111.   On Wednesday, Arafat attended a session of the Palestinian legislative council in the West Bank town of Ramallah and traveled to the town of Bethlehem on Thursday.

112.   Protests over the soaring prices of basic commodities continued yesterday when dozens of people staged a peaceful demonstration at the North Sumatra provincial legislative council in Medan.

113.   Salim Zanoun, acting chairman of the Palestine National Council, condemned the Israeli crackdown as he addressed the legislative council before its swearing-in.

114.   Salah Tamari, a member of the Palestinian legislative council, said the road paving violated the Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement signed last month in Washington.

115.   Samson said the company was willing to start negotiations next week but only with members of the legislative council.

116.   Soldiers also took over offices of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian legislative council.

117.   Singled out were concerns that Hong Kong will not honor the elected legislative council or continue periodic updates to the United Nations on its human rights actions.

118.   Tarifi said the portfolios would be announced on Wednesday, when the Palestinian legislative council convenes in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

119.   Some in the Palestinian legislative council demanded that their leaders shun Ross and his mediation efforts.

120.   Some protests turned violent when students insisted on trying to reach the provincial legislative councils but were prevented from doing so by security forces.