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To mark one hundred days to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, there were celebrations in the West Bank town of Ramallah as Palestinian athletes prepare to attend the London Games.

The event, co-hosted by the British Consulate General in Jerusalem and the Palestine Olympic Committee, kicked off near the grave of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, a mausoleum in the government compound, also known as the Muqata.

There were plenty of flags and hundreds of Palestinian youths competing in two races, but none of the four prospective Olympians - the two runners and two swimmers are all training abroad ahead of the summer Games.

One of the four team members is from Gaza.

"We are helping them the best we can in Gaza with some equipment and some training and we hope that they will succeed. The very fact that they are taking part in these games of friendship means that Palestine has already succeeded" said Sir Vincent Fean, the British Consul General in Jerusalem.

A British Consulate official in Jerusalem said that the UK government will be providing funding for the Palestinian official tracksuits and suits that the team will wear at Olympic ceremonies.

Jibril Rajoub, Head of Palestinian Sport Union, stressed the importance, though through a "humble" presence, for Palestinians to attend this "moral and humanity event".

"The Olympics are a common interest for the world's nations and Palestinian participation, even if it will be humble (modest) this time, paves the way for the next participation, it makes our people proud, and it makes Palestine rise to the level of being a part of this moral and humanity event and this helps us to carry out a message to the world through sports," Rajoub said.

SHOTLIST: Ramallah, West Bank. 18th April 2012

1. 00:00 People about to cross starting line in 'celebration race'

2. 00:04 T-shirt saying "Palestine Olympic day"

3. 00:10 Cutaway sign saying "London 2012"

4. 00:16 Children running

5. 00:27 Poster reading "London 2012, Palestine's Olympic year"

6. 00:33 SOUNDBITE (English) Vincent Fean, British Consul General in Jerusalem:

"Today we're in the Muqata of Palestine to welcome the fact that in a hundred days there will be representatives of Palestine, in my capital, in London, running and swimming, to represent the Palestinian people along with all the other countries of the world at the Olympic games, the 30th Olympics in London. Immediately after that we have the Para Olympics and a strong team from Gaza will represent you in those games. We wish them well."

7. 01:05 Palestinian team at Muqata

8. 01:10 Officials sitting at ceremony

9. 01:15 Various of band playing

10. 01:39 SOUNDBITE (English) Vincent Fean, British Consul General in Jerusalem:

"We are helping them the best we can in Gaza with some equipment and some training and we hope that they will succeed. The very fact that they are taking part in these games of friendship means that Palestine has already succeeded."

11. 01:54 Children running

12. 02:04 Jibril Rajoub, head of Palestinian sports union walking with official

13. 02:08 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jibril Rajoub Head of Palestinian Sport Union:

"The Olympics are the common interest for the world's nations, the Palestinian participation, even if it will be humble this time, it paves the way for the next participation, it makes our people proud, and it makes Palestine rise to the level of being a part of this moral and humanity event and this helps us to carry out a message to the world through sports."

14. 02:38 Palestinians waving flags

15. 02:45 Cutaway flags being waved

16. 02:48 Sign saying "Palestine Olympic Day"

17. 02:55 Cutaway Palestinian flag

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SHOTLIST:

1. Wide of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas standing outside his office with other officials

2. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President:

"Today to the United Nations and tomorrow we have another obligation, a very important one, which is to reach a

reconciliation agreement and we must get results."

3. Abbas supporters gathered outside his office

4. Abbas waving to crowd

5. Wide of people outside Abbas' office

6. Various of Abbas' office in Ramallah

STORYLINE:

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greeted supporters outside his office in Ramallah on Sunday as he prepared for a trip to the United States to seek UN recognition of a state of Palestine.

But even such recognition may not be enough for Abbas to counter the soaring popularity of Hamas in Gaza.

Abbas - formally the leader of all Palestinians but now only in charge in parts of the West Bank - was in trouble even before Israel and Hamas fought for eight days in November.

The truce that was negotiated with the help of Egypt could lead to easing Israel's long-standing Gaza border blockade.

By comparison, years of effort by Abbas to negotiate the terms of a Palestinian state with Israel have led nowhere.

And Hamas, which seized Gaza from Abbas in 2007, emerged from regional isolation after the Arab Spring uprisings brought its parent movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, to power in key countries, including Egypt.

Abbas had hoped the UN bid will allow him to seize the initiative after years of diplomatic paralysis.

Under the plan, the UN General Assembly would approve "Palestine" - made up of the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in 1967 - as a non-member observer state.

Palestine is far from being established, but UN recognition would affirm its future borders and enable the Palestinians to join UN organisations.

Israel, backed by the Obama administration, opposes the UN bid as an attempt to bypass negotiations.

Abbas says he's willing to resume talks once the 1967 borders have been recognised as the baseline, something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to do.

Israel, while willing to cede some land, says it will not withdraw to the 1967 lines, and has instead moved half a million Israelis into settlements on land seized in war.

Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton again urged Abbas in a meeting at his West Bank headquarters to drop the UN plan, said Abbas aide Saeb Erekat.

However, Abbas told Clinton and other recent visitors, including the French and German foreign ministers, that he is determined to move ahead.

STORYLINE

Australian foreign minister Bob Carr met his Palestinian counterpart Riad Malki on Monday in Ramallah and announced Australia's commitment to help prepare the Palestinian Authority for statehood.

