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AP-APTN-1830: ++MidEast US Monday, 18 March 2013 STORY:++MidEast US- Palestinian protesters tear down Obama poster as visit preps continue LENGTH: 03:22 FIRST RUN: 1830 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: Natsound SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 883865 DATELINE: Various - 18 Mar 2013 LENGTH: 03:22 AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST 1. Various of people throwing shoes at poster of US President Barack Obama 2. Various wide men tearing down Obama poster 3. Wide people bringing Obama poster as they walk down the stairs 4. Close-up people spraying paint on Obama poster and hitting it with shoe 5. Close-up Palestinian taxi driving over Obama poster 6. Close-up man spraying paint on Obama poster 7. Mid car driving over Obama poster 8. Men setting Obama poster on fire Ramallah, West Bank 9. Various of helicopters flying over Ramallah Givat Shmuel, Israel 10. Various pastry makers putting final touches on chocolate mosaic portrait of Obama 11. Mid pastry makers putting chocolate portrait of Obama on stand 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Shai Merci, Holon Institute of Technology student (standing next to Sari Roiz, another Holon Institute of Technology student): "We planned to give him something to respect him what he did for our country, what he (is) gonna do for our country, maybe peace, we hope so." 13. Wide pastry makers putting final touches on Obama chocolat portrait Jerusalem 14. Mid of sign reading (English) "Unbreakable alliance President Obama in Israel 2013" near Old city walls 15. Tilt down from American flag to Old City 16. Mid of American flag next to Mount Zion church 17. Banner in street reading (English) reading "Yes you can" with pictures of Obama and Jonathan Pollard, convicted spy 18. American flag being raised at the Israeli president's residence 19. Various of staff rolling out the red carpet 20. Woman arranging American flag in the reception hall 21. Wide of gardener carrying flowers 22. Zoom-in to American and Israeli flags inside meeting room 23. SOUNDBITE (English) Nadav Tamir, Foreign policy advisor to the Israeli president: "The issue of Jonathan Pollard will be raised, it was raised also in the meeting in Washington the last time they met. President Obama knows that this is an issue were all Israelis feel very strongly about, and the President Peres would like to represent the Israeli people in presenting the issue and find a resolution to the situation of Jonathan Pollard." 24. Wide of staff stacking chairs 25. Close up of American Israeli flags STORYLINE Israel and the West Bank were preparing on Monday ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit later this week - it would seem he is likely to have a warmer welcome from Israelis than Palestinians. In the West Bank city of Bethlehem, some people gathered to throw shoes and tear down a poster of Obama. After suffering disappointments during the first Obama administration, Palestinians see little reason for optimism in his new term. Palestinians vandalised a banner bearing Obama's image. They tore it down, hurled shoes at it and spray painted it with swastikas. A taxi and another vehicle drove over it before it was set on fire in the West Bank town of Bethlehem Obama arrives in Israel on Wednesday and heads to the West Bank Thursday. The banner with Obama's picture was among many hung by activists, asking the president to take note of the lack of 3G phone frequencies in the West Bank. Israeli authorities control cellular networks there and they have not granted Palestinian telecommunication companies 3G. The Palestinians have long felt aggrieved by the US, accusing it of being biased toward Israel. Iran, Syria and Middle East peace will be on the agenda for talks, while Nadav Tamir, a foreign policy advisor to the Israeli president said the issue of Jonathan Pollard would also be raised. Pollard was convicted of spying for Israel on the United States and sentenced to 28 years in prison. "President Obama knows that this is an issue which all Israelis feel very strongly about," Tamir said, adding that Israeli President Peres "would like to represent the Israeli people in presenting the issue and find a solution to the situation of Jonathan Pollard." But in an interview with Israeli television, Obama said he had "no immediate plans" to free Pollard. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any s APTN AP-WF-03-18-13 1907GMT