- Title: WEST BANK/JERUSALEM: HANAN ASHRAWI RESIGNS FROM PALESTINIAN CABINET.
- Date: 6th August 1998
- Summary: RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (AUGUST 6, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. MV/ZOOM/LV: EXTERIOR HOTEL GRAND PALACE HOTEL 0.07 2. MV: MINISTER FOR TOURISM HANAN ASHRAWI IN HALL, BEFORE NEWS CONFERENCE, SPEAKING ON MOBILE PHONE/ MEDIA (4 SHOTS) 0.23 3. CU: ASHRAWI SAYING "FIRST OF ALL I HAVE HAD A LONG AND CANDID DISUSSION WITH PRESIDENT ARAFAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I AM VERY GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE OF HIS CONFIDENCE BY APPOINTING ME ONCE AGAIN TO HIS CABINET. AND I RESPECTFULLY HAVE TO DECLINE THIS APPOINTMENT BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE WHOLE ISSUE OF REFORMATION IS NOT BEING MET/ ASHRAWI SAYING THE ISSUE IS NOT OF POSITIONS, PERSONS OR NAMES BUT CAPABILITIES AND BEARING RESPONSIBILITY AND I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND THIS EXPANDED FORMATION AND MINISTERIAL ENLARGEMENT RESPONDS TO THE PEOPLE'S DEMANDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PERIOD (ARABIC)/ PRESS CUTAWAYS (4 SHOTS) 1.45 RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (AUGUST 5, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 4. GV: PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 1.51 5. CU: ARAFAT ANNOUNCING NEW NOMINATION TO HIS CABINET, SAYS" "DR.MUTHER SALAH FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND OUR BELOVED SISTER HANAN ASHRAWI FOR TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIES." (ARABIC) 2.15 6. GV: ARAFAT KISSING ASHRAWI AT END OF MEETING 2.28 7. ARAFAT KISSING ABDUL JAWAD SALEH, PALESTINIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER 2.42 RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (AUGUST 6, 1998) (ABU DHABI TV - NO ACCESS ABU DHABI) 8. GV/MV: SALEH SAYS: "I GAVE MY REASONS AND THEY WERE VERY CLEAR, BECAUSE OF CORRUPTION WHICH IS DOMINATING THE LIVES OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE" (ENGLISH) (2 SHOTS) 3.04 JERUSALEM (AUGUST 6, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 9. MV/CU: GHASSAN AL-KHATTIB, A PALESTINIAN ANALYST FROM THE JERUSALEM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, SAYING "ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERNATIONAL AND ARAB LEVEL THE LOSS OF HANAN ASHRAWI IS GOING TO REDUCE THE CREDIBILITY OF THE PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP ESPECIALLY IN THE EYES OF OUTSIDERS. ASHRAWI IS A SIGN TO THE PALESTINIAN PUBLIC ABOUT THE LACK ALSO INTERNALLY TO A LESSER EXTENT THE RESIGNATION OF HANAN OF CREDIBILITY IN THE PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP AND THE PALESTINIAN CABINET (ENGLISH) (3 SHOTS) 3.40 A-RAM JUNCTION, WEST BANK (FILE) 10. GV: ASHRAWI ARGUING, PUSHING AND SHOVING WITH SOLDIERS (2 SHOTS) 3.57 11. MV: ASHRAWI MEETING VOTERS AT THE CHECKPOINT 4.03 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: RAMALLAH, WEST BANK/JERUSALEM
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- Country: Palestinian Territories
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