11.   Dr. Ghazi Hanania, a member of the Palestinian legislative council, shooed the staff back inside the hospital.

12.   Foreign Minister Shimon Peres has been meeting secretly with Ahmed Qurei, also known as Abu Ala, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council.

13.   In its last defiant act on Saturday, the elected legislative council, as it was called, passed sweeping restrictions on wiretapping by authorities.

14.   In late January, the Palestinians held elections for the legislative council.

15.   Nine public high school officials constitute its rule-making legislative council.

16.   Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., who joined Peres and spoke to the legislative council, warned Palestinians against a unilateral declaration of statehood.

17.   Salim Zanoun, acting chairman of the Palestine National Council, also condemned the crackdown as he addressed the legislative council before it was sworn in.

18.   The legislator, Hatem Abdel Qader, represents East Jerusalem in the Palestinian legislative council.

19.   The plan is for the members of the new legislative council to be added on to the PNC.

20.   The Palestinian legislative council adopted a resolution last week that called on the authority to consider suspending negotiations with Israel until it complies with the agreements.