JERUSALEM: NEW YORK POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS INVOLVED IN RESCUE AT WORLD TRADE CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 11 VISIT SITE OF PALESTINIAN SUICIDE BOMBINGS

Record ID: 230518

  • Title: JERUSALEM: NEW YORK POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS INVOLVED IN RESCUE AT WORLD TRADE CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 11 VISIT SITE OF PALESTINIAN SUICIDE BOMBINGS
  • Date: 13th February 2002
  • Summary: (U5)JERUSALEM (FEBRUARY 12, 2002) (REUTERS) 1. SCU ZOOM OUT MAN BLOWING JEWISH TRADITIONAL SHOFAR (RAMS HORN) AS A SIGN OF JOY; MAN STANDING AT ENTRANCE TO GIFT SHOP BLOWING SHOFAR; SCU STREET SIGN SAYING BEN YEHUDA STREET (2 SHOTS) 0.13 2. SCU MAN WITH HAT READING "NYPD" (NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT) WALKING DOWN BEN YEHUDA STREET; MV GROUP OF NEW YORK POLICE, WEARING NYPD HATS, WALKING 0.16 3. MV JEWISH BOY WALKING AND SPEAKING TO POLICEMAN 0.24 4. MV TWO POLICEMEN PLACING FLOWERS ON BEN YEHUDA STREET 0.31 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MALCOLM HOENLEIN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE CONFERENCE OF MAJOR AMERICAN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, SAYING "The visit of these heroes to Israel is a reflection of the common bonds between the United States and Israel, of the values we share, of the commitment to democracy and liberty to all of the things that those who set the bombs here and who attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon hate and oppose. The reason why they carry out these terror attacks is because of the things that unite us and that will be strengthened both by this visit and the common effort led by President Bush and the war against terrorism." 1.02 6. SCU FLOWERS ON STREET AT BEN YEHUDA MALL 1.05 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK POLICEMAN JIM COMMODY SAYING "We have something in common in both countries now. It's always been around and whatever we can exchange with each other the better off we are." 1.17 8. SCU AMERICAN FLAG WAVING FROM BUILDING ON BEN YEHUDA MALL; PEDESTRIANS WALKING ON BEN YEHUDA MALL 1.30 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 28th February 2002 12:00
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  • Location: JERUSALEM
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  • Country: Israel
  • Reuters ID: LVA5GQY8E06Q7709PE9VUBWVC5NV
  • Story Text: New York police officers and firefighters who worked
    with rescue teams at the World Trade Center after the
    hijack-suicide attacks of September 11, have visited the site
    of Palestinian suicide bombings and shooting attacks in
    central Jerusalem.

    A group of New York police and firefighters visited
    Jerusalem's Ben Yehuda mall on Tuesday (February 12, 2002).

    "The visit of these heroes to Israel is a reflection of
    the common bonds between the United States and Israel, of the
    values we share, of the commitment to democracy and liberty to
    all of the things that those who set the bombs here and who
    attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon hate and
    oppose. The reason why they carry out these terror attacks is
    because of the things that unite us," said Malcolm Hoenlein,
    Executive Vice President of the Committee of the Conference of
    Major American Jewish Organizations, who co-ordinated and
    organised the visit.

    As part of the tour, organised by the Israeli ministry of
    tourism, the firefighters and police, who participated in the
    rescue work at the World Trade Center, visited Ben Yehuda mall
    and Jaffa Road where several suicide and shooting attacks were
    carried out.

    "We have something in common in both countries now. It's
    always been around and whatever we can exchange with each
    other the better off we are," NYPD officer Jim Commody told
    reporters while touring Jerusalem's city centre.


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