31.   Syria has been trying to encourage a more active European involvement in the peace negotiations to counter what the Arabs see as an overwhelming U.S. bias toward Israel.

32.   Syria has been trying to encourage European involvement in peace negotiations on the grounds that the United States is totally biased toward Israel.

33.   The authority welcomed the current American and European diplomatic involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and urged Palestinians to encourage this development by avoiding violence.

34.   The call also comes amid rising European involvement to stop the violence in the Middle East.

35.   The European Union is seeking a greater role in the Arab-Israeli peace process, but the United States and Israel have resisted expanded European involvement.

36.   The Palestinians are also seeking greater European involvement in peace efforts, and have been critical of the reduced U.S. activity in the region under President George W. Bush.

37.   The Palestinians have long sought a more active European involvement in the negotiations, something the United States and Israel have been wary of.

38.   The Palestinians support greater European involvement, but Israel and the United States oppose bringing another party into the talks.

39.   The Palestinian leader asked for greater European involvement in peace talks.

40.   However EU officials remain divided over the extent of European involvement in the Albanian crisis.