1.   Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, the transportation minister and tourism minister, was expected to visit him on Friday.

2.   A wealthy businessman and prominent party member, Ben Mwila, began his own campaign and was promptly fired as environment and tourism minister.

3.   Five of the Palestinians under detention are wanted by Israel in connection with the murder of its tourism minister last fall.

4.   Just recently, the Mayor, Elias Freij, met with the Israeli tourism minister, Moshe Katsav, and the two promised to work together.

5.   Palestinian police said they staged a raid arresting three men that Israel accuses of assassinating tourism minister Rehavam Zeevi in November.

6.   Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat promised to put on trial three men his police arrested for the assassination of Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Zeevi in October.

7.   Sharon is under enormous pressure to fulfill threats to hit the Palestinians hard after the assassination of tourism minister Rechavam Zeevi.

8.   Sharon said Israel was checking reports from the Palestinians that they had arrested the people wanted for the slaying of the Israeli tourism minister.

9.   The former tourism minister, Ivan Herak, is in prison on charges of embezzlement.

10.   The longtime mayor is Elias Freij, an Arab Christian, who also serves at the Palestinian tourism minister.