31.   The construction plans have been condemned by Arab and world leaders since Israel broke ground for it last year.

32.   The German government condemned the plan and backed peaceful protests.

33.   The government and consumer groups have condemned the plan as unnecessary.

34.   The Palestinian Authority has asked Palestinians not to apply for the new permits, and Israeli human rights groups have also condemned the plan.

35.   The National Rifle Association condemned the plan as pointless and unworkable.

36.   The United Nations condemned the plan, saying that any forced repatriation of refugees to a war zone would violate their international rights.

37.   The U.S. administration has condemned Yugoslav plans to put the three on trial, calling for their immediate release or protection as prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention.

38.   Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, has condemned the plan to build the neighborhood in a disputed part of the city as countering previous Palestinian-Israeli agreements.

39.   Hammadi noted that the Turkish plan had been condemned around the Arab world, as well as by France and Russia.

40.   He was jeered and heckled last month when he attended a public meeting on the proposed sale, and residents berated him for refusing to condemn the plan.