"We are committed to providing over 300 (m) million (Australian) dollars in support over five years. Of this, 120 (m) million (Australian) will go direct to the Palestinian Authority to strengthen institutions in preparation for statehood. We see this as a serious investment in the peace process," said Carr at a joint news conference.

The meeting was held as part of Carr's visit to the Middle East.

During his visit, Carr also met Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres.

Carr is also expected to meet with Palestinian prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas later in the day.

Carr was premier of New South Wales until 2005, but was called out of retirement to serve as foreign minister under Prime Minister Julia Gillard in March.

1. Wide of Palestinian foreign minister Riad Malki and Australian Foreign minister Bob Carr shaking hands, zoom in

2. Mid of Malki, Carr and delegates entering building

3. Wide of meeting between Malki and Carr

4. Various of meeting

5. Wide of Malki and Carr coming out of the room

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Bob Carr, Australian Foreign minister:

"At a time when the Palestinian Authority is facing a serious fiscal crisis, I am pleased that Australia is one of the few donors who support its increase significantly in recent years. We are committed to providing over 300 million dollars in support over five years. Of this, 120 million will go direct to the Palestinian Authority to strengthen institutions in preparation for statehood. We see this as a serious investment in the peace process."

7. Mid of Malki and Carr walking away

SHOTLIST

+++NIGHT SHOTS+++

1. Mid of body being carried into ambulance near the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) HQ

2. Wide of ambulance pulling away

3. Mid of medical staff in the street near PLC

4. Mid of medical staff checking grassy clearing for injured

5. Various of ambulances arriving at hospital

6. Various of Hamas police outside emergency room

7. Various of bodies being taken from stretchered from ambulance into morgue

8. Tracking mid of body being taken into morgue on stretcher

9. Wide shot of people waiting outside morgue with stretcher

STORYLINE

Two more Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike near the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza City on Friday night, in an escalation of violence that has followed the killing of a high profile Palestinian militant commander.

A Palestinian health spokesman on Saturday said that 12 militants have been killed in total.

The killing also unleashed a barrage of rockets by furious Palestinian militants from the coastal territory toward Israel's southern border communities.

One of those rockets seriously wounded an Israeli civilian and sent families scattering into bomb shelters.

The Palestinian militants were killed in seven airstrikes overnight and on Saturday morning, said Gaza health spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya.

He said some 20 more civilians were wounded by flying shrapnel from the exploding missiles, some of which targeted militants deep in civilian areas of the crowded territory.

Earlier on Friday night, an Israeli air strike in Gaza City killed two militants it claimed were about to launch rockets, and after midnight, Palestinian officials said another four were killed in and around Gaza City.

The chain of violence began after a midday air strike by Israeli forces killed Zuhair al-Qaissi, the commander of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, a large militant group closely aligned with Gaza's Hamas rulers.

The group is mostly known for carrying out the 2006 abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit Gilad Schalit, who was held captive for more than five years and freed in a prisoner swap for more than 1,000 Palestinians.

The Israeli military said al-Qaissi was plotting an infiltration attack into Israel similar to the one he orchestrated in August from the Sinai peninsula that killed eight Israelis and injured 40 more.

Palestinian witnesses said Israeli drones were seen hovering above just moments before al-Qaissi's vehicle burst into flames.

T/I 11:08:16

Several thousand supporters of the Islamic radical group HAMAS

held a rally in Jenin, on the West Bank on Wednesday (24/12),

during which militants blew up a mock model of a Jewish

settlement.

Some 2,500 people attended the rally staged by the Islamic

Resistance Movement (HAMAS) to mark the 10th anniversary of the

founding of the movement at the West Bank refugee camp.

SHOWS:

JENIN, WEST BANK 24/12

Jenin refugee camp - large rally;

hamas supporters with green flags;

marching with flags;

fireworks;

high shot of rally;

parade of military jeeps;

men in jeeps holding copies of Koran;

Unidentified leader addressing rally;

man cardboard model of Jewish settlement brought out;

'settlement' set alight and fireworks exploding;

vs of rally;

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STORYLINE

On Wednesday (9th March) the Palestinian national soccer team lost out on a place at next year's Olympic Games in London after they found themselves on the wrong end of a 6-5 scoreline against Thailand on penalties in Al-Ram on the West Bank.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Bangkok, Abdul Hamid Abuhabib scored the only goal for the home side just before half-time, but they couldn't add to their advantage and after extra time they lost out in the shootout.

However, the game could assume greater importance in the years to come - it marked the first time that Palestine had hosted a competitive match at international level and their fans are hoping that the event represents another step on road to independence.

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The Palestinian national football team played host to Thailand in the second leg of their Olympic qualifier in Al-Ram on the West Bank on Wednesday in a football match of great significance - it was to be the first time that Palestine had hosted an international on home soil.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, the head of the Palestinian Football Union, Jibril Rajoub, said it would represent another step on the long road to independence.

SOUNDBITE: (Arabic)

"For the first time in the history of Palestine under the Palestinian flag we will be hosting the second leg match on the Palestinian land. This step must be a breakthrough for the cause of the Palestinian people, which is independence, freedom and an end to the occupation."

SUPER CAPTION: Jibril Rajoub, Head of the Palestinian Football Union

The match itself was played at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in the West Bank town of Al-Ram and attracted a partisan crowd, hoping for a home victory.

