11.   Emboldened by that constituency, many of the freshman House members have taken an extreme antigovernment posture, opposing all compromise.

12.   How do the Republicans, many of whom have constituents opposed to the change, avoid the stigma of opposing the compromise while working to defeat it?

13.   How could a link with the Likud, which opposes all the compromises Barak has already made, move the two sides closer to peace?

14.   In the weeks ahead, Netanyahu and Arafat will have to overcome political forces in their camps that oppose compromise and are wary of peace.

15.   Netanyahu opposes compromise on those questions.

16.   Stephen Allis, a partner in KPMG, stopped short of saying his firm would oppose the compromise.

17.   All the signs are that the largely middle-class voters will register disapproval of the peace framework announced in February by electing a man who opposes political compromise.

18.   Barak has suggested far-reaching concessions to the Palestinians but trails far behind opposition Ariel Sharon, who opposes further compromise.

19.   He has consistently opposed compromise in the talks.

20.   Republicans believe Democrats will oppose any compromise, preferring to use costly prescription drugs as a potent political issue.