1. Already, the bombings have produced a shift in opinion polls toward the Israeli opposition candidate, Benjamin Netanyahu, who stresses the security risks of peace. 2. An internal Israeli army investigation determined that their killing was a case of mistaken identity, said an Israeli opposition leader, Yossi Sarid, on Thursday. 3. And so Israeli opposition could have proved fatal to the American plan. 4. And the Israeli opposition, sensing that a return to the talks is imminent, is gearing up for battle. 5. Annan has in the past often referred to stiff Israeli opposition as a reason not to press the issue. 6. Addressing parliament on Monday night, the prime minister criticized both the Palestinians and the Israeli opposition, almost in the same breath. 7. But the Israeli opposition party was quick to attack Prime Minister Shimon Peres and the military operation that he ordered last month. 8. Despite Israeli opposition, Kofi Annan sent the team on its way to look at the military operation in Jenin. 9. However, organizers resisted demands that someone representing the Israeli opposition or critics of the peace negotiations address the rally. 10. Israeli opposition leaders accuse the government of not allowing the army to make all-out assaults on the guerrillas out of fear of unsettling peace negotiations. |