Thailand won the first leg 1-0 in Bangkok and set out to defend their narrow lead - however, Palestine got back on level terms just before half-time when Abdul Hamid Abuhabib scored what turned out to be the only goal of the game.

After a goalless second half and extra time, the dreaded penalty shot-out ensued and to the dismay of the home support, which included Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Jibril Rajoub, the Thais won out by 6 goals to five.

Nevertheless, Wednesday's match did represent a great sporting victory for Palestine.

According to Rajoub, the last time an international athletic competition took place in what are now the Palestinian territories was way back in 1934.

That game was played in east Jerusalem, then part of British Mandatory Palestine prior to Israeli independence in 1948.

The exact history behind the occasion is unclear, but it is believed a British team comprising of both Arabs and Jews lost 4-1 to an Egyptian team.

SHOTLIST:

Ramallah, West Bank. 9th March and Al-Ram, West Bank. 9th March 2011

Ramallah, West Bank:

1. 00:00 Wide shot of press conference

2. 00:07 Cutaway

3. 00:11 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Jibril Rajoub, Head of Palestinian Football Union

Al-Ram, West Bank:

4. 00:49 Various of match action in the second leg of the Palestine-Thailand qualifier

5. 01:06 Mid shot of Palestinian fans waving flags

6. 01:13 Mid shot female Palestinian supporters

7. 01:21 Further of match action

8. 01:58 Mid shot of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam fayyad and Head of Palestinian Football Union Jibril Rajoub

9. 02:07 Further of match action

10: 02:26 Palestinian team in a 'huddle'

The second annual Palestine Marathon took place on Friday (11 April) in Bethlehem.

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Runners pounded the streets around the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday as 2,500 people took part in the second annual Palestine Marathon.

But the Palestinian Olympic runner, Nader Masri, who lives in the Gaza Strip, was barred by Israel from travelling to the West Bank to participate in the race.

Masri was one of 30 runners prevented from travelling to Bethlehem, highlighting Israel's tight restrictions on travel in and out of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

The Palestine Olympic Committee said 2,500 people took part in the race, including some 700 runners from Europe.

The participants ran a half-marathon course, which is 21.0975 kilometres (13.1 miles) in length.

The race started and finished at the Church of the Nativity in Manger Square and parts of the route followed the Israeli-built West Bank separation barrier.

Israel says the barrier is needed to keep Palestinian attackers out of Israel, while Palestinians say the barrier stifles their towns and villages and cuts them off from their land.

Olympic runner Nader Masri's travel ban was upheld on Tuesday by Israel's Supreme Court, who ruled that they could not intervene in the defence minister's policy considerations, but suggested the military consider more exemptions from the travel ban.

Masri, who participated in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, trains daily on the streets in and around his home town of Beit Hanoun and does three sessions a week in the gym.

He said he was very disappointed not to have been allowed to take part in the Bethlehem race.

Even under Israel's stringent criteria, Masri should have stood a good chance of getting an exit permit.

Those permitted to leave Gaza, at least in principle, include members of the Palestinian Olympic team and the Palestinian football team, according to guidelines published in 2011 by the branch of Israel's military dealing with implementing this policy.

Bethlehem, Palestine - 11th April 2014

1. 00:00 Wide shot of runners at start of marathon

2. 00:05 Medium shot of runners from the back

3. 00:10 Wide shot of runners

4. 00:15 Mid of local scouts handing water to runners

5. 00:21 Mid of runners passing police car

6. 00:26 SOUNDBITE (English) Nazem Al Khatib, secretary general of Palestinian Olympic Committee:

"They are training for one year in Gaza to participate in this marathon but, unfortunately, as usual what (do) the Israelis do - they refuse to give them their permission, without any reason, just they said 'security reasons', without anything (i.e. further).They are participating in Peking and Athens and London some of them. Even that, they didn't give them the permission to come. They reach China but they cannot reach Bethlehem."

7. 00:54 Various of marathon

8. 01:12 SOUNDBITE (English) Jacob Holdt, Danish competitor:

"This peace process runs out on my 67th birthday, on 29th of April, and it will be the biggest gift for me if he (United States Secretary of State John Kerry) could achieve some peace between Palestine and Israel. So I'm running for peace."

9. 01:28 Runners arrive at finish line

10. 01:32 SOUNDBITE (English) Rami, competitor from Ramallah:

"That's amazing actually, many Palestinians can't get out of Palestine, so now we have the world coming to Bethlehem, so this is just amazing."

11. 01:39 Runners celebrating at end of marathon

Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip - 9th April 2014

12. 01:42 Various of Nader Masri and trainer running through streets

13. 01:56 Various of Nader Masri and trainer stretching

14. 02:07 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nader Masri, former Olympic competitor from Gaza:

"I'm truly sad. I wish I could participate in this marathon but the circumstances here, which is the Israeli side's rejection (no Israeli permit to cross from Gaza to West Bank), prevents me from participating in it."

15. 02:17 Mid of Nader Masri stretching

16. 02:22 Mid of Nader Masri swinging arms during warm-up

17. 02:27 Wide of Nader Masri and trainer running

WEST BANK GLAMOUR AT PALESTINE FASHION WEEK

Palestinian models walked the catwalks of the West Bank on Thursday (1 MAY 2014), showcasing clothes at the only fashion event of the Palestinian Territories.

