11.   And rather than threaten Arafat, he credited the Palestinian administration for working with Israeli security forces to prevent other attacks.

12.   And Israeli security concerns still darkly complicate U.S. relations with the Arab world, something American diplomacy has sought for decades to move beyond.

13.   And since the killing, Israeli security forces have been on alert for possible reprisals against Israeli targets at home and abroad.

14.   And rather than threaten Arafat, he credited the Palestinian administration for working alongside the Israeli security forces to prevent other attacks.

15.   Arafat has also grown more serious about Israeli security needs in the past weeks and continued to arrest and try Muslim militant opponents.

16.   Arafat has voiced shock and condemnation of the attacks in the United States, but he has not signaled a greater readiness to comply with Israeli security demands.

17.   Arafat vowed to intensify efforts to fight terrorism, step up efforts to arrest those responsible for violence and to resume cooperation with Israeli security forces.

18.   Arrangements must also be worked out for dividing up the rest of the West Bank between Israeli security zones and Palestinian-administered territory.

19.   Arafat is strong enough that he is unlikely to be replaced by new leadership even if Israel banished him, a senior Israeli security official said today.

20.   Arafat met Tuesday with the head of Shin Bet, the Israeli domestic security agency, as he began to comply with that request.