21.   Two previous signed peace plans have fallen apart in Chechnya.

22.   Israel has since signed peace accords with the Palestinians and Jordan, boosting the economy and drawing foreign investment.

23.   Mordechai was speaking a day after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat sharply condemned Israeli settlement activity as a violation of signed peace agreements.

24.   Qatar and Oman have trade missions in Israel while Egypt and Jordan have both signed peace treaties with the Jewish state.

25.   The Arab League decision was not expected to officially alter relations between Israel and Egypt and Jordan, which have both signed peace agreements with the Jewish state.

26.   The Arab League decision was not expected to officially alter the relations between the Jewish state and Egypt and Jordan, which have both signed peace agreements with Israel.

27.   The president of the European Parliament, Klaus Haensch, called on Palestinian legislators Wednesday to accelerate negotiations with Israel on implementing signed peace agreements.