WEST BANK: HOLLYWOOD FILM DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE HAS MET WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT

Record ID: 566293

  • Title: WEST BANK: HOLLYWOOD FILM DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE HAS MET WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT
  • Date: 28th March 2002
  • Summary: (U5) RAMALLAH. WEST BANK (MARCH 25, 2002) (REUTERS - NO ACCESS ISRAEL AND INTERNET) 1. SLV EXTERIOR OF PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT'S OFFICE WITH UNIDENTIFIED MAN ARRIVING 0.11 2. MV AMERICAN FILM DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE SITTING AT MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT AND E.U. SPECIAL ENVOY MIGUEL MORATINOS; SCU STONE TALKING TO ARAFAT AT MEETING; MV ARAFAT, MORATINOS AND STONE AT MEETING 0.23 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) STONE SAYING "Well if anything else, and there's many things besides this, these characters that you meet Mr Arafat, Mr. Sharon, who ever it is that you meet, they give you a very very strong characters, they remind you of what life is about, what leaders are about, what power is about. It is certainly a very good basis from which to draw fictional characters people that you will represent in films. I learned from this experience." 0.45 4. SLV EXTERIOR OF ARAFAT'S HEADQUARTERS 0.51 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) STONE SAYING "There are parallels in every situation you know, David verses Goliath. Nobody ever tells Goliath's side of the story, you always hear David's. A smart objective newsman would ask Goliath what is was like to fight David. That is what I am trying to say." 1.05 6. SLV STONE ENTERING BUILDING 1.14 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 12th April 2002 13:00
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  • Location: RAMALLAH, WEST BANK
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  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Reuters ID: LVA2LKR93GZH56XMNIFI3VO7E843
  • Story Text: Hollywood director Oliver Stone has met Palestinian
    President Yasser Arafat in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

    Stone said he is filming a documentary about conflicts in the
    Palestinian territories and in Israel but would not give any
    other details about his current project.

    American film director Oliver Stone was in the West
    Bank city of Ramallah on Monday, where he met on with
    Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of
    Ramallah.

    Stone was vague in his answers as to the specific details
    of his project but was willing to say he was working on a
    documentary regarding conflicts in the Palestinian territories
    and Israel.

    The American film director has mentioned the importance of
    producing a balanced objective report on the situation and
    said: "There are parallels in every situation you know. David
    verses Goliath. Nobody ever tells Goliath's side of the story,
    you always hear David's. A smart objective newsman would ask
    Goliath what is was like to fight David. That is what I am
    trying to say."

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