21.   But many silent and still seconds passed with me in this petrified foetal position.

22.   One vote rejected a bill that would have scuttled peace talks with Syria, the second passed the West Bank autonomy deal with the PLO.

23.   One vote rejected a bill that would have scuttled peace talks with Syria, the second passed the West Bank autonomy deal with the Palestine Liberation Organization.

24.   Seconds passed.

25.   Seconds pass.