Featuring both short dresses and conservatives frocks with headscarves, the second Palestine Fashion Week attracted a crowd of local fashionistas in Ramallah - the administrative and financial capital of the West Bank.

Jordanian-Palestinian designer Intisar Abdo said her collection was inspired by Palestinian and Jordanian heritage.

"I worked on developing the traditional concept and present it with a new design and a new look. I used different kind of fabric, especially chiffon and natural silk," Abdo explained.

The traditional, embroidered dresses that have been worn for centuries by Palestinian women were the this year's novelty, said Tamer Halabi, managing director of "Modelicious" - the modelling agency behind the event.

"The message of this event is to show that we Palestinians exist. We are surviving, we have talents, we have designers, and we can compete with world fashion houses," said Halabi.

Along with dresses from local designers, models at Palestine Fashion Week also showcased collections available in Palestinian shops.

Palestine Fashion Week runs from the 1 - 3 May 2014.

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Ramallah, West Bank - 1 May 2014

1. Zoom in of model wearing Intisar Abdo collection on catwalk

2. Mid-shot crowd watching show

3. B-roll Intisar Abdo catwalk show

4. Mid-shot crowd

5. B-roll Intisar Abdo catwalk show

6. Mid-shot Intisar Abdo, Jordanian-Palestinian designer, preparing model

7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Intisar Abdo, Jordanian-Palestinian designer:

"My designs are inspired by the Palestinian and Jordanian heritage. I worked on developing the traditional concept and present it with a new design and a new look. I used different kinds of fabric, especially chiffon and natural silk."

8. Mid-shot Intisar Abdo and models on catwalk

9. Wide shot of models in backstage waiting to go on catwalk

10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Tamer Halabi, managing director of "Modelicious" modelling agency and organizer:

"The message of this event is to show that we Palestinians exist. We are surviving, we have talents, we have designers, and we can compete with world fashion houses."

11. Various shots Fayzeh's Pearl collection

12. Wide shot of crowd watching show

13. VOXPOP (Arabic) Abdul Rahman Hasira, attendee:

"The show is nice and special, the show presented special stuff despite the current situation in Palestine. It is a good change and a break from the routine."

14. B-roll performance singer Hani Mitwasi

Senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat described on Friday the Israeli government's decision to stop transferring tax money to Palestinians as "piracy".

The Israeli government announced the move on Thursday and said it was in retaliation for the Palestinians' recent drive for further United Nations recognition

Erekat said if the Israeli government "chose this path of business as usual, it cannot be maintained".

Under interim peace accords, Israel collects taxes on behalf of the Palestinians and transfers about 100 (m) million US dollars a month.

Without it, the Palestinian Authority likely couldn't pay the salaries of its tens of thousands of employees.

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1. Saeb Erekat, senior Palestinian negotiator arriving

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeb Erekat, Senior Palestinian Negotiator:

"We were surprised by the Israeli government decision to withhold the Palestinian funds, you know we are under occupation; they collect our taxes, customs and revenues for us, and the Israeli government decision to withhold these funds - this is piracy - and we should look forward. If the Israeli government choose this path of business as usual, this cannot be maintained, this cannot be maintained."

3. Cutaway of cameraman

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeb Erekat, Senior Palestinian Negotiator:

"The Swiss government have notified us that Palestine has become a higher contracting party for Geneva conventions of 1949 and the additional protocols of 2 February, 1977. The secretary general of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-moon, had informed us that the accession of the state of Palestine to eleven conventions will be done on 2 May, 2014 and two other conventions on 7 May and 2 July respectively. We are engaging in these trilateral talks in order to move forward. Our signing these letters of accession to the conventions do not contradict the need to have negotiations."

5. Cutaway of cameraman

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeb Erekat, Senior Palestinian Negotiator:

"We are talking, we agreed to continue our trilateral talks, but I can say the gaps remain big".

7. Erekat getting into car and leaving

SHOTLIST:

Faisal Al-Huseni Stadium, Al Ram, Palestine - 21 May 2013

1. 00:00 Wide shot of flags

2. 00:05 Various of Palestinian women's football team (red shirts) playing Chinese Taipei women's football team (blue shirts)

3. 00:14 Wide shot of fans

4. 00:18 Various of match

5. 00:53 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Yaheah Salieh, 44 year-old Palestinian fan from Ramallah:

"Frankly, the Palestinian team need to be fitter and more aware tactically in their play and we can see that the Chinese team has better fitness and are sharper tactically, so they are playing better than the Palestinian team."

6. 01:12 Wide shot of fans

7. 01:17 SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Schaller, sport analyst from Freiburg, Germany:

"I think the Palestinians are better than they seem to be maybe or maybe they even think of themselves. So, an argument for that is, for example, the balls that go out and forward very fast and uncontrolled. Even when they conquer the ball, they should try to hold the ball, to pass the ball, to play the ball and it seems obvious that there is some nervousness among them, so if they get cooler in this point they will be even more successful in the future."

8. 01:52 Wide shot of fans

9. 01:57 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sahar Salieh, 28 year-old Palestinian fan from Ramallah:

"I want to say, as a Palestinian woman, it's great to see Palestinian women participating and playing football. For sure, they need more training and support, but in the future they will become better."

