his commitment to curb violence until Israel pulls out. Powell is expected to head back to the US late on Wednesday or early on Thursday. 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...