11.   EU officials expressed relief they managed to keep Israeli and Arab delegates together.

12.   European Union delegates agreed to the text, while Arab delegates said it would serve as the basis for future negotiations.

13.   Levy initially feared Arab delegates would turn the conference into an Israel-bashing forum.

14.   Levy initially feared Arab delegates would turn the conference into an Israel-bashing session.

15.   Many Arab delegates said they were reluctant to accept the agreement, but hoped it would improve security in the region.

16.   The Arab delegates who heard Aziz, demonstrated Monday at the headquarters of the U.N. Development Program in Baghdad.

17.   The U.S. delegation immediately went into closed-door talks with Arab delegates to try to soften the resolution.

18.   They said when Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Melchior prepared to speak at the first working session of the EU-Mediterranean meeting, Arab delegates left the room.

19.   Arab delegates seemed keen to take up the offer.

20.   Arab delegates to multilateral talks on the environment here have expressed reservations over Israeli proposals for joint projects in the region, delegates said.