1.   Barak has said he hopes to persuade Arafat to agree to begin talks on a permanent peace agreement after the second pullback.

2.   Barak has said he hopes to persuade Arafat to begin talks on a permanent peace agreement after the second pullback.

3.   Barak hopes to persuade Arafat to forego the second Wye pullback.

4.   Barak apparently wants to resume talks with the Palestinians on a permanent peace agreement after the second Wye troop pullback.

5.   The Cabinet also said the second pullback would only be carried out if the Palestinians cracked down on Islamic militants and handed over those wanted for killing Israelis.

6.   The drop wiped out what had been a rally early in the session, the second such pullback in as many days.

7.   The second pullback is two months overdue.