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Jimmy Carter: Successes and Failures Abroad (1977 – 1981)
Jimmy Carter was the last Democrat to win the South, given that he had served as Governor of Georgia. Most of the major events during his presidency were centered on foreign affairs, specifically the Middle East. Some went well, some not...
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SYND 5 9 78 PRESIDENT SADAT ARRIVES AND PRE-SUMMIT MEETING WITH PRESIDENT D'ESTAING
Egypt's President Anwar Sadat left for the Camp David summit Middle East peace conference praising United States President Jimmy Carter for convening it but warning that the conference came at a crucial stage in the Arabs' drawn-out...
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CUTS 4/10/80 EEC PRESIDENT THORN VISIT
The completion of European Economic Community Presiednt Gaston Thorn's fact-finding mission to the Middle East has left the EEC govternments uncertain and divided about how to develop a peacemaking role for the EEC. After talks in...
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SYND 15 8 79 ISRAELI ECONOMY
Israeli Ministers after cabinet meeting at the Knesset. Report on economic situation in Israel
1. cu plaque on Knesset wall
2. ms Israeli Foreign Minister, Moshe Dayan out of building
3. ms Israeli Defence Minister, Ezer Weisman out of...
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SYND 26 4 80 LILLIAN CARTER MEETS PRESIDENTS BEGIN AND SADAT
Mrs Lillian Carter, United States President Jimmy Carter's mother, has been visiting Paris, Israel, and Egypt. She was prime minister Menachem Begin's guest in Israel, and has been touring Egypt, following an invitation from president...
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SYND 7 10 78 PLO LEADER ARAFAT ARRIVES FOR TALKS WITH OTHER ARAB LEADERS
1. ms Kuwait Airways plane arrives
2. ms welcoming party
3. mcu Arafat down steps
4. vs greetings
5. mcu Rashid Al Jarwan
6. vs greetings and walk from plane
7. ms Arafat and arab
8. cu Arafat
8. cu Arab
10. cu Jarwan
11. various...
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UPITN 31 5 80 NO CONFIDENCE VOTE IN THE ISRAELI KNESSET
Members of the Israeli cabinet cast vote in Knesset. In attendance are Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Yitzhak Moday. A no confidence motion in government is tabled...
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UPITN 16 4 80 BEGIN DEPARTURE FOR TALKS IN US
The Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, leaves Tel Aviv for talks on the Palestinian autonomy in the United States.
1. ms of Begin arriving in the airport
2. SOUNDBITE (English): vs of Begin speaking to press
3. vs exterior of Begin...
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UPI LIB UN 3/6/80 FUNERAL OF YIGAL ALLON
The former prime minister of Israel Yigal Allon is burried at Kibbutz Ginossar near Jerusalem. Former and current Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Menachem Begin attend the funeral.
1. vs funeral cortege and mourners arrive at...
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SYND 26 9 78 SETTLERS ANTI-PRIME MINISTER BEGIN DEMONSTRATIONS
On the eve of the Israeli government's vote on the Camp David peace planes, there were demonstrations in jerusalem against Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Tractors clogging traffic, and protestors chanted outside Begin's home, where...
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SYND 9 6 80 ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON THREEE WEST BANK MAYORS
Israeli Premier Menachem Begin promised an investigation into the recent assassination attempts on three West Bank mayors, two of whom were maimed. Mayor Bassam Shakaa lost both legs. Israeli Knesset member, Twefik Zayyad (an Arab),...
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UPITN 31 5 80 INTERVIEW WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER MENACHEM BEGIN
Interview with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) cu Begin speaks to reporter
Film: Rev - Sound: Mag SOF - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number: - Available in HD
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USA: YASSER ARAFAT ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat arrived in Washington late Monday for the Middle East peace summit at Camp David with Israeli leader Ehud Barak.
The meeting is regarded as a last ditch effort to iron out some of the...
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UPITN LIB 20/5/80 US ENVOY MEETS ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER
US Envoy to the Middle East, Sol Linowitz meets with Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, in Jerusalem
1. interior office, US Envoy to the Middle East, Sol Linowitz and US Ambassador to Israel, Samuel Lewis, enter and shakes hands...
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UPITN 1 6 80 DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YADIN PRESS CONFERENCE (B)
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin gives a press conference on the possible re-shuffling of the cabinet. . Shmuel Tamir Justice Minister attends Knessset along with Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
1. ws exterior building
2. ms...
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UNUSED 30 6 80 PEACE NOW DEMONSTRATION IN JERUSALEM
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin faces demonstrators. While the Security Council of the United Nations was again debating the Jerusalem issue, anit-Begin demonstrators in the city were calling for the resignation of Begin. A Peace...
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UPITN UNUSED 5 6 80 BEGIN COMMENT ON BOMB ATTACK ON MAYORS (B)
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin speaks to reporters about the recent attack on the mayors of Ramallah and Nablus.
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) cu Begin speaks to reporters
Film: Rev - Sound: Mag SOF - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number:...
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SYND 3 4 80 BEGIN MEETS EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR
Israeli soldiers have been put on special alert to prevent any possible attack by Palestinian guerrillas during this week's Passover holiday. As this week is also a holiday for school children, Israeli families headed for seaside and...
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SYND 28 8 80 PRIME MINISTER BEGIN REAFFIRMS POSITION ON JERUSALEM AS CAPITAL OF ISRAEL
Israeli Premier Begin issued a prepared statement to assembled journalists reaffirming Israel's position vis - a - viz its declaration of Jerusalem as the Jewish state's indivisable capital. He also expressed regret at America's...
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UNUSED 17 7 80 PRIME MINISTER BEGIN LEAVES HOSPITAL AFTER RECOVERY
Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, seen leaving Hadassah hospital after recovering from a minor heart attack. He spoke to the press
1. ms Begin approaches microphone
2. cu Begin speaks: SOUNDBITE: if the 21 Arabstates will...
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SYND 30 8 77 ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER VISITS PRESIDENT CEAUSESCU
Isrtaeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met with Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu at the President's residence in Shagov, outside the Romanian capital. Mr. Begin had said before the talks that they would be about bilateral problems...
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SYND 26 4 80 WEST BANK SETTLERS' HUNGER STRIKE AND MEETING WITH BEGIN
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin conferred on Wednesday (23 April) with religious extremists of the Gush Emunim movement who are on a prolonged hunger strike in protest at the Israeli government's refusal to declare the West Bank an...
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UPITN 5 6 80 BEGIN COMMENT ON WEIZMAN RESIGNATION
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin comments on the resignation of the Defence Minister Ezer Weizman.
1. vs of Begin walking to the front of the Knesset
2. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew): vs of Begin speaking; he is interrupted by a member...
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SYND 19 8 80 EGYPT'S REPLY TO ISRAEL OVER PALAESTINIAN ISSUE DELIVERED
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Kamal Hassan Ali, delivered President Sadat's formal reply to Israeli Ambassador Eliahu Ben Elissar for Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Exchange of messages taking place in atmosphere of stalemated talks over...