11.   Accounts may be exaggerated, but they have prompted protests in the Israeli parliament and now opponents want to use the same tactic to counter-attack.

12.   But dozens of Israelis remain in custody, said Colette Avital, a member of the Israeli parliament and a former consul general in New York.

13.   But in the Israeli parliament on Tuesday, members demanded a fierce response.

14.   But, a deal with Sharon would help Barak survive his next test, which comes not from the Palestinians but from the Israeli parliament when it reconvenes Sunday.

15.   Clearly, it shows the excessive influence of extreme elements that have only a few seats in the Israeli parliament.

16.   Clinton is popular with Israelis and his assessment of the meetings will be influential here, especially since the Israeli parliament may call for new elections this year.

17.   Condemnation from the Israeli parliament and international Jewish organizations this week evoked sympathetic remarks from the Polish president and prime minister.

18.   Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai and the speaker of the Israeli parliament also offered apologies.

19.   Even if Barak negotiates a deal, the Israeli parliament could stop it.

20.   Ehud Barak addressed the Israeli parliament Monday before flying to Washington for his meeting with the Syrian foreign minister Wednesday.