Qureia comments on withdrawal during visit to Jenin

(8 Aug 2005) SHOTLIST

1. Convoy of Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia arriving in Jenin, Qureia gets out of car and greets head of the Al Aqsa Brigades in Jenin, Zekharya Zbeidi (black t-shirt)
2. Qureia greeting others
3. Exterior of Jenin municipality
4. SOUNDBITE (English): Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia
"I hope and I think it will be on time, the most important thing that we want to change is the status of Jenin, all Jenin province to be area A. But to disband four settlements only, I don't think that will make much change."
5. Various Queria sitting in meeting with local officials

STORYLINE:

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia on Monday said he hoped the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza would happen on time.

The Israeli cabinet on Sunday voted 17-5 to approve the dismantling of three Gaza settlements, the first in a series of four withdrawal votes.

But Qureia said disbanding small numbers of settlements was only a small first step towards full disengagement.

Qureia made the comments during a visit to the West Bank town of Jenin, where he met local officials including the head of the Al-Aqsa brigades in Jenin, Zekharya Zbeidi.

Qureia said Jenin should be part of "area A" which under the Oslo Agreement means under the complete control of the Palestinians.

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