1.   Clinton who presided over that historic handshake has made the search for a comprehensive Middle East peace the centerpiece of his foreign policy aspirations.

2.   Few spectacles in recent decades have been as breathtaking as the historic handshakes between government leaders and chieftains of insurgent groups.

3.   The historic handshake between the leaders of the two Koreas a week before inspired another Asian leader to reach out to a longtime adversary.

4.   Then, there were historic handshakes on the White House lawn, an enduring image of hope that the Middle East was heralding a new era of peace.

5.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat shares historic handshake with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the White House.

6.   The peace accord sealed with a historic White House handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat was to bring security to Israelis and independence to Palestinians.

7.   The White House talks will be the highest-level Middle East discussions since Clinton brought Arafat and Rabin together for a historic handshake on the South Lawn two years ago.

8.   A year ago on Tuesday images of a historic handshake between former bitter enemies Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat flashed around the world.

9.   The prime minister earlier on Thursday threatened to dismiss any member of his cabinet who showed opposition to his encounter with Arafat and their historic handshake on Wednesday.

10.   The world witnesses the historic handshake between PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli premier Yitzhak Rabin in Washington.