1.   Annan brushed aside the Israeli objections Tuesday night and said that the team was expected to begin work by Saturday.

2.   Secretary General Kofi Annan, in the face of continued Israeli objections, Wednesday abandoned a UN mission to investigate an Israeli offensive into a Palestinian refugee camp.

3.   They played down the possibility that the Israeli objections would be insurmountable.

4.   Partly in response to Israeli objections, the Bush administration had decided at the outset to limit CIA involvement in day-to-day diplomacy.

5.   A senior Palestinian official said Monday that the Palestinian Authority will declare statehood next year despite Israeli objections.

6.   An Israeli delegation was headed to New York for consultations, as a result, on Israeli objections to the composition of the U.N. group.

7.   Council diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the delay was due to Israeli objections to the final text.

8.   Despite Arab opposition, Annan formally disbanded the team late Thursday because of repeated Israeli objections to its composition and mandate.

9.   Despite Israeli objections, foreign leaders and diplomats would regularly visit Orient House for talks with Husseini.

10.   Despite Arab opposition, Annan formally disbanded the team late Thursday because of repeated Israeli objections over its composition and mandate.