51.   The PNC will vote on the draft after Palestinian President Yasser Arafat moved up a special session to consider changing the charter from Thursday to Wednesday.

52.   Israeli Prime Minister Shimon, who faces tough national elections next month, has insisted that the charter be changed on time.

53.   Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres who faces a tough general election in May, has insisted that the charter be changed on time.

54.   Meanwhile Peres called on the Palestinians to change their charter saying they had to keep to their pledge to alter it.

55.   Peres has said Israel will freeze the peace process with the Palestinians if the charter is not changed.

56.   Palestinian analysts said Wednesday that Arafat was likely to miss the end of April deadline agreed with Israel for changing the charter.

57.   Peres has said negotiations due to begin in May on the final status of the Palestinian territories will not be held until the PLO charter is changed.

58.   Rabin also urged the PLO to change its charter, which calls for the annihilation of the state of Israel.

59.   Prime Minister Shimon Peres has said he will halt the peace process if the charter is not changed within two months of the vote.

60.   Some managers physically threaten challengers at shareholder meetings, rig shareholder votes or illegally change corporate charters, Shleifer and Vasilyev said.