1.   Barak may also have a difficult time convincing his constituents to support renewed peacemaking.

2.   The president also gained support from a public opinion poll conducted for the Israel Policy Forum, an American Jewish organization that supports peacemaking in the Middle East.

3.   He said he had decided to end his exile because he wanted to support the peacemaking.

4.   Some expatriates who support peacemaking, however, hope Clinton can rescue the Wye River accord he helped negotiate.

5.   Support for Fatah, which has supported peacemaking with Israel, has eroded in recent months because of the crisis in the negotiations.

6.   The aim, Indyk said, was to encourage Iran to support Mideast peacemaking and to stop supporting terrorism by halting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.