10. 02:15 Wide shot of Palestinian national women football team with the Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad and the chairman of Palestine Football Association Jibril Rajoub

11. 02:20 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Israa Alzabon, striker, Palestinian national women's football team:

"We are not happy with the result of the game, 6-0, but the body fitness and the experience of the Chinese players had an effect on this result. For the first 37 minutes they make the first goal and in the next few minutes they had another three goals, so this deflated our spirits."

12. 02:42 Various shots of the match

13. 02:48 Wide shot of screen in English reading TPE 6 PAL 0 at 90 minutes

14. 02:54 Wide shot of teams shaking hands at the end of the game

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STORYLINE:

Palestine has begun hosting qualifying matches for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time, with Group D fixtures taking place at Al Ram's Faisal Al-Huseni International Stadium from Tuesday (21st May) until Saturday (25th May).

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Palestine, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar and India will play each other in Al Ram over the course of this week, with the group winners progressing to the AFC Women's Asian Cup finals in Japan next year.

The opening match at the Faisal Al-Huseni Stadium was between Palestine and Chinese Taipei.

It was no surprise that the three-time continental champions won the encounter - 6-0 the scale of Palestine's defeat.

Chinese Taipei went ahead after just five minutes and never looked back.

"Frankly, the Palestinian team need to be fitter and more aware tactically in their play and we can see that the Chinese team has better fitness and are sharper tactically, so they are playing better than the Palestinian team," said spectator Yaheah Salieh from Ramallah.

Fellow fan Sahar Salieh was just pleased to see the Palestinian women's team participate at such a high level.

Lin Ya-han, who opened the scoring, netted twice more in the second half to complete her hat-trick.

"We are not happy with the result of the game, 6-0, but the body fitness and the experience of the Chinese players had an effect on this result," Palestinian striker Israa Alzabon said later.

In Tuesday's other match, Myanmar beat India 2-0.

Palestine take on Myanmar on Thursday (23rd May) in the second round of matches before they complete their programme against India on Saturday.

SNTV Features

Brazilian football star Ronaldo received a hero's welcome in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, with hundreds of well wishers jostling to get a glimpse of the Real Madrid footballer during a visit on Monday. (16th May 2005)

Ronaldo, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program was on a one day visit to the region which also included a trip to Israel.

He was there to participate in a UNDP project that brings young Israeli and Palestinian football players together.

SUGGESTED VOICE OVER:

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday (16th May 2005) to greet Ronaldo, the Brazilian football star.

Visiting in his capacity as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Real Madrid player wanted to take a first-hand look at UNDP youth and anti-poverty projects .

Fans - including a busload of Brazilian-born Palestinians wearing the country's yellow-and-green jersey - chanted "Ronaldo, Ronaldo" and pushed the player's bodyguards in an attempt to touch their hero.

Surrounded by a tight ring of bodyguards to get through the chanting crowds, Ronaldo first visited the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia where he signed footballs.

The beaming Qureia escorted Ronaldo out of the building before he continued on to a local school, where the superstar received yet another boisterous welcome.

SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese)

"I only wanted to say how happy I am to be making this visit and how proud I am to see everybody so happy around me. I hope you'll enjoy my presence very much. I thank you for this marvellous reception and I hope to return many more times, always on a mission of peace."

SUPERCAPTION: Ronaldo

During his visit to Ramallah, Ronaldo inaugurated a new Centre for Disadvantaged Youth and visited several anti-poverty UNDP projects.

They include the UNDP's "Football Workshops", which have been designed to promote sport as a forum to teach leadership, confidence, and discipline, based on the principles of tolerance, cooperation, and respect.

Later on, Ronaldo visited Israel as a special guest of the Peres Centre for peace.

Ronaldo and Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres met at the "Twinned Peace Football Schools", which are a part of a Palestinian-Israeli project to bring children closer together through sport.

SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese)

"It's a real pleasure to be here and it's a real pleasure for me to see how many people are happy about my presence. I know that football can bring people together and try and bring about peace and put an end to their problems"

SUPERCAPTION: Ronaldo

Ronaldo was there to meet some 800 young Palestinian and Israeli participants of the project who will play in mixed teams in a tournament held in his honour.

SHOTLIST: Ramallah - Palestine - 16th May 2005

Betuniya checkpoint, near Ramallah, West Bank

1. 00:00 - UN trucks accompany Ronaldo through checkpoint

2. 00:20 - Ronaldo stepping out of car, crowds cheering and chanting his name

Ramallah, West Bank

3. 00:45 - Ronaldo arriving, surrounded by fans and crowds

4. 00:49 - Ronaldo makes his way through the door

5. 01:05 - Meeting Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia

6. 01:12 - Ronaldo signing ball with a placard in yellow with his number "9" on it

7. 01:15 - Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia

8. 01:24 - Ronaldo waves as he leaves

9. 01:35 - Supporters in Brazil shirts cheering in car as they drive past

10. 01:42 - Inside sports centre at Al-Hashimiya school

11. 01:47 - Child holding up Brazil football shirt

12. 01:53 - Ronaldo arrives, and waves

13. 01:58 - Crowd of young fans cheering him as he walks in

14. 02:08 - SOUNDBITE: Ronaldo (Portuguese)

15. 02:43 - Ronaldo leaves surrounded by crowds pushing and shoving to get closer to him

