91.   Indeed, Israeli leaders have said repeatedly in the past week that Arafat is not target of missile attacks, although their motives may be to weaken his stature.

92.   Instead, Israeli leaders have proposed a phased withdrawal over many months that would still leave Israeli troops patrolling most West Bank roads.

93.   Interestingly, more hawkish Israeli leaders fare better.

94.   Israeli conservative leaders immediately condemned the attack and joined in expressing their grief.

95.   Israeli corporate leaders are cautious about overt intervention in politics and diplomacy, and most are not natural allies of Netanyahu and his Likud bloc.

96.   Israeli leaders claim Syria, as the main power broker in Lebanon, could stem the flow of arms to Hezbollah and pressure the guerrillas to halt their attacks.

97.   Israeli leaders have brushed off Christian concerns lately.

98.   Israeli leaders have refused to negotiate about those issues during the fighting.

99.   Israeli leaders have rejected the proposal for a U.N.-led inquiry, favoring instead a more narrowly focused review led by the United States.

100.   Israeli leaders have said that each will be dependent on Palestinian efforts to fight terrorism.