1.   Sharon has also invited Shimon Peres, a former prime minister and veteran peacemaker, to be foreign minister, officials say.

2.   Peres, a veteran peacemaker, has pushed for talks with Arafat, but Sharon has been reluctant to give his approval.

3.   Netanyahu, who defeated veteran peacemaker Shimon Peres in the elections, has not yet agreed to their resumption.

4.   Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called on Netanyahu to stick to autonomy accords signed with the Palestinians by his Labor party predecessor, veteran peacemaker Shimon Peres.