16. 02:51 - Ronaldo, at a new centre named in his honour, posing for photo wearing a Keffiyeh (traditional Palestinian headscarf) with someone holding Palestinian flag behind him

17. 03:00 - His car leaves, surrounded by supporters

Herzliya, Central Israel 16/06

18. 03:15 - Wideshot of fans waiting for Ronaldo

19. 03:20 - Close up of Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres arriving

20. 03:25 - Ronaldo and Shimon Peres walking together

21. 03:36 - Crowds around Ronaldo

22. 03:40 - Shimon Peres

23. 04:46 - Ronaldo and kids in group photo

24. 04:10 - Shimon Peres and Ronaldo together

25. 04:23 - SOUNDBITE: Ronaldo (portuguese)

26. 05:02 - Ronaldo walking among the crowds of fans

SHOTLIST:

1. People outside television facility

2. Man holding broken television, pan to man holding broken camera

3. Shot of destruction in office

4. Employees of facility looking through office

5. Broken window

6. Furniture turned over

7. Employees talking to Palestinian security officials

8. Bullet holes in glass

9. Damaged electricity box

10. Close-up of box

11. People at scene

12. Wide silhouette shot of TV transmitter

STORYLINE:

Hamas militants stormed a Palestine TV broadcast facility in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, kicking workers out of the building and destroying equipment in a shooting rampage, employees said.

There were no reports of injuries.

The incident in Khan Younis came amid growing tensions between the Hamas-led government and President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement.

The broadcast authority is controlled by Abbas.

A Hamas spokesman denied any Hamas involvement in the incident.

About 15 gunmen fired in the air as they entered the building. "You are collaborators. You are biased. You are dirty people," they screamed, according to the workers.

The gunmen expelled employees from the building, beat up a cameraman and fired their weapons at cameras and other equipment, the witnesses said.

They left the building after several minutes.

Employees later staged a half-hour strike to protest against the building's takeover.

The facility is used to transmit signals for state-run television and radio broadcasts.

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Ramallah, August 27 2001

1. Running shot towards shelled office

2. Man trying to lift window to let out smoke

3. Various of smoke and people gathered at scene

4. Mid shot of building with people

5. Various of damage to office

6. Emergency services arriving

7. Man leading crying woman away from building

8. Various of woman

9. Two men picking up shells on ground

10. Various of shell

11. Various of security and people near building

12. Close up of scorce marks on building

FILE, Jordanian-Israeli border September 1999

13. Abu Ali Mustafa getting into car

14. Cars cross Jordanian-Israeli border

15. Abu Ali Mustafa being given welcome by Palestinans

16. Various of celebrations

17. Abu Ali Mustafa with microphone adressing crowd

18. Various of celebrations

19. Boy holding up picture of Abu Ali Mustafa

STORYLINE:

The leader of a small PLO faction was killed Monday when three Israeli tank shells hit his office. Israel said the shelling was an "initiated action."

The man killed was Mustafa Zibri, widely known as Abu Ali Mustafa.

He was the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a radical PLO faction that opposes peace talks with Israel.

He was the highest-ranking Palestinian official killed in a pinpointed Israeli attack.

The Palestinians accused Israel of further escalation of the violence.

Zibri was in his second-floor office, near Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, when three tank shells hit the building, Palestinian security officials said.

Zibri's body was torn apart in the attack, doctors said.

The missiles blew out two corner windows, and smoke blackened the facade.

The Israeli army said in a statement that the PFLP headquarters were shelled in an "initiated action."

The army said the PLO faction has been responsible for dozens of attacks on Israelis, including a failed bombing in Jerusalem last week.

More than 50 Palestinians have been killed in pinpointed Israeli attacks in the last 11 months of fighting, most of them militants suspected of involvement in attacks on Israelis.

However, some of the victims have been bystanders, including two children.

Earlier Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said he would press to arrange truce talks with Arafat, despite a violent weekend during which seven Israelis and four Palestinians were killed.

However, it was not clear whether the Palestinians would attend such talks after the killing of the PFLP leader.

The Jews, having decided their position was untenable, surrendered the old city of Jerusalem. On the day before the truce King Abdullah of Transjordan visited the City and prayed in the Mosque of Omar.

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KS GV rooftop Jerusalem. Several shots walls of Jerusalem, shows Arabs on same, with rifles, some cleaning same. Rooftop shot of Jerusalem. GV Wall of Jerusalem. MS Arab Legion drummers in old part of city lined up to receive Abdullah. Several shots Abdullah walks through streets of Jerusalem. Walks up steps to Mosque of Omar. MS walks towards. Inside Mosque Abdullah (unseen) & followers praying. GV Palestine countryside. MS flag of Red Cross being carried by Dr Courvoisier, out of camera. Several shots of him. Trucking shot of Red Cross car. Sheep pass Red Cross car. Jews place Red Cross (truce) flag in sandbag. Several shots Jewish women marching along countryside having been released by the Arabs. Finish on shot of Jewish soldier kissing his supposed girl-friend.

Palestinian Football Federation threatens to urge next month's FIFA Congress in Brazil to take sanctions against Israel in protest against alleged recent attacks by soldiers on Palestinian sportsmen in the occupied territories.

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Jibril Rajoub, president of the Palestinian Football Federation (PFF), threatened to call for sanctions against Israel in protest against alleged recent attacks by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian sportsmen.

