ISRAEL: PARLIAMENT DEBATES ON AN EARLY ELECTION AS LIKUD PARTY FAILS TO GET SUPPORT FOR SUSPENSION OF PALESTINIAN PEACE TALKS

Record ID: 988068

  • Title: ISRAEL: PARLIAMENT DEBATES ON AN EARLY ELECTION AS LIKUD PARTY FAILS TO GET SUPPORT FOR SUSPENSION OF PALESTINIAN PEACE TALKS
  • Date: 22nd December 1998
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (DECEMBER 21, 1998) (REUTERS- ACCESS ALL) 1. TV KNESSET PARLIAMENT IN SESSION 0.08 2. SLV ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ENTERS KNESSET 0.18 3. SV VARIOUS COALITION MEMBERS SITTING IN SESSION SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER 0.22 3. SV KNESSET MEMBER DAVID LEVY (BOTTOM LEFT) 0.25 4. SV NETANYAHU SITTING IN PLENUM 0.31 5. SLV MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA IN KNESSET COVERING NETANYAHU'S SPEECH AND VOTE ON EARLY ELECTIONS BILL 0.35 6. SV NETANYAHU WALKING TO PODIUM 0.47 7. TV OF KNESSET, PAN TO SLV NETANYAHU AT PODIUM 1.11 8. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) NETANYAHU ADDRESSING KNESSET SAYING: "Israel's withdrawal from West Bank land was made on condition that Palestinians would fight terror, a stop of Palestinian incitement, violence, the annulment of the Palestinian charter.We stuck by line which favoured a continuation of the peace process, with repiocity and a fulfillment of the Palestinian promises" 1.22 9. TV OF KNESSET ,NETANYHAU ADDRESSING KNESSET /NETANYHAU INTERRUPTED BY MEMBERS OF KNESSET/ KNESSET SPEAKER DAN TICHON SAYING HE WILL RECESS THE DEBATE FOR TEN MINUTES 1.36 10. SV ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER YITZHAK MORDECHAI IN HALL 1.50 11. SV MEDIA PAN TO NATHAN SHARANSKY WITH JOURNALIST 1.57 12. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY NATAHN SHARANSKY SAYING: "The best thing is to go to elections.It is an absolutely impossible situation where the government has to make very serious sometimes difficult decisions about the future of the country, about the future of the peace process, the future of the economy, and at the same time not have a broad base.That's one of the reasons why I believe we must have elections as soon as possible" SHARANSKY ASKED (OFF CAMERA): "Does that mean that until the elections there will be no implementation of the Wye accords?" SHARANSKY SAYING: "I am sure that if chairman Arafat will implement his part we will be ready to do it" 2.34 13. GV MEDIA AND KNESSET MEMBERS OUTSIDE KNESSET CHAMBER 2.38 14. SCU ISRAELI PUBLIC SECURITY MINISTER AVIGDOR KAHALANI SAYING: "In the last moment the prime minister had realized that he cannot continue anymore he realize the situation and he decide to join the vote supporting early elections.This is why.. But any way this is a sad day for us." 2.58 JERUSALEM (DECEMBER 21, 1998) (FRANCE2- NO ACCESS FRANCE) 15. NETANYHAU WALKING DOWN HALL/ LIKUD PARTY SLV /SV ACTIVISTS CLAPPING SHOUTING "BIBI" "BIBI" (NETANYAHU)/ GREETING NETANYHAU (4 SHOTS) 3.19 16. SV NETANYHAU WALKING UP STAIRS 3.25 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: JERUSALEM
  • Country: Israel
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