11.   She is a powerful candidate for the new Palestinian legislature, unafraid to criticize human rights abuses by the administration of Yasir Arafat.

12.   Speaker of the Palestinian legislature Ahmed Qureia, known as Abu Ala, would step in until there is a new election.

13.   The Palestinian legislature became powerless, its members concerned chiefly with amenities of office like VIP treatment and new cars.

14.   There was Yasser Arafat in Ramallah on Wednesday lecturing the Palestinian legislature on the need to make the Palestinian Authority more democratic, accountable and transparent.

15.   There will be an elected Palestinian legislature, a president, a small security force, a court system and endless daily meetings between Israeli and Palestinian officials.

16.   A Palestinian-American journalist detained after broadcasting live from the Palestinian legislature has begun a hunger strike because he was denied family visits, a relative said Saturday.

17.   According to the Israel-PLO accords, the clauses must be revoked within two months of the first session of the Palestinian legislature.

18.   According to the Israel-PLO accords, the revocation must take place within two months of the inauguration of the Palestinian legislature.

19.   Ahmed Qureia, speaker of the Palestinian legislature, said he had met Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres earlier in Paris.

20.   Ahmed Qureia, speaker of the Palestinian legislature, said the Palestinians would not respond until Israel formally presented them with a decision.