Rajoub, who is also head of the Palestine Olympic Committee, referred to the recent arrest of a Palestine footballer and the shooting of two other players who were reportedly shot in the legs by Israel soldiers.

Jawhar Nasser Jawhar, 19, and Adam Abd al-Raouf Halabiya, 17, were allegedly shot at al-Zaayyem checkpoint near Abu Dis in Jerusalem as they walked home from their sports club.

Doctors have since confirmed the pair is unlikely to be able to play sports again due to the severity of their injuries.

On returning from Jordan where they received treatment they were arrested.

Last month a player of Palestine national soccer team, Sameh Moraebe, 22, was arrested by Israeli military forces en route to Qatar.

Coach Jamal Mahmoud has denounced the arrest of the players.

PFF is threatening to take its grievances to the FIFA Congress in Sao Paulo on June 10th-11th that will be held just before the start of the World Cup in Brazil.

The Palestinians have long accused Israel of restricting sport people's mobility inside the West Bank and between the West Bank and Gaza, preventing players from participating in international tournaments and banning the entry of sports equipment that Palestinian teams and stadiums need.

Israel justifies these measures on security grounds.

Rajoub had previously raised the issue of travel for Palestinian athletes at the FIFA congress in Mauritius in June last year. There, he said that, should the matter not be resolved, he would call on delegates to expel Israel at the next congress

The 150th-ranked Palestine football team's next important international match, when it needs players to travel freely, is at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, to be held in the Maldives over May 19-30.

The winner of the eight-nation tournament advances to the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia.

West Bank, Palestine. 13 May, 2014.

1. 00:00 Various of the Palestinian FA head quarter

2. 00:12 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Jibril Rajoub, President Of Palestinian Football Federation (PFF):

" Without a doubt its a provocative act. the shooting and arrest of the players after coming back from a treatment defies the whole world. Israel will pay the price next month's at the FIFA congress".

3. 00:27 Mid of Adam Halabiya in hospital

4. 00:31 Close-up of heart rate monitor

5. 00:35 Close-up of Adam Halabiya

6. 00:39 Close-up of Adam Halabiya hand

7. 00:43 Mid of Jawhar Halabiya

8. 00:47 Close-up of Jawhar Halabiya

9. 00:51 Close-up of Jawhar Halabiya hands

10. 00:55 Mid of Adam Halabiya in hospital

11. 00:59 Close-up of Nasser Jawhar Halabiya

12. 01:03 Mid of Jerusalem

13. 01:07 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Nasser Jawhar Halabiya, Father of Jawhar Halabiya

" Their return was a setback for us, their arrest is setback for us and the country. Everyone were waiting for them to come back safe".

14. 01:18 Various of the palestinian team training

15. 01:30 Close- up of Palestinian coach Jamal Mahmoud talking to the players

16. 01:33 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Jamal Mahmoud, Palestine Coach

" I hope they were with us, because that would be an extra for us, but the occupation always put obstacles for the Palestinian sport".

17. 01:46 Various of the palestinian team training

18. 01:57 Various GV of the West Bank

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Ramallah, Jerusalem, Palestine. April 12th, 2013.

1. 00:00 Maher Abu Rmeileh on his motorbike heading to the sports training centre.

2. 00:18 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Maher Abu Rmeileh, Palestinian athlete.

"Of course my dream is to take part in the Olympics held in Brazil four years from now. Then I will work on coaching the Palestinian national team to enable him to achieve Olympic medals, not only national and international medals."

3. 00:36 Abu Rmeileh opening the door of the training centre in Ramallah.

4. 00:43 Abu Rmeileh putting on his training Judo suit.

5. 01:00 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Maher Abu Rmeileh, Palestinian athlete

"I started practising when I was five years old. My father was a Judo coach and he used to take me with him to training until I took part in the Junior championships and I stood out from all other athletes due to my exceptional talent."

6. 01:11 Abu Rmeileh training with team-mates.

7. 01:16 Various training shots.

8. 01:29 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Maher Abu Rmeileh, Palestinian athlete.

"When we received the news that Palestine qualified to the Olympics on merit instead of via wild-card invite, this brought a lot of joy to the Olympians as well as to the Palestinian Olympic Committee because it was the first time this ever happened in Palestine's history."

9. 01:44 Various shots of Maher Abu Rmeileh training with his cousin, Wissam Abu Rmeileh.

10. 02:06 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Wissam Abu Rmeileh, Palestinian athlete & cousin of Maher Abu Rmeileh

"Ever since Maher has participated in the Olympics, I started to take part in championships on his behalf. I have the same weight and the same surname. So sometimes people mistook me for him. That's why I felt responsible that I have to raise Palestine's flag and make my country proud of me. And I started dreaming of qualifying to the Olympics as well."

11. 02:27 Various shots of training.

SOURCE: SNTV.

STORYLINE:

sntv talks to Maher Abu Rmeileh, the first Palestinian athlete to have qualified for an Olympic Games on merit instead of a wild-card invite, when he competed at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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Born in East Jerusalem, judo champion Maher Abu Rmeileh is also a family man, with two young sons.

By day, he works in his family's shop selling scarves, by night he heads to the training centre to enhance his techniques, to try and reach higher levels in the years to come.

Abu Rmeileh is ranked 162nd in the world for his category (73-kilograms) by the International Judo Federation.

