ISRAEL/JERUSALEM: ISRAELI DEPUTY PM EHUD OLMERT SAYS DESPITE CURRENT GOVERNMENT CRISIS PRIME MINISTER ARIEK SHARON'S GAZA PLAN WILL BE PASSED

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  • Title: ISRAEL/JERUSALEM: ISRAELI DEPUTY PM EHUD OLMERT SAYS DESPITE CURRENT GOVERNMENT CRISIS PRIME MINISTER ARIEK SHARON'S GAZA PLAN WILL BE PASSED
  • Date: 3rd June 2004
  • Summary: (W5) JERUSALEM (JUNE 4, 2004) (REUTERS) 1. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI (HEBREW AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE) NEWSPAPERS WITH HEADLINES THAT READ 'PREMIER SHARON FIRES TWO RIGHT-WING CABINET MEMBERS, TRANSPORT MINISTER BENNY ELON AND TOURISM MINISTER AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN' 0.07 2. CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPH OF LIEBERMAN AND PREMIER SHARON 0.11 3. JERUSALEM POST NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHS OF LIEBERMAN AND ELON 0.18 (W5) TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (JUNE 3, 2004) (REUTERS) 4. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARIEL SHARON ENTERING LIKUD PARTY HEADQUARTERS, CROWD CHEERING 0.34 5. WIDE OF SHARON ADDRESSING LIKUD ACTIVISTS 0.37 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARIEL SHARON SAYING "This coming Sunday, we will bring to cabinet vote the staged disengagement plan. For more than two weeks, I am trying and making every effort to reach a wide agreement for the sake of Likud unity, while preserving economic and political achievements. In the past two days, we are working on minister (Tzipi) Livni's compromise in an effort to keep peace both inside the Likud and among the people. These efforts are continuing up until this moment and I very much hope we succeed in achieving this. One thing I can promise you, I intend to stand up to my commitment and have this decision passed by the cabinet on Sunday." / PULL OUT TO WIDE OF CROWD APPAULDING 1.42 (W5) FILE (CHANNEL 2 / IBA - NO ACCESS ISRAEL) 7. 1997 FILE OF FORMER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENYAMIN NETANYAHU AND LIEBERMAN DURING MEETING (2 SHOTS) 1.49 8. LIEBERMAN WALKING IN HALLWAY 1.55 9. LIEBERMAN ENTERING OFFICE 2.04 (W5) JERUSALEM (MAY 30, 2004) (REUTERS) 10. ISRAELI TRANSPORT MINISTER BENNY ELON IN INTERVIEW (English) 2.24 (W5) TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (JUNE 4, 2004) (REUTERS) 11. PAN: DEPUTY ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER EHUD OLMERT AT BACKGAMMON COMPETITION 2.39 12. WIDE OF GAME 2.45 13. OLMERT PLAYING 2.57 14. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DEPUTY ISRAELI PRIME MINSTER EHUD OLMERT SAYING "I have no doubt in my mind that Sunday (June 6) the plan of the prime minister (Ariel Sharon) to disengage from Gaza will be approved by a majority in the cabinet. (REPORTER ASKS ABOUT GOVERNMENT CLASHES) The likelihood of some kind of government crisis, we would like to avoid it very much, but I'm not certain that we can do it. We will have to consider the options for broadening the base of the government, and we'll see that on monday (June 7). It's too early. There is no chance for a government collapse in the very near future and we will have take the necessary steps in order to make sure that the government continues and implements the plan.. that is very important for improving the relations between us and the Palestinians." 3.50 15. WIDE OF COMPETITION 3.52 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL/JERUSALEM
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  • Country: Israel
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