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TAPE: EF03/0919 IN_TIME: 23:28:36 DURATION: 1:03 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: 13 Oct 2003 SHOTLIST: 1 Pan of immigrant soldiers to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at table 2 Close up Sharon 3 Tilt down from palm roof to woman speaking 4 Soldiers 5 Soldier asking question, pan to official table 6 SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Ariel Sharon, Israeli Prime Minister: Concerning the security issue, we will do whatever is right from our part on the issue Israel will not make any concessions when it comes to that issue 7 Sharon speaking to soldiers STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Monday that Israel would make no concessions to the Palestinians with regard to preserving the security of Israel's citizens Speaking at his official residence, Sharon was addressing new immigrant soldiers in a temporary hut used for the week-long Sukkot festival that began on Friday evening Israeli troops withdrew from the Rafah refugee camp on the Gaza-Egypt border on Sunday, after a three-day operation the military said was aimed at finding and destroying weapons smuggling tunnels The Sukkot autumn harvest festival comes five days after Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar Unlike that day of fasting and repenting, Sukkot is a joyous celebration when Jews gather with their families for meals in palm-roofed huts known as sukkahs Most sukkahs would have been built out of scrap wood during the last few weeks, and will be torn down as soon as the holiday is over