71.   The statement by Abu Medein and the subsequent killings of three suspected land dealers have sparked criticism from the United States and Israel.

72.   The three suspected land dealers were killed following an announcement by the Palestinian justice minister that the death penalty should be enforced against those who sell land to Jews.

73.   The wife of a suspected Palestinian land dealer denied Monday that he committed suicide and said her husband was beaten in Palestinian custody.

74.   Thirachai also warned speculative land dealers that the sluggish economy could bring prices down in the property market.

75.   Three suspected land dealers have been killed since the Palestinian justice minister declared last month that anyone engaged in real estate transactions with Jews deserved the death penalty.

76.   Three Arab land dealers have been killed in the past month, apparently on suspicion they sold land to Jews.

77.   Tirawi said a number of suspected land dealers were in his custody and were being questioned on suspicion they sold land to Jewish settlers.

78.   Two land dealers were arrested in a village outside Hebron, a Palestinian source said.

79.   When police caught the kidnappers, the two suspected land dealers were already in their car, the radio said.

80.   Yasser Arafat has ordered the arrest of a Palestinian intelligence officer sought by Israel in the deaths of two Arab land dealers, a security official said Tuesday.