41.   However, Barak said he would be ready to sit down again with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat when the violence ends.

42.   However, he said, there could be no negotiations until the violence ends.

43.   If the violence ends, security officials from both sides should discuss ways to avoid a recurrence of fighting.

44.   In Washington, Sharon reiterated his position that violence must end before peace negotiations can begin.

45.   Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon insists there will be no formal peace negotiations until the violence ends.

46.   Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told Secretary of State Madeleine Albright today that violence must end before Middle East peace talks resume.

47.   Israel maintains that the countdown cannot begin until the violence has ended.

48.   Khatami also assured Iranians that the violence will end soon.

49.   Khatami, in a report monitored in Dubai, also assured Iranians that the violence will end soon.

50.   Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reasserted that Israel will not agree to revive peace negotiations until the violence ends.