11.   The violence was also casting a pall over holidays this week for both Jews and Muslims.

12.   The violence cast a pall over U.S. efforts to broker a truce between Israel and the Palestinians at an emergency Mideast summit in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt.

13.   The violence cast doubts on U.S. efforts to convene a meeting of Israeli and Palestinian security commanders.

14.   Violence against Serbs casts pall over attempts to return to normalcy.