Hebron, Bethlehem - West Bank, Jerusalem - 4 October 1998
Hebron
1. Various of Palestinians throwing stones at Israeli soldiers
2. Smoke coming up from hillside
3. Israeli soldiers shooting rubber bullets
4. Palestinians arguing with soldier
5. Palestinians running away
Jerusalem
6. Israeli cabinet secretary Danny Naveh arrives
7. Saeb Erekat arrives with Palestinian delegation
8. Naveh and Erekat shaking hands
9. Various delegates in room, seated around table, shaking hands
10. Wide shot Naveh and Erekat
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Danny Naveh, Israeli cabinet secretary
12. Cameraman
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator
Jerusalem
14. Wide shot Netanyahu
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister
Bethlehem
16. Various of Israeli soldiers checking papers of Palestinians trying to pass through roadblock
Jerusalem
17. Rabbi chanting at Wailing Wall
18. Various of people at the Wailing Wall.
19. Various of people shopping for "four symbols" the fruits that represent the "Sukkot" holiday
20. Netanyahu receiving four symbols of "Sukkot"
English/Nat
Israel and the Palestinians are both saying the other side holds the key to an Israeli troop withdrawal.
The claims came as new stone-throwing clashes broke out in the West Bank.
Security was tight in advance of a Jewish holiday beginning at sundown Sunday, and the Palestinian lands remained sealed off.
U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is due to arrive on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for a possible summit in Washington later this month, and both sides have been busy staking out positions in advance of her visit.
More clashes in Hebron.
About one-hundred Palestinian youths gathered on Sunday and began throwing stones and bottles at soldiers.
The troops responded with rubber bullets and tear gas, but witnesses said no one was hurt.
It's a common sight in Hebron, home to 450 Jewish settlers and 130-thousand Palestinians.
The fighting broke out at the Halhul checkpoint outside Hebron, where Israeli troops were refusing to let anyone pass.
In Jerusalem, Israeli Cabinet Secretary Danny Naveh and Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat met for talks ahead of the U-S Secretary of State's visit on Tuesday.
They discussed secondary issues, including the so-called safe passage that would permit Palestinian travel between the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and the status of Palestinian prisoners.
Larger issues, like the proposed Israeli troop pullback from the West bank, are still being debated by Netanyahu and the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
The two are said to be close to agreeing on a 13 percent troop withdrawal, in return for tougher Palestinian security measures to prevent violence by Islamic militants - a point made by Naveh after the meeting.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"As we see it, as you know, we are interested in concluding the agreement on those three issues. From our point of view, of course, what is needed is to have Israel security requirements being fulfilled. "
SUPER CAPTION: Danny Naveh, Israeli cabinet secretary
Erekat said it was now up to the Israelis to make Albright's visit a success.
SOUNDBITE:
"And I really hope that Secretary Albright will chose the shortest way to get us and the Israelis into an agreement, she has one yes in her pocket, that is Arafat's yes. And in order to reach an agreement she needs a second yes, and that is the Netanyahu's yes which we still miss. We hope that Secretary Albright will do whatever she can in order to acquire a yes from Mr Netanyahu to the American initiative."
SUPER CAPTION: Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator
But Benjamin Netanyahu earlier said it was up to the Palestinians to show their commitment to containing terrorism.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"First of all the Secretary is a welcome visitor here. We agreed at the Washington summit that she would come here in order to help prepare on the 15th of the month. This summit can be a success if the Palestinians live up to their obligations, and show a commitment to carry out in concrete terms their obligations, as they've undertaken them in the Oslo accords in the Hebron agreement with me."
SUPER CAPTION: Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu
This concern for security was immediately obvious with the recent closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Apart from some occasional exceptions, the closure has been in effect since just before the New Year holiday which started on the September 20.
Army radio said it was expected to continue through the week long Jewish festival of Sukkot, which begins at sundown on Sunday.
Palestinians complain bitterly about closures, which prevent tens of thousands of workers from getting to jobs in Israel and cost the Palestinian economy millions (m) in lost wages and commercial trade.
In sealing off the Palestinian lands, Israel cited threats from the Islamic militant group Hamas, which has killed scores of Israelis in suicide bombings since 1994.
Hamas vowed to carry out attacks after Israeli soldiers killed two members of the
group last month.
In Jerusalem, preparations were continuing on the eve of the "Sukkot" holiday.
People were busy shopping for the special "4 symbols"- the fruits that represent the holiday.
Before his news conference, Netanyahu was publicly presented with the four traditional symbols.
