21.   A poll published Thursday showed former Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu trouncing Barak if an election for prime minister were held today.

22.   A wise Israeli leader would use the Bush initiative to show that he stands ready to talk peace with any responsible partner.

23.   A spokeswoman for Peres, Aliza Goren, said the Israeli leader had been informed of the bomb incident but had little reaction to the apparent breach of security.

24.   A world repulsed by suicide bombings may do less to restrain the Israeli leader.

25.   Aboard Air Force One, Clinton received a call from the newly-elected Israeli leader Binyamin Netanyahu expressing condolences over the loss of life.

26.   After meeting here with the Israeli leader, Arafat signaled clearly that he wanted to avoid a showdown over settlements.

27.   After previous killings, Israeli leaders had insisted that they would not let terrorism deflect them from peace talks with the PLO.

28.   After meeting for the first and only time with Netanyahu last July, he said publicly that he was convinced that the new Israeli leader was committed to peace.

29.   But a growing number of mainstream Jewish leaders are unhappy with the Israeli leader, even if they continue to avoid public criticism of his government.

30.   But Arafat sees it, above all, as shielding his regime and himself from an Israeli leader who is out to get both.