21.   Ahmed Qureia, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, rejected the terms.

22.   Ahmed Qureia, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, was reelected to a third one-year term on Saturday, easily beating out two challengers.

23.   Amr, who is close to Arafat, said he will retain his seat in the Palestinian parliament.

24.   Amr, who served as minister or parliamentary affairs and is close to Arafat, said he will retain his seat in the Palestinian parliament.

25.   Arafat has built what is widely believed to be the Palestinian parliament in the suburb, now jointly controlled by Israel and the Palestinians.

26.   Arafat told the Palestinian parliament yesterday that he is ready to resume peace talks.

27.   Barghouti often spoke in favor of attacks against Israelis, but he insisted that he is a political figure who was elected to the Palestinian parliament.

28.   Burg met Salim Al Zanoon, a Palestinian parliament representative, on the sidelines of a regional conference in Athens.

29.   But Ahmed Qureia, speaker of the Palestinian parliament, suggested it would be difficult to conclude a deal under such a speedy timetable.

30.   Earlier Monday, the Palestinian parliament recommended extending the deadline, a signal that Arafat was likely to do so as well.