31.   The Palestinian cabinet condemned on Saturday the shooting massacre of seven Israeli schoolgirls by a rogue Jordanian soldier.

32.   The move prompted the Palestinian cabinet late Tuesday to call for a one-day general strike and demonstrations in protest.

33.   The Palestinian cabinet and PLO leadership on Saturday issued a statement warning Netanyahu that his policies were threatening the peace process.

34.   The Palestinian cabinet on Saturday urged the United States and Russia to put pressure on the Israeli government to reverse its settlement policy and to implement signed accords.

35.   The Palestinian cabinet, which usually meets on Friday, was preparing to hold its next meeting in Hebron.

36.   The new Palestinian cabinet will hold its first meeting on Thursday night, the Palestinian Authority announced.

37.   The statement by the leadership, which groups the Palestinian cabinet and the Palestine Liberation Organization executive, was carried by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.

38.   The Palestinian cabinet on Saturday again warned Israel about the dangerous consequences of building new Jewish settlements in disputed east Jerusalem.

39.   The talks which followed a meeting of the Palestinian cabinet, lasted for an hour and a half.

40.   The withdrawal has enabled the new Palestinian cabinet announced last Sunday to hold its first meeting, scheduled late Thursday in Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority announced.