11.   Sharon has insisted there can be no negotiations until the violence ends, followed by a cooling off period.

12.   Sharon said he would personally handle peace talks with the Palestinians, but not before a year of Palestinian-Israeli violence ends.

13.   She fears returning home before the violence ends.

14.   The latest violence came as Sharon headed to Washington to tell Bush that peace talks with the Palestinians should not be relaunched until the violence ends.

15.   The peace agreement calls for international monitors to help end the violence on the islands, officials said.