He was only five years old when his father, Shafik, a judo coach, introduced him to the combat sport.

As he grew up, he took part in several championships; the most recent was the one that allowed him to make history.

Abu Rmeileh competed in an international judo competition in Tokyo in the 73-kg (roughly 161-pound) weight-class and managed to beat several opponents including the best judoka from Hong Kong and, based largely on his scores, he had accumulated the necessary points to qualify for the London Olympic Games.

10 other Palestinian athletes have competed in the Olympics since 1996, but they failed to meet the qualification standard and attended thanks to a special IOC invitation.

Abu Rmeileh, however, is the first to have qualified on his own merit.

In London 2012, he made it to the men's -73kg elimination round of 32, where he was knocked out by Belgian Dirk van Tichelt.

With sweat dripping down his face, and with a broad grin, Abu Rmeileh joyously recalled the day he got the news that he'd qualified for London.

His participation in the Olympics was the culmination of 21 years of practising judo, initially accompanying his judoka father.

At the training centre, one of Abu Rmeileh's cousins, Wassim also aims to reach the Olympics for Palestine.

Even if Maher couldn't achieve the gold medal at London, his qualification has been noted as an outstanding achievement and is surely to inspire the young generation in a country lacking sponsorship and facilities.

World Cup trophy put on display in Ramallah.

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The FIFA World Cup arrived on Sunday (10th November) to the West Bank city of Ramallah.

The golden trophy is going on a tour around the world and is scheduled to visit 90 countries during its 267-day duration.

The cup has already been on display in the Caribbean before reaching the Middle East for the first time.

Ramallah, Palestine - 10th November 2013

1. 00:00 Wide shot of Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub and other officials uncovering the World Cup

2. 00:10 Mid shot of same

3. 00:16 Various of trophy

4. 00:25 SOUNDBITE (English) Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub:

"It is an eminence honour and joy for the Palestinian people and for the Palestinian football family to have the World Cup here in Palestine. I think it is a clear cut message to the international community by FIFA that Palestinian sport entity is existing and deserve support and protection from the Israeli occupation."

5. 00:53 Rajoub with officials taking picture near cup

At least nine people were injured on Tuesday morning as Israel continued to launch airstrikes on the Gaza strip, according to Palestinian officials.

Several airstrikes hit the city of Khan Younis overnight.

The wounded were taken to the city's Naseer Hospital, where they were treated for light and moderate injuries.

A separate airstrike hit Gaza City.

It targeted an empty building which had previously been the Palestinian Authority's Intelligence headquarters and it is now controlled by the Islamic militant group Hamas.

The Israeli military has said the airstrikes in the Gaza strip are targeting militants involved in firing rockets at Israel.

Retaliatory Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli airstrikes have intensified over the past week.

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++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Wide of Gaza skyline, several explosions in Khan Younis light up night sky

2. Wide of Gaza skyline, UPSOUND explosion in Gaza City, then bright light in the sky

Two Palestinians were killed and one was injured late on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Bureij area of Gaza, according to Palestinian medical officials.

Relatives said the victims belonged to a militant group.

The injured man was taken to the Al-Aqsa Brigades hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah in Gaza early on Monday morning, and the two bodies were placed in the hospital's morgue.

The Israeli military said late on Sunday that it carried out an airstrike on militants involved in firing rockets at Israel.

It said at least 25 rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza over the course of the day.

A wave of violent protests in Arab sections of Israel were set off this week after a Palestinian boy was abducted and burned alive.

Palestinians accuse Israeli extremists of killing the youth in revenge for the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank.

Israel has blamed militant group Hamas for the deaths of the teenagers.

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1. Injured man being on stretcher being wheeled into hospital elevator

2. Injured man on stretcher in elevator

3. Injured man on stretcher being wheeled down hospital corridor

5. Various of dead bodies inside morgue, people gathered around bodies

6. Various of people outside hospital

The Palestinian government has condemned Israel's announcement on Thursday that it is advancing plans for 1,500 new settlement housing units in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

Palestinian government spokesperson Ehab Bessaiso said the new settlement units undermined "international efforts towards achieving a two-state solution".

The Israeli housing ministry said that it had issued tenders late on Wednesday for about 900 housing units in the West Bank and about 560 units in east Jerusalem, territories that Israel captured in the 1967 war and which the Palestinians claim for their future state.

The tenders represent the final governmental approval before construction can begin.

Israel said the move was in response to the formation of a Palestinian unity government backed by the Islamic militant group Hamas.

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FILE: Gilo settlement in east Jerusalem - 13 August 2013

1. Playground with settlement construction in background

2. Construction equipment at site

3. Truck and bulldozer at site

Ramallah, West Bank - 5 June 2014

4. Ehab Bessaiso, Palestinian government spokesperson, walking in to room

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ehab Bessaiso, Palestinian government spokesperson:

"Within the international recognition of the new Palestinian government, the Israeli government continues its measures on the ground by the approval of building new settlements in the West Bank. We at the Palestinian government, we condemn the approval of building new settlements and we believe that this is undermining the international effort towards achieving a peaceful solution based on a two-state solution."

FILE: Gilo settlement in east Jerusalem - 13 August 2013

6. Pull out from Palestinian village on hill to settlement in foreground

7. Wide of separation barrier, settlement on the left, Bethlehem on the right