WEST BANK/ JERUSALEM: MORE REACTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS VOTE DEMANDING ISRAEL DROP THREATS TO EXPEL YASSER ARAFAT

Record ID: 328693

  • Title: WEST BANK/ JERUSALEM: MORE REACTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS VOTE DEMANDING ISRAEL DROP THREATS TO EXPEL YASSER ARAFAT
  • Date: 20th September 2003
  • Summary: (W5) RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (SEPTEMBER 20, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. SLV DOZENS OF PALESTINIANS DEMONSTRATING IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT OUTSIDE ARAFAT'S COMPOUND 0.08 2. SMV SOLDIER LOOKING OUTSIDE WINDOW 0.15 3. WIDE OF EXTERIOR OF COMPOUND DECORATED WITH PALESTINIAN FLAGS 0.18 4. SLV MORE OF PALESTINIANS MARCHING 0.23 5. WIDE OF PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ARAFAT TALKING TO PALESTINIAN UNION MEMBERS 0.29 6. SLV ARAFAT WITH PICTURE 0.37 7. WIDE OF SUPPORTERS 0.41 8. SCU (SOUNDBITE)(Arabic) PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ARAFAT SAYING: "In this occasion we tell our brothers and friends who gave their votes yesterday, 133 votes, the vast majority, out of 151 were present, 133 of them gave their vote to the Palestinian people, to the Palestinian people, to the Palestinian people. We say to them, thank you, thank you, thank you because that means they are telling whoever is trying to occupy this holy land, that this holy land belong to the Palestinian people." 1.20 9. VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN UNION MEMBERS AND ARAFAT CHANTING SLOGANS 2.00 10. WIDE OF ARAFAT FLASHING V-FOR-VICTORY AND LEAVING MEETING 2.04 (W5) HEBRON, WEST BANK (SEPTEMBER 20, 2003) (REUTERS) 11. VARIOUS OF THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS MARCHING IN SUPPORT OF ARAFAT 2.14 12. WIDE OF DEMONSTRATORS WAVING FLAGS AND MARCHING WITH DRUMS 2.22 13. SLV DEMONSTRATORS PASSING NEAR HUGE ARAFAT POSTER HANGING ON WALL 2.29 14. SLV PALESTINIAN FLAGS AND ARAFAT POSTERS ON CAR 2.32 15. SLV MARCHERS WITH DRUMS 2.39 16. VARIOUS, DEMONSTRATORS CARRYING ARAFAT'S PHOTOS AND BANNERS 2.53 (W5) JERUSALEM (SEPTEMBER 20, 2003) (REUTERS) 17. SLV ISRAELI SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTER OFFICIAL DANNY SHEK LEAVING HOUSE 3.01 18. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTER OFFICIAL DANNY SHEK SAYING: "The U.N. is sovereign to make its decisions, it's a General Assembly decision, it is not a binding one. We find that it is unfortunate that it happened. But we will do what we have to do, which is meet the challenges right here to fight terrorism so that we can get back to peace negotiations." 3.19 19. WIDE OF EXTERIOR OF SHEK HOUSE 3.23 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 5th October 2003 13:00
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  • Location: RAMALLAH AND HEBRON, WEST BANK / JERUSALEM
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  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Reuters ID: LVA6BN7U38VQ13KKI5RG2PWDLRVB
  • Story Text: Arafat supporters march after U.N. General Assembly
    demands Israel drop a threat to expel or harm the leader.



    Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated in support of
    Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in the West bank cities
    of Hebron and Ramallah on Saturday (September 20), a day
    after the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly demanded
    Israel drop a threat to expel or harm Arafat.

    The vote, sponsored by Arab and non-aligned states,
    ended in a 133-4 tally with 15 abstentions. The United
    States, Israel and two small Pacific states voted against
    it.

    The United States vetoed a similar resolution in the
    U.N. Security Council on Tuesday (September 16). Washington
    has no veto in the General Assembly, but Assembly
    resolutions carry far less clout than those of a Security
    Council dominated by Western powers.

    "In this occasion we tell our brothers and friends who
    gave their votes yesterday, 133 votes, the vast majority,
    out of 151 were present, 133 of them gave their vote to the
    Palestinian people, to the Palestinian people, to the
    Palestinian people. We say to them, thank you, thank you,
    thank you because that mains they are telling whoever is
    trying to occupy this holy land, that this holy land belong
    to the Palestinian people," said Arafat from the Muqata.

    Israel, which sees the United Nations as intrinsically
    biased against it said the U.N. decision is not a binding
    one.

    "The U.N. is sovereign to make its decisions, it's a
    General Assembly decision, it is not a binding one. We find
    that it is unfortunate that it happened. But we will do
    what we have to do, which is meet the challenges right here
    to fight terrorism so that we can get back to peace
    negotiations," senior Foreign Minister official Danny Shek
    said.

    Israel stirred an international outcry last week when
    it announced a decision in principle to "remove" Arafat as
    an "obstacle to peace", without saying when or how it would
    act.

    Arafat, 74, denies inciting violence and has vowed to
    use his personal weapons to resist any move against him.


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