PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
Signing of peace treaty known as the Oslo Accord between Israel, represented by Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin, and the PLO, represented by Chairman Yasser Arafat (Yasir Arafat). Ceremony held in Washington, DC, conducted by President Bill Clinton.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
Titles with graphics & flags of Israel and Palestine. Shots of crowd gathered on White House lawn. Commentator Paul Duke, in VO, narrates the progress of the negotiations between Israel and the PLO. LS crowd on White House lawn, Washington Monument in BG. CU of CHELSEA CLINTON, definitely in the midst of her awkward stage, casually dressed, sitting and talking with KRISTEN GORE. Duke discusses security precautions including closing the observation deck of the Washington monument and extremist terrorist acts in opposition to the peace agreement. MS of two Military guards at door of the White House. Even more shots of Chelsea and Kristin (what's up, Mr. Cameraman?) MSs of diplomats in attendance.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
TLS of White House porch, crowd seated on lawn; zoom in to MS stage. Panning MS future Sec. Of State MADELEINE ALBRIGHT, Speaker of the House TOM FOLEY, Rep. RICHARD GEPHARDT (Dick Gephardt), General COLIN POWELL (in uniform), Sec. Of Defense LES ASPIN, & Sec. Of Commerce RON BROWN. Paul Duke, in VO, discusses of economic aid being offered to Israel and the PLO and the Arab nations to promote the Middle East peace process. TLS press corps, pan to crowd and White House rotunda. Panning MS Israeli & Arab diplomats. Shot of Clinton advisers including GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
MS military guards opening doors outside White House; MSs TIPPER GORE walking out to polite applause, escorted to seat. MSs HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON and LEAH RABIN exit White House, walk to seats. MSs former President GEORGE BUSH (George Herbert Walker Bush) walks from WH, to seat. MSs former President JIMMY CARTER & ROSALYNN CARTER exiting, taking seats. MSs Norwegian, Egyptian, and American diplomats principal to the Oslo negotiations exit, take seats. MS Vice-President AL GORE (Albert Gore, Jr.), Israeli Foreign Minister SHIMON PERES and PLO exec MAHMOUD ABBAS exiting, walking to stage. MSs Secretary of State WARREN CHRISTOPHER and Russian Federation Foreign Minister walking out, to stage. TLS/MSs PLO Chairman YASSER ARAFAT, Israel Prime Minister YITZHAK RABIN, and President BILL CLINTON (William Jefferson Clinton) walking out, to stage.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
President BILL CLINTON speaks to crowd, welcomes ITZHAK RABIN, YASSER ARAFAT, other officials and dignitaries on behalf of the U.S. & Russia. Speaks of an "extraordinary act" in one of history's "defining dramas", the Middle East conflict. C/A of former Presidents GEORGE BUSH & JIMMY CARTER sitting next to each other; next to them is HILLARY CLINTON and LEAH RABIN. Mr. Clinton speaks about the past giving way to new hopes of peace with the Camp David Peace Accord signing between Sadat, Begin and Carter, saying that lasting peace between Israel & Egypt has proved naysayers wrong, that the peace agreement signed today must be similarly preserved. Mr. Clinton gives credit to Mr. Bush for his work to further the Middle East peace process. Great C/A of George Bush, Sr. winking to Mr. Clinton; how very droll.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
President BILL CLINTON discusses the history of the U.S. working to promote peace in the Middle East, the seeming impossibility of reconciling Israelis and Palestinians seems to be possible now. C/A PLO Chairman YASSER ARAFAT listening. Mr. Clinton discusses the content of the Peace Treaty to provide for contingent Palestinian soverignty. He praises Norway for hosting the Oslo meetings. He praises Arafat & Rabin for entering in good faith negotiation. He admits there is hard work ahead, but it can be accomplished with continuing effort and openness. C/A GEORGE BUSH, JIMMY CARTER, and HILLARY CLINTON. C/A Mr. Arafat, ITZHAK RABIN, and WARREN CHRISTOPHER. Mr. Clinton says the history of interaction between Muslims and Jews teaches that there can be cooperation and peace. He pledges the unbounded support oif the United States in the work ahead towards achieving peace.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
President BILL CLINTON says that the U.S. is committed to helping the Middle Eastern nations promote peace, through aid and support. C/A former Sec. Of Treasury JAMES BAKER III. C/A YASSER ARAFAT, YITZHAK RABIN, WARREN CHRISTOPHER standing on stage. Nice sideview DOF C/A of AL GORE, HILLARY CLINTON, COLIN POWELL, LEAH RABIN, LES ASPIN. Mr. Clinton talks about how much better off both peoples will be if they devote their resources to prosperity instead of war. C/A shot of former Sec. Of State GEORGE SCHULTZ. Mr. Clinton talks in warm fuzzy tones about leaving the children a peaceful world of understanding. C/A shot of Israeli & Palestinian children brought in for photo-op purposes. C/A CU of JIMMY CARTER. Mr. Clinton concludes speech.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
Israeli Foreign Minister SHIMON PERES speaks, thanks Mr. Clinton and the American people for their support, says the day's agreement is revolutionary for forging a commitment to dreams of peace, agreement to move decisively toward peace. Calls for forgiveness and reconciliation, pledges Israeli sincerity in respecting the self-determination of Palestinians. Pledges that a permanent settlement with the Palestinians will be reached and then stable agreements with all of the Arab nations and free access to holy sites for all faiths. Says there is need to put resources out of weapons and into educating children and become a civic community of dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian, "May there be no more victims on either side. Let us build a Middle East of Hope." C/A shot of JIMMY CARTER (smiling) and GEORGE BUSH (scowling). Mr. Peres calls for a Middle-Eastern Common Market economic alliance. Laments the previous day's terrorist bombing in Israel, calls for the memory of the innocent victims to lead to peace, not more violence. (Segment overlaps into the next clip, 491275)