11.   Also Wednesday, Cabinet minister Shimon Peres and Barak aide Gilead Sher met with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the first high-level meeting since the riots erupted.

12.   American and Israeli officials have reportedly pressed Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, to rein in the pro-Iraqi protests.

13.   Although Israel rejects any such distinction between its citizens, some Palestinian leaders have urged that the fight be concentrated in those areas in hopes of gaining international support.

14.   Although the Palestinian Authority led by Yasser Arafat is largely destroyed, Palestinian leaders this week vowed increased resistance.

15.   American negotiators briefed him, after which the president went into one-on-one meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

16.   Among the dead were at least two activists in Fatah, the faction of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader.

17.   American envoy Anthony Zinni on Monday met with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and shared the post-fast Ramadan meal with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

18.   American officials who saw Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Thursday say he, too, is feeling upbeat.

19.   An Israeli government spokesman promised a severe response and said Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be held accountable.

20.   And he condemned Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, accusing him of fomenting suicide bomber attacks and of betraying the Palestinian people and their long quest for statehood.