61.   Arafat has promised to change the charter within two months of the establishment of a legislative council in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

62.   Arafat is under pressure from the Palestinian legislative council to reshuffle his Cabinet.

63.   Arafat reportedly made a similar assessment of the Jordan-Israel swap during a closed meeting of the Palestinian legislative council earlier this week where the deal was discussed.

64.   Britain is also concerned about the new subversion law that the Hong Kong government was expected to introduce to the newly elected legislative council.

65.   But in a speech to the Palestinian legislative council in Bethlehem, Arafat had harsh words for the Israelis.

66.   But Ahmed Qureia, head of the Palestinian legislative council who helped negotiate the original peace agreement, was downbeat.

67.   But Kader told The Associated Press there is a difference between the Palestinian Authority and the legislative council elected last January.

68.   Chirac angered Israeli officials this week by scheduling a speech before the Palestinian legislative council but not to the Israeli Parliament or Knesset.

69.   Chirac angered Israeli officials this week by scheduling a speech before the Palestinian legislative council, but not to the Israeli Parliament or Knesset.

70.   Clinton invited Arafat to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, said Ahmed Qureia, speaker of the Palestinian legislative council.